Inaugural Grand Tour summit finish of 2026—and the first and second place finishers come from teams who best handled…crosswinds?
Dane and I break down Blockhaus on the latest How The Race Was Won® podcast from @escapecollective . Link in bio for the full free YT vid, but members get the extended version, with a dig into how Gall might have regained that time on Jonas as the two closed on the line. Sign up at escapecollective.com/htrww
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Pro bike check, but make it @aliactionjackson
It’s not all about optimisation, and Jackson was fully embracing the laid back approach to gravel @grallochgravel
We are on the ground at the Scotlands’s premier gravel race, with plenty more content on its way. Head over to the Escape Collective website for the latest.
#escapecollective #alisonjackson #gralloch #gravelracing
Can a fully African team really hope to race in the Tour de France Femmes within the next three years? That was the ambition set out by the East African Team Amani late last year when it announced that the UCI Continental women’s team would move to race in Europe for the 2026 season.
Last week, the team made its European debut in France at two one-day races in the Morbihan department in Brittany. Present alongside the squad made up of Ethiopian, Ugandan and Rwandan riders were several ProTeams, riders who have tasted success at some of the world’s biggest races.
“I believe we can make it [to the Tour de France Femmes],” said Ugandan Mary Aleper. “When you see the results coming – someone already finishing in the top 40s – and if you give them race experience like this, by the end of the season they’ll be confident riding with the big pelotons. Next year we will be competing with the big teams.”
Full interview with three members of the team now on @escapecollective
It’s time for another round of pump testing.
Late last year @romeandstuff tested 19 mini and pocket-sized electric inflators to find which was best. Now, the testing has turned to the larger inflators often seen in use before WorldTour and WorldCup races.
Full review and explainer is live, only at EscapeCollective.com.
Here's one thing you can usually count on: the first Breton finisher of Tro-Bro Léon winning a living, squirming piglet.
This year, though? No pig. @iaintreloar investigates.
Some gravel bikes are all about versatility, while others choose a corner of focus.
The Cervelo Aspero-5 is a bike of such focus, but as @romeandstuff writes, it may be a better all-road bike of the future rather than the gravel racer it claims to be today. Full review now live over on EscapeCollective.com.
You might have noticed more off-road content popping up on the homepage of the Escape Collective website in recent months. With the Mountain Bike World Series in full swing, there is no better time to familiarise yourself with the names and faces of those inside the sport.
With plenty more on its way, including race recaps, gallery’s, tech stories, and deep dive profiles, head over to the homepage and check it out.
#escapecollective #xcmtb #ucimtbworldcup #mountainbike #mtb
At the start of the season, Petra Stiasny was having a crisis of confidence. She'd been sick, DNFed a few races, and was struggling to find her place in the sport and her new team.
On Saturday, she danced to the biggest win of her career on the brutal slopes of the Angliru.
This is the story of her journey to her 'happy place', a redemption arc that was built on the faith of her team. Story on Escape Collective now.
What started as a comeback story for one of the most decorated veterans in the peloton ended as a day for the youngsters.
At the start of the final stage of La Vuelta Femenina, 36-year-old Anna van der Breggen wore the red jersey, hoping to defend her race lead and secure her biggest result since coming out of retirement in 2025. But on the brutal slopes of L'Angliru, the story belonged to the new generation as Petra Stiasny (Human Powered Health) won the stage and Paula Blasi (UAE Team ADQ) took overall victory, with Marion Bunel (Visma-Lease a Bike) securing third and the white jersey of best young rider. Full story at Escape Collective.
Scott and Cannondale's latest flagship endurance bikes are aimed at the same customer: a rider who wants performance, versatility and comfort in a nice-looking package. In practice, they are two quite different bikes, and which one you want – or should get – depends almost entirely on what you actually need a road bike to do.
After riding both bikes over several months, @suvi_loponen has shared her thoughts on them both.
Head over to escapecollective.com to read the full review.
Lachlan Morton, Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel have something in common: they've appeared in promo shots for kits they never wore, endorsing a brand they've never heard of.
A wild story of deepfaked athletes, copied designs, and the blurry future of cycling apparel. On Escape Collective now.
![Can a fully African team really hope to race in the Tour de France Femmes within the next three years? That was the ambition set out by the East African Team Amani late last year when it announced that the UCI Continental women’s team would move to race in Europe for the 2026 season.Last week, the team made its European debut in France at two one-day races in the Morbihan department in Brittany. Present alongside the squad made up of Ethiopian, Ugandan and Rwandan riders were several ProTeams, riders who have tasted success at some of the world’s biggest races.“I believe we can make it [to the Tour de France Femmes],” said Ugandan Mary Aleper. “When you see the results coming – someone already finishing in the top 40s – and if you give them race experience like this, by the end of the season they’ll be confident riding with the big pelotons. Next year we will be competing with the big teams.”Full interview with three members of the team now on @escapecollective](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6727476436342032492830_0_ede481019e2b443eb8bf4d3533dbe1c2.jpg?o=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&h=7f4b2b4b4bfc0d02ab56be7fa8a88579)
