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  • Eyeing Roubaix, Powless Bounces Back Following Injury: ‘There’s No Rush like a Bike Race Can Give You’

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2240104629.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated February 14, 2026 05:10PM He accepts he’s some way off his top form but Neilson Powless is hoping an extended stint off the bike could yet see him in pedal-pounding shape for the Ardennes Classics. The American EF Education-EasyPost rider got his season underway Friday on stage one of…

  • Chaos in Spain as Two Events Abandoned Due to Dangerous Winds

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2261595922.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated February 14, 2026 12:34PM High winds in Spain took a heavy toll on racing on Saturday, with one event cancelled and another seriously curtailed because of dangerous conditions. The latter event was stage 2 of the Vuelta a Murcia, which began Saturday in Fortuna but was halted soon after…

  • Major Win for Matthew Riccitello amid Freezing Conditions at Tour de la Provence

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2261629142.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated February 14, 2026 12:15PM Young American rider Matthew Riccitello has scooped the third victory of his career on Saturday, outsprinting Carlos Rodríguez to win stage two of the Tour de la Provence and to grab the overall lead. Riccitello showed off his climbing flair in the finale, matching Ineos…

  • Why Hi-Viz Is Victim Blaming and the Garmin Radar Drafting Hack

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Velo-Pod-Feb-13-Header.jpg”] Josh Ross Published February 13, 2026 01:17PM The early-season racing calendar has delivered all sorts of exciting action from the Middle East and Australia. It’s not for the reasons you’d expect. Forget tactical crosswinds; the peloton is currently at war with the local wildlife. Between a herd of desert donkeys matching race…

  • Tom Pidcock Can’t Deny UAE Domination in Season Debut

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-SKIMO-4.jpeg”] Jim Cotton Updated February 13, 2026 09:32AM Tom Pidcock finished third behind a UAE Emirates 1-2 on Friday as he debuted a season pointing directly at the Tour de France. The Brit launched a late chase behind the rampaging Marc Soler and his following teammate Julius Johansen at the Vuelta a Murcia…

  • Older, Wiser? Why Isaac del Toro Has Points to Prove in 2026

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-SKIMO-4.jpeg”] Jim Cotton Updated February 13, 2026 07:45AM Is Isaac del Toro a one-season-wonder or a legit wunderkind? That’s the narrative that shadows the 22-year-old as he barges into 2026 with a new headline status alongside Tadej Pogačar at his UAE super team. Beginning Monday, Del Toro will be out to show he’s…

  • Older, Wiser? Why Isaac del Toro Has Points to Prove in 2026

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-SKIMO-4.jpeg”] Jim Cotton Updated February 13, 2026 07:45AM Is Isaac del Toro a one-season-wonder or a legit wunderkind? That’s the narrative that shadows the 22-year-old as he barges into 2026 with a new headline status alongside Tadej Pogačar at his UAE super team. Beginning Monday, Del Toro will be out to show he’s…

  • Shock Retirements, Staff Shake-Ups, Departing Stars: What’s Going On at Visma-Lease a Bike?

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/visma.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated February 13, 2026 01:43PM The negative headlines keep pouring in for Visma-Lease a Bike and Jonas Vingegaard. The Dane crashes, gets sick, and scratches his season debut. Wout van Aert breaks an ankle, misses CX worlds, and classics are in doubt. Sepp Kuss abandons sick. GC lieutenant Simon Yates…

  • Pogačar Shared His Power Data for the First Time in Years and He’s Even Better Than You Thought

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Copy-of-Copy-of-SKIMO-3.jpeg”] Zach Nehr Published February 13, 2026 01:18AM When Tadej Pogačar posted his February 11th ride on Strava, our eyes were immediately drawn to the title and caption. “Honest question to all fans…” was how Pogačar began the post before going on to describe a fan interaction in which he was allegedly shown…

  • Paris-Roubaix Officially Changes Name

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/roubaix2026.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated February 12, 2026 10:36AM Paris-Roubaix is undergoing a name change? Well, sort of. ASO let it slip Thursday that Paris-Roubaix — one of cycling’s most sacred and venerable races — will now be called “Paris-Roubaix Hauts-de-France.” That’s how the “Hell of the North” was mentioned in Thursday’s press release…