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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/85A_2235.jpg”] Jim Cotton Published August 21, 2026 11:45PM Julian Alaphilippe will not race again. The two-time world champion and Tour de France star confirmed Friday night that he’s retired with immediate effect. The official announcement Friday comes hot off the back of reports Thursday by Wielerflits and L’Equipe that the French great was…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2291290599.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 21, 2026 10:24AM S’annara Grove was provisionally suspended from competition for suspected doping by the International Testing Agency (ITA) on Friday. Grove, who won the 2025 South African road race championships, was in the middle of racing this week’s Tour of Britain Women. She did not start the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2291314367.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated August 21, 2026 10:22AM The Vuelta a España 2026 begins Saturday with a short, technical stage 1 individual time trial through the streets of Monaco. All eyes are on Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič, Wout van Aert, and any rider who can pull off an opening-day upset. Diego Uriarte is…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2291319024.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated August 21, 2026 10:38AM Tadej Pogačar could have strutted into Monaco and the start of the 2026 Vuelta a España like he owned the place. Who could blame him? There’s no Jonas Vingegaard or Remco Evenepoel. Pogačar has been racing at GOAT level all season, and just about everyone…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CAuldPhoto-2024-LaVuelta-Stage3-1683-e1787306895387.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 21, 2026 10:48AM Tadej this, Tadej that … it’s like Mr. Pogačar is the only rider scheduled to start the 2026 Vuelta a España. The Slovenian attention-sucker is stealing all the headlines ahead of this year’s race. And rightly so. The five-time Tour de France winner is so…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-vuelta-riccitello-kuss.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated August 21, 2026 11:08AM Sepp Kuss and Matthew Riccitello headline the lean but lethal North American crew at the 2026 Vuelta a España. Stage hunters and workhorses. A rising talent and a former grand tour winner. Only seven North Americans will roll out of Monaco on Saturday: five Americans,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-1232709250-scaled.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 21, 2026 10:13AM Julian Alaphilippe will not race again. Reports from Wielerflits and L’Equipe indicate the two-time world champion has retired with immediate effect. Alaphilippe had a contract running through 2027 and was scheduled to race the Canadian GPs next month. However, reports Thursday suggest the 34-year-old is…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/unPAved2025_HardOnTheLegs-1-e1787155486924.jpg”] unPAved Pennsylvania Published August 20, 2026 10:36AM The ninth edition of unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley takes place October 10-11, 2026 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and it delivers everything you’ve come to expect from one of the largest gravel events on the East Coast. Get your fill of IPA Gravel, that’s Incredible…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cyclingimages-2025-Vuelta-Stage-3-835913-1-e1787244519672.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 20, 2026 10:52AM Tadej Pogačar – who else – headlines the 2026 Vuelta a España startlist. The five-time Tour de France champion is the hyper-favorite for the red jersey in his first appearance at La Vuelta since 2019. Primož Roglič, Felix Gall, Richard Carapaz, and Oscar Onley are…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Silca-Protocol-tires-Cover.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated August 20, 2026 01:56PM Silca has released a new collection of tires, its latest addition to an ever-growing range of cycling products. The tires range from 29mm road tires to 55mm gravel tires, and even a 2.4 32-inch mountain bike tire. The entire range is built for speed across…