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Anti-Doping Testing Is Coming to Virtual Racing
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/mywhoosh-anti-doping-protocol.jpeg”] Will Tracy Updated May 7, 2026 12:30PM Since launching seven years ago, virtual cycling platform MyWhoosh has attracted a dedicated and increasingly competitive group of racers by offering weekly races with significant cash payouts. But as the sums on the line increase — tens of thousands of dollars offered in weekly Sunday…
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La Vuelta Femenina: SD Worx Masterclass in Final Sprint Before Mountains
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2274994766.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated May 7, 2026 01:46PM SD Worx-Protime delivered a pitch perfect sprint to go 1-2 in the final opportunity Thursday before La Vuelta Femenina shifts to the brutal mountains of northern Spain. Mischa Bredewold swapped roles with overnight leader Lotte Kopecky and instead of leading out her Belgian teammate, she…
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Cow Manure the Suspected Source of a Wave of Illness Ahead of Giro d’Italia
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/horizDELIE.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated May 7, 2026 08:45AM A wave of illness is sweeping through the peloton just days before the 2026 Giro d’Italia, and the suspected culprit is quite gross: cow dung. If pro bike racing wasn’t dangerous enough as it is. Riders are blaming mucky, grimy roads coated in manure at…
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Someone Cut the Head Off of an Eddy Merckx Statue
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1499424134.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated May 7, 2026 12:44PM A monument honoring Eddy Merckx was vandalized in a Brussels suburb, triggering outrage across Belgium. Residents discovered the sculpture’s head had been torn off in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe overnight Wednesday. The work, created by Belgian artist Stefaan De Croock, honors Merckx near the square where he grew…
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Vuelta Femenina: Lotte Kopecky Buries Frustrations with Piledriver Sprint
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2274810619-scaled.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 6, 2026 10:30AM It was fourth time lucky Wednesday for Lotte Kopecky at La Vuelta Femenina. The Belgian powerhouse unleashed a huge sprint for a victory that had been long-time coming after three near misses in three days. Kopecky’s superdomestique Anna van der Breggen placed second on Wednesday’s…
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Unreleased Bikes from Canyon, Ridley, Factor, and More at The Traka 2026
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/guava-ace-2-scaled.jpg”] David Everett Published May 6, 2026 09:59AM This year’s Traka was the biggest to date, with over 4,000 competitors lining up for one of the four courses over the long weekend — plus many more enjoying the atmosphere and parties. Now able to claim the title of the world’s biggest gravel event,…
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Sepp Kuss Back as Cycling’s Ultimate Kingmaker at the Giro d’Italia
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/horizonKUSS.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published May 6, 2026 06:12AM Sepp Kuss leads an ambitious North American contingent poised to have an oversized impact on the 2026 Giro d’Italia. Kuss is among four Americans and two Canadians lining up for the 109th edition of the Italian grand tour who be lighting up stages, helping GC…
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Wilier’s New Rapida Road Bike Makes Speed Accessible, In More Ways Than One
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/WILIER-RAPIDA-COVER.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated May 6, 2026 03:07AM Wilier launches the new Wilier Rapida as a more affordable road bike in the lineup. The company is positioning the Rapida as Wilier’s access point to its road bike range, offering refined Italian aesthetics and racing geometry in a package where full builds are priced…
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Talking Factor Bikes and Gravel Racing With Chris Froome
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC_5472.jpg”] Josh Ross Updated May 6, 2026 06:10AM Welcome to Velo’s China Cycle coverage, where we share our favorite things we’ve found at the 2026 show. Bikes, components, accessories, and more: if we think it’s cool, you’ll see it. See the rest of our China Cycle coverage. Walking through the China Cycle show,…
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La Vuelta Femenina: Kopecky Denied Again as Kerbaol Steals Away with Victory
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2274659933.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated May 5, 2026 10:56AM Cédrine Kerbaol finished off perfect tactics from EF Education-Oatly to win stage 3 at La Vuelta Femenina and relegate a frustrated Lotte Kopecky into runner-up position yet again. Kristen Faulkner attacked with just over 10km to go to stretch things out in the hilly transition…