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  • Pipped by Pogačar: Heartbreak for Van Der Poel in Electrifying Tour de Suisse TT

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2281950145.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated June 20, 2026 10:28AM Tadej Pogačar denied Mathieu van der Poel at Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Flanders this year, and once again broke the Dutchman’s heart with a last gasp time trial victory at the Tour de Suisse. The Slovenian Slayer was, as race leader, the last…

  • Tour de Suisse Women Set for Cliffhanger Finish Following TT Upheaval

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2281925113.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated June 20, 2026 07:35AM A huge showdown is brewing at the Tour de Suisse Women following a dramatic time trial Saturday, one day in advance of one of the toughest mountain stages on this year’s race calendar. Defending Suisse champion Marlen Reusser went into the stage back in fifth…

  • The 2026 Bianchi Specialissima Softens the Look and Adds Aero

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Bianchi-Specialissima-2026.jpg”] Josh Ross Published June 16, 2026 12:57PM Today Bianchi launches an all-new 2026 Bianchi Specialissima. The bike represents what the Italian brand labels a climbing bike, but seems to actually be far more than that in practice. It’s also a chance to see how Bianchi is approaching the next generation of design…

  • Canceling a Race After It’s Finished? That’s What Happened at the Canadian Gravel Nationals

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/4SC.VENTUM.MIKEWOODS.SANTAVALL-16-scaled.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated June 16, 2026 04:09PM Can you cancel a race after it has finished? That is the question that elite racers are asking in the aftermath of the Canadian gravel championships this Sunday, as race organizers announced at the finish that the race was canceled due to extreme heat. While…

  • LA28 Olympic Road Race Route: What We Know So Far About the Los Angeles 2028 Cycling Course

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2164824307.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated June 15, 2026 03:07PM LA28 Olympic road race: Key facts • Men’s road race: 250km • Women’s road race: 150km • Start: Venice Beach • Finish: Griffith Observatory • Olympic time trial start: LA Zoo • Olympic time trial finish: Griffith Observatory • Women’s road race: July 22, 2028…

  • A Gravel Bike Just Won a Road Crit. The Endurance Category is Officially Obsolete.

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Endurance-bikes-are-dead-header.jpg”] Josh Ross Published June 15, 2026 09:43AM For years, I’ve listened to other tech reviewers insist that most riders belong on endurance road bikes instead of race bikes. The logic is that most people should be more upright and they aren’t racing anyway, so why try to cosplay as a WorldTour rider…

  • Isaac del Toro Just Posted Frightening Power Numbers. Now He’ll Help Tadej Pogačar Crush the Tour de France.

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pogacar-del-toro-tour-de-france-2026.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated June 15, 2026 07:10AM Isaac del Toro just blew the doors off the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with eye-popping power numbers and cool efficiency. And no one was happier than Tadej Pogačar. Sure, Paul Seixas was already out of the picture — the French phenom abandoned Sunday after crashing heavily the…

  • Tadej Pogačar Has a Message to Send in Final Race Before the Tour de France

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2274294752.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated June 15, 2026 07:05AM Tadej Pogačar got to watch the kids play around last week at the Dauphiné, and now The King is Back to set the serious mark for the Tour de France. Pogačar returns to racing with UAE Emirates XRG on Wednesday at the Tour de Suisse…

  • Van Aert Infected, Seixas Smashed: 63 DNFs in Race That Threatens Chaos for the Tour de France

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2281084006-scaled-e1781512425259.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated June 15, 2026 11:20AM One hundred fifty-four riders started the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Only 91 of them finished. That’s a brutal DNF rate for a race designed to deliver peak form for the Tour de France. Wout van Aert, Paul Seixas, and Oscar Onley headline the humongous list of aspiring…

  • The Most Remarkable Breakthrough of the Dauphiné: Tuckwell Shows Talent and Tenacity

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2281363203.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated June 14, 2026 03:50PM Isaac Del Toro is the standout from the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, winning the final two stages plus the general classification, but an even younger rider has wowed with an even greater breakthrough ride. The Australian Luke Tuckwell is just 21 but finished second to Del Toro…