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  • Factor’s New TT Bike is Actually Just an Aero Road Bike

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Factor-One-SP-IM_Nice_-_Nick_1-copy.jpg”] Published September 24, 2026 04:59PM Today Factor introduced the Factor ONE SP as a variation of the Factor ONE. The new product is really just an expansion of the existing Factor ONE and it follows the pattern that’s beginning to appear throughout the Factor model lineup with a wide to narrow funnel…

  • The Only Climbing Bike I Kept Over an Aero Bike is 25% Off

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/DSC00039-Edit.jpg”] Published September 24, 2026 02:55PM It is sale season, so discounts are not entirely out of the blue, but a tip just alerted me to a deal on a bike that is genuinely special to me. I have the Scott Addict RC in our best road bikes buyers guide, and it is…

  • Moots Updates Its Routt Gravel Bike for Big Tires and New Geo

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/A33A0251-scaled-e1790218224969.jpg”] Published September 24, 2026 09:00AM Moots has unveiled an updated version of the Routt gravel bike, its flagship off-road offering. Named after the Colorado county where the Steamboat Springs brand is based, the revamped Routt is a progressive gravel bike with bigger tires, more capable geometry, and updated modern features. Overall, the…

  • The World’s Lightest Production Road Bike Is a Perfect Climbing Machine… Almost

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/HERO-SHOT-SELECT-Pink-Door.jpg”] Published September 22, 2026 11:37AM Pros World’s lightest production road frame at just 550g Very stiff frame and wheels, making the power transfer feel nearly instant Weight savings throughout, all the way down to the lack of paint Significantly undercuts comparable bikes on price After 19 hours and 40 minutes in the…

  • Are Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel Arriving Too Late for Montréal Worlds?

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/van-aert-van-der-poel-worlds.jpg”] Updated September 22, 2026 04:37AM Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel are rolling the dice on a late arrival at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Canada. Two of the biggest favorites for Sunday’s elite men’s road race are only scheduled to land in Montréal on Tuesday, giving them…

  • Team USA’s Best Worlds Card Might Not Be Quinn Simmons

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mcnulty-worlds.jpg”] Updated September 21, 2026 03:13PM Quinn Simmons might pack the hype, but Brandon McNulty could be the man who quietly ends the longest drought in American cycling. The United States will bring one of its strongest elite men’s teams in decades into Sunday’s road race at the UCI Road World Championships. Simmons…

  • Sublime Seixas in Glittering Form Prior to Worlds Road Race

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2296271939.jpg”] Updated September 20, 2026 05:02PM Paul Seixas may not have won the time trial at the road world championships on Saturday, but he did himself a lot of favors in terms of the perception of him as a future Tour winner. Still just 19 years of age, he outperformed many TT specialists…

  • Triumph for Gómez Villafañe and Wilson at Life Time Chequamegon MTB Festival

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Life-Time-Grand-Prix-Chequamegon.jpg”] Updated September 20, 2026 05:27AM Sofía Gómez Villafañe reinforced her overall lead in the Life Time Grand Prix series with a gripping lone victory Saturday, holding off a hard-chasing group at the Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival. There was drama in the men’s race too with Matthew Wilson besting the others with his…

  • Vollering and Key Rivals Rev up for Road Worlds Rainbows

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2239179202-1.jpg”] Published September 20, 2026 04:03AM It’s already been a dream season for Demi Vollering but it could become even better if everything goes to plan for her in Montréal. The Dutch star won her second Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift title in early August, adding to wins in the Giro d’Italia…

  • Time Trial Start Times Elite Men and Women: Who Starts When at Montréal Road Worlds?

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-2173735583-scaled.jpg”] Updated September 20, 2026 12:28AM The women’s and men’s elite time trials will put a fast start on the 2026 UCI road world championships on Sunday. Starting Sunday morning with the elite women, the first rainbow jerseys of the Montréal worlds will be at play on a flat, twisting 39.2km course suited…