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  • Slovakia Team Masseur Thrust Into Elite Men’s Worlds Despite Last Competing Nine Years Ago

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2295975246.jpg”] Updated September 26, 2026 05:59PM Ten years ago Slovakia was one of the powerhouses of world championship cycling, with Peter Sagan winning the elite men’s title in 2015, 2016 and 2017. A decade on the gloss has dulled somewhat, with his country having four slots in the elite men’s road race, but…

  • Vollering Outsprints Niewiadoma to Capture First Worlds Rainbow Jersey

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2296692406.jpg”] Updated September 26, 2026 05:59PM Demi Vollering continued her dream season on Saturday, finally taking the rainbow jersey she has spent years dreaming of. The Dutchwoman rode with authority in the elite women’s world championships but also overestimated her strength, going early, being reeled in 23km later and finally ending up in…

  • Huge Crash Takes Down Blasi, Vallières in Women’s Elite Worlds

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2297245161.jpg”] Updated September 26, 2026 11:09AM A bad crash ripped apart the women’s elite Road World Championships on Saturday, bringing down multiple contenders including Paula Blasi and defending world champion Magdeleine Vallières. Blasi, a breakout star of the season and a favorite to compete for rainbow bands, exited the race. Vallieres, her bibs…

  • Video: What Matteo Jorgenson and Kate Courtney Are Riding at Worlds

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/8509734-2-scaled.jpg”] Published September 25, 2026 11:07PM What bikes are USA Cycling’s elite athletes racing at Worlds in Montreal? We’re glad you asked. We caught up with Matteo Jorgenson and Kate Courtney before the elite road races to find out more about their setups. Matteo is on the Cervélo S5 and Kate is on…

  • Ashlin Barry’s Audacious U23 Worlds Win Proves the Power of Aero in Modern Cycling

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2296476951.jpg”] Published September 25, 2026 07:29PM With 30km left of the men’s U23 race at the UCI Road World Championships, it looked as if Ashlin Barry’s fate was sealed. The American phenomenon was off the front with a small group of riders after an audacious move early in the race. With three laps…

  • Colombian Rider Beats Doping Ban With Contaminated Meat Defense

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2240379256.jpg”] Updated September 25, 2026 02:23PM Germán Darío Gómez Becerra is cleared to race again after contaminated meat was shown to have caused his positive test for the anabolic steroid boldenone, the International Testing Agency announced Friday. In what’s a surprise outcome, the Colombian avoided a racing ban by arguing that contaminated meat…

  • Rim Brakes Aren’t Dead (And They Now Clear 40mm Tires)

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ff-1586-studio-1_55546522354_o-Edit.jpg”] Published September 25, 2026 11:59AM “No one was asking us for a new rim brake model in 2026. But we still believe in the value of the simplicity of rim brakes…” And that was it, the start of a new build from Firefly Bicycles and Josh Ogle Design. What if rim brakes…

  • Ashlin Barry Makes History as First American to Win U23 World Championship Title

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2297111274.jpg”] Updated September 25, 2026 12:19PM Ashlin Barry won a nail-biting race Friday to become the first American rider to win the U23 title at the UCI Road World Championships. Barry — celebrating his 19th birthday — held firm over the final climb of the Voie Camillien-Houde (1.7km à 7.7%) on the bell…

  • Shimano Breaks Pedal Compatibility, Canyon’s Handlebar Surprise, and Finding Ride Motivation | Velo Podcast

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Velo-Podcast-thumbnail-website-1.jpg”] Published September 25, 2026 09:00AM Table of Contents •Get right to the audio episode! The Velo Podcast wouldn’t happen without subscribers. We’re offering listeners of the show a special 25% discount on an Outside+ membership. Enter the code velopod at checkout to score these savings, and thank you for your support! This…

  • Spanish Team Car Goes Airborne, Coach Kicked Out of Montréal Worlds

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanish-team-car.jpg”] Updated September 25, 2026 05:30AM Benjamín Noval flew up the road to win the junior road worlds title Thursday and a Spanish team car briefly did the same. A stunning spectator’s video shows the lead sport director’s car barreling downhill behind Noval at a high rate of speed late in the 134km…