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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sbdon.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated March 7, 2026 11:49AM A costly wrong-way turn wiped out all hope for several top contenders at Strade Bianche Donne when a chasing group featuring Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky, and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot rode off course during the decisive phase of the Italian race. The drama unfolded with about 33km to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2265244699.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated March 7, 2026 08:11AM Elise Chabbey took the biggest success of her career on Saturday, winning Strade Bianche Donne with a superbly-judged finishing effort. The FDJ United-Suez rider was one of eight riders who were together with 2km to go and while she was put under pressure by Elisa…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/VELO-PODCAST-mcgrath-pogacar.jpg”] The VELO Team Published March 6, 2026 07:00AM What does it take to be considered one of the greatest of all time? A boatload of major wins doesn’t hurt, of course, but how a racer wins can be just as important. Tadej Pogačar‘s list of victories includes four Tour de France titles,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/how-watch-tirreno.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated March 6, 2026 03:21AM If you want to know how to watch Tirreno-Adriatico, we wouldn’t blame you at all. The “Race of the Two Seas” has drawn a blockbuster lineup to its gallop across Italy’s boot, starting Monday, March 9. Primož Roglič (remember him?) is back racing for the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/7.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated March 6, 2026 03:05AM Will a shorter Strade Bianche deliver a better race Saturday? After Tadej Pogačar turned the past two editions of the longer, monument-level format into a one-man demolition derby, organizers have shortened the 2026 course. Organizers are hoping to Pogi-proof cycling’s most beautiful race with a…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Propel-Advanced-SL-enviro.jpg”] Josh Ross Published March 5, 2026 07:00PM Today, the fourth-generation Giant Propel is officially launching, and it’s faster and lighter than ever. You already expected that though. The Propel debuted in 2013 and, as described by Giant, was a “sprinter’s dream.” For the last 13 years it’s been the brand’s answer to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1-3.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated March 5, 2026 12:25PM Michael Matthews is getting even worse luck than Wout van Aert. The Aussie fan favorite will miss the next block of racing after he fractured both his wrists in a crash while out training on Thursday. The setback comes not long after “Bling” Matthews missed…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Vingo1.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated March 5, 2026 09:45AM Paris-Nice is back on Sunday, March 8, and so is Jonas Vingegaard in what will be one of the most hotly anticipated debuts of 2026. The grand tour galáctico kickstarts his season Sunday at the “Race to the Sun” after a spell of injury and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Teammachine-SLR-01-Two-cbn-wht-red-glam-11.jpg”] Josh Ross Published March 5, 2026 09:00AM Today BMC is revising a nearly new bike to make it even better and pushing that design to a wide range of affordable price points. If you’ve had your eye on a BMC Teammachine SLR it never looked better than now. It’s surprising because the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/foodfight-5.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated March 5, 2026 11:37AM Should I fuel my ride with “real” food or gunky gels and costly carbohydrate drinks? It’s as hotly debated a topic as “socks over or under tights” and “should I lift weights.” Well obviously, of course you can toss the gels and stuff your pockets…