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What's Cool In Road CyclingSat, 05 Sep 2026 16:26:24 +0000en-UShourly1VUELTA’26 STAGE 14: Brenner Beats Buitrago on La Pandera!
https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-a-espana-2026-stage-14-marco-brenner-la-pandera/
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:47:32 +0000PEZ Crewhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-a-espana-2026-stage-14-marco-brenner-la-pandera/RACE REPORT: Marco Brenner beat Santiago Buitrago atop the Sierra de la Pandera to give Tudor its first Grand Tour stage victory, while Enric Mas gained more time on Primož Roglič and Richard Carapaz.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-a-espana-2026-stage-14-marco-brenner-la-pandera/feed/0VUELTA ROADSIDE REVISITED: Bola del Mundo!
https://pezcyclingnews.com/features/roadside-revisited-vuelta-a-espana-2012-bola-del-mundo/
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:01:16 +0000Edmond Hoodhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/features/roadside-revisited-vuelta-a-espana-2012-bola-del-mundo/Back in 2012 the second last stage of the Vuelta also finished on the mythical climb of the Bola del Mondo. Ed Hood and Martin Williamson were there for PEZ, this is the story of their day, with updated big photos.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/features/roadside-revisited-vuelta-a-espana-2012-bola-del-mundo/feed/0VUELTA’26 STAGE 13: Van Aert Finishes Visma Masterclass in Loja
https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-a-espana-2026-stage-13-wout-van-aert-wins/
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:26:01 +0000PEZ Crewhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-a-espana-2026-stage-13-wout-van-aert-wins/RACE REPORT: Wout van Aert claimed his first victory of the 2026 Vuelta a España, beating Valentin Paret-Peintre in Loja after Matthew Brennan helped deliver a Visma | Lease a Bike tactical masterclass.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-a-espana-2026-stage-13-wout-van-aert-wins/feed/0Gear Break: GOAT’s Out – Scott Addict Gravel, Miche Graff RD, CrankPal, DT Swiss x Wahoo, MAAP New Season, ROUVY + Zwift
https://pezcyclingnews.com/technspec-cycling-gear-reviews/gear-break-goats-out-scott-miche-crankpal-dtswiss-wahoo/
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:01:16 +0000Andy Rohrerhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/technspec-cycling-gear-reviews/gear-break-goats-out-scott-miche-crankpal-dtswiss-wahoo/The GOAT is out of la Vuelta, but Gear Break goes on…we’ve got the new Scott Addict Gravel, new wheels from Miche, a predictive maintenance tool for shops and riders, new DT Swiss speed sensor with Wahoo, New Season kit from MAAP, and a Rouvy+ Zwift partnership.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/technspec-cycling-gear-reviews/gear-break-goats-out-scott-miche-crankpal-dtswiss-wahoo/feed/0Seeing the Light — Twice: POVEC C1 Sunglasses Review
https://pezcyclingnews.com/technspec-cycling-gear-reviews/povec-c1-electrochromic-cycling-sunglasses-review/
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:01:24 +0000Mike Feehttps://pezcyclingnews.com/technspec-cycling-gear-reviews/povec-c1-electrochromic-cycling-sunglasses-review/The $249 POVEC C1 Performance Sunglasses use electrochromic technology to switch between lighter CAT 2 and darker CAT 3 tint in about one second. We tested them on fast group rides, a 117-mile road day and Bend singletrack to find out whether instant, on-demand tint adjustment is genuinely useful—or just another cycling gadget.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/technspec-cycling-gear-reviews/povec-c1-electrochromic-cycling-sunglasses-review/feed/0VUELTA’26 STAGE 12: Young Gun Omrzel Conquers Calar Alto!
