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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

By Dave Skretta Jul. 24, 2021 05:13 AM EDT

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

Tour de France winner Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, who won the overall leader's yellow jersey, the best climber's dotted jersey, and the best young rider's white jersey, celebrates with his team after the twenty-first and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 108.4 kilometers (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France,Sunday, July 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Tour de France riders head to Tokyo with Olympics in sight

By Dave Skretta Jul. 19, 2021 01:46 PM EDT