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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270301373.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published April 11, 2026 02:18PM Tadej Pogačar roars into Paris-Roubaix on the brink of history, but he’s the first to point out the obvious — he hasn’t won it yet. The world champion has ripped through the 2026 season unbeaten, yet on the eve of cycling’s most brutal one-day race,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270872367.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated April 11, 2026 12:29PM US rider Andrew AJ August landed the most important victory of his career on Saturday, soloing to a classy victory in the Itzulia Basque Country race in Eibar. The 20 year old from Rochester kicked clear of a strong breakaway with just over 12km remaining,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2219140555.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published April 11, 2026 09:40AM Eddy Merckx will find out Sunday if Tadej Pogačar is indeed moving closer to the title of GOAT, something Merckx has been regarded as for many decades, but the Slovenian is far from his biggest concern right now. The 80 year old has been wrestling…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Roubaix-bikes-history-cover.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated April 11, 2026 09:04AM The history of bike tech at Paris-Roubaix is almost as iconic as the racing. For decades, the top pros have been chasing the right mix of speed and durability for the world’s toughest road race. While other areas have been a progression, Paris-Roubaix has a more…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/horizonaPRjuniors.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published April 11, 2026 12:31AM USA Cycling is chasing America’s next breakout star at Paris-Roubaix Juniors this weekend, where raw talent pedals straight onto cycling’s most unforgiving roads. An ambitious American junior national team lines up Sunday for the hardest one-day race on the calendar. A strong ride here can…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Velo-Podcast-thumbnail-4-10-26.jpg”] Josh Ross Updated April 10, 2026 04:00PM Table of Contents •Get right to the audio episode! I went to Taiwan, but the show must go on. While I was away, Mike Levy, Lisa Charlebois, and Logan Jones-Wilkins had plenty to talk about. Predictably, things got heavily focused on gravel tire pressure, but…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270736351-e1775836925336.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 10, 2026 10:54AM Paul Seixas was made to do it the hard way Friday but didn’t falter in dispatching Florian Lipowitz for his third win in five days at Itzulia Basque Country. The teen prodigy was relentless through the back-half of Friday’s heinous multi-mountain stage and was rewarded…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/usa-crits-logo.jpg”] Will Tracy Published April 10, 2026 09:04AM Velo is your home to watch all eight USA CRITS races live as some of the best crit racers in the US go head to head all spring long. Look for each pro race streaming on the Velo homepage starting Saturday, April 11 with the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/roubaixrcon.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 10, 2026 06:34AM Tadej Pogačar barreled onto the fearsome Arenberg forest during a wild Paris-Roubaix recon ride with a smile plastered across his face. The reigning world champion was like a kid in a playground on cycling’s most horrific roads as UAE Emirates-XRG rode key sectors of Sunday’s…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/FUSION_VAN-RYSEL_AIRBAG-crash-test_5-Edit.jpg”] Josh Ross Published April 10, 2026 04:00AM Today, we are seeing yet another attempt at evolving safety in the professional peloton. This time, the innovation comes from Van Rysel, and what the team is announcing is a fully integrated airbag skinsuit designed specifically for the WorldTour. This is not the first time…