Christopher Froome
Stage winner Belgium's Wout Van Aert celebrates on the podium after the twenty-first and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 108.4 kilometers (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France,Sunday, July 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Tour de France riders head to Tokyo with Olympics in sight

By Dave Skretta Jul. 19, 2021 01:46 PM EDT

FILE - Laura Trott, left, and her fiance Jason Kenny, both of Britain, pose with their gold medals at the Rio Olympic Velodrome during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in this Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, file photo. Britain is hoping to back up consecutive dominant performances in Olympic cycling at the Tokyo Games next month, though much has changed since Rio. Allegations of bullying, sexism and discrimination along with doping charges leveled at its ex-chief doctor have led to leadership changes at British Cycling. Still, such riders at the husband-wife track duo of Jason and Laura Kenny and youngsters such as Tao Geoghegan Hart have the British team eyeing more gold in Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Britain cycling team aims for more gold after rocky 5 years

By Dave Skretta Jun. 21, 2021 12:15 PM EDT