UAE Team Emirates-XRG have suffered another injury blow as the team's 2026 woes continue. Filippo Baroncini is the latest added to a growing injury list after the Italian rider suffered a suspected broken collarbone atTro-Bro Lon on Sunday. Injuries to several key riders disrupted the team's sprin...

The upcoming Q36.5 Adventure Racing Hydration Skinsuit is purpose-built for long-distance gravel racing thanks to an integrated, proprietary hydration system. Its more than just a bladder stuffed into a sleeve, though, and its been raced in the Cape Epic and this past weekends Traka gravel epic to prove its point.For hydration, a reservoir carries up to 2 liters of fluid while maintaining body contact and stability across rough terrain, eliminating the jostling and bouncing issues of some external packs. It slides into a lightweight mesh sleeve on the outside of the upper back, making it easy to swap (assuming you have a pit crew or buddy to assist) or refill mid-race.For aerodynamics, the suit builds on Q36.5s Dottore Pro skinsuit platform, combining aerodynamic Dottore Pro woven leg panels with a body-mapped, multi-fabric upper that balances airflow and thermoregulation more so than the full-aero road version.Currently in development phase, the final version is planned for an early 2027 release in early 2027.Q36-5.comThe post Q36.5 Adventure Racing Hydration Skinsuit Keeps You Hydrated AND Aero appeared first on Bikerumor.

Stage 3 of the Giro dItalia again looked calm on the surface but offered plenty to unpack for Eurosport commentator Javier Ares, who broke it all down on his YouTube channel after the Bulgarian opening ahead of the transfer to southern Italy. The days standout was once more the Frenchman Paul Ma...

Twenty-one-year-old guides DAS-Hutchinson dominance at Britain's biggest domestic race

The Giro dItalia transfer from Bulgaria to southern Italy has turned into a true logistical odyssey for the teams. After the opening three stages on Bulgarian soil, riders, staff, and vehicles face a complex journey of thousands of kilometres to resume the race in Catanzaro. Alberto Contador, a for...

As you may recall, I was having some issues with the frontal shiftitude of my new testcycle:My initial diagnosis was insufficient cable housing length. However, it turns out this is merely a secondary issue, and further testing has revealed the primary culprit to be the rear shock, which is leaking air:While I generally repair my own testcycles whenever possible, I draw the line at suspension service, and so I have now removed the unit and returned it to mission control for service:In the meantime, I have installed this custom-fabricated ultralight hardtail conversion kit:And sought refuge in the simplicity of the singlespeed:Though already my commitment to a single gear ratio is beginning to waver, because the Roaduno is designed to accept an optional front derailleur and a chain tensioner, and I now find myself tempted to re-install the climbing gear I already installed and subsequently removed:That way Id be able to ride everything I normally do, whereas now I do have to walk the odd section of trail, such as this one:Though one could argue that you should be forced to dismount your bike once in awhile, because it forces you to take notice of the world around you. For example, shortly after taking the above photo, a canine figure trotted across the trail. I lost sight of it when it entered the woods, but it soon reappeared, striking a noble pose atop a rock:Had I simply scampered up the trail as I usually do I might not have been treated to this wildlife sightingthough I suppose having more gears would give me greater chance of escape in case that thing turned out to be rabid.Sure, Id miss the purity of the singlespeed, but even with a derailleur and a chain tensioner Id have a ways to go before I reached the sheer grotesquery of the Argon 18 Anti Matter:Heres how much work it takes to design a bike this ugly:Argon 18 tells us thegravel race bikewas refined over more than 800 hours of CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulation and 45 hours of wind-tunnel testing.It claims the result is a 14.5W advantage over the Dark Matter (+/ 15 yaw, wind-averaged drag at 45 km/h).I wonder if, in between the 800 hours of sitting in front of a computer and the 35 hours of blowing air at the bike, anybody found the time to actually ride it.Probably not.Of course, in order to realize all those theoretical performance gains, youll need to use the proprietary integrated luggage set:Yes, welcome to the age of the $6,499 entry-level bike:Hey, its a bargain compared to the high-end model!And if youre lucky you may even get a whole season out of it before BikeRadar declares it obsolete and says only a moron would buy a gravel bike without 32-inch wheels.A wise investment indeed.

Celebrity cyclist and A-list actor involved in angry altercation with vigilante rider

Lotto-Intermarch reportedly set their sights on a possible replacement for leader Arnaud De Lie, who is seemingly destined to leave the team at the end of the season. Stan Dewulf is believed to be in demand after a strong start to the season. De Lie isheavily speculated to be on his way out of the...

The Grande Partenza in Bulgaria was not without incident to say the least, leaving us with plenty to think on