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  • Spur of Moment Decision Sees Unexpected Last Race for Il Lombardia Winner Seixas

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-2299539056.jpg”] Updated October 10, 2026 03:55PM Paul Seixas has had a stunning second year as a pro rider and while his road season is at an end following his stomping win in Il Lombardia, he’s got one more fixture in mind. The upcoming superstar of the sport travelled four hours from Lombardy to…

  • Sublime Seixas Becomes Youngest-Ever Winner of IL Lombardia with Huge Solo Move

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-2299528981.jpg”] Updated October 10, 2026 11:31AM Paul Seixas further underlined his staggering talent with an assured win at Il Lombardia, taking the first Monument win of his career and becoming the youngest-ever winner. The 20 year old drove forward with 19.2km to go to drop most of the other big contenders on the…

  • ‘People Are Dying’: Riders Delay Il Lombardia in Rare Public Protest Over Safety

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-2299488309.jpg”] Updated October 10, 2026 07:23AM The riders have had enough, and the bunch delayed Il Lombardia for five minutes Saturday morning to demand safer roads after another ugly week of vehicles getting onto race courses. World champion Brandon McNulty and European champion Remco Evenepoel stood at the front as the peloton held…

  • Marianne Vos Wins UCI Gravel Worlds, Gomez Villafañe Sixth, Heavy Crash Mars Race

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-2175984981.jpg”] Updated October 10, 2026 07:15AM Marianne Vos claimed a second UCI Gravel World Championship title Saturday in Nannup, Australia, winning solo after a showdown with Rosa Klöser as U.S.-based gravel star Sofia Gomez Villafañe finished sixth. A heavy crash involving Geerike Schreurs and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio overshadowed the race. “This victory really means…

  • ‘I Feel Pretty Pissed Off’: UCI Under Fire for Last Minute Rule Change

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-22305567.jpg”] Published October 9, 2026 03:02PM Cycling’s governing body the UCI has caused controversy before with what riders and teams have said are unfair regulations. It is once more in the firing line Friday, with past Australian champion Peta Mullens accusing it of an unfair last minute rule change. Mullens, who was Australian…

  • Tiffany Cromwell, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio Call It a Career at Gravel Worlds after 17-Years in the Peloton

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-2197032911.jpg”] Updated October 9, 2026 11:33AM Two standout racers are set to hang up their wheels this weekend, ending their professional careers at the UCI Gravel Worlds in Nannup, Western Australia. Both Tiffany Cromwell and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio are saying goodbye after 17 seasons in the pro peloton. They both began with the Lotto…

  • Cycling is Cheap, $6,500 Wheels, and the Mistakes We Remember Making | Velo Podcast

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Velo-Podcast-thumbnail-Velo.jpg”] Published October 9, 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…

  • Brutal Video Shows Four Cyclists Riding Over Thomas Silva’s Legs After Crash

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/silva-crash-piemonate.jpg”] Updated October 9, 2026 07:13AM Thomas Silva crashed at the final corner of Gran Piemonte on Thursday and four riders rode over him in the latest harrowing scene from a bruising week of racing in Italy. Roadside footage captured by a fan shows the XDS-Astana rider screaming in pain as the peloton…

  • Are Modern Bikes Too Safe? We Got a Reader Bike Build That Brings Sketchy Back.

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Sketchy-Bike-Cover.jpg”] Published October 9, 2026 03:26AM We got an email the other day from a reader we couldn’t ignore. “Bikes are now better than ever—I should be so happy,” he said, “yet I wasn’t.” Bikes are too good! Now that is a zag I would like to hear more about. What Trayl Slayr…

  • Testing 6 Completely Different Gravel Bikes Head to Head to Find the Future of Gravel

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo-cdn.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/DSC00209.jpg”] Updated October 8, 2026 01:50PM Have you taken a look at the state of gravel cycling recently? It’s evolving faster than anyone can keep up, and so are the bikes. So we got to thinking, with the choices more varied than ever, what is the future of gravel bikes exactly? Levy, Josh,…