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☆ Against the odds, Dygert back in old routine
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But nearly three years after suffering an horrific career-threatening leg injury at the world road championships time trial in Italy, the 26-year-old proved on Thursday she is back. Dygert, the golden girl of American cycling, reduced the individual time trial field to also-rans on the opening day of the UCI World Championships in Glasgow. Dygert, whose marriage to cyclist Logan Owen ended in divorce in 2020, has had three surgeries on her leg. Dygert has further opportunities to grow her medal collection in Glasgow, in the track team pursuit and then in the women's road time race and time trial. Next up for me is the team pursuit where the girls and I are focused on bringing home another medal for the U.S.

Persons: Chloe Dygert, Germany's Franziska Brausse, Maja Smiejkowska GLASGOW, Chris Hoy, It's, Dygert, Logan Owen, Epstein, Barr, Martyn Herman, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Cycling, UCI, Emirates, USA, Tokyo, Games, U.S, Thomson Locations: Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, treacle, Italy, Tokyo, Harrogate, Yorkshire, Dygert

☆ Archibald leads British hopes as unique worlds begin on track
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Aug 1 (Reuters) - The first edition of the combined UCI Cycling World Championships begins in Glasgow on Thursday with 11 days of high-octane action across virtually every discipline. Archibald, whose first ventures in track cycling were at the Glasgow velodrome, will be part of a British track team looking to flex their muscles ahead of the Paris Olympics. Britain were only fifth in the medals table at last year's track world championships in Paris with three golds -- the men's team pursuit, men's omnium and women's points race. Track world championships ahead of an Olympic Games can be cagey meetings, with the big nations sometimes reluctant to play their hands -- although the British team will be airing their cutting-edge Hope-Lotus track bike. Other events at the world championships include indoor cycling and a full para road and track programme.

Persons: Chris Hoy, Katie Archibald, Rab Wardell, Rab, Archibald, men's, Harrie Lavreysen, Filippo Ganna, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Wout van Aert, Jasper Philipsen, Tadej Pogacar, Mads Pedersen, Mathieu van der, Demi Vollering, van Vleuten, Lotte Kopecky, Lizzie Deignan, Beth Shriever, Charlotte Worthington, Tom Pidcock, Martyn Herman, Christian Radnedge Organizations: UCI, Glasgow, BBC, Paris, Olympic, Tour de France, de, Belgian, Femmes, Grenadiers, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Glasgow, Scottish, omnium, madison, British, Britain, Paris, Italy, Sunday's, Edinburgh, Tokyo

☆ What Is an E-Bike, and How Safe Are They?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Matt Richtel | More About Matt Richtel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Class 1: Maximum speed, 20 m.p.h. Class 2: Maximum speed, 20 m.p.h. In most states, then, riders under 16 can use Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes, while riders of Class 3 e-bikes must be 16 or older. It can be hard to tell by looking if a teenage rider is too young for the e-bike being ridden. And glancing at an e-bike’s motor does not establish whether it can go faster than 20 m.p.h.

Persons: PeopleForBikes Locations: Oregon

☆ Congress hands the crypto industry two wins and a loss before August recess
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The House Financial Services Committee advanced a measure Thursday to establish a clear regulatory framework for the issuance of payment stablecoins. The bills' approvals, after a roughly 14-month debate between committee Republicans and Democrats, can be viewed as wins for the crypto industry, whose reputation on Capitol Hill was battered by the failure of crypto giant FTX last fall. Late Thursday night, the Senate passed a massive defense funding bill that included several measures from different bills the digital-assets industry has opposed. Warren also highlighted the National Defense Authorization Act rider this week by reintroducing her bill, the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The House crypto bills would likely garner enough support to pass in the Republican-controlled House, but struggle to gain traction in the Democratic-controlled Senate

Persons: Elizabeth Warren, Patrick McHenry, Jim Himes, Josh Gottheimer, Crypto, Sen, Warren, Democratic Sen, Joe Manchin, Roger Marshall of, Lindsey Graham of Organizations: Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs Committee, WASHINGTON — Lawmakers, Capitol, Financial Services Committee, Financial Services, Connecticut, Republicans, Democrats, Treasury Department, Treasury, Defense, Money, Democratic, Senate, Republican Locations: Massachusetts, Washington , DC, R, New Jersey, crypto's, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina

☆ ‘Feels Like Death.’ Why Is the Most Feared Rider at the Women’s Tour de France Retiring?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

You all know I like to spend part of each July prattling on about the Tour de France, its history, and its staggering bike riders. The men’s race ended in Paris this past Sunday, and I suspect the exhausted finishers treated themselves to a slice of pizza and at least half a flute of Champagne before sleeping for 100 hours straight.

