In cycling at the Paralympics, high-level technology helps teams win

PARIS (AP) — Elouan Gardon was elated when he took bronze for the United States in the men’s 4000-meter individual pursuit at the Paris Paralympics. The 18-year-old cyclist rode in the C5 classification for athletes with limited to moderate movement in one arm or leg. “We...

British cycling star Sarah Storey wins her 19th Paralympic gold

PARIS (AP) — Sarah Storey says every race is different. Yet, the outcome — gold medal — always seems the same. The British cycling star won the women’s C4-5 road race for the fourth time straight for her 19th gold medal at a Paralympic Games. But the...

Track cyclist Caroline Groot wins Paralympic Games' first gold, Chinese athletes take 4 more

PARIS (AP) — Track cyclist Caroline Groot of the Netherlands won the first gold medal of the Paralympic Games and Chinese Paralympians claimed four on the first day of competition Thursday. Groot won the final of the 500-meter time trial in women’s track cycling for the C4 and C5...

Caroline Groot of the Netherlands wins the first gold medal of the 2024 Paralympics in women’s track cycling

Ashton Lambie is pursuing the America's Cup while his wife Chris Birch aims for outer space

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Pushing boundaries and going fast was always in the sporting DNAs of cyclists Ashton Lambie and Chris Birch, whether it was speeding around velodromes or across the gravel backroads of the Great Plains. Ultimately, they had hoped to compete in the Tokyo Olympics...

Hundreds cruise Philadelphia streets in the 15th annual Philly Naked Bike Ride

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of people in various states of undress cruised the streets of Philadelphia to cheers from onlookers Saturday evening in the 15th annual Philly Naked Bike Ride. The annual ride, which started in 2009, is billed as promoting cycling as a key form of...

Daniela Larreal Chirinos, 5-time Olympic cyclist for Venezuela, dies in Las Vegas at 51

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Daniela Larreal Chirinos, a five-time Olympic cyclist who competed for Venezuela over the course of a decade, has died. She was 51. Larreal was found dead at home in Las Vegas the afternoon of Aug. 15 after a friend called police for a welfare check, according to a...

Matt Richardson was a Paris Olympics track cycling star for Australia and now will race for Britain

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — After winning three medals racing for Australia at the Paris Olympics, track cyclist Matt Richardson is switching teams eight days later to ride for Britain. Richardson’s unexpected change of eligibility to the country of his birth was approved by the...

Niewiadoma wins women's Tour de France by 4 seconds overall after Alpe d’Huez thriller

ALPE D'HUEZ, France (AP) — Polish rider Kasia Niewiadoma did just enough in a thrilling battle Sunday with rival Demi Vollering on the iconic Alpe d’Huez to win the women’s Tour de France by four seconds overall. It was the smallest margin of victory in any Tour de France...

American rider Sepp Kuss takes on leading role as he begins title defense in Spanish Vuelta

MADRID (AP) — This time the spotlight will be on Sepp Kuss from the start as he tries to retain his Spanish Vuelta title. Kuss won last year's race over Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard, the top riders for Team Visma-Lease a Bike at the time. Roglic is now with...