A Ban on Bottle Tossing Disrupts a Tradition in Cycling

By BY JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports Riders’ water bottles are treasured souvenirs among cycling fans. Cyclists are unhappy with a new rule that outlaws tossing them into the crowd.https://nyti.ms/3dhVxFC

British Cycling Doctor Ordered Drug in Doping Case, Panel Finds

By BY JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports The ruling against Richard Freeman, who worked with Team Sky and Britain’s Olympic teams, raised new doubts about his country’s cycling success.https://nyti.ms/30BoVzR

A Push for Cyclists Safety After 5 Die Near Las Vegas

By BY JOHN M. GLIONNA from NYT Sports The growing metropolitan area often pits cars and construction against cyclists, with tragic consequences and calls for better regulation.https://nyti.ms/3hSkDeU

This Los Angeles Team Wants to Diversify Cycling. They’re Starting With its Podiums.

By BY ANDY COCHRANE from NYT Sports As a Black cyclist from South Los Angeles, Justin Williams says he has frequently been written off by managers. That hasn’t slowed him down as he works to diversify the sport.https://nyti.ms/2Vj16dg

Tadej Pogacar Wins Tour de France, Capping Dramatic Comeback

By BY ELIAN PELTIER from NYT Sports Riding into Paris a day after grabbing the lead in stunning fashion, Pogacar, 21, was still struggling to fathom how he had snatched victory from his friend and rival Primoz Roglic.https://nyti.ms/2FEPDke

Masks in Place, the Tour de France Puts On a Brave Face

By BY KAREN CROUSE AND ELIAN PELTIER from NYT Sports The coronavirus has forced a race celebrated for its accessibility to embrace social distancing. But can you take an entire country along for the ride from inside a bubble?https://nyti.ms/31zcCoN

How to Cycle Up ‘Mount Everest’

By BY ALEC JACOBSON from NYT Sports A biking challenge known as “Everesting” — hill repeats equal in distance to the climb up the mountain — is catching on, with records rapidly falling.https://nyti.ms/3iH46cW

Hardcore Cyclists Head for the Hills … Mexico City’s

By BY NATHANIEL PARISH FLANNERY from NYT Sports With new bike routes and the pandemic pushing more people to cycle, the mountains outside one of the world’s megacities are drawing new and veteran enthusiasts.https://nyti.ms/2WzSUqd

Many Races, Little Time: Cycling Faces a Crowded Calendar

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Most of cycling's races have been crammed into the new schedule, and many races overlap. Plus a possible heavyweight bout in a Roman amphitheater and Formiga’s next move.https://nyti.ms/2A6aGc5

How to Name a Champion Without the Championship

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Sports around the world may not be able to finish their seasons. Plus a plan to shorten cycling’s Grand Tour races, and celebrate an unconventional National Signing Day.https://nyti.ms/2VxrcZP

Doping Cloud Still Looms Over a Thrilling Tour de France

By MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports We want to believe these otherworldly cyclists are clean. Can we?https://nyti.ms/2LIhQrH

At Tour de France, Rules of the Road Are Often Unspoken

By MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports No breakaways in tunnels and stop when the leader stops: guidelines keep the peace (but not always).https://nyti.ms/2MaNhKJ

Julian Alaphilippe Leads Tour de France With Two Big Stages Left

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports France is one step closer to having its first Tour winner since 1985, but the Colombian Egan Bernal, now in second, gained ground on Thursday.https://nyti.ms/2Y3QD9B

Bad Luck and Bad Timing: Geraint Thomas Crashes Again at the Tour de France

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports The defending champion crashed for the third time at this event, just two days before the start of the Alpine stages, which should determine the overall winner.https://nyti.ms/32JJ72l

Cycling Embraces Risk, Reward and the Super Tuck

By MICHAEL POWELL from NYT Sports Tour de France riders eager to wring every second out of a downhill have embraced a risky maneuver. But does it really make them faster?https://nyti.ms/2M8lhHl

Thibaut Pinot Surges Into Contention at Tour de France

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports It is looking increasingly likely that a Frenchman could win the race for the first time since 1985, but Julian Alaphilippe may not be the Frenchman.https://nyti.ms/2Z3wqgr

Julian Alaphilippe Stills Leads After Tour de France’s First Big Climb

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports The French rider Thibaut Pinot won Stage 14 on Saturday, and Alaphilippe’s lead is now 2 minutes 2 seconds.https://nyti.ms/2Gm5xx3

Julian Alaphilippe and Thibaut Pinot Boost French Hopes at Tour de France

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Alaphilippe retook the overall lead on Saturday in Stage 8, and Pinot asserted himself as a strong contender for the final victory.https://nyti.ms/32skoPC

Dylan Groenewegen Narrowly Wins a Tour de France Stage

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Groenewegen finally put a poor Tour start behind him with the tightest of wins in the longest stage on Friday.https://nyti.ms/30wr25E

Elia Viviani’s Speed Finally Pays Off at Tour de France

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports It was the Italian rider’s first career stage win in the Tour; he has now posted stage wins in all three Grand Tours.https://nyti.ms/2S836Tl