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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/space-cyclist-nasa.jpg”] Updated October 1, 2026 03:51AM Most retired cyclists settle for a new challenge like taking on gravel or becoming a TV commentator. Christina Birch is heading for orbit. The former U.S. national team track cyclist and 11-time national champion has been named pilot of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 mission to the International Space…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2291147301.jpg”] Updated September 30, 2026 02:06PM Bahrain Victorious rider Alberto Bruttomesso has been provisionally suspended by Italy’s National Anti-Doping Tribunal over alleged anti-doping rule violations. The tribunal followed a request from the national anti-doping prosecutor to suspend the 22-year-old Italian, according to an update issued by NADO Italia on Wednesday. Bahrain Victorious moved…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mcnulty-pogacar-worlds.jpg”] Updated October 1, 2026 04:49AM Brandon McNulty might be carrying water bottles next season racing in the rainbow jersey, and he’s just fine with that. Everything changed for McNulty when he won UCI road world championships Sunday in Montréal, but it won’t change his role of helping Tadej Pogačar. “While I’m honored…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/DSC_6266-Edit-2.jpg”] Published September 30, 2026 07:00AM Pros Modern progressive fit (if you want it) Unapologetic aero focus Exceptional momentum retention Straight line stability Stiff pedaling platform Distinct, aggressive aesthetic Stack adjustability without a saw Cons Relatively heavy Very stiff front end Factor One specs Specification Details Frameset Factor One Drivetrain SRAM RED XPLR…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2297381755-scaled-e1790725138588.jpg”] Updated September 29, 2026 06:11PM Around the start paddock at the 2026 UCI Road World Championships, they were everywhere: cutting-edge bike shoes with… laces. While the vast majority of cycling shoes released in recent years use twistable Boa dials and other innovative quick-adjusting closure systems, a surprising number of the world’s best…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2297523899.jpg”] Updated September 29, 2026 11:57AM Brandon McNulty is still coming down from the high of winning the UCI Road World Championships on Sunday. After a wild night celebrating with Team USA riders and staff, it’s back to his day job with UAE Emirates-XRG. McNulty will debut his freshly minted rainbow jersey at…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2289128775-scaled-e1790695103514.jpg”] Updated September 29, 2026 09:23AM Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney will ride for Lidl-Trek from 2027. The 32-year-old superstar and her incoming team confirmed a two-year deal Tuesday in a bombshell announcement that will tilt the landscape of the women’s peloton. Niewiadoma-Phinney, a former winner of the Tour de France Femmes, has consistently proven she’s…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mcnulty-team-usa-worlds.jpg”] Published September 29, 2026 04:46AM Brandon McNulty ended a 33-year American drought by winning the elite men’s UCI Road World Championship, but this was an emphatic Team USA victory. When McNulty blasted clear with 32km to go in Montréal, Team USA deployed perfect tactics as the sport’s biggest names tried in vain…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pog-scar-2.jpg”] Updated September 29, 2026 05:35AM Tadej Pogačar is so desperate to race his “home” European championships in Ljubljana on Sunday that he’s putting pressure on his team to allow it. At least, that’s according to reports from El País. The Spanish paper reported Monday that Pogačar called the medic who operated on…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2296910375-scaled.jpg”] Published September 28, 2026 02:12PM When I wrote a preview article that named Brandon McNulty as one of the favorites for the UCI Road World Championships in Montreal, I didn’t think it was actually possible. Of course, McNulty was a previous winner of the GP Montreal, as well as a rider in…