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  • Taking on 350 Muddy Miles at Unbound Gravel XL with the Gates Belt Drive System

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Gates-Belt-Drive-at-Unbound-Thumbnail.png”] The VELO Team Published July 8, 2026 08:00AM Rain, rain, thunderstorms, and then more rain. That’s what awaits ultra-endurance racer Chase McElroy at Unbound Gravel XL, a 350-mile test of mettle through the Flint Hills of Kansas. Unbound, the largest gravel race in the world, is already a challenge enough when dry,…

  • Why This Tour de France Could Mark the Start of the 7w/kg Era

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Z8B_1112.jpg”] Zach Nehr Updated July 8, 2026 04:09AM The numbers are in: 7w/kg is the new 6w/kg. If you were holding 6w/kg for half an hour in the 2010s, you could find yourself on the podium of the Tour de France. Now 6w/kg is the bare minimum for versatile sprinters to survive a…

  • Tadej Pogačar Has Never Been So Far from the Tour de France Yellow Jersey. He’s Loving It.

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2284490533-scaled.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated July 8, 2026 10:57AM Tadej Pogačar is in a giving mood at this Tour de France. And in allowing Torstein Træen to put a chasm between himself and the yellow jersey on stage 4 on Tuesday, Pogačar has given a gift that suits everyone. Because Pogi isn’t worried about…

  • From Beating Cancer to Wearing the Tour de France Yellow Jersey: The Remarkable Ride of Torstein Træen

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Z8A_8572.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated July 7, 2026 03:54PM Torstein Træen captured the maillot jaune at the Tour de France Tuesday, adding to the red leader’s jersey he wore for several stages in last year’s Vuelta a España. But the Norwegian might not even be racing now had he not had an incredible stroke…

  • Spotted: Van der Poel Runs Mountain Bike Derailleur at the Tour de France

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/xtr-1.png”] David Everett Updated July 7, 2026 01:04PM Stage 4 of the Tour de France departed Carcassonne with an aero focus and a surprise piece of mountain bike tech. While 1x chainring setups are nothing new in professional racing — sprinters and classics specialists riding SRAM have used them for several seasons —…

  • American Riders Nearly Pull Off Tour de France Stage Win and Yellow Jersey Double

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285074262.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated July 7, 2026 01:17PM American riders have waited years for another Tour de France stage win and decades for another official yellow jersey. On Tuesday, they nearly landed both. Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost) came within 28 seconds of the yellow jersey and Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) sprinted to second. No…

  • Tour de France Stage 5 Preview: The Sprinters Get Their First True Chance

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/stage-5.jpg”] Jim Cotton Published July 7, 2026 11:39AM Lannemezan – Pau: 158.3km / 1,600m+ The bunch sprinters will wake up with a smile on the morning of stage 5. After four days of TTs and hills, the fastest finishers of the Tour de France will see their chances on a stage that’s almost as flat…

  • Fever Pitch: Negotiations over Paul Seixas Ramp up Even Higher as Another Super Team Confirms Interest

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2284298629.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published July 7, 2026 11:17AM His Tour de France career is only a few days’ old but the hype and hullabaloo around Paul Seixas is ramping up even further. The 19-year-old Frenchman is one of the sport’s hottest properties and the dizzying interest in him is soaring, with multiple WorldTour…

  • Tour de France stage 4: Pedersen Aces Sprint from Breakaway, Træen Scoops Yellow

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2284525577.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated July 7, 2026 12:36PM Mads Pedersen clocked up the third Tour de France stage win of his career and boosted his green jersey prospects with a massive sprint at the end of stage 4, winning into Foix from the break. The Danish rider finished several lengths clear of the…

  • Tour de France Riders Are Using a Secretive New Fueling Solution That Could Blow Endurance Racing Apart

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Z8C_0130.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated July 7, 2026 10:06AM A new fueling revolution might be starting right now at the Tour de France. Riders are trialing the first generation of a world-first lactate energy gel that’s got the potential to blow the limits of athletic performance. Speaking with Velo on Tuesday, ExoLactate co-founder Aitor…