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  • Ranking the 7 Most Marginal Gains of the 2026 Tour de France

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hacks-2.jpg”] Jim Cotton Published July 15, 2026 08:39AM Tour de France riders will do anything for a bit of free speed, no matter how dumb it might seem. If it saves 2 watts, it’s worth it. This year’s race is no exception. The 2026 Tour de France is a treasure trove of marginal…

  • Rivals Slam UAE’s Senseless, Energy-Spending Tactics and Pogačar Dominance

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285425319.jpg”] Andy McGrath Updated July 15, 2026 05:27AM Four stage wins out of 10 on offer for UAE Emirates-XRG. Five days in the yellow jersey. A comprehensive lead of 3 minutes 36 seconds for Tadej Pogačar as the 2026 Tour de France passes its halfway stage Wednesday. The gluttons for glory are leaving…

  • The Tour de France Sprayed Roads White to Stop the Tarmac Melting. It Made the Riders Crash.

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Z8B_0133-1-e1784105638625.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated July 15, 2026 03:49AM Tom Pidcock, Matteo Jorgenson, and Chris Harper all came off worse when Tour de France safety measures appeared to backfire on Tuesday’s 10th stage. All three riders crashed on the sinuous, narrow descent of the Col de Puy Mary on Tuesday. According to master descender…

  • Comeback King Evenepoel Blasts Open Tour Podium Battle

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285366925-scaled.jpg”] Andy McGrath Updated July 15, 2026 02:22AM Remco Evenepoel sounded stunned at the finish of stage 10 of the Tour de France in Le Lioran. “In the end, [Jonas] Vingegaard was worse than me after all,” he told Belgian media at the finish after moving into third place overall and reinvigorating the…

  • Tadej Pogačar’s Colnago Y1Rs Costs Less Than You’d Expect

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Pogacar-TDF-2026-Bike-Check-3.jpg”] Josh Ross Published July 14, 2026 12:04PM Tadej Pogačar’s Tour de France bike is the answer to how aerodynamics and weight come together in a modern race bike. The Colnago V5Rs is not being raced; instead, the team has gone all in on the Colnago Y1Rs. The only way that works is…

  • Tadej Pogačar Is Winning So Much That Tour de France Fans Are Starting to Boo

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Z8A_6513.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published July 14, 2026 11:14AM Tadej Pogačar is dominating the Tour de France so completely that he’s starting to get what every great champion eventually gets: haters. The Slovenian powered to his 24th career Tour stage victory Tuesday and all but turned the battle for yellow into a race for…

  • Tour de France Stage 11 Preview: Sprinters to the Front in Nevers

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/stage-11.jpg”] Published July 14, 2026 10:54AM Vichy-Nevers: 161.3km, 1400m+ Attackers will of course attack on stage 11 of the Tour de France, but with such a flat course and with the three previous finishes in Nevers being settled in bunch sprints, it’s hard to see any other outcome on this day. The peloton’s fastest…

  • Tour de France Stage 10: Pogačar Piles on the Pain as Vingegaard Suffers

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285440299.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated July 14, 2026 10:29AM When the Tour de France last stopped in Le Lioran, Tadej Pogačar lost to Jonas Vinegaard. Pogačar didn’t let it happen again Tuesday with a spectacular stage 10 victory that expanded his gap on the GC and squashed a little more hope from his yellow…

  • Cyclist Kicked Out of Race After Recording Video With Smart Glasses

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/smart-glasses-smit.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated July 15, 2026 03:48AM The UCI has spent years policing everything from sock height to roadside pee breaks. Now the cycling governing body has one more thing that can get you kicked out of a bike race. Former WorldTour pro Willie Smit was disqualified from the Tour of Magnificent…

  • Ace Attacker Healy Revs up as Tour Temperatures Start to Fall

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285193985.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated July 14, 2026 07:27AM He went into the Tour de France intent on repeating his success of last year but, like many, heat has been kryptonite for Ben Healy. Soaring temperature and repeated heatwaves have pummeled the Tour de France. While some riders have coped fine, others have been…