https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-a-espana-2026-stage-12-jakob-omrzel-calar-alto/
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:43:14 +0000PEZ Crewhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-a-espana-2026-stage-12-jakob-omrzel-calar-alto/RACE REPORT: Young Slovenian Jakob Omrzel scored his first Grand Tour stage victory on the Calar Alto summit, while Enric Mas attacked the GC favourites and strengthened his hold on the Vuelta’s red jersey. Video-Photos-Action]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-a-espana-2026-stage-12-jakob-omrzel-calar-alto/feed/0EUROTRASH: Let’s Talk About Crashing
https://pezcyclingnews.com/eurotrash/eurotrash-cycling-crash-culture-vuelta-mas-pedersen-tour-of-britain/
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:00:57 +0000Mike Feehttps://pezcyclingnews.com/eurotrash/eurotrash-cycling-crash-culture-vuelta-mas-pedersen-tour-of-britain/This week's cycling news roundup opens with a hard look at cycling's habit of romanticizing crashes and recoveries, arguing the sport's rising injury toll — laid bare by the Vuelta's brutal eighth stage — deserves a culture shift, not more thumbs-up-from-the-hospital-bed photos. On the racing side: Lewis Askey wins Tour of Britain's opening stage in Lincoln; Enric Mas holds a 1:18 Vuelta lead over Roglič heading into a decisive final week built around a Jerez time trial; Mads Pedersen exits the Vuelta with illness, boosting van Aert's green jersey hopes; and Mathias Vacek takes the ZLM Tour's opening TT. Plus Mike's brutal "Egan Ride" and a POVEC sunglasses video.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/eurotrash/eurotrash-cycling-crash-culture-vuelta-mas-pedersen-tour-of-britain/feed/0OUTERLINE: Pogačar’s Vuelta Crash Changes Everything
https://pezcyclingnews.com/features/pogacar-vuelta-crash-f1-streaming-youth-sports/
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:32:35 +0000THE OUTER LINEhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/features/pogacar-vuelta-crash-f1-streaming-youth-sports/Tadej Pogačar’s crash and Vuelta abandonment ended the air of inevitability surrounding the race and opened the door for Enric Mas, Oscar Onley, Félix Gall and Primož Roglič. This week, The Outer Line also examines Formula 1’s Apple TV audience, the growing cost of youth sports, Philadelphia’s cycling comeback and the women emerging as Montréal Worlds contenders.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/features/pogacar-vuelta-crash-f1-streaming-youth-sports/feed/0Leadville 100 Altitude Nutrition: 3 Things Riders Often Miss
https://pezcyclingnews.com/cycling-training-nutrition-recovery-pez-toolbox/leadville-100-altitude-nutrition/
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:01:29 +0000Alex Winnickihttps://pezcyclingnews.com/cycling-training-nutrition-recovery-pez-toolbox/leadville-100-altitude-nutrition/Racing the Leadville Trail 100 MTB at 10,000 feet requires more than fitness and a solid race-day fueling plan. Sports dietitian Alex Winnicki explains how iron status, deliberate hydration and carefully tested supplements may help riders adapt to altitude and perform at their best.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/cycling-training-nutrition-recovery-pez-toolbox/leadville-100-altitude-nutrition/feed/0VUELTA’26 Stage 10: Tronchon Stuns Van Aert and Nys
https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-2026-stage-10-bastien-tronchon/
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:17:16 +0000PEZ Crewhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-2026-stage-10-bastien-tronchon/Bastien Tronchon delivered a major surprise on Stage 10 of the 2026 Vuelta a España. The 24-year-old Frenchman survived a chaotic finale before outsprinting Magnus Cort, Thibau Nys and Wout van Aert in Elche de la Sierra. Video-Photos-Action]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-2026-stage-10-bastien-tronchon/feed/0John’s 2026 Tour de France Photo Gallery: Part Deux
https://pezcyclingnews.com/pelopic/tour-de-france-2026-photo-gallery-thonon-paris/
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:00:28 +0000John Thomsonhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/pelopic/tour-de-france-2026-photo-gallery-thonon-paris/John Thomson’s Tour de France 2026 Photo Gallery Part 2 moves from Remco Evenepoel’s victorious Thonon-les-Bains time trial to the Tour finale on Montmartre. See Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock and the stars of the Tour—plus the people, art and atmosphere surrounding the race.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/pelopic/tour-de-france-2026-photo-gallery-thonon-paris/feed/0EUROTRASH: The Arc of Primoz Roglic
