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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SI202604180256-scaled.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 27, 2026 03:36AM Lorenzo Mark Finn reasserted himself as the king of the under-23s on Wednesday by sealing an emphatic overall victory at the Tour de l’Avenir. The 19-year-old Italian joined a wild roll of honor by winning the prestigious development race that’s anointed multiple Tour de France…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cyclingimages-vuelta-26-Stage-5-835193.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated August 26, 2026 01:24PM Matthew Brennan won his second stage of the Vuelta a España on Wednesday, but the UCI race jury was also busy after some argy-bargy in a frantic sprint finale. Tempers — and elbows — were flying in the intense battle for position in the stage,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2291978736.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published August 26, 2026 11:59AM News flash: Sepp Kuss and “GC Kuss” are so back. Three years after his stunning Vuelta a España victory, America’s most popular grand tour rider is flashing his best climbing legs again — and suddenly he’s back in a fight for the podium. The “Eagle…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2292161871-2-scaled-e1787759811777.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 26, 2026 11:04AM Matthew Brennan proved Wednesday at the Vuelta a España he’s definitely the fastest kid on the block. The 21-year-old Brit made it look easy in the reduced sprint finish of stage 5 of La Vuelta after he saw a royal Visma-Lease a Bike leadout from…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC_6277-2.jpg”] Josh Ross Updated August 26, 2026 10:42AM 1x is the future, and it’s coming to the road very soon. Now that 1×13 systems exist from both Campagnolo and SRAM, 2x is living on borrowed time. I bet you have feelings about that. Some of you will agree, or at least be curious.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2289444268.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated August 26, 2026 07:45AM American Olympic champion Lily Williams will join UAE L’IMAD in 2027 on a two-year deal as the 31-year-old makes the first team switch of her racing career. Williams will leave Human Powered Health after racing her entire road career with the U.S. team to move…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Philadelphia-Cycling-Classic-Preview.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published August 26, 2026 04:52AM The Philadelphia Cycling Classic — one of America’s premier one-day races — returns Sunday with a deep international field racing on its iconic city circuit. After a 10-year absence, the international peloton is back on the mean streets of Philadelphia and reviving a race that…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Vuelta-Espana-2026-Stage-4-6461-scaled-e1787729194447.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 26, 2026 05:28AM Cian Uijtdebroeks finished stage 4 of the Vuelta a España on Tuesday in tears, shrouded in bandages, and staring down the barrel of a second grand tour disaster in two months. The 23-year-old was racing the Vuelta with a trauma to his ankle so bad he…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Tarmac-SL9-S-Level-4.jpg”] Logan Jones-Wilkins Published August 25, 2026 10:00AM Specialized has filled out its Tarmac SL9 line with a range of options from S-Level to Comp builds. All of the three additional spec levels are built off of a slightly cheaper, slightly heavier 10r carbon frame. The S-Level Tarmac SL9, in particular, is a…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2292002434-scaled.jpg”] Jim Cotton Updated August 25, 2026 11:41AM Tadej Pogačar isn’t waiting around to win the Vuelta a España. The Slovenian superstar all-but won La Vuelta on day 4 of the race on Tuesday. Pogi attacked with 50km to go of Tuesday’s explosive mountain stage and blazed like a red-suited rocket across the roof…