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Pogačar, Evenepoel Fined, But Avoid Disqualification in Railroad Crossing Incident at Flanders
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2269888177.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 5, 2026 03:16PM Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel avoided possible disqualification Sunday in the men’s Tour of Flanders after a railway crossing incident split the peloton early in the race. It happened at about 200km to go when defending champion Pogačar and several UAE Emirates-XRG teammates, Evenepoel, and…
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Remco, Red Bull and Flanders Denials: Why the Truth Matters
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2269007831.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published April 4, 2026 03:49PM When Remco Evenepoel and members of his team were seen riding on the course of the Tour of Flanders at the end of December, speculation was rife the Belgian star would make a long-awaited debut in the race. As reported then by Het Nieuwsblad, the…
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Pogačar Poised for Flanders, Takes Nothing for Granted: ‘You Always Have Some Doubts’
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2269025103.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated April 4, 2026 12:29PM Tadej Pogačar may have already won four out of cycling’s five monuments, including the recent Milan-San Remo, but he is keeping his feet firmly on the ground in terms of Sunday’s Tour of Flanders. The Ronde is a key goal for the UAE Emirates-XRG rider,…
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New to Gravel? Here Is How To Set Up Your First Race Bike
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BEGINNER-GRAVEL-BUILD-COVER.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Published April 4, 2026 07:39AM Gravel racing has become popular because it appeals to so many different types of cyclists. Mountain bikers and road cyclists used to agree on so little, but gravel is a rare meeting ground. Both new cyclists and experienced racers have found gravel racing to be…
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How Remco Evenepoel Changes Everything at the Tour of Flanders
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/horiztonalrmco.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published April 3, 2026 11:46AM The Tour of Flanders didn’t need more jet fuel, then Remco Evenepoel confirmed his debut. The Belgian’s late/orchestrated call-up does more than add star power. It injects another world-class motor into the season’s most volatile race that’s dictated by one man in the form of…
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The Wildest Taipei Cycle Show Tech and a Broken Factor One
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Velo-Podcast-thumbnail-4-3-26.jpg”] Josh Ross Published April 3, 2026 09:56AM Table of contents •Get right to the audio episode! Five minutes after walking in the door from Taiwan and the Taiwan Cycle Show I started talking with Mike Levy about what it was like being there. We immediately dive into the wildest tech from the…
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Cam Jones Smashes Keegan Swenson’s Five-Year White Rim Record
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cam-Jones-FKT-Cover.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated April 3, 2026 08:02AM Cam Jones has continued his run of Strava sidequests as he has smashed the Fastest Known Time on the famous White Rim Loop. Jones knocked almost five minutes off the previous record set by Keegan Swenson on March 3, 2021. The White Rim is a…
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Sagan Says Pogačar Is So Good He’s Making Cycling Boring
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/horizonsagz2.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published April 3, 2026 05:58AM Peter Sagan is tipping his cap in awe to Tadej Pogačar, whom he admits has already surpassed even his own golden era with a dominance bordering on routine. Pogačar — chasing a third Tour of Flanders crown on Sunday — is operating on a different…
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New Bike Tech: An Unknown Brand Just Aced the Toughest Helmet Safety Test
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/New-Bike-Tech-Pikio-Cover.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated April 2, 2026 11:37AM Pikio Labs, a Vancouver-based company, has released a new road helmet that has taken over the top overall spot on the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab safety ranking. The Piko Si scored a 4.61, substantially ahead of any previously tested helmet. The ranking, which is widely…
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Why Flanders and Roubaix Are the Best Races to Watch All Year
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/roobayhoriz.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 2, 2026 09:30AM If there are two weekends to skip the cycling group ride and turn on the TV, they’re here with the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. The Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix are historic, one-day races lasting roughly six punishing hours over cobbles and steep climbs,…