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  • Twenty TT Wins for Roglič, Zero for Mas: What This Means for Crucial Vuelta Stage

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294126031.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated September 8, 2026 10:11AM Can Primož Roglič turn back the clock and pull out one of the best time trials of his career? Can Enric Mas do enough to block any resurgence by the four time Vuelta a España winner? The race is heading towards the remaining three most…

  • Vuelta a España Stage 16: Brennan and Van Aert Stampede to Win No. 6 for Visma

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2294161193-scaled.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated September 8, 2026 10:23AM Matthew Brennan made it four wins at his debut Vuelta a España on Tuesday. The 21-year-old grand tour rookie was given a luxury leadout by Wout van Aert in the sprint final of stage 16 on Tuesday before he kicked to a near-uncontested win. Bryan…

  • ‘The Sooner, the Better’: Pro Riders Are Surprisingly Bullish on Airbags

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/airbags-riders.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated September 8, 2026 05:34AM Airbags could be coming soon to the professional peloton, and riders say they are ready to wear them if the technology can reduce the risk of life-changing injuries. Riders told Velo they strongly support the concept if they live up to their billing as manufacturers…

  • Bra Doping Won’t Make You Faster: Aero Sleuths Disprove UCI Fears of ‘Chest-Maxxing’

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Z8C_2893-2.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated September 8, 2026 10:17AM Bigger boobs might not be faster boobs after all. At least, that’s according to a new study by tech wizards AiRO that found the UCI’s fears of illegal chest-maxxing might be overinflated. “Small chest volume changes, as they could be hidden in a sports bra,…

  • Racing Against Junior Men: Kopecky Takes an Unconventional Approach to Worlds

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2289722974.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated September 7, 2026 02:41PM Twice a winner of the UCI world championship road race, Lotte Kopecky is returning to an unconventional approach she adopted in 2023, the year she first took the rainbow jersey. In June of that year she lined out in the Wetteren ten Ede race, days…

  • Intense Worlds Buildup Gifts Star-Studded Lineup to GP Cyclistes de Québec and Montréal

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2287392912.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated September 8, 2026 05:17AM For the two upcoming Canadian WorldTour races, there is a huge possibility this will be the high water mark in terms of the number and clout of big champions taking part. Sure, Tadej Pogačar is absent through injury, but both the GP Cycliste de Québec…

  • Pogačar Is Out – Who Will Step Up? Ranking the Favorites for Montréal Road Worlds

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Vuelta-Espana-2026-Stage-15-4743-3-scaled-e1788767473982.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated September 7, 2026 04:29AM Tadej Pogačar is out, and the cycling world will be tilted on its axis until he’s back. Because the brutal crash that took the two-time world champion out of the Vuelta a España didn’t just end the modern GOAT’s season. It took the center of…

  • Primož Roglič Fined for ‘Sticky Bottle’ as Vuelta Hopes Hang by a Thread

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Vuelta-Espana-2026-Stage-9-8081.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated September 7, 2026 02:12AM Primož Roglič rode into the Vuelta a España’s final rest day with a “sticky bottle” fine and a much bigger problem. Enric Mas is riding away with the red jersey. Officials fined Roglič 200 CHF after he held onto a bottle from the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe…

  • Heat Stroke Warnings from Treble Vuelta a España Stage Winner

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2293679913.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published September 6, 2026 04:45PM Stage 15 of the Vuelta a España may have been shortened nearly two hours of racing due to forecasts of extreme heat, but that still left the riders very exposed for several hours. Visma Lease a Bike rider Matthew Brennan made clear just how uncomfortable…

  • Vuelta a España Stage 15: Van Aert in Complete Control for Second Win in Three Days

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2293521138.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated September 6, 2026 10:33AM Wout Van Aert confirmed his current stomping form with another stage win in the Vuelta a España, following up his triumph on stage 14 with victory in a five man sprint into Córdoba Sunday. The Belgian was calm and confident in the finale, easily containing…