The 2026 edition of Paris-Nice will be taking place from the 8th to the 15th of March and is, as every year, one of the key pro cycling events of the spring. It features opportunities for the climbers, sprinters and classics specialists alike. We preview stage 6, which is estimated to start and fini...

Salsa has announced a new race-oriented gravel bike, the Flyway. With clearance for 50mm tires, suspension-corrected geometry, and a new carbon layup, the Salsa Flyway appears to be a versatile option for those seeking speed. Find details on their new bike below...The post The Salsa Flyway is a Suspension-Corrected Gravel Race Bike appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

UAE Team Emirates - XRG are refusing to panic after Isaac del Toro surrendered the Tirreno-Adriatico leaders jersey, with teammate Jan Christen insisting the decisive moments of the race are still to come. The Mexican rider slipped from the top of the standings after the latest stage, handing the r...

Our 237th Collective Reward comes courtesy of Revelate Designs in Alaska, whose stable, waterproof, user-friendly Portage Panniers took home a medal in our 2025 Bikepacking Awards. One randomly selected site supporter will win a pair. Find details here...The post Collective Reward #237: Revelate Designs Portage Panniers appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

Race officials willlikely play a central role in shaping each stage ofTirreno-Adriatico 2026, issuing formal decisions that can impact individual results, team strategies, and the overallclassification. This rolling jury and fines report documents all official rulings released during Tirreno-Adr...

This year's Iditarod Trail Invitational in Alaska is proving to be exceptionally difficult, with a high number of scratches, an athlete traveling on foot in first place, and waist-deep snow that makes forward progress nearly impossible for many riders. Kari Gibbons of the Wild Winter Women group put together a detailed update with photos from Mark Smith and other participants. Find it all here...The post 2026 Iditarod Trail Invitational: Chaos in Alaska appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

Jonas Vingegaard delivered one of the most commanding performances of the 2026 Paris-Nice so far, launching a long-range attack on Stage 5 that left the rest of the general classification contenders scattered across the Ardche hills. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader attacked with around twenty...

No matter what type of bike you ride, having the correct tire pressure is critical for getting the best performance from your tires and bike out on the road or trail. These days, weve got quite a few options when it comes to tire pressure recommendations, with numerous brands offering their versions of pressure calculators online and/or in app form. Wolf Tooth Components is among the brands helping riders take the guesswork out of tire pressure with its Tire Pressure Calculator App, launched back in 2024.Just a few months later, Wolf Tooth updated the Tire Pressure Calculator to version 2.0, adding more tire sizes and addressing rider requests. Now, with version 2.1, Wolf Tooth is trying to stay on top of the evolving tire market while addressing recent trends in mountain and gravel bike tires. Lets check out the updates.Get your tire pressures right with Wolf Tooths updated Tire Pressure Calculator v2.1.Whats New For v2.1?The appearance and user interface of the Wolf Tooth Tire Pressure Calculator app havent really changed and still let you find your ideal tire pressure based on wheel size, tire width, rider weight, temperature, and other factors. Now been fine-tuned to give riders more options. These are:MX/Mullet Option for MTBPreviously, when choosing wheel size in the Mountain (Advanced) mode, you could choose wheel size, but it did not allow you to select front and rear independently to account for mixed wheel configurations. Now, rather than defaulting to both wheels being the same size, you can choose front and rear wheel diameters separately. This small change should make it easier for the many riders on mullet/MX/mixed-wheel mountain bikes to dial in their tire optimal pressures.In the Mountain (Advanced) mode, you can now choose Radial casings and mixed-wheel size configurations (seen here on desktop).Radial Tire Casing Option for MTBSchwalbe put the mountain bike tire market on notice a couple of years ago when it debuted its Radial casing tires. The enhanced traction from the radial casing construction was and is notable, as are the counterintuitively higher pressures that the tires require to perform at their best. Adding pressure to a tire to increase grip is confusing at first, so this could be helpful for folks as they try out radial tires.Given the performance and high praise that Schwalbes Radial tires have received, it also seems very likely that well be seeing more MTB tire brands coming out with their own radial casing tires. Weve already seen some from Vee Tire Co., and we expect more brands to follow suit. Adding the Radial option seems like a good move by Wolf Tooth that will hopefully smooth the transition.32 Tire Option for Gravel and MTBBased on all the hype surrounding the 32 wheel size, Wolf Tooth is getting ahead of the curve and including 32 as a wheel diameter in the Advanced modes for both Gravel and Mountain tires. While this is likely to only benefit a select few early adopters of the larger hoops at first, it will surely become more useful as industry and rider acceptance (potentially) grow in the coming years.For gravel bikes, you can now choose 32 diameter (left) or tire width in inches (right).Casing Width Units Options for GravelSince some modern gravel tires are just mountain bike tires with widths measured in inches, Wolf Tooth added the option to use inches for the width measurement on the Basic and Advanced Gravel modes. Now, you can choose between width in millimeters or width in inches, depending on the tires in question.Up to 3.3 Width for MTB TiresThe plus-sized tire phenomenon came and went, but there are still some mid-fat tires out there. Wolf Tooth has increased its mountain bike tire widths to go all the way up to 3.3 wide for those who might still be hanging on to the hope that 27.5+ and 29+ could make a comeback.Options for MTB tire widths between 1.9 and 3.3Check Out Wolf Tooths Tire Pressure Calculator v2.1The desktop version of the Tire Pressure Calculator is easy to find on the Wolf Tooth website. For mobile, its free to download and you can find it on the Apple App Store or Google Play.wolftoothcomponents.comThe post Wolf Tooth Updates its Tire Pressure Calculator to Keep Up with the Evolving Tire Market appeared first on Bikerumor.

