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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2173735583-scaled.jpg”] Updated September 20, 2026 12:28AM The women’s and men’s elite time trials will put a fast start on the 2026 UCI road world championships on Sunday. Starting Sunday morning with the elite women, the first rainbow jerseys of the Montréal worlds will be at play on a flat, twisting 39.2km course suited…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-1429976529.jpg”] Updated September 19, 2026 02:47PM Former Grand Tour podium finisher Miguel Ángel López has failed in a bid to overturn a four-year doping ban, with his latest legal attempt denied by Swiss courts. The Colombian climbing star, who was nicknamed Superman due to his attacking flair, was found guilty by the UCI…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2295332607.jpg”] Updated September 19, 2026 01:12PM Remco Evenepoel has not one but two opportunities to stamp his name all over the record books at the world road championships, which gets underway on Sunday in Montréal, Canada. The Belgian is one of the red hot favorites for both the time trial and road race,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2289887392.jpg”] Published September 18, 2026 11:12AM Neilson Powless has withdrawn from the UCI Road World Championships in Montréal about a week before the race, USA Cycling confirmed to Velo on Friday. As the first reserve selection for the roster, Riley Sheehan will take Powless’ spot. The 26-year-old had been critical of missing the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Velo-Podcast-thumbnail-Velo.jpg”] Published September 18, 2026 09:30AM Table of Contents •Get right to the audio link The Velo Podcast wouldn’t happen without subscribers. We’re offering listeners of the show a special 25% discount on an Outside+ membership. Enter the code velopod at checkout to score these savings, and thank you for your support! We’ve…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2218737641.jpg”] Updated September 18, 2026 08:49AM The UCI slammed Ladislav Demko with a 10-year ban after it concluded a formal investigation into allegations against him related to his time working as head of performance at the women’s continental team, Hess Cycling. The UCI ethics commission opened the case after a rider formerly coached…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2174684118-scaled-e1789717801990.jpg”] Updated September 18, 2026 02:20AM Wout van Aert, Remco Evenepoel, Mathieu van der Poel, Isaac del Toro, and Paul Seixas headline the start list for the road world championships elite men’s road race. With Tadej Pogačar out with injury, this fantastic five shoulder the burden of becoming 5-star favorites for what will…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-17-at-6.41.21-PM-scaled.png”] Updated September 17, 2026 08:01PM Austrian ultra-endurance and bikepacking racer Max Riese died in a cycling accident on September 15th. Riese was a beloved member of the European ultra-cycling community. Further details on the accident are unavailable at this time. “It is with extremely heavy hearts that we share the news that…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Rumpus-Hero.jpg”] Published September 17, 2026 04:24PM $1,000 for a titanium kids’ bike? Actually, it’s not even a kids’ bike in the way you might be thinking. It’s a balance bike. If you don’t have kids, you might not know this, but training wheels have been out for 20 years and balance bikes are…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2237895341-scaled-e1789652575443.jpg”] Updated September 17, 2026 08:33AM A new set of rainbow jerseys will be dished out over the coming week at the UCI Road World Championships, and you won’t want to miss a minute of it. Starting this Sunday, September 20, and running through Sunday, September 27, Montréal will host the world’s best…