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Tadej Pogačar Has a Message to Send in Final Race Before the Tour de France
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2274294752.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated June 15, 2026 07:05AM Tadej Pogačar got to watch the kids play around last week at the Dauphiné, and now The King is Back to set the serious mark for the Tour de France. Pogačar returns to racing with UAE Emirates XRG on Wednesday at the Tour de Suisse…
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Van Aert Infected, Seixas Smashed: 63 DNFs in Race That Threatens Chaos for the Tour de France
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2281084006-scaled-e1781512425259.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated June 15, 2026 11:20AM One hundred fifty-four riders started the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Only 91 of them finished. That’s a brutal DNF rate for a race designed to deliver peak form for the Tour de France. Wout van Aert, Paul Seixas, and Oscar Onley headline the humongous list of aspiring…
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The Most Remarkable Breakthrough of the Dauphiné: Tuckwell Shows Talent and Tenacity
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2281363203.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated June 14, 2026 03:50PM Isaac Del Toro is the standout from the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, winning the final two stages plus the general classification, but an even younger rider has wowed with an even greater breakthrough ride. The Australian Luke Tuckwell is just 21 but finished second to Del Toro…
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New Way to Win a Bike Race: Celebrate Early, Crash, Slide Across Line
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2281544207.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated June 15, 2026 03:17AM There’s a new way to win a bike race: crash across the finish line. Liam Slock of Lotto Intermarché just showed everyone how. The 25-year-old Belgian rider claimed the first professional win Sunday at Switzerland’s GP Gippingen in the wackiest way imaginable. It’s one thing…
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Del Toro Decimates at Dauphiné, Landing Final Stage and Overall Win
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2281542393.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated June 14, 2026 09:57AM Isaac Del Toro completed a double-double at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, taking his second consecutive stage win Sunday and also winning the race overall. The Mexican UAE Emirates-XRG rider attacked the GC favorites 9km from the finish atop the category one climb of the Plateau de…
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Dauphine DNF: Great French Hope Paul Seixas Suffers Summer Setback
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2281523902.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated June 14, 2026 11:05PM Paul Seixas’ hope for a big confidence boost prior to his first Tour de France faltered on Saturday when he crashed heavily, and completely disappeared Sunday when he pulled out of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Seixas had been in a determined mood on Saturday evening, saying…
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Can Matteo Jorgenson Win the Dauphiné? American Best-Placed of the Big Names With One Day To Go
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2281408227.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated June 13, 2026 05:25PM Matteo Jorgenson went into the Tour Auvergne-Rhóne-Alpes as Visma-Lease a Bike’s designated leader. And despite tipped names such as Paul Seixas, Isaac Del Toro, Juan Ayuso all being major contenders, the American is best placed of the big names with just one stage remaining. Jorgenson…
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I Slid like a Toboggan on My Front: Paul Seixas Battered but Saves Race Due to One Kit Choice
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2280720392.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated June 13, 2026 02:21PM Paul Seixas put in a spirited fightback following a major crash on Saturday, crossing the line cut and bloodied, and made clear that one small clothing choice was the key to him remaining in the Tour Auvergne-Rhóne-Alpes. The Frenchman was at one point almost four…
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Dauphiné Stage 7: Del Toro Best but Can’t Reach Yellow, Seixas Digs Deep After Crash and Chase
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2281395692.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated June 13, 2026 09:50AM Isaac Del Toro underlined his storming pre-Tour form with a stirring stage win on day 7 of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on Saturday, triumphing atop the Grand Colombier climb. The Mexican rider drove clear of Matteo Jorgenson and others with 4.2km remaining, bridging to his former…
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I Rode the New Shimano Di2 Groupset for a Year. Here Is Why It Is the Best Gravel Drivetrain on the Market.
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Shimano-GRXTR-cover.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated June 12, 2026 10:52AM Pros Rapid and precise shifting Flexible shifter options, in price and feel Broad range of gearing through a wider range cassette Class leading brakes Cons Poor crankset optionality No stock power meter When Shimano unveiled a slew of off-road Di2 products last June, the general…