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Pogačar Labels Shimano Neutral Service Bikes ‘Wheelbarrows’ after Roubaix Drama
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270504018-1.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 15, 2026 08:44AM Tadej Pogačar got “spaghetti legs” and was outsprinted by Wout van Aert at Paris-Roubaix after he pedaled a “wheelbarrow” across the heinous pavé. At least, that’s how the UAE Emirates superstar described his wild ride through the Hell of the North on Sunday in quotes…
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Call It a Comeback: Phinney Targets Track Selection for USA Cycling at LA Olympics
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2-1.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 15, 2026 01:17AM Taylor Phinney is back. No, not back on the gravel. Not on the road, either. The beloved U.S. racer revealed he’s back training on the velodrome in an audacious quest to race Team Pursuit at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028. “NEVER IN A…
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Paris-Roubaix Power Analysis: Wout van Aert’s Dream Day on the Cobbles
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/POWER-ANALYSIS-paris-roubaix.png”] Zach Nehr Published April 14, 2026 10:51AM With 200 meters to go in Paris-Roubaix, Wout van Aert knew exactly what to do. He had practiced the sprint over and over again in his dreams. On the banking of the Roubaix Velodrome, Van Aert launched his sprint with all the years of pain…
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Buying a Gravel Bike? These Are Our Expert Picks
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Velo-Buyers-Guide-Gravel-BIkes.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated April 14, 2026 11:19AM Table of Contents •Best Overall Gravel Bike•Best Budget Gravel Bike•Best Value Gravel Bike•Best Gravel Race Bike•Best aero gravel bike•Best Adventure Gravel Bike•Best Gravel Bikepacking Bike•Best All-road Gravel Bike•How to choose the right gravel bike If you already have an idea of bikes and just want…
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Three-Time World Champion Sentenced in Domestic Abuse Case
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2196312571.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 14, 2026 05:22AM Óscar Freire, the three-time road cycling world champion from Spain, avoided more serious charges in an alleged domestic abuse case involving his wife. According to media reports in Spain, Freire was sentenced to nine days of house arrest and a judge issued a restraining order…
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Spotted at Paris Roubaix: 35mm Tires, Mountain Bike Derailleurs, and More Cobbles Tech
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CAuldPhoto-2026-Roubaix-3337.jpg”] Will Tracy Published April 13, 2026 04:09PM Paris-Roubaix is one of the most anticipated races each year for its hectic, unpredictable racing — but it’s also a treat for fans of bike tech. The race’s punishing cobblestone roads test equipment unlike any other race, and although the bikes have become more standard…
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Tire Width Was The Buzz at Paris-Roubaix — UCI Was Checking This Instead
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ucihoriuzonta.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 13, 2026 11:51AM The buzz in the Paris-Roubaix paddock on Sunday was all about the super-wide tires that Tadej Pogačar and others were racing on. Teams rolled out meaty 35mm tires to ease the pain on the most brutal race of the year. But the UCI tech police…
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LeBron’s Curse, Tadej’s Tires, and More Paris-Roubaix Randoms You Might Have Missed
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Copy-of-next-in-line-2.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 13, 2026 05:53AM Paris-Roubaix, it’s a race of a thousand narratives. Every rider who makes it across the gnarled cobblestones and into the ancient velodrome has tales to tell after the Hell of the North. And away from the bikes, the hype of “The Queen of the Classics”…
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Van der Poel Sunk by Pedal Fiasco and Punctures at Paris-Roubaix
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/horitzonalMVP.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 12, 2026 04:57PM Mathieu van der Poel saw his bid for a fourth straight Paris-Roubaix implode in a cascade of mechanicals and bad choices at the race’s most decisive moment Sunday. The Alpecin-Premier Tech leader punctured on the Arenberg Forest, the brutal 2.3km trench that often decides the…
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Brutal Roubaix Left Pogačar with Spaghetti Legs as Rival Outfoxes Him
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270600273.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published April 12, 2026 03:27PM Tadej Pogačar appeared deflated at the end of Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, his face marked by dust, sweat and effort, and he initially declined to clarify if he would ride the race again. He had just been outsprinted by Wout Van Aert inside the hallowed velodrome,…