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  • Teenage Sensation Seixas Denies Ayuso, Almeida in Battle of Cycling’s Rising Stars

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2262495616.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated February 19, 2026 12:04PM French sensation Paul Seixas blasted to his first pro victory and into the leader’s jersey in a spicy, tactical battle between the stars of tomorrow at the Volta ao Algarve. The teenage prodigy beat back pre-race favorites Juan Ayuso and João Almeida on the Cat.…

  • Another Close Call for New American Cycling Team, Tire Blowout Causes Crash

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/milanwin.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated February 19, 2026 10:25AM Modern Adventure Pro Cycling lit up the UAE Tour with a long, 174m breakaway Thursday that was caught within sight of the finish line in a crash-marred stage as the new American cycling team continues to chase its first win. Stefan De Bod was part…

  • Evenepoel Collapse a Red Flag or Just a Bad Day?

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/25.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated February 19, 2026 03:34AM Remco Evenepoel and his fairytale start to 2026 ended bitterly on the steepest climb so far this season at the UAE Tour. Does the stinging time loss on Wednesday on the kind of climb he’ll be facing off against Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard later…

  • Tadej Pogačar Is Getting a VIP Security Detail for His Training Rides

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Copy-of-Copy-of-VLAB.jpeg”] Jim Cotton Updated February 19, 2026 03:48AM Tadej Pogačar is getting his own security detail for training rides. Speaking to this week to Spanish outlet AS, UAE Emirates-XRG sport manager Joxean Fernández Matxin revealed his super team is taking radical steps to ensure the safety of its prime asset. “Now, what we…

  • ‘You Signed Up for This’: Mike Woods Confronts the Hard Truths of Being a Privateer

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/4SC.VENTUM.MIKEWOODS.SANTAVALL-16-scaled.jpg”] Michael Woods Updated February 18, 2026 03:21PM When I look in my garage, I feel like I am looking at an episode of “Hoarders: The Mountain Sports Edition.” Crampons, bike computers, ski boots, and USB charging cables of every variety are strewn about. Lifting up some shipping receipts often reveals a set…

  • Are Cycling’s Mega Contracts Worth It? Crunch Time for Ayuso, Onley and Other Big Money Deals

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/9.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated February 18, 2026 07:53AM The over-the-top 2025-26 transfer season delivered some of the richest contracts and deal-busting moves the peloton has ever seen as cycling edges into a more soccer-like era of endless money. Call it cycling’s galácticos moment. From Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe to Lidl-Trek to a reloaded Decathlon and…

  • Evenepoel Cracks on Killer New Climb as Tiberi Takes Control of UAE Tour

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Copy-of-VLAB-2.jpeg”] Jim Cotton Updated February 18, 2026 08:36AM Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) rode a long and painful time trial up the brutal Jebel Mobrah climb to win stage 3 of the UAE Tour and move into the lead of the race. Isaac del Toro (UAE Emirates-XRG) finished second on the sprawling, sunbaked summit…

  • Not Even Visma-Lease a Bike Can Keep Up with UAE’s Massive Budget

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/VLAB-3.jpeg”] Jim Cotton Updated February 18, 2026 02:00PM It’s a sure sign that cycling’s super team era is rocketing to a new dimension when one of the peloton’s most successful teams needs more cash to stay competitive. Wielerflits broke the news this week that Visma-Lease a Bike is hunting new sponsors to fund…

  • Trek and Specialized Get Colorful with Limited Edition Paint

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026_P1_ICON_1st_50th_Lifestyle_DS_Downtube.jpg”] Josh Ross Updated February 18, 2026 10:08AM Paint on high-end bikes is unfortunately too often best described as drab. Trek and Specialized are bucking that trend with a slate of limited edition bikes that celebrate color. While these releases have nothing to do with each other, they share a common enemy in…

  • Shimano Granted Self-Tightening Shoe Patent

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Patent-Watch-Self-Tightening-Cycling-Shoes.png”] Jessie-May Morgan Updated February 18, 2026 10:50AM Just when we thought the bike industry had reached peak electronic integration, a perusal of the patents proves us wrong with a pair of shoes that feel like they could have been pulled right out of “Back to the Future.” Control of everything from drivetrains…