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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2274727681-1.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated May 10, 2026 05:45AM The toll of Saturday’s Giro d’Italia fall claimed another name on Sunday when one of the big pre-race favorites, Adam Yates, was a non-starter. Yates came down in a mass pileup with 23km to go, the crash starting when UAE Emirates-XRG teammate Marc Soler slid…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2275312785.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated May 9, 2026 02:13PM Jonas Vingegaard may ultimately have missed out on an early opportunity for a stage win and race leadership, but his Giro d’Italia GC rivals had a clear sign of his form and intent in a stage 2 showdown Saturday. The three-time Grand Tour winner showed…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2275313300.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated May 9, 2026 10:21AM Jonas Vingegaard and two other breakaway companions threw away a stage winning opportunity on stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday. The trio was denied by the peloton and by the Uruguayan rider Thomas Silva after they played cat and mouse in the finale.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 9, 2026 10:26AM The Giro d’Italia was rocked by a huge crash Saturday on stage 2 of the race. Around 20 riders came down on rain-slicked tarmac as the peloton zoomed through a fast bend 22km from the finish of the second stage through Bulgaria. The group fell…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2275299501-scaled-e1778332615460.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 9, 2026 07:31AM Swiss micro-climber Petra Stiasny (Human Powered Health) made history Saturday at La Vuelta Femenina by becoming the first woman to win on the notorious summit of the Angliru. The 24-year-old tamed the brutal summit on La Vuelta’s 7th and final stage as Paula Blasi (UAE ADQ)…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/3418d6dc-1c64-4f22-ac72-9a5b2bfbe9c4.jpg”] Michael Woods Updated May 9, 2026 12:49AM Choosing a tire for a gravel race is like picking handles for your kitchen cabinets. Both come in a range of sizes, textures, and styles. People can go on ad nauseam about their philosophies regarding both. However, until you have renovated a kitchen or raced…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Z8B_7121-3-scaled.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated May 8, 2026 02:02PM With each passing day, more controversy seems to arise around last week’s Traka Adventure, a 560-kilometer event around Girona, Spain. The event, the longest of The Traka gravel options — which the organizers claim is not a race — has been marred by several scandals…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2275183127-scaled.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 8, 2026 10:34AM Anna van der Breggen showed the Gen-Zs how it’s done with a masterclass solo victory on stage 6 of La Vuelta Femenina. The 36-year-old comeback queen powered away from 23-year-old Paula Blasi and 21-year-old Marion Bunel on the first summit finish of La Vuelta on Friday…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Van-Schip-Cover-Image.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated May 8, 2026 01:27PM Once again, the Dutch cyclist and aerodynamicist Jan-Willem van Schip has been disqualified from a UCI event due to an illegal position on the bike. This is another instance in a growing list of technology-based sanctions against Van Schip, who has become a bastion for…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/giro-crash.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated May 8, 2026 09:36AM Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) won a drastically reduced sprint after a huge pileup marred the final of the first stage of the Giro d’Italia. The young Frenchman was one of only around 10 riders who were in front of a mass crash in the final…