Enric Mas came through stage 16 of La Vuelta a Espaa 2026 without incident and keeps the red jersey with five days to go. The Movistar Team rider managed a stage defined by extreme heat and the threat of attacks from his rivals, although the wind never blew hard enough to create splits. The race le...

Out of the sixteen stages that have taken place thus far at the ongoing Vuelta a Espaa, Team Visma | Lease a Bike has won six of them. The Dutch team is able to count on Wout Van Aert to win stages, take the green jersey home and also help Matthew Brennan win on several occasions throughout the thr...

After her failed around-the-world attempt this summer, ultra-endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox has shifted her attention to a new challenge: tackling the Pan-American Highway from her home in Alaska to Argentina in 2027.Wilcox said she is aiming to begin the north-to-south ride in August or September of next year with a Fastest Known Time in mind.The exact route and start date have not yet been announced, but the established record course runs from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina, and covers roughly 22,400km (13,900 miles)."Ive been looking at this ride for basically my whole time cycling because it makes sense," Wilcox said. "Its a straight line and because it goes to all these new places, and it rides through the Andes."And I want to do it fast."The announcement comes after an early end to Wilcoxs attempt to break Mark Beaumonts outright around-the-world record. She left Chicago on June 7 but stopped just 14 days and approximately 3,000 miles into the ride, having suffered nausea, vomiting and heat exhaustion during a severe European heatwave."Sometimes things just dont work out the way you had expected," Wilcox said. "I trained harder than ever. I had a huge plan. I had more support, bigger budget, and by day 14 I had to quit the ride."Wilcox said the outcome had been disappointing both for her and for her wife, filmmaker Rugile "Rue" Kaladyte, who had backed and documented the project. But the pair remained in Europe, spending time hiking in the Swiss Alps before Wilcox rode the Pan Celtic Race around Ireland and Wales. They then watched the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, and capped their travels with a solar eclipse. This time, Wilcox said, gave them space to ride, hike and consider what should come next.Their answer was the Pan-American Highway.From Alaska to Tierra del Fuego"We want to do it in the spirit of how I rode around the world in 2024, so people can come join for any stretch, and Ill go taking care of myself," Wilcox said. (Image credit: SRAM)The Pan-American system consists of interconnected roads extending from the far north of North America (Alaska) with the southern tip of South America.The network of roads total approximately 30,000km (19,000 miles), while record attempts typically follow a more direct route of approximately 22,000km (around 14,000 miles) between Prudhoe Bay and Ushuaia.The route crosses dramatically varied terrain and climates, from Alaskas Dalton Highway through Canada, the United States, Mexico and Central America, and on through the Andes and Patagonia. The road is interrupted by the Darin Gap, which is stretch of dense, undeveloped, rainforest between Panama and Colombia. Under the Guinness guidelines used for Michael Strassers 2018 record, the missing section had to be bypassed by flying from Panama City to Cartagena, but the clock continued to run during the transfer.The fastest reported north-to-south ride is Bond Almands solo, unsupported journey in 2024. The American covered the route in 75 days, 17 hours and 55 minutes, improving on Michael Strassers 2018 time of 84 days, 11 hours and 50 minutes.The womens unsupported benchmark belongs to Canadian Ashleigh Myles, who rode 22,412km (13,926 miles) from Prudhoe Bay to Ushuaia in 118 days, 2 hours and 30 minutes. Myles was the first woman known to complete the full route by bicycle."Those are fast, really good times," Wilcox acknowledges. Wilcox did not explicitly say which category or record she will target, only that she wants to ride the route quickly. As with her 2024 around-the-world ride when she set a new women's record at 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes over 18,125 miles her Pan-American Highway ride will be self-supported with an open-door invite to the cycling community. "We want to do it in the spirit of how I rode around the world in 2024, so people can come join for any stretch, and Ill go taking care of myself," she said.Kaladyte plans to film the journey, and the couple will meet in the evenings to record Wilcoxs podcast and have dinner together. Wilcox acknowledged that unstable weather will again be an unavoidable variable."Its hard now with climate change," she said. "Weather is very unstable, unpredictable, but I want to give it a shot, and Rue wants to shoot it."For Wilcox, though, the appeal extends beyond the clock. She's inspired by those who came before her, including Greg and June Siple, whose Hemistour to Argentina in the 1970s led to the creation of the organisation now known as Adventure Cycling Association."I just want to join the mix," Wilcox said. "And I want to see this land."

The battle for the overall at La Vuelta a Espaa enters its decisive phase with Enric Mas in front and Primo Rogli as one of his main rivals. With the time trial and the final two mountain stages still ahead, Alberto Contador believes the Slovenians performance is one of the races big unknowns a...

At the 2026 Vuelta a Espana, the racing does not always end at the finish line. Sprint deviations, dangerous riding, drafting, sticky bottles, illegal feeding and littering can all lead to fines, time penalties, UCI points deductions, yellow cards or relegations once the commissaires have reviewed t...

Stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana was won by Matthew Brennan, who claimed his fourth victory of the race. Team Visma | Lease a Bike continued their impressive winning streak, once again making the difference with a powerful lead-out from Wout van Aert. The stage featured no categorised climbs and the...

The first red jersey of the 2026 Vuelta a Espana will be decided immediately in Monaco, where a 9.4-kilometre individual time trial opens a race featuring more than 58,000 metres of climbing, repeated summit finishes and a second race against the clock later in the final week. This live classificati...

Stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana has been won by Matthew Brennan. Team Visma | Lease a Bike continue their winning streak in Spain by winning yet another bunch sprint, with the leadout by Wout Van Aert. The day was flat, without climbs and without wind to make the difference. The peloton could enjoy...

Bryan Coquard came close to adding another Vuelta a Espaa stage victory to his palmars on Tuesday, while Vito Braet produced one of the surprises of stage 16 by completing the podium. Both riders were left to settle for second and third behind Matthew Brennan, but their reactions afterward reveale...