Organizations: Tour de France Locations: Paris

☆ Lopez provisionally suspended for potential anti-doping rule violation -UCI
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 25 (Reuters) - Colombian rider Miguel Angel Lopez has been provisionally suspended for a potential anti-doping rule violation, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Tuesday. Lopez, currently of Colombian Team Medellin-EPM, has been notified of a potential violation for use and possession of a prohibited substance in the weeks prior to the Giro d'Italia in 2022, the UCI said in a statement. The material includes evidence obtained from Spanish law enforcement authorities and the Spanish Anti-Doping Organisation (CELAD) during an investigation into Marcos Maynar. He recently won the Colombian National Time Trial Championships. Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Miguel Angel Lopez, Lopez, Marcos Maynar, Qazaqstan, Anita Kobylinska, Toby Davis Organizations: International Cycling Union, UCI, Colombian Team Medellin, International Testing Agency, Doping, Astana, Tour de France, Tour de Suisse, Volta, Colombian, Thomson Locations: Colombian, Spanish, Espana, Catalunya, Gdansk

☆ 'I cracked myself': Pogacar pays price for disrupted Tour preparation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Vingegaard said his Jumbo-Visma team had a plan to make Pogacar crack, but the 2020 and 2021 champion saw it differently. "I didn't notice, I was going day by day and I didn't see that I was feeling worse and worse. Vingegaard's season is solely focused on the Tour while this year Pogacar sought victories in Milan-Sanremo (4th), the Tour of Flanders (1st) and Paris-Nice (1st). He won the Fleche Wallonne but a crash on the Liege-Bastogne-Liege meant he could not prepare correctly for the Tour. Pogacar also wants to beat Vingegaard on the Tour before possibly moving on to "new challenges".

Persons: Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, de la, Vingegaard, Marie Blanque, la, Eddy Merckx, Mauro Gianetti, Gianetti, Julien Pretot, Toby Davis Organizations: Tour de, Paris, of, Sanremo, of Flanders, Reuters, Giro, Thomson Locations: Slovenian, Pyrenees, Cauterets Cambasque, Milan, Paris, Liege, Bastogne

☆ Jonas Vingegaard seals his second consecutive Tour de France victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jonas Vingegaard sealed his second consecutive Tour de France victory on the cobblestones of the Champs-Élysées in Paris on Sunday. Meanwhile, Belgium’s Jordi Meeus won the final, largely processional stage, on the Champs-Élysées, denying his compatriot Jasper Philipsen a fifth stage victory in this year’s race. From that moment, Vingegaard seemed assured of his yellow jersey and he navigated the remaining three stages without much difficulty. Ultimately, he finished 7:29 ahead of Pogačar in second, and 10:56 ahead of Britain’s Adam Yates in third. Michael Steele/Getty ImagesAs the men’s race finishes, the women’s race begins and Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky won the first stage of the Tour de France Femmes, held earlier in the day in Clermont-Ferrand.

Persons: CNN — Jonas Vingegaard, Dane, Triomphe, Belgium’s Jordi Meeus, Jasper Philipsen, Tadej Pogačar, Vingegaard, Britain’s Adam Yates, Italy’s Giulio Ciccone, Pogačar, Giulio Ciccone, Michael Steele, Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky Organizations: CNN, de France, Paris, Tour de, Ferrand Locations: Paris, Slovenian, Pogačar, Clermont

☆ Vingegaard completes Tour double as Meeus pips Philipsen on Champs Elysees
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, July 23 (Reuters) - Jonas Vingegaard won back-to-back men's Tour de France titles after safely finishing Sunday's final stage, which was won by Belgian Jordi Meeus, while Tadej Pogacar again entertained the crowd. Belgian Jasper Philipsen won the green jersey for the points classification with Italian Giulio Ciccone taking the polka dot jersey for the mountains classification. Pogacar, the 2020 and 2021 Tour champion, won the white jersey for the best under-25 rider for the fourth year in a row. It's been an amazing Tour for us and I'm so proud of every one of us. Sunday's 21st stage was, as usual, a largely processional ride from western Paris, with Vingegaard and his team mates celebrating with glasses of champagne.

