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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285044194.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated July 16, 2026 12:26PM There isn’t much left for Tadej Pogačar to win on a bicycle. He’s torn through cycling’s record book, wins nearly every race he starts, and is bearing down on a fifth Tour de France title. So why isn’t the world’s best cyclist on the cover…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Z8D_1131-1.jpg”] Josh Ross Published July 15, 2026 11:36PM One of the most fascinating things about the Tour de France is that it’s as much a test of equipment as it is a test of athletes. The competition is so tight that even a tiny equipment advantage can win or lose a stage and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2286211954.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated July 15, 2026 08:31PM The riders crossed an important threshold on Wednesday, clicking over to the second half of the Tour de France. Eleven stages are done, ten stages now remain and the race will ramp up in intensity as the riders draw closer and closer to Paris. A…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Z8C_6986.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated July 15, 2026 01:17PM It’s been a tough Tour de France for Jasper Philipsen and the rollercoaster of emotions continued Wednesday with the sprinter taking third place into Nevers, being relegated and handed a yellow card, and then finally being given the all-clear over his finishing sprint. The Belgian…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Z8B_9261-scaled.jpg”] Updated July 15, 2026 12:02PM You could forgive Matteo Jorgenson for feeling sorry for himself midway through stage 11 of the Tour de France, run off at record speed in 90-degree heat. Hardly what he needed after the day from hell he had already endured. America’s Visma-Lease a Bike star was racing…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Tudor-Austin-Cycling-Event_26ZP.jpg-25.jpg”] Josh Ross Updated July 15, 2026 10:48AM I recently had a chance to sit down with Fabian Cancellara and discuss Tudor Pro Cycling. Even before we got started, sitting in a high-end jewelry store, I found myself wondering how involved Cancellara actually is. Is he just there for the watches and something…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285596579-scaled.jpg”] Updated July 15, 2026 11:21AM The high-speed evolution of the Tour de France isn’t slowing down. Søren Wærenskjold just won the fastest road stage of the Tour de France in history. The hulking Norseman on Uno-X Mobility sprinted to first in Nevers on stage 11 of this year’s race at an average of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/stage-12.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated July 15, 2026 10:58AM Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours – Chalon-Sur-Saône: 179.1, 1800m+ A bunch sprint appears to be the most likely on stage 12 of the Tour de France, but as we saw on stage 11, things don’t always go to plan for the pure sprinters. There are few surprises…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285596529.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated July 15, 2026 10:58AM Søren Wærenskjold won the fastest-ever stage of the Tour de France Wednesday, with the Uno-X Mobility rider launching early to capture his first victory in the race. The Norwegian kicked clear in pursuit of Cees Bol (Decathlon CMA CGM), who attacked inside the final kilometer…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/digritr-2.png”] David Everett Published July 15, 2026 09:03AM It’s the second week at the Tour de France, and with a few sprint stages, a couple for the breakaway experts, a sprinkling of mountain stages and even a team time trial behind us, it’s been a packed calendar of racing. With all that behind…