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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2284861748-scaled-e1784280408433.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated July 17, 2026 05:29AM Jonas Vingegaard has been talking tough so far at this Tour de France. Now it’s time for his legs to do the talking. Already 3:36 back on Tadej Pogačar, a weekend through the Vosges could make-or-break Vingegaard’s chances to reel in his rival in week…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/New-bike-tech-5.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Published July 16, 2026 05:29PM At what point can a road bike be considered a race bike if it will never be close to seeing a WorldTour start line? As we go through this week in new bike tech, that is the question I am asking myself as we see…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1-scaled-e1784220512454.jpg”] Published July 16, 2026 02:20PM At 6 a.m. on Sunday, July 19, before Fort Collins has fully woken up, the elite men’s field will roll out of New Belgium Brewing and into the open range of Northern Colorado. A regional heat wave has settled over the Front Range, but the forecast hasn’t…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Magnus-White-Cover.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Published July 16, 2026 01:00PM Nearly three years after cyclist Magnus White was struck and killed by a driver outside of Boulder, Colorado, the major legal cases have come to a close as the White family has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against the driver. Yeva Smilianska, the driver who…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/chris-harper-thumb.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated July 16, 2026 01:40PM Australian rider Chris Harper is out of the Tour de France after losing part of his left thumb in a gruesome crash during Tuesday’s dramatic stage across the Massif Central. Harper, 31, crashed on the descent of the Puy Mary, one of several riders to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/001-ph-credits-Alan-Bucar-Vuksic-e1784222656226.png”] Jim Cotton Updated July 16, 2026 01:25PM Tadej Pogačar is drinking a powerful new fueling solution at the 2026 Tour de France. Team UAE Emirates-XRG confirmed Thursday it’s been trialing a lactate and carbohydrate drink made by team partner Enervit since 2024, the year Pogačar won the third of his four yellow…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/tour-de-france-stage-13-crash.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated July 16, 2026 01:32PM Update: For his role in starting the crash, Vlad van Mechelen (Bahrain Victorious) has been fined 500 CHF and 18 points in the points classification, relegation to the last place in his group and a yellow card for “deviation from the chosen line that endangers…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2286389007.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated July 16, 2026 11:09AM Tim Merlier won stage 12 to complete the fast-man hat trick at the Tour de France in a crash-marred bunch sprint on Thursday. Several riders crashed in the second line and totally blocked the road. Fernando Gaviria (Caja Rural) and stage 11 winner Søren Wærenskjold…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/stage-13.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated July 16, 2026 10:54AM Dole – Belfort: 205.8km, 2400m+ What is the longest stage of the Tour de France is also a place of history: close to the finish the riders will tackle the Ballon d’Alsace, a category 1 ascent which has the distinction of being the first ever big pass…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Untitled-design-7.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated July 16, 2026 10:38AM So you thought the high-carbohydrate Tour de France is powered by highly researched, scientifically formulated sport nutrition? You’re right – but only to a certain point. One humble snack is bucking the trend, and it’s krispie. Yup. Home-made takes on Rice Krispie Treats [Krispies Squares…