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Evenepoel Gobbled by Pogačar at European Championships: 'He Barely Needs a Team' 'I was just beaten by power, by someone better': Evenepoel blown away by the super-Slovenian at 75km to go despite Belgian team offensive.

Evenepoel and Team Belgium blown away (again) by Pogačar at European championships:

“Tadej is so strong that on days like these, he barely needs a team."

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Brandon McNulty Ends Season on a High Note, Winning the CRO Race and Further Extending UAE Team Record American attacker McNulty seals third GC victory this year and sixth win of the season.

Another two wins by Brandon McNulty this week, marking a very strong end to his racing season and further extending his team's all-time record

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Evenepoel Gobbled by Pogačar at European Championships: 'He Barely Needs a Team' Second in the world, second in Europe: Evenepoel blown away by the super-Slovenian at 75km to go despite Belgian team offensive.

'Tadej is so strong that on days like these, he sometimes barely needs a team'

Evenepoel and Team Belgium have no answer to Pogačar at European Championships:

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After 75 kilometers solo, Tadej Pogačar celebrates being the first Slovenian European champion 🇸🇮🇪🇺🥇 For the second week running, Pogačar wins a major title with Remco Evenepoel chasing for silver. Head to Velo to read more. https://bit.ly/42YKMBD

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Déjà Vu: Tadej Pogačar Pummels Remco Evenepoel and Others in European Championship Solo Rout For second week running, Pogačar wins major title with Evenepoel chasing for silver.

Another stomping ride from Pogačar, who adds the European championship to his worlds win last weekend

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Dropped with over 100KM to Go: Jonas Vingegaard’s One Day Experiment Unravels in European Championships Like Vingegaard, João Almedia also pays price for recent Vuelta a España GC battle with Euros disappointment.

The contrast between Vingegaard and Pogačar is underlined at the Euros, and also by their career results...

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‘I Dreamt About It a Lot’: Vollering, Niewiadoma, Van Der Breggen React to Explosive European Championships Kasia Niewiadoma takes the latest in a list of near-misses on Saturday: ‘Not the greatest season, for sure'.

Some very frank comments after Saturday's zinger of a road race championships....

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Demi Vollering 🇳🇱 takes the win to become the 2025 women’s European road race champion! 🇪🇺💥🥇
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European Road Champs: Demi Vollering Scoops First Major Championship Title With Inspired Solo Kasia Niewiadoma and Anna Van der Breggen fight it out for second and third behind a stomping Vollering.

A really, really important result for Vollering after a frustrating summer...

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Giro Dell’Emilia: Isaac Del Toro Overpowers Pidcock on Final Climb, Kim Le Court Triumphs in Women’s Race Del Toro and Le Court show their explosiveness on final climb of tough finishing circuit.

The first race after the world championships gave Magdeleine Vallieres a chance to debut her new rainbow jersey, and for riders to show their form in advance of Il Lombardia. Here's what happened...

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Richmond Worlds 10 Years On: When All Eyes Were on American Cycling What happened when the world came to Richmond, Virginia 10 years ago for the UCI Road World Championships?

A decade ago the world's best came to Richmond to fight for gold medals. Here's the story of how that race became the success it was, and what has happened since.

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Pogacar vs. Evenepoel: Why Remco Needs a Big Win Before the Red Bull Era Begins Tour de Hoody: Tadej Pogačar absolutely dominates their head-to-head duels — here’s why Remco Evenepoel must win soon to take the rivalry to the next level.

Tadej Pogačar absolutely dominates their head-to-head duels — here’s why Remco Evenepoel must win soon to take the rivalry to the next level.

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Roglič Races for Leadership Future at Italian Classics as Red Bull Switches to 'Project Remco' Roglič faces off against Del Toro, Pidcock at Giro dell'Emilia amid reports of dissatisfaction at Red Bull management: 'We'll resolve Primož's discomfort soon.'

Roglič racing for Red Bull leadership future at Giro dell'Emilia in showdown with Pidcock and Del Toro:

Red Bull looking to smooth over relations with Slovenian star after reports of dissatisfaction with management:

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McNulty Blows Away Rivals at CRO Race as End-of-Season Tear Continues Arizonan makes it 87 wins in 2025 for UAE super team with 'queen stage' victory, and he's already thinking about making it 88.

U.S star Brandon McNulty wins again with Pogačar-esque solo raid at the Cro Race:

'There was a little bit of suffering into the finish'

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Mads Pedersen Shuts Down All-Slaying Season with Sickness 'Rider of 2025' sidelined from Europeans after year of crushing classics and winning grand tour points jerseys for Lidl-Trek.

Blockbuster season comes to an early end for Mads Pedersen:

Danish superstar sidelined from final races of 2025 with sickness:

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'A Little Bit of Suffering': McNulty Blows Away Rivals at Cro Race as End-of-Season Tear Continues Arizonan makes it 87 wins in 2025 for UAE super team with 'queen stage' victory, and he's already thinking about making it 88.

