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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2279832462.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published June 4, 2026 10:17AM Elisa Balsamo avoided late-stage crashes to win her fourth stage so far in the 2026 Giro d’Italia Women. The Lidl-Trek star steered clear of crashing riders in the closing kilometers in the technical finish of the 160km sixth stage from Ala to Brescello. “When you…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/del-toro-vs-seixas-2026.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated June 4, 2026 12:48PM Paul Seixas and Isaac del Toro are racing for victory this week, Tour de France dreams next month, and perhaps cycling’s future over the next decade. The newly rebranded Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — formerly the Critérium du Dauphiné — has long been cycling’s most reliable Tour…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2279612154.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated June 4, 2026 01:52AM UCI commissaires made hay on Wednesday at the Giro d’Italia Women. Two riders were disqualified and six were fined on an explosive and disorderly 5th stage won by Demi Vollering. Conti-level riders Argyro Milaki (Aromitalia Vaiano) and Anita Baima (Isolmat-Premac-Vittoria) became the second and third…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/modern-adventure-wallonie-2026.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated June 4, 2026 01:47AM Modern Adventure Pro Cycling surrendered its first European race leader’s jersey Wednesday after Ben Oliver went down in a late crash and lost the lead despite being awarded the same finishing time. A massive crash inside the final 1.8km in stage 3 cost Oliver the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/vollering-stage-5-giro-ditalia-women-2026.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated June 3, 2026 11:28AM Demi Vollering got the stage win but Anna van der Breggen proved she’s the boss of this Giro d’Italia Women. In a battle of the Dutch superstars, Vollering won a reduced bunch sprint to win Wednesday’s “queen stage” across the heart of the Dolomites from…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Z8A_6727-2.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated June 3, 2026 07:42AM Who’s hot and who’s not for the Tour de France? Watch the Critérium du Dauphiné to find out. The race now officially rebranded to the “Tour Auvergne-Rhônes-Alpes” will welcome a who’s-who of Tour de France talent to its start line on Sunday, June 7. Tadej…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2274105893.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated June 3, 2026 05:58AM The Tour de France got an unusual addition to its portfolio of partners this week. McCain. The Canadian purveyor of frozen potato products announced Wednesday it will become “official fries of the Tour de France” for the next five years. This summer, McCain will place…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/gee-kuss-giro-2026.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published June 3, 2026 02:12AM Sepp Kuss made U.S. cycling history at the 2026 Giro d’Italia. Derek Gee-West came within touching distance of a grand tour podium. And North American cycling, with just four Americans and two Canadians in the corsa rosa, made an outsized impact on one of the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Vuelta-Espana-Stage-15-Harry-Talbot-0614-2.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated June 3, 2026 02:04AM Lidl-Trek just snatched some of the best brains in pro cycling from its key rivals as it chases the podium of the Tour de France. The budding super team confirmed it poached lead sport director Grischa Niermann from Visma-Lease a Bike and picked up performance guru…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Stephane-Goyard-cover.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Published June 2, 2026 04:32PM French gravel cyclist and YouTuber Stéphane Goyard was struck and killed by a car during a gravel race in western France. Goyard ran the successful French-speaking YouTube channel called “Gravel & Bike” that covers a wide range of gravel-related topics. Goyard, 54, was riding at…