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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/POGhoriz.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 29, 2026 03:46AM Tadej Pogačar did not win Tuesday’s opening prologue at the Tour de Romandie in what’s a curious footnote in his otherwise near-flawless 2026 campaign. Somewhat surprisingly, it was Pogačar’s first prologue as a professional to open the six-day Romandie tour that’s financially on the ropes.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-161858852.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published April 28, 2026 11:48PM He’s still just 19 but the calls for Paul Seixas to make his Tour de France debut are growing ever stronger. Already one of the hottest topics in the sport, the discussions about such a move is ratcheting up another notch. The reason? A watt-busting…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/skyhorizontal.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 28, 2026 05:38AM Ineos Grenadiers will be renamed Netcompany Ineos Cycling Team starting next month at the 2026 Giro d’Italia after signing a five-year co-title partnership with the European technology firm, officials confirmed Tuesday. Financial details were not revealed Tuesday, but the arrival of the European AI-driven digital…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/giro-fortnite.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 28, 2026 09:05AM Pro cycling’s quest for engagement in an era of dual screening and doom scrolling has taken the Giro d’Italia virtual. The Italian tour revealed on Monday an intriguing partnership with the global behemoth that is Fortnite, a role-playing computer game. It’s a partnership first for…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/horizontalMille.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published April 28, 2026 02:51AM Cycling’s biggest mystery after Tadej Pogačar blew away everyone at Liège-Bastogne-Liège? It wasn’t why the world No. 1 was wearing a black armband or what power he and Paul Seixas were crushing up La Redoute. No, it was why the UCI slapped a 5,000 Swiss…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Copy-of-Copy-of-pogi-progress-3.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 28, 2026 09:13AM Jonas Vingegaard just vaulted several echelons forward in the Giro d’Italia rankings and he didn’t even turn a pedal. The Dane’s path to victory on debut became even clearer Monday when top rival João Almeida and GC veteran Mikel Landa both pulled out of the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-485181264.jpg”] Michael Woods Published April 27, 2026 02:42PM The last time I raced my bike in California, Donald Trump was a reality TV star, COVID was a name two stoners would consider calling their film-sharing cooperative, and a decent rider could make a living racing their road bike in America. In 2015, I…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gravel-Calendar-Header-2026.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated April 27, 2026 02:33PM In 2026, gravel seems to be at a stabilizing point. As we have knocked off the first stops of all the major series on the calendar, we are getting to the meat of the schedule. Much of it is starting to feel comfortable and familiar.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC04879.jpg”] Jessie-May Morgan Published April 27, 2026 11:45AM Bespoked Show is a celebration of what frame builders can achieve outwith corporate constraints, where designs that might be laughed out the door for their lack of mass market attraction are instead appreciated for the small niche into which they fit perfectly. Not everyone wants…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC_4612.jpg”] Josh Ross Published April 27, 2026 10:34AM Right now, the cycling industry is buzzing about 32-inch wheels. Walking around Sea Otter, it was the only topic that mattered. The products themselves are barely trickling out, but every manufacturer will give you a wink and a nod that something big is coming. Yet,…