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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC_6853-Edit.jpg”] Josh Ross Published August 22, 2026 12:24PM Welcome to Velo’s MADE bike show coverage, where we share our favorite things we’ve found at the 2026 show. If we think it’s cool, you’ll see it. See the rest of our coverage here. As I walked around the MADE bike show this year, Scarab…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2290978993.jpg”] Published August 22, 2026 11:47AM Tadej Pogačar took the tightest victory of his pro career in Monaco on Saturday, putting all his chips down in the Casino city with a blistering fast finish to stage 1 of the Vuelta a España. Pogačar was three seconds behind provisional leader Ethan Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step)…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC_6635-Edit-2.jpg”] Josh Ross Published August 22, 2026 11:32AM Table of Contents •Big Block 427 road bike•Prova Mostro Integrale•Mosaic Cycles GT1 i55•English Cycles 13lb steel climbing bike•Rare Earth Cycle 32-inch aero gravel bike Welcome to Velo’s MADE bike show coverage, where we share our favorite things we’ve found at the 2026 show. If we…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MWLeadville-08132026-0002.jpg”] Michael Woods Published August 22, 2026 10:32AM In 2014 I raced in the infamous Tour of Qinghai Lake on a US Continental team called 5hour Energy. From what I understand, the race’s degree of difficulty, and scale, has been dampened. However those pros that did it in the late aughts and early…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/milligan.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published August 22, 2026 10:01AM The investigation into the deaths of two Milligan University cyclists and the injuries of seven teammates is moving into the courts, with new details emerging about the moments before a driver struck the team during a training ride in Tennessee. The driver, 69-year-old John Alexander…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cyclingimages-2025-Vuelta-Stage-21-834952.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published August 22, 2026 05:02AM The Vuelta a España is a grand tour just like the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France, but when it comes to prize money, the three races aren’t even close. The Tour de France remains cycling’s richest and most prestigious race by a wide…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LaufGrvlWrld26_LiveHover_1920x1080.jpg”] The VELO Team Published August 22, 2026 04:00AM The Lauf Gravel Worlds presented by MGrills promises a challenging day of racing across approximately 150 miles and over 10,000 ft of climbing – adventuring through the rural farmlands of Southeastern Nebraska. Catch the full live stream here on Velo! Race Start Time: 7:00am…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/85A_2235.jpg”] Jim Cotton Published August 21, 2026 11:45PM Julian Alaphilippe will not race again. The two-time world champion and Tour de France star confirmed Friday night that he’s retired with immediate effect. The official announcement Friday comes hot off the back of reports Thursday by Wielerflits and L’Equipe that the French great was…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2291290599.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 21, 2026 10:24AM S’annara Grove was provisionally suspended from competition for suspected doping by the International Testing Agency (ITA) on Friday. Grove, who won the 2025 South African road race championships, was in the middle of racing this week’s Tour of Britain Women. She did not start the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2291314367.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated August 21, 2026 10:22AM The Vuelta a España 2026 begins Saturday with a short, technical stage 1 individual time trial through the streets of Monaco. All eyes are on Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič, Wout van Aert, and any rider who can pull off an opening-day upset. Diego Uriarte is…