Marianne Vos
Riders compete during the women's cycling road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Oyama, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Austrian Kiesenhofer pulls off women's road race Games upset

By Dave Skretta Jul. 25, 2021 06:44 AM EDT

Belgium's Wout Van Aert, second left, crosses the finish line to win ahead of Britain's Mark Cavendish, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, right, and Belgium's Jasper Philipsen, left, during 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)
Olympic cycling road races are studies in contrast

By Dave Skretta Jul. 22, 2021 10:15 PM EDT

Vos wins second Giro stage as van der Breggen keeps lead

Jul. 08, 2021 12:17 PM EDT
PUEGNAGO DEL GARDA, Italy (AP) — Three-time world champion Marianne Vos won her second stage in the Giro d'Italia Donne on Thursday, attacking along with Elisa...

Vos wins Giro Donne stage 3 as van der Breggen keeps lead

Jul. 04, 2021 01:22 PM EDT
OVADA, Italy (AP) — Marianne Vos sprinted away from a four-rider breakaway to win the third stage of the Giro d'Italia Donne on Sunday while Dutch teammate and...

FILE - Anna Van Der Breggen, of the Netherlands, celebrates after crossing the finishing line to win the women's cycling road race final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in this Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, file photo. The men's and women's road races kick off the cycling program at every Summer Olympics. “Everybody in the world is trying to figure out how to beat the Dutch girls,” said Jim Miller, the high performance director for USA Cycling. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
Olympic road races yield early drama for delayed Tokyo Games

By Dave Skretta Jun. 30, 2021 12:54 PM EDT

Van Aert, Vos sprint to classics win at Amstel Gold Race

Apr. 18, 2021 02:09 PM EDT
VALKENBURG, Netherlands (AP) — Wout van Aert beat Tom Pidcock in a photo finish at the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, while Marianne Vos accelerated away from...