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  • How the Ventum 32-inch Prototype Actually Performed at the 2026 Leadville 100

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Emma-Langley-Ventum-32-Leadville-Bike-13-e1786993649262.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Published August 17, 2026 02:09PM Thirty-two-inch prototypes have officially broken containment. First, it was Scott at Unbound. Then, Ventum brought its to the Leadville 100 MTB. As the calendars start to flip to late summer, the new wheel size has now been tested out in the open at the two…

  • WorldTour vs. World Champ: How Quinn Simmons and Keegan Swenson Prepared for Leadville

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Keegan-V.-Quinn-Thumb.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Published August 17, 2026 10:19AM The 2026 Leadville Trail 100 MTB was shaping up to be a showdown between two of American cycling’s biggest names: Quinn Simmons and Keegan Swenson. While the highly anticipated Simmons vs. Swenson battle never quite materialized, we caught up with both riders before the 2026…

  • US Prodigy AJ August Signs Blockbuster Deal with Pinarello-Q36.5 After Breakout Pro Win

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2274302210.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 17, 2026 09:38AM Andrew “AJ” August is having quite the week. The 20-year-old American signed with team Pinarello-Q36.5 on Monday, just one day after he sealed a breakout pro GC victory at the Czech Tour. August, who hit the WorldTour with Ineos Grenadiers as a junior in 2024,…

  • Tadej Pogačar Could Turn La Vuelta Into a Blowout. It Might Be the Most Entertaining Race of the Year

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z8A_2470.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated August 17, 2026 12:33PM Let’s face it, the Vuelta a España probably isn’t going to have much suspense at the top of the GC with Tadej Pogačar back in the race. If recent history is any guide, Pog will show up in Monaco and bulldoze everyone. He will pile…

  • Jonas Vingegaard Will Not Race Again Until 2027

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Z8A_1775-3.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 17, 2026 03:59AM Don’t wait around to see Jonas Vingegaard racing again. Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike confirmed the rumor Monday that the rider has shut down his season and won’t compete again until 2027. The 29-year-old has been sidelined since the middle of July when he crashed…

  • Paul Seixas Drops Bombshell on His 2027 Plans After Months of Transfer Rumors

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285000568-e1786954618878.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated August 17, 2026 02:49AM Paul Seixas casually dropped a bombshell Sunday that could finally put an end to cycling’s biggest transfer rumor — he confirmed he will race with Decathlon CMA CGM in 2027. The 19-year-old French phenom has been at the center of transfer intrigue for months, with…

  • Helmet Standards under Scrutiny after Death of Finlay Tarling

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z8D_2814.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 17, 2026 09:03AM Helmet safety standards are under the spotlight after the tragic death of Finlay Tarling at the Volta a Portugal. The 19-year-old pro died on Friday after he collided with a vehicle that entered the course and was traveling against the flow of the race. Speaking…

  • Parents of Finlay Tarling pay emotional tribute to their son, GoFundMe created to help future cyclists

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2234015375-1.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated August 16, 2026 03:58PM The parents of Finlay Tarling have commented on the tragic loss of their son, saying that the tributes paid to him and the well wishes of many have given their family strength at a very difficult time. Michael and Dawn Tarling posted an emotional message…

  • Magnier Magnificent in Hamburg, Joining Star-Studded List of Sprinters

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2290206264.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated August 16, 2026 11:20AM It’s a day for the young riders: just as AJ August did in the Czech Tour, Paul Magnier raced to his own career first in Germany at the ADAC Cyclassics Hamburg. The Frenchman landed his first single-day WorldTour victory Sunday, overpowering Mike Teunissen (XDS Astana…

  • Mission Accomplished: Rising Star AJ August Races in for First GC Victory of His Career

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2290031272.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated August 16, 2026 09:24AM Andrew ‘AJ’ August sealed both his fifth victory this season plus the first general classification triumph of his career on Sunday, rounding out a spectacular campaign in the Czech Tour. The 20-year-old American rider again tussled with closest challenger Alessandro Fancellu on an uphill finish,…