Richie Porte
FILE - United States' Chloe Dygert pedals during the women elite race at the road cycling World Championships in Harrogate, England, in this Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, file photo. The men's and women's road races kick off the cycling program at every Summer Olympics. “Everybody in the world is trying to figure out how to beat the Dutch girls,” said Jim Miller, the high performance director for USA Cycling. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
Olympic cycling road races are studies in contrast

By Dave Skretta Jul. 22, 2021 10:15 PM EDT

Slovakia's Peter Sagan, left, crashes with Australia's Caleb Ewan, right, during the sprint towards the finish line of the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.9 kilometers (113.65 miles) with start in Lorient and finish in Pontivy, France, Monday, June 28, 2021. (Benoit Tessier/Pool Photo via AP)
Sagan, Haig withdraw from Olympic road race with injuries

By Dave Skretta Jul. 13, 2021 06:03 AM EDT

Tour de France winner Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, holds the Slovenian flag as he walks off the podium after the twenty-first and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 122 kilometers (75.8 miles), from Mantes-la-Jolie to Paris, France, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tadej Pogacar wins COVID-defying Tour de France

By John Leicester Sep. 20, 2020 10:22 AM EDT

Slovakia's Peter Sagan wearing the best sprinter's green jersey arrives on the podium after the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 168 kilometers (105 miles), with start in Millau and finish in Lavaur, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. (Benoit Tessier/Pool via AP)
Seventh heaven: Furious stage kick-starts Tour de France

Sep. 04, 2020 01:47 PM EDT

Australia's Richie Porte wears a face mask as he arrives for the 107th Tour de France cycling race team presentation, in Nice, southern France, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 ahead of upcoming Saturday's start of the race. The Tour de France sets off shrouded in uncertainty and riding in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and mounting infections in France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
For health workers, the pandemic Tour de France is a big ask

By John Leicester Aug. 29, 2020 10:57 AM EDT