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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285185591-1.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 2, 2026 07:13AM Believe it or not, even Tour de France dominator Tadej Pogačar gets tired sometimes. Speaking to Sportal this weekend, cycling’s KOM-crushing, history-bothering superstar revealed the devastating decompression he experiences in the aftermath of a three-week race. “Sometimes I’d lock myself in a room and not…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z8A_4376.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 2, 2026 07:15AM The UCI jury made its presence felt at the first opportunity at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. The governing body went into sanction frenzy after stage 1 of the race on Saturday and dished out a total of 2,750 CHF ($ 3,400 USD)…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2288605519-scaled.jpg”] Andy McGrath Updated August 1, 2026 05:24PM Lorena Wiebes is the winning machine that her sprinting rivals seem powerless to stop. For the last two seasons, the SD Worx-Protime rider is the most prolific victor, a bunch sprint master blaster – and she has improved her versatility and endurance over the years.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2288596533.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published August 1, 2026 03:06PM Remco Evenepoel showed off the form which recently propelled him to second overall in the Tour de France, winning a record fourth Clasica San Sebastian title with a flourish on Saturday. The Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe rider faced a panicked moment plus a nervous chase…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2287881159.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated August 1, 2026 11:39AM Lorena Wiebes won the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift on Saturday, further underlining her status as the best sprinter in the sport, but she had to work hard for the maillot jaune. Weibes came under pressure in the hilly finale…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SI202607310234.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated August 1, 2026 10:23AM The FDJ United – Suez team of Demi Vollering and Kate Courtney has been given extra heft by the addition of Red Bull as a major partner to the team, with the new collaboration being announced Saturday. Coinciding with day one of the Tour de…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Tour-de-France-Femmes-Stage-2-Profile-2026.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published August 1, 2026 09:14AM Stage 2, Aigle to Genève 147.9km / 1,750m  Stage 2 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, at least on paper, is one for the sprinters, but they’ll have to earn it. The rolling route from Aigle to Geneva features five categorized climbs, though…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-31-at-19.08.30.jpeg”] Julia Dowd Andy McGrath Updated August 1, 2026 08:52AM Kate Courtney has already got her arms up in the air as a newly-minted FDJ United-Suez rider, even while being deep in “learning mode” about road racing after her pivot from mountain biking. The American is immersing herself in European bike racing culture.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TDFF-TOP-DOGS-COVER.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated August 1, 2026 02:32AM The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is underway, and to get you primed on who will be creating the action over the next nine days, we have power-ranked the 25 most important women of the 2026 race. In cycling, it isn’t always clear how…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MAMIL-Tour-de-France-Femmes-Riders.jpg”] The VELO Team Published August 1, 2026 01:59AM What happens when a strong amateur cyclist goes on a training ride with a professional women’s pro tour team? OutsideTV‘s Chris Leavell found out the hard way — and the result is one of the most honest, entertaining looks at the gap between “pretty…