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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Copy-of-Copy-of-VLAB.jpeg”] Jim Cotton Updated February 19, 2026 03:48AM Tadej Pogačar is getting his own security detail for training rides. Speaking to this week to Spanish outlet AS, UAE Emirates-XRG sport manager Joxean Fernández Matxin revealed his super team is taking radical steps to ensure the safety of its prime asset. “Now, what we…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/4SC.VENTUM.MIKEWOODS.SANTAVALL-16-scaled.jpg”] Michael Woods Updated February 18, 2026 03:21PM When I look in my garage, I feel like I am looking at an episode of “Hoarders: The Mountain Sports Edition.” Crampons, bike computers, ski boots, and USB charging cables of every variety are strewn about. Lifting up some shipping receipts often reveals a set…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/9.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated February 18, 2026 07:53AM The over-the-top 2025-26 transfer season delivered some of the richest contracts and deal-busting moves the peloton has ever seen as cycling edges into a more soccer-like era of endless money. Call it cycling’s galácticos moment. From Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe to Lidl-Trek to a reloaded Decathlon and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Copy-of-VLAB-2.jpeg”] Jim Cotton Updated February 18, 2026 08:36AM Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) rode a long and painful time trial up the brutal Jebel Mobrah climb to win stage 3 of the UAE Tour and move into the lead of the race. Isaac del Toro (UAE Emirates-XRG) finished second on the sprawling, sunbaked summit…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/VLAB-3.jpeg”] Jim Cotton Updated February 18, 2026 02:00PM It’s a sure sign that cycling’s super team era is rocketing to a new dimension when one of the peloton’s most successful teams needs more cash to stay competitive. Wielerflits broke the news this week that Visma-Lease a Bike is hunting new sponsors to fund…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026_P1_ICON_1st_50th_Lifestyle_DS_Downtube.jpg”] Josh Ross Updated February 18, 2026 10:08AM Paint on high-end bikes is unfortunately too often best described as drab. Trek and Specialized are bucking that trend with a slate of limited edition bikes that celebrate color. While these releases have nothing to do with each other, they share a common enemy in…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Patent-Watch-Self-Tightening-Cycling-Shoes.png”] Jessie-May Morgan Updated February 18, 2026 10:50AM Just when we thought the bike industry had reached peak electronic integration, a perusal of the patents proves us wrong with a pair of shoes that feel like they could have been pulled right out of “Back to the Future.” Control of everything from drivetrains…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DSC_3480-Edit-3.jpg”] Josh Ross Published February 17, 2026 07:00AM Pros SRAM UDH Threaded BB (BSA) Tire clearance increased to 32mm Narrowed handlebar Delta steerer solves an aero problem Includes excellent aero wheels Beautiful carbon weave on display Cons Non removable front derailleur mount Overly short stem specced Drop in stack height paired with a…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2261613507.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated February 17, 2026 02:39PM Remco Evenepoel reminded everyone Tuesday he’s the best in the world against the clock in another time trial masterclass to double up with the stage win and the race lead at the UAE Tour. The Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe barreled to his seventh win in 2026 in…