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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270993411-2-scaled.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published April 12, 2026 11:31AM Wout van Aert winning Paris-Roubaix — it was the victory that every bike fan was cheering for Sunday, but no one expected to see. The crowd erupted as cycling’s hard-luck Belgian powered into the velodrome alongside Tadej Pogačar. After years of close calls, near misses,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270532885.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated April 12, 2026 11:38AM Franziska Koch (FDJ United – Suez) prevented double celebrations for Visma-Lease a Bike, uncorking a blistering sprint at the end of Paris-Roubaix Women to prevent Marianne Vos from emulating Wout van Aert’s win in the men’s race. The German champion went head to head with…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270514312.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated April 12, 2026 09:43AM Wout Van Aert showed the power of perseverance and dedication on Sunday, outsprinting Tadej Pogačar to finally win Paris-Roubaix after many, many years of trying. The Belgian ripped clear of the front group with just under 55km remaining in the race and was quickly joined…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2209919781.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated April 12, 2026 07:29AM Best together, or better apart? That’s the question many professional riders, pro teams and race fans are asking themselves about Paris-Roubaix Women. For the first time since its introduction in 2021, the race will be held on the same day as the men’s event. Previously…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270492811.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 12, 2026 06:43AM Double distaster struck Sunday for the two favorites at Paris-Roubaix. Tadej Pogačar hit turbulence early at Paris-Roubaix even before reaching the decisive forest of Arenberg. The world champion suffered a mechanical nightmare just moments ahead of the first key decisive phase Sunday, putting him in…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2266984696.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published April 11, 2026 11:37PM Modern Adventure rocks up to the start line on Sunday as one of the surprise teams to race cycling’s most brutal race at Paris-Roubaix. After a solid spring filled with breakaways and podiums, the team snagged a rare first-year invitation to the prestigious monument contested…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/usa-crits-logo.jpg”] The VELO Team Published April 11, 2026 03:23PM The USA CRITS 2026 series kicks off today with the Sunny King Criterium live from Anniston, Alabama! Timetable Pro Women: 4:45 p.m. CDT Pro Men 6:00 p.m. CDT Awards Ceremony: 7:30 p.m. CDT Velo is live streaming all eight USA CRITS races this year.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270301373.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published April 11, 2026 02:18PM Tadej Pogačar roars into Paris-Roubaix on the brink of history, but he’s the first to point out the obvious — he hasn’t won it yet. The world champion has ripped through the 2026 season unbeaten, yet on the eve of cycling’s most brutal one-day race,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270872367.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated April 11, 2026 12:29PM US rider Andrew AJ August landed the most important victory of his career on Saturday, soloing to a classy victory in the Itzulia Basque Country race in Eibar. The 20 year old from Rochester kicked clear of a strong breakaway with just over 12km remaining,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2219140555.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published April 11, 2026 09:40AM Eddy Merckx will find out Sunday if Tadej Pogačar is indeed moving closer to the title of GOAT, something Merckx has been regarded as for many decades, but the Slovenian is far from his biggest concern right now. The 80 year old has been wrestling…