Pro Cycling Pulse

Decathlon CMA CGM is executing a long-term plan to become a cycling powerhouse through parallel investments in its men's and women's programs.

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The 2026 Tour de France hit a record 43.227 kph average, topping last year's mark, yet equipment upgrades, doubled carbohydrate intake, shorter stages, and elite recovery tech like Pogačar's 88% sleep score explain the gains without invoking doping.

The 2026 women's Tour features 18,795m of climbing across nine stages from Lausanne to Nice.

• Stage 4 TT (21km): Early GC decider with the 1.8km...

Course deterioration forced cancellation of Whitefish’s seventh annual Last Best Ride gravel event just days before its July 26 start.

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• Swiss Grand Départ across three Romandie stages brings rolling hills and early GC opportunities before France
• 21 km Dijon time trial with Lacets...

The UEC Mountain Bike European Championships arrive in Monteceneri, Switzerland from July 30 to August 2, 2026, featuring XCO, XCC and XCR events with...

Pogačar claimed his fifth yellow jersey, matching Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault and Induráin while shattering Alpe d’Huez and Butte Montmartre KOM...

Tadej Pogačar and UAE Team Emirates meet Tuesday to decide on targeting the 2026 Vuelta a España, with an announcement expected in about a week or ten...

• Champion's parade: Pogačar cruises to a record-tying fifth title with a 6:26 lead over Evenepoel after 20 stages, set to join Anquetil, Merckx,...

Latest episode covers key gravel and road topics:

• Unbound drama and BWR podium results discussed
• Concerns raised over bike racing fading
• 32-inch wheel debate takes center stage

Gravel events are expanding rapidly into remote and varied terrains, signaling a true global boom.

• Iceland's Rift Abyss launched its first 330k...

• Tadej Pogacar won his fifth Tour de France title, with Jonas Vingegaard tested at 2 a.m. and Pogacar at 5 a.m. on July 19 before stage 15.
• The UCI...

In 1947 Bill Mills staged the first Anglo-French stage race to cross the Channel, backed by the News Chronicle and aimed at readying Britain for the...

Mountain biking's landscape shows parallel progress in safety, industry talk, and elite competition.

• Safety leap: POC's Barocon Carbon full-face...

Liv AlUla Jayco sends a stage-hunting squad to the Tour de France Femmes with no overall GC focus.

• Mackenzie Coupland debuts at 20 after her...

Amazon Armed Forces Cycling Classic in Arlington earned a shoutout on NBC's Tour de France broadcast as ASO explores a potential ownership deal....

Primož Roglič will leave Red Bull at the end of 2026 after completing his three-year deal, with Bahrain Victorious emerging as a potential...

Cyclingnews is rolling out full Tour de Pologne 2026 coverage with race reports, results, photo galleries, news, and analysis.

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