Mathieu van der Poel won Stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico after surviving the selection on the steep ramps of Tortoreto and finishing with a powerful sprint in a reduced group of favourites, while Jonas Vingegaard delivered a dominant solo performance to win Stage 5 of ParisNice and strengthen his lead...

CyclistPaul Seixas, the weight of French expectations and the fight for his signatureFrench expectations have weighed heavily on the shoulders of their countrymen over the years, the honour of being the next French Tour winner bestowed onto many a rider who couldve been celebrated for who they were rather than who France wanted them to be.A Frenchman has not won the Tour since Bernard Hinault in 1985. A chasm of time stands between then and now. Riders have been born, had full careers bearing the weight of a nation, and retired since the Badgers final win. At least Pauline Ferrand-Prvot got the job done at the Tour de France Femmes last year to keep the people somewhat satisfied.The emergence of Paul Seixas has piqued interest in cycling fans all over the world. Despite his young age, Decathlon-CMA CGMs Lyonnaise prospect has commanded much deserved attention for his rapidly increasing talents. A once in a generation rider he just might be.A.S.O./Tony EsnaultSeixas came up through the squads development team and quickly made a name for himself on the junior scene. In 2024, he won the junior Lige-Bastogne-Lige race and became both National and World Time-Trial Champion at the youth level too. It wouldve been normal if, given his status as the youngest man on the WorldTour, Seixas had kept quiet in 2025 and used the time to follow wheels, gain experience and get kilometres in his legs. But instead of shirking the limelight, he embraced it.At just 18 years old, he ran circles around longtime professionals with three podium finishes on stages of the Tour of the Alps, eighth place overall at the Critrium du Dauphin a result most seasoned riders would dream of and victory at the U23 Tour de lAvenir. The latter brings quite the hype given its status as the race of the future, pitting cyclings hottest prospects against one another in a glimpse of Tours to come, and Seixas joined a winners club that includes Egan Bernal, Tadej Pogaar and Isaac del Toro.He has already proven that last year was far from a fluke. In just three races this year hes shown that hes taken an enormous step in his development. He kicked things off with a hugely impressive queen stage win and second overall at the Volta ao Algarve in a field of Grand Tour contenders behind only Lidl-Treks Juan Ayuso. He then did his own Pogaar impression at the Faun-Ardche Classic, going solo from 42km to go, trouncing a strong field in some style. Luc Claessen/Getty ImagesHis first tilt at the Spring Classics is going well too to say the least. On his debut at Strade Bianche he was albeit briefly the only man to follow the inevitable attack put forward by Pogaar, and unlike most who tried before him it didnt send him into the red in the process. The Slovenian romped to the victory, but it was Seixas who prevailed over his passenger and UAEs potential next Pogaar Isaac del Toro, dropping him on the steep slopes of the Via Santa Caterina to secure second place, only a minute behind. Thats practically a win in itself.Seixas will race next at Itzulia Basque Country, where he will race against the likes of Del Toro and Ayuso (injury permitting) again. In an interview withLquipe, it was revealed the circling of Itzulia in his calendar is due to the time-trial on offer, with Seixas adding a time-trial is a situation I need in regards to general classification aspirations.Aside from the National and World Championships, Seixas hit the start line of four time-trials last season and won the two on offer at the Tour de lAvenir. Its a discipline that feels something of a rare opportunity outside of Grand Tours these days, which is why its important to get your practice in when they pop up, and Seixas finished fourth in his first TT of the season at the Volta ao Algarve and beat some big names in the process UAEs Giro and Vuelta leader Joo Almeida. This is a key factor in what separates Seixas from his French forebears, who were often held back by their struggles in the discipline. Related Posts 6 talking points from Strade Bianche Pro bike: Paul Seixas's Strade Bianche 2026 Van Rysel RCR-R Are Decathlon-CMA CGM cycling's new superteam in waiting? 