Persons: Jonas Vingegaard, Belgian Jordi Meeus, Tadej Pogacar, Briton Adam Yates, Belgian Jasper Philipsen, Giulio Ciccone, Vingegaard's, Visma, It's, Vingegaard, it's, Nathan van Hooydonck, Alexandre Vinokourov, Meeus, Julien Pretot, Ken Ferris, Pritha Organizations: de France, Belgian, UAE Emirates, de, Yates, Thomson Locations: Slovenian, Belgian, Paris, Vosges

☆ Vingegaard poised for Tour de France title as Pogacar wins stage
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LE MARKSTEIN, France, July 22 (Reuters) - Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark was set to win his second Tour de France title after keeping a close tab on his main rival and 20th stage winner Tadej Pogacar in the final mountain ride of the race on Saturday. Overall, Jumbo-Visma rider Vingegaard leads Pogacar by seven minutes and 29 seconds with his United Arab Emirates team mate, Briton Adam Yates, in third position, 10:56 off the pace. Pogacar attacked on the last climb of the day, the Col du Platzerwazel (7.1km at 8.4%), and was followed by Vingegaard and Gall. Enormously popular local boy Pinot, riding his last Tour on his training roads with thousands of fans gathered with flags, beers and flares to support him one last time. Pinot went solo on the ascent to the Petit Ballon, riding as stage leader through a sea of roaring fans like a man possessed.

Persons: MARKSTEIN, Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogacar, Pogacar, Austrian Felix Gall, Vingegaard, Briton Adam Yates, Giulio Ciccone, Belgian Jasper Philipsen, du Platzerwazel, Gall, Thibaut, Warren Barguil, Tom Pidcock, Yates, Simon, Adam, Pinot, Petit Ballon, Julien Pretot, Andrew Cawthorne, Hugh Lawson Organizations: de France, United Arab Emirates, Lombardia, Thomson Locations: France, Denmark, Belfort, Austrian, Belgian, Paris

☆ Get ready to make a deal for your ride. InDrive is bringing its ride-hailing-haggling business to the US again.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

InDrive is a ride-hailing app that lets customers haggle with drivers for fares. Many drivers are Uber and Lyft contractors eager to check out inDrive's promise of letting drivers and passengers negotiate ride prices, Arsen Tomsky, inDrive's CEO and founder, said. In 2022, inDrive was the second most downloaded ride-hailing app globally, behind Uber, according to Data.AI. Though it started in Russia, inDrive fully separated from its Russian business last year after the country invaded Ukraine, the company said. In addition to ride-hailing, inDrive in other global markets has added new business segments, including freight delivery, task assistance, and package delivery.

Persons: Arsen, Tomsky, InDrive, haggle, inDrive, Arsen Tomsky, Siberia Tomsky, Uber, Catalyst, verticals Organizations: Service, Fort Lauderdale , West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Taxi, Tomsky, Insight Partners, Bond Locations: Siberia, South Florida, Wall, Silicon, America, Asia, Miami, South Beach, Brickell, Fort Lauderdale , West Palm, New York City, New Yorkers, Pacific, Africa, haggling, Yakutsk, Siberian, Florida, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Tour de France: Huge crash on stage 15
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Crashes in the Tour de France are commonplace, but a pile-up during Sunday’s Stage 15 was particularly eye-catching as a number of riders fell after a fan apparently tried to take a picture. Eurosport commentary during live coverage of the race said a spectator had caused a rider to be put off balance. The Team Jumbo-Visma rider fell, causing others to follow on a narrow section of a road. You don’t need a phone to create mind-blowing memories.”Around 20 riders fell off their bikes. In 2021, a fan stepped in front of the racing pack holding a cardboard sign, causing dozens of cyclists to crash during the Tour.

Persons: Les, Soleil, Gervais, ”, Dan Lloyd, …, Carlton Kirby, Sepp Kuss, Nathan van Hooydonck, Benoit Tessier, Confidis Organizations: CNN, Tour de France, Sunday’s, Blanc, Eurosport, Jumbo, BBC, Team, INEOS Grenadiers Locations: Saint, cycling’s

