Kim Le Court-Pienaar recovered from a late mechanical set-back to win a thrilling sprint finish in Tournon-sur-Rhne on day six of the Tour de France Femmes.After being forced to swap bikes on the penultimate descent of the day, the AG Insurance-Soudal rider bridged the gap to join an eight-rider breakaway, and in the final few metres got her wheel in front, pushing Cdrine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) and Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Premier Tech) into second and third place respectively. Marlen Reusser remains in the yellow jersey. More to come

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The route of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes has been announced this morning in Paris, and it features a very difficult route that differs quite a lot from this year's. Taking place from Saturday, 1 August to Sunday, 9 August 2026, the time trials are back at this year's edition, and we will have a m...

Congratulations to Alex McCormack of Devon, England, the overall winner of the 2026 Colorado Trail Race! Alex endured intense heat and thick wildfire smoke to complete the rugged route through the Rocky Mountains in just 4 days, 2 hours, and 49 minutes. Find details on his extraordinary ride here...The post Alex McCormack Wins 2026 Colorado Trail Race appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

The 2026 Tour de France Femmes classifications will shift across nine stages of racing, from the Grand Depart in Lausanne on 1 August to the final stage in Nice on 9 August. Across sprint stages, hilly terrain, an individual time trial and major mountain tests, each day can alter the shape of the ra...

Across nine stages from Lausanne to Nice, the Tour de France Femmes can change quickly through crashes, illness and the accumulated strain of a compact route. With little recovery time between sprint finales, hilly stages, the Dijon time trial and the decisive mountain tests, one incident can remove...

With only nine stages at the Tour de France Femmes, a relegation, time penalty or yellow card can carry consequences far beyond the immediate result. Sprint deviations, sticky bottles, feeding breaches and littering offences can all affect stage placings, jersey battles and the shape of a riders ra...

Its not too often that a cycle route closure is welcomed, but in the case of the Coastal Mobility Routes extreme pinchpoint at Blackrock Dart station in Co Dublin, the ground investigation works are a sign that the council are nearing the point of building the upgrade of the route.Cllr Conor Dowling (Green Party) said: The ground investigation is an encouraging sign that preparatory works are finally underway on the Blackrock bottleneck. While the main works will not commence for a few months, this is real progress.He added: There will be a brief diversion while the laneway is closed from August 24th to 28th. This is an important step towards delivering a continuous coastal route for people walking and cycling.The approved plan includes closing the existing narrow laneway beside the Dart platform and forming a new public space in what is currently part of the garden in Deepwell House, a former house of the Guinness family. In 2024, councillors across parties warmly welcomed the plan to widen the active travel route, and at the start of this year a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)for part of the garden was approved. In an advance notice published today, Dn Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council said it has approved the temporary closure of the laneway between Blackrock Dart station and Blackrock Park from Monday, August 24th, 2026 to Friday, August 28th, 2026. A Traffic Management Plan will be in operation. Diversion routes will be clearly signposted.It said the purpose of the closure is ground investigation works on behalf of the DLR Capital Projects Office.IMAGE: Photomontage of the widened route.IMAGE: A drawing of the plan.

Finley Newmarks new film, "How The Mountain Races Changed Ultra Distance Racing," explores the development of the Mountain Race series, what it asks of those who take on its challenges, and the beauty of the unique terrain each event traverses. Watch it hereThe post How The Mountain Races Changed Ultra Distance Racing (Video) appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

Bart Lemmen won the fourth stage of the Tour de Pologne, and did so under incredible circumstances. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider was part of the mass crash that neutralized the race, but followed that up with one of the best performances of his career where he was able to fly into his first p...