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First Italian champion in 16 years

HTC-Highroad specialist takes time-trial

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Austrian breaks 11-year-old mark

The good folks over at Made Possible conducted a series of interviews with Outside September cover subject Sebastian Junger. In the first episode, Junger talks about reporting his new book War, shooting his new documentary Restrepo, how witnessing death affects soldiers, and what makes a good soldier. “A good soldier…

The sports-car company's best isn't even a sports car

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Bodes well for survival in warming climate

Low's Gully is a 6,000-foot chasm that gets deadly when it rains. This month, a team of top canyoneers take it on, with only one way out.