☆ Tour de France stage 14 resumes after big crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ANNEMASSE, France, July 15 (Reuters) - There were scenes of tears and pain as the 14th stage of the Tour de France turned into carnage, being halted for 25 minutes after a massive crash at the back of the peloton before two more riders hit the deck hard later on Saturday. The main incident occurred on a slippery descent with 146km left in the stage, with Movistar rider Antonio Pedrero forced to abandon the race after being carried off on a stretcher. In the descent of the Col de Saxel, France's Romain Bardet, second in the 2016 Tour de France, crashed on a bend at 60kph and after a long discussion with doctors, pulled out of the race, hiding tears behind his hands. Chaves's EF EasyPost team mate James Shaw crashed along with Bardet and the Briton was carried away on a stretcher. Reporting by Julien Pretot and Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Antonio Pedrero, African Louis Meintjes, Colombian Esteban Chaves, Ramon Sinkeldam, de Saxel, France's Romain Bardet, James Shaw, Julien Pretot, Aadi Nair, Ed Osmond Organizations: Tour de France, de France, Briton, Thomson Locations: ANNEMASSE, France, African, Colombian, Morzine, 60kph, Bengaluru

☆ Canada Is a Military Free-Rider In NATO
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones, justin, trudeau Locations: canada, lithuania, nato

☆ Protesters clash with Kenya police over tax hikes, two killed, officers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital Nairobi, the port city of Mombasa and several other towns, according to Reuters reporters and footage aired on Kenyan television stations. Police officers patrolling the expressway, who did not give their names, told Reuters they had shot dead two protesters as they sought to repel an advancing crowd. You promised them that you are going to help them, but you didn't," Bernard Ochieng, a protester in Nairobi's informal Kibera settlements, told Reuters. The government says the tax hikes, which include a doubling of the fuel tax and the introduction of a levy to fund affordable housing, are needed to deal with growing debt repayments and to fund job-creation initiatives. At least six people were killed last Friday during protests called for by opposition leader Raila Odinga.

Persons: Raila Odinga, William Ruto, Young, Bernard Ochieng, Odinga, Thomas Mukoya, Jefferson Kahinju, Humphrey Malalo, Aaron Ross, Alex Richardson, Peter Graff, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Kenya Alliance, Police, Kenyan, Reuters, Kenya's, Thomson Locations: Read, NAIROBI, Nairobi, Mombasa

☆ How to crack the climate free rider problem
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Hugo Dixon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

For example, the United States, China and Europe are engaged in a green subsidy race that is driving down the cost of clean technology. Extending such a scheme to the members of a G7-led climate club is tricky. Without a big carrot and a big stick, though, the climate club will be a low-key affair. And if Biden wins re-election next year, the prospects of a more ambitious G7 climate club and cooperating with China would improve. Either – or both – would go a long way to solving the climate free rider problem.

Persons: Don’t, It’s, William Nordhaus, –, Isabel Hilton, Adair Turner, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Peter Thal Larsen, Oliver Taslic, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, ”, Reuters Graphics Reuters, European Union, Bank, Trade, United, Economic Co, Development, U.S, Energy, Commission, White, Thomson Locations: United States, Canada, Beijing, China, Europe, India, Vietnam, Washington, Argentina, Indonesia, Republic

☆ Should public buses be free?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —More major cities in the United States are letting public transit riders hop on board for free. Boston is piloting three zero-fare public bus routes, and New York City is expected to test free buses on five lines. Fares made up, on average, 12.5% of transit agencies’ operating expenses in 2021, down from 31.4% in 2019, according to the American Public Transit Association. “By offering free public transport, we are not really attracting car drivers in large volumes,” said Mohamed Mezghani, secretary general of the International Association of Public Transport. “There’s no such thing as free transit,” he added.

Persons: Michelle Wu, “, ”, Lane Turner, Stephanie Lotshaw, American Public Transit Association . Massachusetts Sen, Edward Markey, Ayanna Pressley, Wu, Matt Stone, Henry Bendon, ” Bendon, Fares, Pat Greenhouse, Mohamed Mezghani, Sarah Kaufman, There’s, Boston Mayor Wu, Olivier Douliery, Richard Jarrold, Jarrold Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boston, CNN, Boston Globe, American Public Transit Association . Massachusetts, US, MediaNews, Boston Herald, Getty, Richmond, Agency, American Public Transit Association, Kansas City, International Association of Public Transport, “, Rudin Center, Transportation, New York University, Boston Mayor, Getty Images Washington, Transportation Authority Locations: New York, United States, Kansas City, Raleigh, Richmond, Olympia, Tucson, Alexandria, Virginia, Denver, Boston, New York City, America, Tallinn, Estonia, Dunkirk, France, Luxembourg, Washington ,, AFP, Kansas

