were successful in classics such as the Tour of Flanders (like Rudi Altig and Jan Raas), Paris–Roubaix (Eddy Planckaert) and the Giro di Lombardia (like André Darrigade) or even stage races (in addition to the aforementioned Leducq, Rodríguez, Maertens, Saronni and Moser, they include Rudi Altig, Sean Kelly and Laurent Jalabert who all won the Vuelta, as did 1968 Tour de France winner and all-rounder Jan Janssen. The ultimate sprinter classic due to its relatively flat course is Milan–San Remo, won four times by Zabel and three times by three-time World Champion Óscar Freire. Other "flat" one day races considered important sprinter classics include Gent–Wevelgem, Scheldeprijs, Vattenfall Cyclassics, Paris-Brussels and Paris–Tours. List of successful sprinters Men Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Rudi Altig Pierino Baffi Marino Basso Guido Bontempi Tom Boonen Mark Cavendish Mario Cipollini André Darrigade Arnaud Démare Raffaele di Paco Caleb Ewan Urs Freuler Fernando Gaviria André Greipel René Le Grevès Dylan Groenewegen Thor Hushovd Fabio Jakobsen Gerben Karstens Marcel Kittel Alexander Kristoff Rik Van Linden Olaf Ludwig Robbie McEwen Charles Pélissier Alessandro Petacchi Miguel Poblet Jean-Paul van Poppel Guido Reybrouck Peter Sagan Elia Viviani Patrick Sercu Tom Steels Rik Van Steenbergen Erik Zabel Dino Zandegù Wout van Aert Tim Merlier Women Anna Meares Victoria Pendleton Kristina Vogel Giorgia Bronzini Lorena Wiebes The track sprinter Sprinting on a cycle track or velodrome ranges from the highly specialised sprint event (where two or more riders slowly circle the track looking to gain a tactical advantage before launching a finishing burst over the final 200 metres, which is timed), to massed-start events decided by the first across the line after a certain number of laps (similar to road racing). The sprint specialist may also ride short track time trials over 1000 metres, the team sprint and Keirin events. In Madison racing, a team may comprise a specialist sprinter, for when sudden bursts of speed are required, and another rider able to ride at a more consistent high tempo. See also Sprint (cycling) References The Complete Cycle Sport Guide, Peter Konopka, 1982, EP Publishing External links How to win a sprint in road cycling Sprinter