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Britain's Simon Yates, center, surrounded by Spain's Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia, right, and Austria's Gregor Muhlberger, celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the twelfth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 209,5 kilometers (130 miles) with start in Toulouse and finish in Bagneres-de-Bigorre, France, Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/ Thibault Camus)

Dennis quits Tour in bizarre way, Yates wins in Pyrenees

by Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJuly 18, 2019

Team Ineos riders — Colombia’s Egan Arley Bernal Gomez, left, Britain’s Geraint Thomas, center, and Italy’s Gianni Moscon — compete during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 170.5 kilometers (105.94 miles) with start in Saint Etienne and finish in Brioude, France, Sunday.

Technology beating romanticism at Tour de France

by Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJuly 16, 2019

Belgium’s Wout Van Aert celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 10th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 217 kilometers (135 miles) with start in Saint-Flour and finish in Albi, France, Monday.

Thomas blowing in the wind at Tour de France

by Samuel Petrequin Associated Press, and John Leicester Associated PressJuly 15, 2019

FILE - In this June 23, 2019 file photo, Egan Bernal from Colombia of Team Ineos lifts the trophy after winning the Tour de Suisse at the ninth and final stage, a 101.5 km race with start and finish in Goms, Switzerland, at the 83rd Tour de Suisse UCI ProTour cycling race. Gifted with superb bike handling and climbing skills, Bernal has matured by leaps and bounds to become cycling's most exciting Grand Tour rider, and one for the top contenders at cycling's Tour de France which starts this weekend from Belgium. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP, File)

Egan Bernal set to impress at unpredictable Tour de France

by Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJuly 1, 2019

Germany’s Thomas Mueller wipes his face after the group F match between South Korea and Germany at the 2018 World Cup in the Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday.

Defending champ Germany eliminated from World Cup

by Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJune 27, 2018

Spain’s Diego Costa, right, celebrate after scoring his side’s opening goal with teammate Isco during the group B match between Iran and Spain at the 2018 World Cup in the Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday.

Diego Costa scores again, Spain beats Iran 1-0 at 2018 World Cup

by Samuel Petrequin Associated PressJune 20, 2018