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  • Should You Ride with Real Food or Energy Gels? 5 Factors to Help You Decide.

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    [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…

  • Why French Phenom Paul Seixas is a New Kind of Threat to Tadej Pogačar

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    [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…

  • North America’s First Road Cycling World Championships in a Decade Will Be Brutal

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    [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…

  • Are the Spring Classics Outcomes Inevitable This Year?

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    [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…

  • Miracle Rescue for Belgian Pro Discovered Cracked and Concussed in a Ditch

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    [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…

  • Van Aert Deflated by Late Puncture in Season Debut as Visma Unearths a New Cobblestone Gem

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2264575669-scaled.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated March 3, 2026 09:53AM Always unlucky Wout van Aert was derailed by a late bike change in his season debut at Le Samyn on Tuesday, but Visma-Lease a Bike might have seen some classics hope nonetheless. The team’s young Norseman Per Strand Hagenens attacked out of the breakaway over…

  • Cervélo Updates the Caledonia All-Road Bike with More Clearance, Hidden Cables, and Lower Weight

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DAY2_SR39_8Y1A6259.jpg”] Will Tracy Published March 3, 2026 09:31AM Not everything needs to be a seismic shift. Cervélo has adopted a mantra of small changes in its bikes in recent years, whether it is the R5 climbing bike that was so subtly updated that hardly anyone noticed it was a new bike when it…

  • Why Visma’s Deadliest Weapon for Taking down Pogačar Could Be a Breathing Sensor

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1-2.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated March 4, 2026 01:37AM Breathing sensors were hyped as potentially “transformational” last year when Visma-Lease a Bike began tinkering with the breakout new training tool. Twelve months later, it seems that Tymewear breath monitors are living up to the enormous expectations. Visma-Lease a Bike’s head of performance Mathieu Heijboer…

  • 8 Fan Favorites We’d Love to See Win a Monument in 2026 (But Likely Won’t Happen)

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/classicsunderdogs.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated March 3, 2026 03:46AM What do monument favorites Wout van Aert, Marianne Vos, and Michael Matthews have in common at the opening of the spring classics? They are the established heavyweights and fan favorites chasing a big spring win that’s starting to feel long overdue. Don’t call it a…

  • Cheap, Mechanical, and 11-Speed: Shimano Tiagra is Back From the Dead

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/tiagrar4000drivetrainimage-Edit.jpg”] Josh Ross Published March 3, 2026 01:00AM Today, Shimano is answering the constant request for budget mechanical shifting with a Tiagra update. The latest Shimano Tiagra R4000 launches at an MSRP of $1,035 and brings with it the latest ergonomics trickled down from Shimano 105—but also, an extra cog. As much as…