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  • Paris-Nice Blown Apart: Vingegaard Wins as Ayuso, McNulty Crash Out in Cold Chaos

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ayuso.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated March 12, 2026 12:03PM Jonas Vingegaard climbed into the Paris-Nice lead in a disaster day for Juan Ayuso. Brutal cold and rain triggered a wave of crashes, including a high-speed crash involving overnight leader Ayuso with about 45km to go in Wednesday’s third stage. The Spanish rider collapsed on…

  • Skip the Energy Gels: These 7 Grocery Store Alternatives Are Perfect Workout Fuels

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/superstore-2.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated March 11, 2026 07:44AM Tired of blowing your budget on energy gels and melting your molars on carb drinks? Well, fear not. There are plenty of energy-packed alternatives for when the thought of more sports nutrition makes your gullet gag and your wallet wail. And better still, there’s more…

  • Entire Cycling Team Suspended in Latest Biological Passport Doping Case

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/colomhoriz.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published March 11, 2026 05:30AM Anti-doping authorities suspended an entire Colombian cycling team for biological passport violations involving two riders that triggered a rare team-wide sanction. Colombian Continental squad Medellín-EPM will be sidelined for 30 days following a ruling by the UCI Disciplinary Commission, the International Testing Agency confirmed overnight. The…

  • The Past, Present, and Future of Michelin Bicycle Tires

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Michelin_updated-feature_h.jpg”] Ally Jaksen Published March 10, 2026 05:27PM When you think of tires, you think of Michelin. And when you’re picturing those tires, you’re probably picturing them speeding down the track at Daytona or expertly handling the iconic corners of Le Mans. What you might not be picturing is bicycles. Throughout its 130-year…

  • Van der Poel Outkicks Del Toro, Jorgenson Crashes out of Second Wheel in Wild Gravel Finale

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/time-to-team-up.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated March 10, 2026 10:52AM Mathieu van der Poel lived up to his status as all-terrain classics king by outsprinting Giulio Pellizzari and Isaac del Toro after a wild Strade Bianche-style finale of Tirreno-Adriatico. Van der Poel, Del Toro, and Pellizzari came together in the final of Tuesday’s second stage…

  • Otso’s New Waheela R Gravel Race Bike Is Built for Speed

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Otso_Waheela-R_40.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated March 10, 2026 12:20PM The new Otso Waheela R was released today with a breakdown that will be familiar to many gravel bike enthusiasts: a slacker front end, 50mm of tire clearance, and a tight chain stay to keep things nimble. The new bike from the Minnesota based company…

  • Cannondale’s New CAAD14 Abandons Modern Aero Trends for One Specific Reason

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/C26_CAAD14_1_RAW_Beauty_0001.jpg”] Josh Ross Updated March 10, 2026 09:33AM Today, Cannondale is officially launching the long-awaited CAAD14. After seven years, there’s finally some life left in one of the most beloved budget race platforms in recent history. If you aren’t familiar with CAAD bikes, you are missing out. I can see my old CAAD9…

  • Before Pogačar, There Was Roglič — One Last Record to Chase

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/roglahorizontal.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated March 10, 2026 10:56AM It’s wrong to speak of Primož Roglič in the past tense. The Slovenian remains one of cycling’s defining champions, a rider whose palmarès spans grand tours, Olympic gold, monuments, and nearly every major one-week stage race. Yet as the 2026 season begins, Roglič is the…

  • TT Star Whacked with Whopping Fine for Middle Finger Stunt

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hayter.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated March 10, 2026 10:53AM British TT champion Ethan Hayter flipped a very costly middle finger at Tirreno-Adriatico on Monday. Hayter was slapped with a 500 Swiss Franc ($645) fine and docked 25 UCI points by race officials for what was described as “inappropriate behaviour.” The 27-year-old was caught flashing…

  • Pogačar Is Stronger Than Ever, But Seixas Isn’t Far Behind: Strade Bianche Power Analysis

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/78A6168.jpg”] Zach Nehr Updated March 9, 2026 11:19AM With every victory, it seems as though we might be running out of things to say about Tadej Pogačar. But this time is different. From as far back as I can remember, Pogačar has a young challenger hot on his heels. Paul Seixas shouldn’t have…