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Paris-bound Olympians look forward to a post-COVID Games with fans in the stands
NEW YORK (AP) — The biggest races, routines and games for many of this generation's Olympic athletes were contested in front of mostly empty stands, largely devoid of coaches to help them out or friends and family to cheer them on. That was three years ago at the COVID-19 Summer...
Vingegaard has collapsed lung after crash in Basque Country race. Tour de France defense is in doubt
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Two-time defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard remained hospitalized in Spain on Friday, one day after he broke his collarbone and several ribs in a bad crash with other top riders during a chaotic Tour of the Basque Country. The Danish...
Laura Kenny retires from cycling as Britain’s most successful female Olympic athlete with 5 golds
LONDON (AP) — Laura Kenny, Britain’s most successful female Olympic athlete, announced her retirement from cycling on Monday because she wants to spend more time at home with her family. The 31-year-old Kenny has won five Olympic gold medals and had been expected to compete at...
4-time Olympic cyclist positive for doping in retests of samples from 2016 Rio Olympics
AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Four-time Olympic cyclist Christos Volikákis tested positive for doping in retests of samples from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, the International Cycling Union said on Friday. Volikákis won medals for Greece in track cycling at world and European...
American rider Matteo Jorgenson wins the Paris-Nice stage race for the first time
NICE, France (AP) — American rider Matteo Jorgenson won the Paris-Nice stage race for the first time on Sunday, with Belgian Remco Evenepoel clinching the final stage to finish second overall. The 24-year-old Jorgenson, who races for the Visma–Lease team and lives in Nice,...
American women's cycling team punished for deception attempt to enter race in Belgium
AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — American women’s cycling team Cynisca was punished by the sport’s governing body Monday for trying to enter an international race by deceiving organizers. The International Cycling Union said a team official told a mechanic “to wear a rider’s...
