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  • Follow Along with Velo’s 2026 Paris-Roubaix Coverage

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Paris-Roubaix.png”] The VELO Team Published April 9, 2026 05:27PM It’s once again Paris-Roubaix season and Velo is your home for your best coverage from the cobbles of Northern France. We’ve compiled audio versions of our best stories about the Hell of the North into one place so you can get ready for the…

  • Del Toro and Pidcock Face Uncertain Futures Ahead of the Ardennes

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2267696479-2-scaled-e1775741972590.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 9, 2026 07:40AM Tom Pidcock and Isaac del Toro are stuck on the sidelines just 10 days before they’re scheduled to take favorites status in the Ardennes classics. Mexican sensation Del Toro crashed and tore a muscle Wednesday at Itzulia Basque Country, and it’s unknown when he will…

  • Watch: Mathieu van der Poel – ‘This is Home’

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SLorencePhoto_TIH_MVDP_006-e1775372861732.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 9, 2026 01:23PM What’s life like for Mathieu van der Poel when he’s not chasing cobblestone monuments and collecting cyclocross world titles? The latest installment of Shimano’s “This is Home” documentary series peels back the layers to reveal the real MVDP. Exclusive conversations with Mathieu, his father, Adrie,…

  • First Ride: It’s Hard to Find Flaws with the New Obed GVR

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Obed-GVR-Cover.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated April 9, 2026 04:56PM Pros Progressive geometry to accommodate a long, rowdy day on the bike Suspension corrected front end Designed for easy maintenance and component compatibility Cons No rack/fender mounts, or internal frame storage Not as dynamic as other similar gravel bikes on the road Specs Size tested:…

  • What Really Happened to Evenepoel at Catalunya? Dramatic Footage of Front-Flip Crash Emerges

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Copy-of-vo2-test-3.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 9, 2026 02:57AM Remember the curious crash that stopped Remco Evenepoel sprinting it out with Jonas Vingegaard on stage 3 of the Volta a Catalunya? Two weeks after the incident, dramatic new footage has surfaced to shed a little light on one of the most WTF moments of…

  • Even the Best Classics Specialists Are Losing Hope as Pogačar Chases Records

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/resignation-vs-records-2.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 9, 2026 08:53AM Tadej Pogačar and his cannibalism of the spring is driving his rivals to despair. After being made bystanders while Pogačar swept to three huge victories in three races, the air is going out of the tires of a peloton beat down by Pogačar’s voracious hunger…

  • Why Paris-Roubaix Organizers Moved Women’s Race to the Same Day as the Men’s

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/horizontaPRF.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 9, 2026 04:53PM Paris-Roubaix Femmes switches to Sunday in 2026 and will run alongside the men’s race for the first time in a move that race organizers hope will be a boon for the cobbled monument. For its sixth edition, the women’s Paris-Roubaix will no longer be a…

  • The XDS X-Lab GT8 is a $3,199 Problem for Western Bike Brands

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC_4369-Edit.jpg”] Josh Ross Updated April 8, 2026 11:03AM Pros 55 mm max tire clearance SRAM UDH Round seatpost, threaded BB, and the possibility of external routing Build list is unheard of at this price 1x or 2x compatibility Includes Apple Find My technology in the crank Finally includes a reasonable handlebar width for…

  • Pogačar, Evenepoel Among 54 Riders Under Criminal Investigation After Flanders Rail Crossing Incident

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2269946250.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published April 8, 2026 08:41AM Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel are among 54 riders under criminal investigation after they rode through a red light at a railway crossing during the Tour of Flanders moments before a train passed, Belgian prosecutors confirmed. Belgian judicial authorities said that dozens of riders from…

  • The Only Real Threat to Pogačar at Paris-Roubaix Might Be the Weather

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hirzontalmvpd.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 8, 2026 05:49AM Tadej Pogačar should be facing relatively dry cobbles and spring conditions on Sunday at Paris-Roubaix as he chases an elusive victory at the Hell of the North. Paris-Roubaix might not be so hellish this year, with forecasts pointing to cloudy and overcast skies but no…