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Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia, left, and Wout van Aert of Belgium, battle for a photo finish for silver and bronze medals during the men's cycling road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Oyama, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Carapaz wins men's road race for Ecuador's 1st cycling medal

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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

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