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    Pogačar's Out of Worlds 2026: Montreal Wide Open

    Tadej Pogačar's season-ending surgery rules him out of Worlds 2026 in Montreal. Learn how the men's road race favorites and tactics change without him.

    Sep 14, 2026

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    Enric Mas Won the Vuelta: The Pacing Lesson for Us

    Enric Mas won his first Grand Tour by defending a 2:15 lead instead of chasing bigger gaps. Learn the pacing lesson behind the 2026 Vuelta a España result.

    Sep 13, 2026

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    Worlds 2026: Amateur Guide to Montreal's Climbs

    Montreal's 2026 Worlds circuit hits the Camillien-Houde climb up to 12 times. Learn how to train for a repeated punchy-climb road race before Sept 20.

    Sep 13, 2026

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    Vuelta Stage 21: Pacing the Alhambra Finale

    Vuelta 2026 stage 21 breaks with tradition: four laps and a cobbled Alhambra climb replace the Madrid procession. Learn how to pace a punchy circuit finale.

    Sep 12, 2026

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    Vuelta Stage 20: Pacing the Queen Stage Finale

    Vuelta 2026 stage 20 packs 4,849m of climbing into a brutal HC summit finish at Collado del Alguacil. Learn how to pace the race's decisive queen stage.

    Sep 11, 2026

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    Vuelta Stage 19: Pacing Peñas Blancas' Long Grind

    Vuelta 2026 stage 19 runs 210.8km to Peñas Blancas' 18.7km summit finish in the fatigue-heavy final week. Learn how to pace a long grind on tired legs.

    Sep 10, 2026

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    Vuelta Stage 18: Pacing the Decisive Time Trial

    Vuelta 2026 stage 18 is a flat 32.1km time trial from El Puerto de Santa María to Jerez, the last GC chance before the mountains. Learn how to pace it.

    Sep 9, 2026

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    Vuelta Stage 17: Pacing the Last Pure Sprint Day

    Vuelta 2026 stage 17 covers 185km of flat road from Dos Hermanas to Sevilla, the last true sprint chance left. Learn why leadout trains matter today.

    Sep 8, 2026

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    Vuelta Stage 16: Pacing a Crosswind Sprint Trap

    Vuelta 2026 stage 16 rolls through Sierra de Aracena before a wind-exposed run to La Rábida. Learn why the flat finish, not the climbing, decides this stage.

    Sep 7, 2026

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    Vuelta Cut a Stage for Heat: What That Means for You

    Vuelta organizers cut Stage 15 by 80km under the UCI heat protocol. Learn what triggered it and find the pacing rules amateurs should copy this summer.

    Sep 6, 2026

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    Vuelta Stage 15: Pacing a Breakaway-or-Bunch Day

    Vuelta 2026 stage 15 stacks its climbing in the middle of the route and finishes flat. Discover why the last 36km, not the climbs, decide breakaway vs. bunch.

    Sep 5, 2026

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    Vuelta Stage 14: Pacing La Pandera's Brutal Ramps

    Vuelta 2026 stage 14 finishes atop Sierra de la Pandera's 15% ramps. Learn why short, brutal climbs demand different pacing than long summit finishes.

    Sep 4, 2026

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