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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/7.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated March 6, 2026 03:05AM Will a shorter Strade Bianche deliver a better race Saturday? After Tadej Pogačar turned the past two editions of the longer, monument-level format into a one-man demolition derby, organizers have shortened the 2026 course. Organizers are hoping to Pogi-proof cycling’s most beautiful race with a…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Propel-Advanced-SL-enviro.jpg”] Josh Ross Published March 5, 2026 07:00PM Today, the fourth-generation Giant Propel is officially launching, and it’s faster and lighter than ever. You already expected that though. The Propel debuted in 2013 and, as described by Giant, was a “sprinter’s dream.” For the last 13 years it’s been the brand’s answer to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1-3.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated March 5, 2026 12:25PM Michael Matthews is getting even worse luck than Wout van Aert. The Aussie fan favorite will miss the next block of racing after he fractured both his wrists in a crash while out training on Thursday. The setback comes not long after “Bling” Matthews missed…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Vingo1.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated March 5, 2026 09:45AM Paris-Nice is back on Sunday, March 8, and so is Jonas Vingegaard in what will be one of the most hotly anticipated debuts of 2026. The grand tour galáctico kickstarts his season Sunday at the “Race to the Sun” after a spell of injury and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Teammachine-SLR-01-Two-cbn-wht-red-glam-11.jpg”] Josh Ross Published March 5, 2026 09:00AM Today BMC is revising a nearly new bike to make it even better and pushing that design to a wide range of affordable price points. If you’ve had your eye on a BMC Teammachine SLR it never looked better than now. It’s surprising because the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/foodfight-5.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated March 5, 2026 11:37AM Should I fuel my ride with “real” food or gunky gels and costly carbohydrate drinks? It’s as hotly debated a topic as “socks over or under tights” and “should I lift weights.” Well obviously, of course you can toss the gels and stuff your pockets…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/pogsixas.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated March 5, 2026 04:44AM Tadej Pogačar debuts the 2026 season pretty much the same way he has the last couple of years, except there’s a new gunslinger in town in the form of French phenom Paul Seixas. For Pogačar, everything else is like a playback loop. He’s coming off…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026worlds.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated March 4, 2026 06:09AM North America’s first race for the rainbow jersey in a decade is on the horizon, and organizers confirmed the final maps, profiles, and race time tables for the 2026 UCI Road World Championships. U.S., Mexican, and Canadian fans only have to wait 200 days for…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/omloop-opening-weekend-podcast.jpg”] The VELO Team Published March 4, 2026 03:28AM Opening weekend in Flanders saw chaos, carnage, and the inevitable, with Omloop first-timer Mathieu van der Poel taking a dominating win and Demi Vollering showing some impressive early-season strength. This episode of the Velo podcast has European editor and race correspondent Andrew Hood breaking down…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1-1.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated March 4, 2026 01:11AM Young Belgian pro cyclist Leander Van Hautegem was the subject of a miracle rescue on Tuesday. The 22-year-old was discovered in a ditch by a passing forest ranger after he crashed heavily in training and suffered “severe concussion,” a collapsed lung, and broken ribs. According…