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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2286564093.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated July 22, 2026 11:02AM Jasper Philipsen salvaged his Tour de France after winning out of a big breakaway group in stage 17 on Wednesday while key Tadej Pogačar teammate Adam Yates suffered a crisis across the transition stage. Alpecin-Premier Tech teammate Mathieu van der Poel rolled out the red…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/lottoo-bus.jpg”] David Everett Updated July 22, 2026 11:03AM The old cycling adage claims the correct number of bikes is N+1, always one more than you currently own. But that isn’t an equation Tour de France teams agree with. There is only so much room in a team mechanic’s truck, and every square inch…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285327628-e1784732466888.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated July 22, 2026 09:09AM Garmin bought TrainingPeaks and TrainHeroic on Wednesday in a huge power move in the fitness landscape. The acquisition gives the tech giant two of the leading training and coaching platforms for endurance and strength sport. The brand’s existing portfolio of bike computers, watches, and trainers…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/tour-de-france-pogacar-crash-time-trial.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated July 22, 2026 07:24AM Fresh video reveals just how close Tadej Pogačar came to catastrophe before somehow producing a jaw-dropping save in Tuesday’s Tour de France time trial. Roadside fans captured front-view images showing Pogačar hurtling into the high-speed right-hand corner that put Florian Lipowitz on the ground and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/stage-17.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published July 21, 2026 11:27AM Chambéry to Voiron: 174.7km/2200m This is a Tour de France stage that passes for a breather. Stage 17 is a classic transition day and a perhaps a last-chance saloon for any teams still hunting for their Tour moment. So expect early fireworks to ride into the breakaway.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2286445901-e1784658814933.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated July 21, 2026 12:34PM Remco Evenepoel delivered the expected masterclass on Tuesday by obliterating the stage 16 time trial of the Tour de France. The triple time trial champion topped the leaderboard and padded his second-pace GC position in the only ITT of the race. Yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2287059534.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated July 21, 2026 09:25AM Former US champion Brandon McNulty’s preparations for the Tour de France TT took an unexpected turn on Tuesday when he was brake checked by a car while traveling to the stage start. UAE Emirates-XRG team manager Mauro Gianetti revealed the incident while speaking to TNT…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285185591-1.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated July 21, 2026 09:24AM Surprise overnight anti-doping tests involving Tour de France stars Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel have become one of the biggest talking points of this year’s Tour, but the International Testing Agency says the timing is deliberate. For decades, Tour de France anti-doping largely…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2260075093-scaled-e1784543255601.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated July 21, 2026 05:30AM Remco Evenepoel and team Red Bull were the latest to be targeted for anti-doping measures at the Tour de France. Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team manager Ralph Denk told ZDF on Tuesday morning that Evenepoel and several teammates were subject to testing by officials Monday night. The…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Z8A_2731.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated July 21, 2026 03:23AM With Jonas Vingegaard out and Tadej Pogačar holding a vise grip on the yellow jersey, the Tour de France suddenly looks all but decided. Not so fast. The finish line is in Paris and people seem to be forgetting that the hardest part of this…