https://pezcyclingnews.com/eurotrash/cycling-news-pogacar-crash-vuelta-roglic-chances-eurotrash/
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:01:27 +0000Mike Feehttps://pezcyclingnews.com/eurotrash/cycling-news-pogacar-crash-vuelta-roglic-chances-eurotrash/In this cycling news roundup: Tadej Pogačar's brutal stage 8 crash and abandon has thrown the Vuelta a España wide open, handing Primož Roglič a real shot at a fifth title with Enric Mas now in red. Elsewhere, Tom Pidcock produced one of the rides of the year to storm from the fifth row of the grid to a second mountain bike world title, dedicating the win to the late Finlay Tarling as Mathieu van der Poel faded to 30th. Alex Aranburu soloed to Bretagne Classic glory, Philadelphia's revived Classic delivered thrilling sprints for both fields, and we chart Wout van Aert's rollercoaster 2026 season.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/eurotrash/cycling-news-pogacar-crash-vuelta-roglic-chances-eurotrash/feed/0Gear Break: Fall’s nigh – CYBERSIGHT Zenith, Garmin CIRQA, VAN Rysel Gravel, POC Cytal Mags, Pinarello F-Series, Wilier Urta Ultimate
https://pezcyclingnews.com/technspec-cycling-gear-reviews/gear-break-cybersight-garmin-narysel-poc-pinarello-wilier/
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:01:14 +0000Andy Rohrerhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/technspec-cycling-gear-reviews/gear-break-cybersight-garmin-narysel-poc-pinarello-wilier/This week's Gear Break: CYBERSIGHT HUD smart glasses, Garmin's subscription-free CIRQA band, Van Rysel gravel bikes, a POC helmet, fresh Pinarello colorways, and the Wilier Urta Ultimate XCO race bike.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/technspec-cycling-gear-reviews/gear-break-cybersight-garmin-narysel-poc-pinarello-wilier/feed/0VUELTA’26 Stage 9: Mas Rules the Alto de Aitana
https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-2026-stage-9-enric-mas-wins-alto-de-aitana/
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:50:29 +0000PEZ Crewhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-2026-stage-9-enric-mas-wins-alto-de-aitana/Enric Mas proved he is the new Vuelta favourite with a powerful Stage 9 victory on the Alto de Aitana, beating Oscar Onley as Primož Roglič took third.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-2026-stage-9-enric-mas-wins-alto-de-aitana/feed/0Pez Bookshelf: The Cycling Addiction
https://pezcyclingnews.com/features/the-cycling-addiction-phil-cavell-book-review/
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:01:12 +0000Leslie Reissnerhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/features/the-cycling-addiction-phil-cavell-book-review/Why do cyclists embrace pain, chase numbers and keep coming back for more? Phil Cavell’s The Cycling Addiction explores the psychology behind our compulsion to ride.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/features/the-cycling-addiction-phil-cavell-book-review/feed/0VUELTA’26 Stage 8: Coquard Wins as Pogačar Crashes Out
https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-2026-stage-8-coquard-wins-pogacar-crashes-out/
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:04:45 +0000PEZ Crewhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-2026-stage-8-coquard-wins-pogacar-crashes-out/RACE REPORT: Bryan Coquard claimed his first Grand Tour victory on Vuelta Stage 8, but the celebrations were overshadowed by red jersey Tadej Pogačar’s race-ending crash.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-2026-stage-8-coquard-wins-pogacar-crashes-out/feed/0Vuelta 2008 De PEZ: In The Mix At The Start!
https://pezcyclingnews.com/features/vuelta-de-pez-in-the-mix-at-the-start/
Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:01:19 +0000Edmond Hoodhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/features/vuelta-de-pez-in-the-mix-at-the-start/Our man Ed Hood was 'Roadside' for PEZ at many Grand Tours: Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and la Vuelta a España. Today we look back at the start of stage 15 of the 2008 Vuelta a España in Cudillero, before the 202 kilometre mountainous race to Ponferrada, where Ed takes in all the excitement of the Spanish roll-out.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/features/vuelta-de-pez-in-the-mix-at-the-start/feed/0VUELTA’26 Stage 7: Leknessund Drops Wout for Uno-X One-Two!
