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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Keegan-Swenson-Leadville-Bike-Cover.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated August 15, 2026 10:09PM The 2026 Leadville 100 MTB race was claimed by two former winners, with Keegan Swenson taking his sixth win and Melisa Rollins winning her second. After years of Leadville bikes stretching the limits of the mountain bike confines, 2026 saw a return to the conventional…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2285445753.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published August 15, 2026 04:21PM Jonas Vingegaard hasn’t competed since stage 15 of the Tour de France, having suffered a fractured collarbone in a crash. The Dane is recovering from that but the chances of him competing in the world road championships next month in Canada appear to have dropped,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2290030858.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated August 15, 2026 02:47PM Continuing on the best season of his career, talented young American Andrew ‘AJ’ August is on the verge of the first GC victory of his pro career after two stomping performances at the Czech Tour. The 20 year old from Rochester, New York grabbed the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/unnamed-3.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated August 15, 2026 04:45PM Keegan Swenson and Melisa Rollins took wins at the 2026 Leadville Trail MTB 100, with the amended course offering drastically different races for the men and the women. For Rollins, it was a massive come-from-behind victory after crashing early and overhauling the entire elite field…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2289946636.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated August 15, 2026 02:48PM Portuguese police are working to determine the exact circumstances behind the tragic death of the young Welsh cyclist Finlay Tarling on Friday, with initial reports suggesting the rider may have been struck by a van which prematurely resumed driving before all the riders had passed,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Anna-Gibson-Santa-Cruz-Blur-9.jpg”] Josh Ross Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated August 14, 2026 05:13PM The Leadville Trail 100 MTB is a race that mountain bikers claim isn’t an actual mountain bike race. What that usually means is bike setups that balance right on the edge of gravel versus mountain bike. Last year, that meant we saw a…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-1.10.33-PM-e1786632166496.png”] Hotter’N Hell Hundred Updated August 14, 2026 12:45PM The air in downtown Wichita Falls is thick with anticipation—and early morning humidity—long before the sun breaks over the North Texas horizon. As thousands of cyclists pack into the starting grid on Scott Avenue, a quiet focus takes over. Then comes the thunderous boom…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/finlay-tarling.jpg”] Will Tracy Updated August 14, 2026 11:42AM British cyclist Finlay Tarling died Friday after succumbing to injuries sustained in a crash in the Volta a Portugal. He was 19. Reports from Portuguese outlet RTP indicate Tarling collided with a vehicle not associated with the race that entered the course against traffic while…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Velo-podcast-landscape.jpg”] Josh Ross Published August 14, 2026 10:00AM Table of Contents •Get right to the audio episode It is the height of summer, and right now, we are doing some massive rides. We are all here this week—including Lisa Charlebois, Logan Jones-Wilkins, Mike Levy, and myself. This week we talk about how Logan…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2206423144.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 14, 2026 09:51AM Visma-Lease a Bike confirmed Friday it signed former Tour de France green jersey winner Fabio Jakobsen with immediate effect. It could be one of the most off-key transfers of the 2026-27 transfer window – up there with Primoz Roglič’s possible move to team Lotto. But…