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  • Isaac del Toro Torches Everybody in UAE Tour Shock

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2261502097.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated February 16, 2026 06:49AM Isaac del Toro handed UAE Emirates-XRG victory on day 1 of its home race in sensational fashion Monday. The Meckxian Mexican won stage 1 of the UAE Tour with a wild long acceleration on a dragging uphill finale that couldn’t be matched by a who’s…

  • Mathieu van der Poel Revealed His Freakish Heart Rate Data – but It Doesn’t Mean What You Think

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1.jpeg”] Jim Cotton Updated February 16, 2026 04:43AM Mathieu van der Poel set pulses racing in the endurance and wellness communities last week when he shared his freakish resting heart rate and HRV data. “A resting heart rate of 38? An HRV of 200? “WTF?!?” But hold the hype train. Those anomalous data…

  • Remco Evenepoel Striving to Improve an Intriguing Stat as UAE Tour Gets Underway

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2261772565.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated February 15, 2026 05:26PM He’s got 13 stage race victories thus far, yet just three of those are at WorldTour level. For Remco Evenepoel, the days ahead are all about trying to nudge that statistic in a better direction. “At this stage of my career, WorldTour wins matter more…

  • First Race, a Trio of Wins: Demi Vollering Leaves Rivals for Dust in Valencia

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2261758645.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published February 15, 2026 01:26PM The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is still over five months away but Demi Vollering ends the week with a big morale boost following an inspired showing in recent days. The FDJ United-Suez rider pummeled the opposition in the Setmana Ciclista – Volta Femenina…

  • Confirming Ace Climbing Talent, Riccitello Brings It Home for Second GC Triumph of His Career

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2261781430.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated February 15, 2026 09:37AM Matthew Riccitello pulled off a big win on Sunday, finishing alongside his main rivals on the concluding stage of the Tour de la Provence and taking the final general classification win. The Decathlon CMA CGM Team rider seized the race leader’s jersey on Saturday when…

  • Eyeing Roubaix, Powless Bounces Back Following Injury: ‘There’s No Rush like a Bike Race Can Give You’

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2240104629.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated February 14, 2026 05:10PM He accepts he’s some way off his top form but Neilson Powless is hoping an extended stint off the bike could yet see him in pedal-pounding shape for the Ardennes Classics. The American EF Education-EasyPost rider got his season underway Friday on stage one of…

  • Chaos in Spain as Two Events Abandoned Due to Dangerous Winds

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2261595922.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated February 14, 2026 12:34PM High winds in Spain took a heavy toll on racing on Saturday, with one event cancelled and another seriously curtailed because of dangerous conditions. The latter event was stage 2 of the Vuelta a Murcia, which began Saturday in Fortuna but was halted soon after…

  • Major Win for Matthew Riccitello amid Freezing Conditions at Tour de la Provence

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2261629142.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated February 14, 2026 12:15PM Young American rider Matthew Riccitello has scooped the third victory of his career on Saturday, outsprinting Carlos Rodríguez to win stage two of the Tour de la Provence and to grab the overall lead. Riccitello showed off his climbing flair in the finale, matching Ineos…

  • Why Hi-Viz Is Victim Blaming and the Garmin Radar Drafting Hack

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Velo-Pod-Feb-13-Header.jpg”] Josh Ross Published February 13, 2026 01:17PM The early-season racing calendar has delivered all sorts of exciting action from the Middle East and Australia. It’s not for the reasons you’d expect. Forget tactical crosswinds; the peloton is currently at war with the local wildlife. Between a herd of desert donkeys matching race…

  • Tom Pidcock Can’t Deny UAE Domination in Season Debut

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-SKIMO-4.jpeg”] Jim Cotton Updated February 13, 2026 09:32AM Tom Pidcock finished third behind a UAE Emirates 1-2 on Friday as he debuted a season pointing directly at the Tour de France. The Brit launched a late chase behind the rampaging Marc Soler and his following teammate Julius Johansen at the Vuelta a Murcia…