☆ Mr president, please return the Mona Lisa to Italy, says Tour rider Bettiol
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BORDEAUX, France, July 7 (Reuters) - Italian Tour de France rider Alberto Bettiol took to social media on Friday to ask French President Emmanuel Macron to return the Mona Lisa to his home country. "Monsieur le Président, please give us back the Monna Lisa and thanks for coming to the Tour," Bettiol tweeted, using the Italian spelling for Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece. Macron paid a visit to the world's greatest cycling race on Thursday, where he shook hands with Bettiol, of the EF Education EasyPost team. It was kept it at the Palace at Fontainebleau, where it remained until King Louis XIV moved the painting to the Palace of Versailles. Following the French Revolution it was moved to the Louvre museum where it is still displayed.

Persons: Alberto Bettiol, Emmanuel Macron, Mona Lisa, Monsieur le Président, Lisa, Bettiol, Leonardo da, Macron, Da Vinci, France's King Francis I, King Louis XIV, Vincenzo Peruggia, Julien Pretot, Ros Russell Organizations: de, EF Education EasyPost, Thomson Locations: BORDEAUX, France, Italy, Loire, Fontainebleau, of Versailles, Florence

☆ Hudson Tunnel Project to Get $6.9 Billion in Largest U.S. Transit Grant
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Patrick Mcgeehan | More About Patrick Mcgeehan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The governors of New York and New Jersey agreed last year to an even split of the local share of the cost of building the tunnel. That agreement was a critical precursor to obtaining federal funding for the project. Regional transportation officials have been in a hurry to secure a federal commitment to Gateway while President Biden is in office and Democrats have control of the Senate. Mr. Biden, a longtime rider of Amtrak trains between Washington and his home state of Delaware, has been an ardent supporter. Amtrak, which owns the tunnels, plans to shut those tracks for repairs, one at a time, once the new tunnel is in use.

Persons: Biden, Schumer’s, Mr, ” Mr, Schumer Organizations: Senate, Amtrak, Hurricane Sandy, Pennsylvania, Regional, Association Locations: New York, New Jersey, Washington, Delaware, Hurricane, Manhattan from New Jersey, Hudson

☆ Mix of calm and concern as cycling's Tour heads into riot-hit France
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Julien Pretot | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

After a start in Bilbao, Spain, the Tour heads to France on Monday with visits to Bayonne, Dax, Pau and Bordeaux during the week. Foreign team members have confessed not knowing much about the situation in France, arguing they are in a 'bubble' on the Tour de France. Tour de France organisers say they are ready to adjust to any situation. "I don't really have any comment on it, that's one for the authorities who are working very hard," Rod Ellingworth, the racing director of the Ineos-Grenadiers team, told Reuters. "The organisers did not even mention it at the team meeting (before the start of the race).

Persons: Prudhomme, Rod Ellingworth, Philippe Mauduit, Adrien Petit, Julien Pretot, Christian Radnedge Organizations: SEBASTIAN, Tour de, Tour de France, de France, State, Grenadiers, Reuters, Citroen, Thomson Locations: Spain, Bilbao, France, Bayonne, Dax, Pau, Bordeaux, North

☆ I spent over $5,000 to race an Ironman. I have no regrets whatsoever — and experts suggest it was a good way to spend my money.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Between race entry fees, equipment, and travel, I spent well over $5,000 getting to the start line. It was money spent in alignment with my values, which experts say is the way to spend. Between July 19, 2022 (when I registered) and June 18, 2023 (race day), I spent well over $5,000 getting to the start line. It was money spent in alignment with my values and priorities, which experts say is the way to spendHow you choose to spend your money matters. In other words, don't spend money on things that aren't important to you.

Persons: I'm, it's, It's, Kathleen Elkins It's, Ramit, Sethi, we'll Organizations: Williams College, Psychological Science, Harvard Business Locations: Kärnten, Klagenfurt, Austria, Galveston , Texas, Galveston, Riding, Los Angeles, Texas

☆ Tour de France 2023: Rider safety in the spotlight after death of Gino Mäder
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In June, Swiss rider Gino Mäder died aged 26 following a crash on the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse. Gino Mäder competes in the fourth stage of the 2023 Tour de Suisse. “I think especially for everyone who was at the race [Tour de Suisse], that was pretty hard hitting,” the British rider told reporters on Wednesday. A pedestrian walks past a giant yellow jersey ahead of the 110th edition of the Tour de France in Bilbao. Goyvaerts/AFP/BELGA/Getty ImagesElsewhere, 2019 Tour de France champion Egan Bernal is competing in his first Grand Tour event since suffering serious injuries in a crash last year.