'There was a little bit of suffering into the finish'

U.S. sensation Brandon McNulty wins again for UAE Emirates-XRG with huge solo in 'queen stage' of the Cro Race:

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‘She Who Dares Wins’: How Stars Aligned to Secure Shock World Championship Win for Magdeline Vallieres Health gains, mentorship, personal opportunities and other factors yield unexpected rainbow for Vallieres in career breakthrough ride.

Sometimes outsiders win the worlds and are transformed as a result. Here's how Magdeleine Vallieres made such a big breakthrough last weekend

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Roglič Races for Leadership Future at Italian Classics as Red Bull Switches to 'Project Remco' Roglič faces off against Del Toro, Pidcock at Giro dell'Emilia amid reports of dissatisfaction at Red Bull management: 'We'll resolve Primož's discomfort soon.'

Where does Roglič fit into Red Bull's Remco era?

Rogla racing with a point to prove at Italian classics amid reports of dissatisfaction at management:

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A crazy new gravel bike and the story of how Velo's managing editor got way too into bikes. Tune into this weeks episode of the Velo Podcast. https://bit.ly/42RkyRy

Tadej Pogačar to Debut 'New' Rainbow Jersey at Tre Valli Varesine Before Bid at Matching Coppi at Lombardia World No. 1 to close out 'amazing season' with run at first Euros title and a record-tying fifth Il Lombardia crown: 'Everything else is a bonus.'

World No. 1 to close out 'amazing season' with run at first Euros title and a record-tying fifth Il Lombardia crown: 'Everything else is a bonus.'

Can anyone top Pogačar as he adds a race to put an exclamation mark on 2025?

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Trek’s Full-Suspension Gravel Bike Explained and Getting to Know Will Tracy | Velo Podcast A crazy new gravel bike and the story of how Velo's managing editor got way too into bikes.

Trek’s full-suspension gravel bike explained, and getting to know managing editor Will Tracy:

Here's the latest Velo Podcast:

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Mads Pedersen Shuts Down All-Slaying Season with Sickness 'Rider of 2025' sidelined from Europeans after year of crushing classics and winning grand tour points jerseys for Lidl-Trek.

Mads Pedersen shuts down season early due to sickness.

Was 2025 'The Year of Mads'?

29-year-old moved to top of world cycling with his best season yet:

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Roglič with It All to Race for at Italian Classics as Red Bull Switches to 'Project Remco' Roglič faces-off against Del Toro, Pidcock at Giro dell'Emilia amid reports of dissatisfaction at Red Bull management: 'We'll resolve Primož's discomfort soon.'

Primož Roglič closes season at Giro dell'Emila and the Italian classics with a mission to reassert his status at a Red Bull team rebooting round Evenepoel:

'We’ll resolve Primoz’s discomfort soon and in a positive way'

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Uijtdebroeks Breaks Visma Contract in Surprise Split, Movistar Doubles Down on Belgian Spain's lone WorldTour team is betting the 22-year-old promising Belgian can overcome a rough start to his pro career to deliver the team's first GC win since 2019.

Spain's lone WorldTour team Movistar is betting 22-year-old Uijtdebroeks can overcome a rough start to his pro career to deliver the team's first GC win since 2019.

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Strava Sues Garmin Over Patent Infringement Strava sues Garmin over alleged infringement of two key patented features.

Strava and Garmin have had a pretty complementary relationship over the years. That appears to be changing.
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Israel-Premier Tech Pulls Out of Italian Races Amid Protest Threats Citing 'security concerns,' Israel-Premier Tech officials confirmed the team will not race a string of one-day races across northern Italy as the threats of protests heats up again.

Citing 'security concerns,' Israel-Premier Tech officials confirmed the team will not race a string of one-day races across northern Italy as the threats of protests heats up again.

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Specialized Aethos 2 First Ride: Fantastic Ride at the Limit of Lightness The Specialized Aethos 2 still rides as well as the first gen, but adds tire clearance, internal routing, and a geometry update.

The new Specialized Aethos 2 still rides as well as the first gen, but adds tire clearance, internal routing, and a geometry update https://bit.ly/46NUXKj

'Next Tom Boonen' Paul Magnier on Hot Streak with 8 Wins in a Month The 21-year-old has already been compared to Tom Boonen and will see more opportunities in the post-Evenepoel era as Soudal Quick-Step rebuilds for 2026.

This 21-year-old French sensation has just won 8 races inside of a month — called the 'next Tom Boonen,' he can help fill the Remco void at the Wolfpack next season

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Why Jonas Vingegaard Dodges the Classics, and Why the Europeans Prize-Fight With Pogačar, Evenepoel Is Different 'I haven't discovered how to perform in them yet': Team Denmark backs Vingegaard to finally crack the classics code at European Championships.

Jonas Vingegaard has only one one-day victory on his resume – but Team Denmark is tipping him against Pogačar and Evenepoel at the Europeans:

"Our clear ambition is to become champions”
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Opinion: Something Magical Happened During Historic Rwanda Road Worlds These were no ordinary road cycling world championships: Bobby Julich dives in on what made Rwanda one to remember.

These were no ordinary road cycling world championships: Bobby Julich dives in on what made Rwanda one to remember.

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