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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…
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The Best Grand Tour Sprint Field in Years? Here’s the Giro d’Italia 2026 Startlist
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/FAULKNER-3.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 5, 2026 10:52AM The Giro d’Italia will welcome a super-favorite for the pink jersey and the best grand tour sprint field we’ve seen in years to its start line on Friday. Jonas Vingegaard will line up for the Bulgarian grande partenza as the center of gravity in the…
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These Wheels Have Incredible Specs For Half Price
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC_5275.jpg”] Josh Ross Published May 5, 2026 08:58AM 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. Elite Wheels has been on the…
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The Two Wildest Time Trial Bikes at China Cycle Are Gunning for World Records and Colnago
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC_5393.jpg”] Josh Ross Published May 5, 2026 08:03AM 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. (Photo: Josh Ross/Velo) There is nothing…
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Amateur Cyclist Busted a Second Time for Doping with EPO in Gran Fondo Racing
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-162252257.jpeg”] Andrew Hood Updated May 5, 2026 10:16AM A high-profile EPO case involving a top Italian amateur rider has reignited concerns over doping in Europe’s booming gran fondo scene. Felice Giangregorio, 38, is provisionally suspended after testing positive for recombinant erythropoietin (EPO), Italian anti-doping authorities confirmed. The case is significant because Giangregorio, a…
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Quickpro Launches a New Brand With Bikes Priced as Low as $900
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC_5349.jpg”] Josh Ross Updated May 5, 2026 06:20AM 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. (Photo: Josh Ross/Velo) At China Cycle…
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Everyone’s Underestimating How Hard the 2026 Giro d’Italia Really Is
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/horizonGIRO.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated May 5, 2026 05:35AM The Giro d’Italia returns with a familiar script and an age-old threat — the Italian grand tour is always harder than it looks. Even if it’s billed as “Giro light,” 109th edition of the corsa rosa will grind the peloton down to its core. Despite…
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This American Olympic Champion Is on a Mission to Fix the Future of Female Performance
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/FAULKNER.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 5, 2026 06:21AM Kristen Faulkner might have the future of female performance in her fingertips. The Alaskan Olympian has coded an AI platform that could spark a revolution in how female athletes train and perform. Faulkner told Velo she wants her off-season project to ignite the conversations needed…