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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2292464270.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated August 28, 2026 02:16PM Tadej Pogačar is often compared to Eddy Merckx, but when he measures his own place in cycling history, the Slovenian superstar isn’t looking quite that far back. The generational great revealed Friday he has another measuring stick than the Belgian GOAT. “I don’t really look…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC_3333.jpg”] Josh Ross Updated August 28, 2026 12:58PM This is a Velo Poll, where we dig into a specific debate to see where the cycling community stands. Drop your thoughts in the comments, cast your vote below, and explore other polls. I recently published an article arguing that the future of road bike…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2291879189-scaled.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 28, 2026 10:54AM Andreas Leknessund and Tobias Johannessen gave Uno-X Mobility an emphatic breakaway 1-2 on Friday at the Vuelta a España in a day of mourning in their home country of Norway. The two Norsemen and their Uno-X Mobility teammates rode in black armbands on stage 7…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Velo-Podcast-thumbnail-velo-1.jpg”] Josh Ross Published August 28, 2026 08:30AM Table of Contents •Get right to the audio The Vuelta a España is in full swing, and this week the whole crew is in the house to break down the racing, new tech, and the latest industry chaos. Hit play on the video above to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Vuelta-Espana-2026-Stage-2-8422-2.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 28, 2026 07:03AM Is Tadej Pogačar getting cocky at the Vuelta a España? That’s the question doing the rounds after King Pog ignored advice from Enric Mas to slow down just seconds before he overcooked a corner and needed a miracle save to keep his season upright. Speaking…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Vuelta-Espana-2026-Stage-4-9647.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 28, 2026 07:07AM Who will win the Montréal UCI road world championships? Can Tadej Pogačar three-peat? Will Mathieu van der Poel pull a miracle MTB-road double? What about Wout, Remco, and even Quinn? With 30 days until the men’s road race, it’s still way too early to know.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2291722841-scaled.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated August 27, 2026 11:23AM Tadej Pogačar blasted Vuelta a España officials Thursday after he said a race officials refused to give him a water bottle in the final 15km of a brutally hot stage that nearly ended with the race leader crashing out. Pogačar survived the white-knuckle descent off…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2291721195-scaled.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 27, 2026 10:38AM Tadej Pogačar won his third stage of the Vuelta a España on stage 6 on Thursday, but he didn’t have it all his own way for once. Enric Mas (Movistar) reeled in Pogačar after the Slovenian had made what looked to be his decisive attack and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2291996807.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 27, 2026 10:01AM Tadej Pogačar had to bring all his descending skills to the final of stage 6 of the Vuelta a España on Thursday. The Slovenian only narrowly kept it upright after he lost control while railing a narrow downhill in the bid to blow Enric Mas…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SI202604180256-scaled.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 27, 2026 03:36AM Lorenzo Mark Finn reasserted himself as the king of the under-23s on Wednesday by sealing an emphatic overall victory at the Tour de l’Avenir. The 19-year-old Italian joined a wild roll of honor by winning the prestigious development race that’s anointed multiple Tour de France…