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  • Parents of Finlay Tarling pay emotional tribute to their son, GoFundMe created to help future cyclists

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2234015375-1.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated August 16, 2026 03:58PM The parents of Finlay Tarling have commented on the tragic loss of their son, saying that the tributes paid to him and the well wishes of many have given their family strength at a very difficult time. Michael and Dawn Tarling posted an emotional message…

  • Magnier Magnificent in Hamburg, Joining Star-Studded List of Sprinters

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2290206264.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated August 16, 2026 11:20AM It’s a day for the young riders: just as AJ August did in the Czech Tour, Paul Magnier raced to his own career first in Germany at the ADAC Cyclassics Hamburg. The Frenchman landed his first single-day WorldTour victory Sunday, overpowering Mike Teunissen (XDS Astana…

  • Mission Accomplished: Rising Star AJ August Races in for First GC Victory of His Career

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2290031272.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated August 16, 2026 09:24AM Andrew ‘AJ’ August sealed both his fifth victory this season plus the first general classification triumph of his career on Sunday, rounding out a spectacular campaign in the Czech Tour. The 20-year-old American rider again tussled with closest challenger Alessandro Fancellu on an uphill finish,…

  • The Winning Bikes of the 2026 Leadville 100

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Keegan-Swenson-Leadville-Bike-Cover.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated August 15, 2026 10:09PM The 2026 Leadville 100 MTB race was claimed by two former winners, with Keegan Swenson taking his sixth win and Melisa Rollins winning her second. After years of Leadville bikes stretching the limits of the mountain bike confines, 2026 saw a return to the conventional…

  • Jonas Vingegaard Looks Set to Miss Worlds but Ending Season Early Could Be a Risk

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2285445753.jpg”] Shane Stokes Published August 15, 2026 04:21PM Jonas Vingegaard hasn’t competed since stage 15 of the Tour de France, having suffered a fractured collarbone in a crash. The Dane is recovering from that but the chances of him competing in the world road championships next month in Canada appear to have dropped,…

  • AJ August Wins in Yellow and is Poised for Huge Career Breakthrough at Czech Tour

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2290030858.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated August 15, 2026 02:47PM Continuing on the best season of his career, talented young American Andrew ‘AJ’ August is on the verge of the first GC victory of his pro career after two stomping performances at the Czech Tour. The 20 year old from Rochester, New York grabbed the…

  • Keegan Swenson and Melisa Rollins Take Wins at a Record Setting Leadville 100

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/unnamed-3.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated August 15, 2026 04:45PM Keegan Swenson and Melisa Rollins took wins at the 2026 Leadville Trail MTB 100, with the amended course offering drastically different races for the men and the women. For Rollins, it was a massive come-from-behind victory after crashing early and overhauling the entire elite field…

  • Police Investigating Death of Finlay Tarling as Volta a Portugal Limps Onwards

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2289946636.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated August 15, 2026 02:48PM Portuguese police are working to determine the exact circumstances behind the tragic death of the young Welsh cyclist Finlay Tarling on Friday, with initial reports suggesting the rider may have been struck by a van which prematurely resumed driving before all the riders had passed,…

  • 32-Inch Wheels vs. 20-Pound Hardtails: The Bikes of Leadville

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Anna-Gibson-Santa-Cruz-Blur-9.jpg”] Josh Ross Logan Jones-Wilkins Updated August 14, 2026 05:13PM The Leadville Trail 100 MTB is a race that mountain bikers claim isn’t an actual mountain bike race. What that usually means is bike setups that balance right on the edge of gravel versus mountain bike. Last year, that meant we saw a…

  • 100 Miles of Asphalt, Heat, and Pure Texas Hospitality: Inside the Hotter’N Hell Hundred

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-12-at-1.10.33-PM-e1786632166496.png”] Hotter’N Hell Hundred Updated August 14, 2026 12:45PM The air in downtown Wichita Falls is thick with anticipation—and early morning humidity—long before the sun breaks over the North Texas horizon. As thousands of cyclists pack into the starting grid on Scott Avenue, a quiet focus takes over. Then comes the thunderous boom…