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Team Jumbo's Slovenian rider Primoz Roglic celebrates as he wins the 17th stage of the 2021 La Vuelta cycling tour of Spain, a 185.8 km race from Unquera to Lagos de Covadonga on September 1, 2021. (Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP via Getty Images)

Cycling

Primoz Roglic Refuses To Ride Scared

OYAMA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anna Kiesenhofer of Team Austria celebrates winning the gold medal during the Women's road race on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Fuji International Speedway on July 25, 2021 in Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Olympics

Math Researcher Wins Olympic Gold In A Chaotic Women’s Road Race

Belgian Wout Van Aert of Team Jumbo-Visma celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 21 and last stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 108,4 km from Chatou to Paris in France, Sunday 18 July 2021. This year's Tour de France takes place from 26 June to 18 July 2021.

Wout van Aert Brought The Tour de France To Life

TOPSHOT - Stage winner Team Deceuninck Quickstep's Mark Cavendish of Great Britain celebrates after crossing the finish line of the 4th stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 150 km between Redon and Fougeres, on June 29, 2021. (Photo by Tim De Waele / various sources / AFP) (Photo by TIM DE WAELE/AFP via Getty Images)

Mark Cavendish Took The Long Road Back

Team B&B KTM's Cyril Lemoine of France is helped by medical staff members after crashing during the 1st stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 197 km between Brest and Landerneau, on June 26, 2021. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Riders Are Furious Over A Gory Start To The Tour de France

French racing cyclist Charles Pelissier rides during the 2nd stage Caen-Dinan of the 24th Tour de France, on July 3, 1930. (Photo credit should read -/AFP via Getty Images)

The Defector Guide To Every Single One Of The 184 Riders At The Tour de France

Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) rides on the "strade bianche" (white roads) of Tuscany during the seventh stage of the 93rd Giro d'Italia going from Carrara to Montalcino on May 15, 2010. Australian Cadel Evans (BMC) won the stage as Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) regained possession of the race leader's pink jersey. AFP PHOTO / POOL / ROBERTO BETTINI (Photo credit should read ROBERTO BETTINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Gravel Roads Make For Grueling, Unforgettable Bike Racing

Team UAE Emirates rider US Joe Dombrowski celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia 2021 cycling race, 187 km between Piacenza and Sestola, Emilia-Romagna, on May 11, 2021. (Photo by Dario BELINGHERI / AFP) (Photo by DARIO BELINGHERI/AFP via Getty Images)