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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/giro-fortnite.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 28, 2026 09:05AM Pro cycling’s quest for engagement in an era of dual screening and doom scrolling has taken the Giro d’Italia virtual. The Italian tour revealed on Monday an intriguing partnership with the global behemoth that is Fortnite, a role-playing computer game. It’s a partnership first for…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/horizontalMille.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published April 28, 2026 02:51AM Cycling’s biggest mystery after Tadej Pogačar blew away everyone at Liège-Bastogne-Liège? It wasn’t why the world No. 1 was wearing a black armband or what power he and Paul Seixas were crushing up La Redoute. No, it was why the UCI slapped a 5,000 Swiss…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Copy-of-Copy-of-pogi-progress-3.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 28, 2026 09:13AM Jonas Vingegaard just vaulted several echelons forward in the Giro d’Italia rankings and he didn’t even turn a pedal. The Dane’s path to victory on debut became even clearer Monday when top rival João Almeida and GC veteran Mikel Landa both pulled out of the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-485181264.jpg”] Michael Woods Published April 27, 2026 02:42PM The last time I raced my bike in California, Donald Trump was a reality TV star, COVID was a name two stoners would consider calling their film-sharing cooperative, and a decent rider could make a living racing their road bike in America. In 2015, I…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gravel-Calendar-Header-2026.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated April 27, 2026 02:33PM In 2026, gravel seems to be at a stabilizing point. As we have knocked off the first stops of all the major series on the calendar, we are getting to the meat of the schedule. Much of it is starting to feel comfortable and familiar.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC04879.jpg”] Jessie-May Morgan Published April 27, 2026 11:45AM Bespoked Show is a celebration of what frame builders can achieve outwith corporate constraints, where designs that might be laughed out the door for their lack of mass market attraction are instead appreciated for the small niche into which they fit perfectly. Not everyone wants…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC_4612.jpg”] Josh Ross Published April 27, 2026 10:34AM Right now, the cycling industry is buzzing about 32-inch wheels. Walking around Sea Otter, it was the only topic that mattered. The products themselves are barely trickling out, but every manufacturer will give you a wink and a nod that something big is coming. Yet,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Copy-of-pogi-progress-2.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated April 27, 2026 02:58PM Tadej Pogačar just set the fastest ever average speed, broke the record time on La Redoute, and reportedly set a historic power PB at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. At 44.43 kph, La Doyenne on Sunday was more than 2kph faster than any other edition in history. Pogačar’s lightning-fast…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/horizonPOG2.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 27, 2026 06:06AM Tadej Pogačar won Liège-Bastogne-Liège. That part didn’t change. What did change Sunday was how deep Pogačar had to go to win. The 19-year-old French phenom Paul Seixas went toe to toe with Pogačar and never flinched. “It was my first Liège-Bastogne-Liège. I really wanted to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Z8D_6130.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated April 27, 2026 02:19AM Tadej Pogačar wore a black armband and pointed to the sky after winning Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday to dedicate his victory to former teammate Cristian Muñoz, who died last week aged 30. Ardennes monument started Sunday with a minute of silence as riders paid tribute to…