https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-2026-stage-7-leknessund-wins-valdelinares/
Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:28:31 +0000PEZ Crewhttps://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-2026-stage-7-leknessund-wins-valdelinares/Andreas Leknessund went early and finished strongest, dropping Wout van Aert on the climb to Valdelinares to win Vuelta 2026 Stage 7. Tobias Halland Johannessen completed a Uno-X one-two, while Tadej Pogačar added more time to his overall lead.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/racing/vuelta-2026-stage-7-leknessund-wins-valdelinares/feed/0Indoor vs. Outdoor FTP: Why Your Power May Be Lower Inside
https://pezcyclingnews.com/cycling-training-nutrition-recovery-pez-toolbox/indoor-vs-outdoor-ftp-cycling-power-cooling/
Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:01:15 +0000Scott Steelehttps://pezcyclingnews.com/cycling-training-nutrition-recovery-pez-toolbox/indoor-vs-outdoor-ftp-cycling-power-cooling/Many cyclists struggle to reproduce their outdoor FTP on an indoor trainer—but lower indoor power is not inevitable. Research suggests that cooling, airflow, room temperature, workout duration and training history can all influence the difference between indoor and outdoor cycling performance.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/cycling-training-nutrition-recovery-pez-toolbox/indoor-vs-outdoor-ftp-cycling-power-cooling/feed/0EUROTRASH: Will Pogačar Go Wire to Wire?
https://pezcyclingnews.com/eurotrash/pogacar-vuelta-2026-wire-to-wire-eurotrash/
Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:00:04 +0000Mike Feehttps://pezcyclingnews.com/eurotrash/pogacar-vuelta-2026-wire-to-wire-eurotrash/Tadej Pogačar's dominant start to the 2026 Vuelta a España has him chasing a rare feat — wearing red wire-to-wire, something only three riders have done since Gianni Bugno in 1990. This EuroTrash roundup also covers where to watch the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole, a stacked sprint showdown between Olav Kooij and Tim Merlier at the Lloyds Tour of Britain, next-gen talents Lorenzo Finn and Jarno Widar stepping out of Paul Seixas' shadow, and a British Cycling push for £30 million in government funding to secure a lasting legacy from the 2027 Tour de France Grand Départs.]]>https://pezcyclingnews.com/eurotrash/pogacar-vuelta-2026-wire-to-wire-eurotrash/feed/0
RACE REPORT: Marco Brenner beat Santiago Buitrago atop the Sierra de la Pandera to give Tudor its first Grand Tour stage victory, while Enric Mas gained more time on Primož Roglič and Richard Carapaz.]]>
Back in 2012 the second last stage of the Vuelta also finished on the mythical climb of the Bola del Mondo. Ed Hood and Martin Williamson were there for PEZ, this is the story of their day, with updated big photos.]]>
RACE REPORT: Wout van Aert claimed his first victory of the 2026 Vuelta a España, beating Valentin Paret-Peintre in Loja after Matthew Brennan helped deliver a Visma | Lease a Bike tactical masterclass.]]>
The GOAT is out of la Vuelta, but Gear Break goes on…we’ve got the new Scott Addict Gravel, new wheels from Miche, a predictive maintenance tool for shops and riders, new DT Swiss speed sensor with Wahoo, New Season kit from MAAP, and a Rouvy+ Zwift partnership.]]>
The $249 POVEC C1 Performance Sunglasses use electrochromic technology to switch between lighter CAT 2 and darker CAT 3 tint in about one second. We tested them on fast group rides, a 117-mile road day and Bend singletrack to find out whether instant, on-demand tint adjustment is genuinely useful—or just another cycling gadget.]]>
RACE REPORT: Young Slovenian Jakob Omrzel scored his first Grand Tour stage victory on the Calar Alto summit, while Enric Mas attacked the GC favourites and strengthened his hold on the Vuelta’s red jersey. Video-Photos-Action]]>
This week's cycling news roundup opens with a hard look at cycling's habit of romanticizing crashes and recoveries, arguing the sport's rising injury toll — laid bare by the Vuelta's brutal eighth stage — deserves a culture shift, not more thumbs-up-from-the-hospital-bed photos. On the racing side: Lewis Askey wins Tour of Britain's opening stage in Lincoln; Enric Mas holds a 1:18 Vuelta lead over Roglič heading into a decisive final week built around a Jerez time trial; Mads Pedersen exits the Vuelta with illness, boosting van Aert's green jersey hopes; and Mathias Vacek takes the ZLM Tour's opening TT. Plus Mike's brutal "Egan Ride" and a POVEC sunglasses video.]]>