Persons: CNN —, Gino Mäder, Mäder, Magnus Sheffield, Dario Belingheri, Adam Hansen, Associés, Hansen, it’s, ” Hansen, “, Tom Pidcock, Ineos, we’re, Joel Sagat, ” Jonathan Vaughters, ”, we’ve, –, Marco Bertorello, Jonas Vingegaard, Dauphiné, Vingegaard, Jumbo –, Tadej, Pogačar, Egan Bernal Organizations: CNN, de France, Tour de Suisse, de Suisse, Tour de France, CNN Sport, –, Suisse, Getty, CPA, Union Cycliste Internationale, Post, Guardian, “, UAE Emirates, Goyvaerts, de, USA Network, NBC, Eurosport, ITV Locations: Swiss, La Punt, Chur, 100kph, lycra, AFP, Dauphine, Switzerland, France, Bilbao, Spain, Paris, Danish, Slovenian, Pogačar, UAE

☆ Tour de France: Vingegaard vs. Pogacar Is the Race to Watch
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Kevin Draper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Many teams are structured around a single rider who they believe can win the race’s overall title, known as the general classification. Other teams have more than one race contender, and will decide during the Tour which one has the best chance of victory. Then there is the pride in winning even a single day’s stage, which for many cyclists can rank as a career highlight. There are two overwhelming favorites: Jonas Vingegaard, a Danish cyclist on Team Jumbo-Visma who won last year, and Tadej Pogacar, the Slovene cyclist on UAE Team Emirates who won in 2020 and 2021. The overarching story line of this year’s race, and the battle that dictates much of the strategy, will be based around the assumption that Vingegaard and Pogacar will duke it out all the way to Paris.

Persons: Jonas Vingegaard, Visma, Tadej Pogacar, Pogacar, David Gaudu of, Jai Hindley, Richard Carapaz Organizations: UAE Team Emirates, Enric Mas Locations: Danish, Slovene, Paris, Spain, David Gaudu of France, Australia, Ecuador

☆ As Nigeria scraps fuel subsidy, a vibrant black market collapses
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Desire Danga Essigue | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Since Nigeria scrapped a state fuel subsidy on May 31, black market fuel vendors and commercial drivers in Cameroon, Benin and Togo who were heavily reliant on petrol smuggled from Nigeria have seen their businesses collapse. With supplies dwindling, queues have been forming at official petrol stations, where fuel is now competitively priced. "Supply has become scarce and customers think we're ripping them off with this high price, yet it's from Nigeria that prices have soared," said Perevet Dieudonne, a black market seller. The trade in black market fuel is so central to the local economy that authorities either turn a blind eye or are complicit. At Hilacondji, a border crossing between Togo and Benin, some black market fuel stalls were shut, while at others vendors waited among rows of empty plastic jerricans for potential deliveries.

Persons: Danga, turvy, Perevet Dieudonne, Ousmanou Mal Djoulde, Ayi Hilla, Alice Lawson, Pulcherie, Amindeh Blaise Atabong, Elisha Bala, MacDonald Dzirutwe, Estelle Shirbon, Bate Felix, Elaine Hardcastle Organizations: REUTERS, CFA, Reuters, Dangote Petroleum, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Garoua, Cameroon, GAROUA, West, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Nigerian, West Africa, Dangote, Hilacondji, Africa, Cotonou, Pulcherie Adjoha

☆ The bike helmet debate rages on as study finds drivers view cyclists wearing safety gear as 'less human'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A recent study found that drivers viewed cyclists wearing a helmet or safety vest as "less human." This research could add fuel to the debate over bike helmet mandates in the US. Researchers found that cyclists wearing helmets or vests are viewed as "less human" than those without any safety gear on. GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesBike helmet mandates might do more harm than goodThe research could add fuel to the debate over helmet mandates, which are in place in about 200 localities and more than 20 states across the US. Notably, bike helmet usage and mandates are rare in cities with strong bike infrastructure and large numbers of cyclists, including in Europe.

Persons: they'd, —, Colin Browne, Browne Organizations: Morning, Queensland University, Flinders University, Getty, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington Area Bicyclist Association Locations: Australia, Manhattan, New York City, Europe, Utrecht, Netherlands, Munster, Germany, Antwerp, Belgium

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