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Want More Velo? You Can Now Listen to Stories While on the Go.
Published January 29, 2026 01:57AM If you’re like us, you have a dozen stories open in tabs you swear you’ll read later—right after you finish work, cook dinner, and log your long training ride. Now, thanks to a new feature on Outside titles including Velo, content is much easier to consume on the go. Listen…
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Hail the GOAT? Mathieu van der Poel on Brink of History after Cyclocross Rout
Updated January 29, 2026 05:26AM Cyclocross legend Sven Nys summed it up perfectly. “They’d have to amputate a leg for Mathieu van der Poel to lose these world championships,” he said. And Nys wasn’t being hyperbolic when he spoke to Wielerflits earlier this week. Van der Poel obliterated the cyclocross winter with a bulldozer-meets-ballerina panache…
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If You’re Going to Ride with the Pros, Don’t Be an Idiot: 7 Rules Every Super Fan Should Know
Updated January 29, 2026 09:56AM Anyone who’s been on the roads of Spain in the middle of January training camps knows where to hang out to follow the pros like Tadej Pogačar or Demi Vollering. There are a few go-to cafés in Calpe where every coffee ride ends. Post up on the Coll de Rates…
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The Wahoo Kickr Bike Pro Is the Smart Bike to Beat, Flaws and All
Updated January 29, 2026 09:39AM Pros The best Zwift controller experience Grade simulation Compact front end Race mode Wifi/Ant+/BLE/direct connect Cons Sharp edge to the rubber hoods cover Noise Wahoo Kickr Bike Pro Specs Price $3,999.99 Max Power Output 2500 Watts Power Accuracy +/- 1% Grade Simulation +20% / -15% Connectivity Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ANT+, Direct…
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Colombian Axed from Team in Cycling’s Latest Doping Case
Updated January 28, 2026 05:28AM Colombian rider Germán Darío Gómez Becerra was provisionally suspended after returning a positive test for the banned substance Boldenone, the UCI said Tuesday. Gómez, under contract with the second-tier squad Polti VisitMalta, was immediately released by the team. The cycling federation said the 24-year-old was notified of an Adverse Analytical…
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The Most Hotly-Hyped Transfer of Modern Cycling Meets Its Moment of Reckoning
Updated January 29, 2026 04:48AM Everybody has an opinion about how Remco Evenepoel’s mega-transfer to Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe will go. Tadej Pogačar, Alberto Contador, Chris Horner, that dude next door … they’ve all mouthed-off on the talking point of the winter. Well, the landmark transfer that could transform the WorldTour meets its moment of reckoning Thursday…
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Can Cycling’s Unluckiest Star Finally Catch a Break at Flanders and Roubaix?
Updated January 30, 2026 03:28AM Wout van Aert is back on the bike and back on schedule for the spring monuments that have too often slipped through his fingers. Just weeks after undergoing surgery for a fractured ankle sustained in a December cyclocross crash, the Belgian star is again training on Spanish roads and remains…
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2 Gravel Pros Attacked the World’s Longest Paved Climb on the Same Day by Coincidence. Only 1 Took the KOM.
Updated January 27, 2026 09:49AM Right now it’s cold and miserable for a large part of the northern hemisphere, but Alex Wild and Pete Stetina were just throwing down in Maui. After nearly 2.5 hours and 10,000 ft. of climbing, Wild bested Stetina by just 7 seconds. Are you wondering if this is some gravel…
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Extreme Bushfire Risk Sparks Race Cancellations in Australia
Updated January 27, 2026 03:04AM Organizers canceled a pair of mid-week races amid escalating bushfire danger and scorching heat along Australia’s scenic Great Ocean Road. The Surf Coast Classic Women’s race scheduled for Wednesday and the men’s event on Thursday were called off following consultations from Victoria Police and emergency services, with officials citing high…
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Kangaroo Carnage: Vine Breaks Wrist in Down Under Crash as Team UAE Hammered by Injuries
Updated January 28, 2026 01:57AM Jay Vine is the latest to join a fast-filling infirmary at team UAE as the super team counts the cost of its season-opening victory at the Santos Tour Down Under. UAE Emirates-XRG revealed Vine broke his wrist when he crashed amid the carnage caused by two kangaroos hopping into the…