Tadej Pogačar’s crash and Vuelta abandonment ended the air of inevitability surrounding the race and opened the door for Enric Mas, Oscar Onley, Félix Gall and Primož Roglič. This week, The Outer Line also examines Formula 1’s Apple TV audience, the growing cost of youth sports, Philadelphia’s cycling comeback and the women emerging as Montréal Worlds contenders.]]>
Racing the Leadville Trail 100 MTB at 10,000 feet requires more than fitness and a solid race-day fueling plan. Sports dietitian Alex Winnicki explains how iron status, deliberate hydration and carefully tested supplements may help riders adapt to altitude and perform at their best.]]>
Bastien Tronchon delivered a major surprise on Stage 10 of the 2026 Vuelta a España. The 24-year-old Frenchman survived a chaotic finale before outsprinting Magnus Cort, Thibau Nys and Wout van Aert in Elche de la Sierra. Video-Photos-Action]]>
John Thomson’s Tour de France 2026 Photo Gallery Part 2 moves from Remco Evenepoel’s victorious Thonon-les-Bains time trial to the Tour finale on Montmartre. See Pogačar, Van der Poel, Pidcock and the stars of the Tour—plus the people, art and atmosphere surrounding the race.]]>
In this cycling news roundup: Tadej Pogačar's brutal stage 8 crash and abandon has thrown the Vuelta a España wide open, handing Primož Roglič a real shot at a fifth title with Enric Mas now in red. Elsewhere, Tom Pidcock produced one of the rides of the year to storm from the fifth row of the grid to a second mountain bike world title, dedicating the win to the late Finlay Tarling as Mathieu van der Poel faded to 30th. Alex Aranburu soloed to Bretagne Classic glory, Philadelphia's revived Classic delivered thrilling sprints for both fields, and we chart Wout van Aert's rollercoaster 2026 season.]]>
This week's Gear Break: CYBERSIGHT HUD smart glasses, Garmin's subscription-free CIRQA band, Van Rysel gravel bikes, a POC helmet, fresh Pinarello colorways, and the Wilier Urta Ultimate XCO race bike.]]>
Enric Mas proved he is the new Vuelta favourite with a powerful Stage 9 victory on the Alto de Aitana, beating Oscar Onley as Primož Roglič took third.]]>
Why do cyclists embrace pain, chase numbers and keep coming back for more? Phil Cavell’s The Cycling Addiction explores the psychology behind our compulsion to ride.]]>
RACE REPORT: Bryan Coquard claimed his first Grand Tour victory on Vuelta Stage 8, but the celebrations were overshadowed by red jersey Tadej Pogačar’s race-ending crash.]]>
Our man Ed Hood was 'Roadside' for PEZ at many Grand Tours: Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and la Vuelta a España. Today we look back at the start of stage 15 of the 2008 Vuelta a España in Cudillero, before the 202 kilometre mountainous race to Ponferrada, where Ed takes in all the excitement of the Spanish roll-out.]]>
Andreas Leknessund went early and finished strongest, dropping Wout van Aert on the climb to Valdelinares to win Vuelta 2026 Stage 7. Tobias Halland Johannessen completed a Uno-X one-two, while Tadej Pogačar added more time to his overall lead.]]>
Many cyclists struggle to reproduce their outdoor FTP on an indoor trainer—but lower indoor power is not inevitable. Research suggests that cooling, airflow, room temperature, workout duration and training history can all influence the difference between indoor and outdoor cycling performance.]]>
Tadej Pogačar's dominant start to the 2026 Vuelta a España has him chasing a rare feat — wearing red wire-to-wire, something only three riders have done since Gianni Bugno in 1990. This EuroTrash roundup also covers where to watch the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole, a stacked sprint showdown between Olav Kooij and Tim Merlier at the Lloyds Tour of Britain, next-gen talents Lorenzo Finn and Jarno Widar stepping out of Paul Seixas' shadow, and a British Cycling push for £30 million in government funding to secure a lasting legacy from the 2027 Tour de France Grand Départs.]]>