A 330-kilometer death march packing 9,000 meters of relentless elevation gain across Italy, Switzerland, and France. The Randonnée du Mont Blanc is returning for its second edition, offering riders a strictly unsupported, clock-free voyage into deep, existential suffering.
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No W’s for Visma. Wout van Aert has officially been ruled out of the 2026 Tour de France after a training crash led to a nasty, lingering elbow infection, leaving Visma | Lease a Bike scrambling for a replacement.
The professional cycling world is in mourning following the devastating loss of 16-year-old Irish rising talent Shane O’Brien, who tragically passed away following a training accident in County Waterford.
The future of the WorldTour peloton is about to go to war. An eight-stage, 1,093km Italian meat grinder packing 15,150 meters of vertical elevation gain, the 2026 Giro Next Gen stands ready to completely destroy the world’s elite Under-23 fields.
The international mountain biking calendar hits its most scenic and punishing stop this weekend. The 2026 HERO Südtirol Dolomites will test the world’s best marathon riders with brutal high-altitude trails, massive elevation gains, and a fierce battle for the World Cup leader’s jerseys.
Pure gravel masochism in Alta Valtellina. The official highlight reel from the inaugural La Stelvio Santini Gravel has landed, capturing the loose stones, technical singletrack, and brutal 12.8% gradients that defined the historic weekend’s off-road debut.
The ultimate test of alpine gravity. Following Saturday’s gravel debut, 1,200 riders from 42 different nations took to the legendary tarmac of Alta Valtellina to battle the terrifying gradients of the Mortirolo and the iconic switchbacks of the Stelvio Pass.
Timed climbs on 12.8% dirt walls and absolutely zero room for error. The inaugural La Stelvio Santini Gravel took the legendary alpine weekend completely off-road, turning Alta Valtellina into a high-altitude playground of pure gravel masochism.