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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2278782513-scaled.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 18, 2026 07:44AM Sepp Kuss isn’t slowing down now he’s a husband, father, and owner of stage wins in all three grand tours. Visma-Lease a Bike confirmed Tuesday that Corado’s climbing king will line up for his third grand tour of the season this weekend at the Vuelta…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Berd-Spokes-Cover.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Published August 18, 2026 07:00AM Berd, known for fiber spokes, has launched the Sparrow 50 Gold wheelset. The brand has come with bold claims, arguing the wheels are the lightest and most compliant deep gravel wheel available. While gravel has increasingly adopted the “smooth is fast” motto, perhaps no company embodies…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z8C_5236-2.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated August 18, 2026 03:07AM Mathieu van der Poel is not giving up on his mountain bike dreams, even if pursuing them could put his road world championship ambitions at risk. The Dutch superstar returns to cross-country racing this weekend at the UCI mountain bike World Cup in Les Gets…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Emma-Langley-Ventum-32-Leadville-Bike-13-e1786993649262.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Published August 17, 2026 02:09PM Thirty-two-inch prototypes have officially broken containment. First, it was Scott at Unbound. Then, Ventum brought its to the Leadville 100 MTB. As the calendars start to flip to late summer, the new wheel size has now been tested out in the open at the two…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Keegan-V.-Quinn-Thumb.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Published August 17, 2026 10:19AM The 2026 Leadville Trail 100 MTB was shaping up to be a showdown between two of American cycling’s biggest names: Quinn Simmons and Keegan Swenson. While the highly anticipated Simmons vs. Swenson battle never quite materialized, we caught up with both riders before the 2026…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2274302210.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 17, 2026 09:38AM Andrew “AJ” August is having quite the week. The 20-year-old American signed with team Pinarello-Q36.5 on Monday, just one day after he sealed a breakout pro GC victory at the Czech Tour. August, who hit the WorldTour with Ineos Grenadiers as a junior in 2024,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z8A_2470.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated August 17, 2026 12:33PM Let’s face it, the Vuelta a España probably isn’t going to have much suspense at the top of the GC with Tadej Pogačar back in the race. If recent history is any guide, Pog will show up in Monaco and bulldoze everyone. He will pile…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Z8A_1775-3.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 17, 2026 03:59AM Don’t wait around to see Jonas Vingegaard racing again. Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike confirmed the rumor Monday that the rider has shut down his season and won’t compete again until 2027. The 29-year-old has been sidelined since the middle of July when he crashed…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2285000568-e1786954618878.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated August 17, 2026 02:49AM Paul Seixas casually dropped a bombshell Sunday that could finally put an end to cycling’s biggest transfer rumor — he confirmed he will race with Decathlon CMA CGM in 2027. The 19-year-old French phenom has been at the center of transfer intrigue for months, with…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Z8D_2814.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 17, 2026 09:03AM Helmet safety standards are under the spotlight after the tragic death of Finlay Tarling at the Volta a Portugal. The 19-year-old pro died on Friday after he collided with a vehicle that entered the course and was traveling against the flow of the race. Speaking…