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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Roubaix-bikes-history-cover.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated April 11, 2026 09:04AM The history of bike tech at Paris-Roubaix is almost as iconic as the racing. For decades, the top pros have been chasing the right mix of speed and durability for the world’s toughest road race. While other areas have been a progression, Paris-Roubaix has a more…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/horizonaPRjuniors.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published April 11, 2026 12:31AM USA Cycling is chasing America’s next breakout star at Paris-Roubaix Juniors this weekend, where raw talent pedals straight onto cycling’s most unforgiving roads. An ambitious American junior national team lines up Sunday for the hardest one-day race on the calendar. A strong ride here can…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Velo-Podcast-thumbnail-4-10-26.jpg”] Josh Ross Updated April 10, 2026 04:00PM Table of Contents •Get right to the audio episode! I went to Taiwan, but the show must go on. While I was away, Mike Levy, Lisa Charlebois, and Logan Jones-Wilkins had plenty to talk about. Predictably, things got heavily focused on gravel tire pressure, but…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2270736351-e1775836925336.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 10, 2026 10:54AM Paul Seixas was made to do it the hard way Friday but didn’t falter in dispatching Florian Lipowitz for his third win in five days at Itzulia Basque Country. The teen prodigy was relentless through the back-half of Friday’s heinous multi-mountain stage and was rewarded…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/usa-crits-logo.jpg”] Will Tracy Published April 10, 2026 09:04AM Velo is your home to watch all eight USA CRITS races live as some of the best crit racers in the US go head to head all spring long. Look for each pro race streaming on the Velo homepage starting Saturday, April 11 with the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/roubaixrcon.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 10, 2026 06:34AM Tadej Pogačar barreled onto the fearsome Arenberg forest during a wild Paris-Roubaix recon ride with a smile plastered across his face. The reigning world champion was like a kid in a playground on cycling’s most horrific roads as UAE Emirates-XRG rode key sectors of Sunday’s…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/FUSION_VAN-RYSEL_AIRBAG-crash-test_5-Edit.jpg”] Josh Ross Published April 10, 2026 04:00AM Today, we are seeing yet another attempt at evolving safety in the professional peloton. This time, the innovation comes from Van Rysel, and what the team is announcing is a fully integrated airbag skinsuit designed specifically for the WorldTour. This is not the first time…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Copy-of-resignation-vs-records-2.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 10, 2026 04:19AM To pull or not to pull, that is the question that’s stalked Mathieu van der Poel in his monument brawls with Tadej Pogačar. Speaking to the media Thursday ahead of the third round of their titan rivalry at Paris-Roubaix, Van der Poel batted back at…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/New-Bike-Tech-Cover-MAAP.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated April 9, 2026 07:01PM PeopleForBikes announces the Trump administration is no longer including bikes in its heavy tariffs The US cycling industry seems poised to finally leave the chaos of the past year and a half of tariff-based socks behind. PeopleForBikes, a US-based cycling advocacy group, has announced that…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Paris-Roubaix.png”] The VELO Team Published April 9, 2026 05:27PM It’s once again Paris-Roubaix season and Velo is your home for your best coverage from the cobbles of Northern France. We’ve compiled audio versions of our best stories about the Hell of the North into one place so you can get ready for the…