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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Z8A_2465-2.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published July 20, 2026 02:43AM Two weeks down, one week to go, and the 2026 Tour de France has already delivered domination, drama, crashes, controversy, and a glimpse of cycling’s next generation. Tadej Pogačar is stampeding toward a record-tying fifth yellow jersey, crushing nearly every climb in his path and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2001.jpg-e1784536928857.jpeg”] Jim Cotton Updated July 20, 2026 11:53PM U.S. boxing star Hannah Rapp was killed while cycling in Texas on Saturday after a driver hit her with his car. Brazos County sheriff’s office alleged that the 26-year-old was struck after a driver passed her, came to an abrupt halt, and then reversed into her.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Z8A_1775-3.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated July 20, 2026 05:09AM Jonas Vingegaard crashed out of the Tour de France and changed the trajectory of the entire race in a dramatic day on and off the bike Sunday. Vingegaard was forced out of the Tour with a broken collarbone after his high-speed fall 20km from the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2281515545.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated July 19, 2026 06:33PM The scrap for the Tour de France podium is set to become a frenzied battle, with Jonas Vingegaard’s unexpected exit from the race heightening uncertainty and opening up wild possibilities for a range of riders. Remco Evenepoel made a big bid for second overall—or, maybe,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2286147045-scaled.jpg”] Andy McGrath Updated July 19, 2026 07:10PM Results are changeable, class is permanent. Yesterday, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe’s co-leader Remco Evenpoel looked ready to slip off the podium, dropping back on the Col du Haag before limiting his losses. On Sunday, he sealed his first Tour de France mountain stage win at Plateau de…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285185591-scaled.jpg”] Andy McGrath Updated July 19, 2026 04:24PM Hours after being woken at 5 a.m. to be tested by the International Testing Agency (ITA), the Tour de France leader Tadej Pogačar claimed after stage 15 that testers had been “outside” the rules earlier this year. In his post-race press conference, the Team UAE…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2286730385.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published July 19, 2026 02:10PM Jonas Vingegaard’s exit from the Tour de France is the biggest twist thus far in this year’s storyline, with the double Tour champion having been poised to go all out on Sunday’s stage 15. His Visma-Lease a Bike team were driving the pace towards the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2286145126.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated July 19, 2026 11:52AM Remco Evenepoel delivered a stunning victory Sunday at the Tour de France on a brutal day that ended with two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard crashing out. Evenepoel hit the red kite on the HC Plateau de Solaison climb with UAE’s Tadej Pogačar and Isaac del Toro…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2284861748-scaled-e1784280408433.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated July 19, 2026 11:04AM Jonas Vingegaard crashed hard on stage 15 of the Tour de France and abandoned the race. Vingegaard hit the tarmac Sunday along with his teammate Sepp Kuss, GC contender Isaac del Toro, and a handful others on a sweeping right-hand bend 19km from the finish…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285996176.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated July 19, 2026 11:49AM Tour de France riders criticized the timing of surprise anti-doping controls after Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard revealed they were woken at 5 a.m. and 2 a.m. ahead of Sunday’s decisive Alpine stage. Although anti-doping rules allow riders to be tested at any point during…