'The harder it is, the better': Interview with Paul Seixas, the next great French hope After Itzulia Seixas will return to the Classics for the Ardennes, with La Flche Wallonne and Lige-Bastogne-Lige on his schedule for the first time. With no Pogaar at Flche, he has a real chance of taking a statement win before the UAE man looks to defend his Lige crown. After a strong seventh place in his first Monument at Il Lombardia last year and third on a Classics parcours at the European Championships behind only Pogaar and Remco Evenepoel, hes clearly suited to these races. Give him hills and watch him go.As for what follows, the future is up in air. Both for his potential Tour de France debut and the team in which he will call home as his career progresses.The Tour is currently seen as a probability rather than a probability for Seixas. Last year, Decathlon were blessed by the climbing ability of Felix Gall, who finished sixth, and with the Austrian targeting the Giro and the Vuelta this season and new sprinter Olav Kooij yet to start his season there appears to be a spot ready to be filled.Xavier PereyronOf course, people would like me to ride the Tour, Seixas told Lquipe, and I understand that, because I am French. But I focus more on what I want to do, on what is best for my development above all.Allowing a rider the freedom to develop without immediately rushing them seems like the most obvious choice. However Decathlon are not putting all their eggs in Seixass basket, having invested hugely in their roster over the winter ensuring their depth covers sprints, stage-hunting, one-day races and GC, so the only expectation is from outside noise. And with the way hes riding so far in 2026, he seems ready to take any challenge in his stride.Theres a charm in the concept of a French rider winning the Tour de France with a French team. Everything is in its rightful place. If Seixas stays with Decathlon-CMA CGM after his current contract ends in 2027, having risen through their development team, it could be quite the special relationship for a homegrown talent.The issue is, enter stage left, UAE Team Emirates XRG. The petrostate-backed superteam possess cash to burn and can cherry pick riders to their liking as a result, with domestiques that could lead many WorldTour squads. The latest chatter to set the rumour mill ablaze is an apparent bidding war breaking out for Seixass signature involving UAE. But whether he will be a small fish in a stacked pond at UAE or remain in an environnement franais is a discussion set to rumble on until a decision is made. Its something Decathlon-CMA CGMs team manager Dominique Serieys knows too. In an interview with Daniel Benson, he said, If Paul doesnt want to stay, thats his decision. Thats why Im confident. But if he has faith in our project, then well continue together. The timing for Decathlon to uncover a talent like Seixas could hardly have been better though, with the former AG2R team having a much bigger budget than they did before French retail giant Decathlon came on board, especially with added investment from French shipping company CMA CGM.Only time will tell whether Seixas makes his Tour debut this season and either remains with Decathlon-CMA CGM. But one thing is certain: a pitfall of success is expectation. Whether his career ends up reflecting Hinault or Pinot, lets just enjoy Paul Seixas for who he is.The post Paul Seixas, the weight of French expectations and the fight for his signature appeared first on Cyclist.