The Independent

Professional road cycling is a gruelling sport, and the Tour de France is arguably its toughest test, with riders contesting three weeks of high-octane racing. Across 21 stages in 2024, nearly 180 of the world’s best male bike riders will cover almost 3,500km on a circuitous route from Florence to Nice, spending hours in the saddle each day. With temperatures soaring, re-hydrating and re-fuelling are vitally important, which poses a question: what do riders do when nature calls?The answer depends on the race situation. Should the peloton be close to the finish or at a key juncture, most will simply...

How do Tour de France riders go to the toilet?

Cycling Weekly

Cavendish was riding a fully custom bike frame, handlebar and stem, a custom helmet, which helped his outfit add up to well over six figures.

A close look at Mark Cavendish's £180,000 Tour de France setup

USA TODAY

The race for the yellow jersey has intensified after the results of the Stage 7 individual time trial at the Tour de France.

2024 Tour de France Stage 7 results, standings: Remco Evenepoel wins time trial

Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen clinched victory in a thrilling photo finish to win stage six of the Tour de France. The flat 163.5km route from Macon to Dijon was always likely to end in a bunch sprint, following Mark Cavendish's record-breaking victory a day earlier. But the British rider, 39,...

Groenewegen wins Tour stage six in photo finish

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A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, that Garcia would not be allowed to take part in any fights involving the global boxing body. "Exercising my authority as president of the WBC, I am hereby expelling Ryan Garcia from any activity with our organization," Sulaiman said in a statement.

Boxer Garcia 'expelled' by WBC chief after racist rant

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WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

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Arizona Weatherman

According to the Arizona Weatherman, the Arizona Monsoon Season officially started on 15 Jun 2024. How are you enjoying the plethora of thunderstorms and rain showers? What and where are they, you say? And you would be correct; the convective activity has been mostly absent so far. But to be fair, the monsoon start date does not mean the pattern has actually been set up, but it will be coming soon. That is what the models indicate: an on-time typical climatological start date for the season to begin. The monsoon pattern is looking to start setting up around 21 Jun 2024 this year for Arizona.

Arizona monsoon thunderstorms and rain showers kick-off update for 2024

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Colorado Jill

(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

Hurricane Beryl smashed into the Mexican coast near top beach destinations on Friday, whipping palm trees with strong winds as a steady rain fell, after forging a deadly trail of destruction across much of the Caribbean. The hurricane’s core shifted over the Yucatan Peninsula, with maximum sustained winds dipping slightly...

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Mexican coast near top tourist resorts

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Some say the Tour de France doesn't truly get underway until the mountain stages, where the best invariably separate themselves from the pack. The events of Tuesday's Stage 4 upheld the old theory. In the first mountain stage of the 2024 Tour, two-time winner Tadej Pogacar produced an explosive attack roughly 2,600 feet from the summit of the iconic Col du Galibier and extended his lead on the 12-mile descent to the line, thereby reclaiming the yellow jersey from Remco Evenepoel.As seen below, Pogacar blew past three riders — including his rival and reigning two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard — before he...

Watch: Tadej Pogacar blows past riders to set Tour de France record

Defending champion loses 25 seconds to race leader Tadej Pogačar on stage seven

'To only lose 25 seconds is a good day for me' - Jonas Vingegaard defiant after Tour de France time trial

Sprinter receives 200CHF sanction and points deduction after stage six

Mark Cavendish fined for drafting behind race car at Tour de France

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CJ Coombs

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

Zaniar Matapour, who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, was found guilty of opening fire on June 25, 2022 outside two bars in central Oslo, including a famous gay club, just hours before the Pride Parade. Nine other people were wounded. Norway handed the 45-year-old Norwegian of Iranian origin...

Oslo Pride shooter handed maximum sentence

Scene on Radio, the Peabody-nominated podcast series produced by The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, has dedicated its latest season to exploring the history, failures and future of capitalism over the course of 13 episodes. John Biewen, co-host of the podcast, joins us from North Carolina for a big picture conversation about the system that governs the lives of a large chunk of humanity.

A deep dive into capitalism with Scene on Radio podcast co-host John Biewen

Watch the thrilling finish as riders complete their 163.5-kilometer ride from Mâcon to Dijon in the sixth stage of the 2024 Tour de France.

Highlights: Tour de France, Stage 6 finish

Brent Bookwalter and Tejay van Garderen share their takeaways from Stage 6 of the 2024 Tour de France, where Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen emerged victorious in a photo finish.

Relegation controversy on Tour de France Stage 6

In this week's edition of Destination Paris, there's good news for organisers as new data shows that pollution levels in the Seine have improved. We present you with several athletes to look out for in Paris including pole vaulter Armand Duplantis who is tipped to defend his Olympic gold medal and Croatian brothers Martin and Valent Sinkovic who are aiming for a fourth medal in rowing. We also bring you the final episode of our Four Corners of the World series following Indian wrestler Anshu Malik as she clinches her ticket to Paris.

River Seine water quality improves with three weeks to go before Paris Olympics

The dirt airstrip on Peleliu, 2,500 kilometres from the Chinese coast, played a pivotal role in World War II, when China was a US ally and Japan the adversary. Now, the modest airfield, immortalised in several books, documentaries, and the 2010 HBO mini-series "The Pacific," finds itself at the centre of a modern arms race between Washington and Beijing.

US Reopens Historic WWII Airstrip Amid Rising Pacific Tensions

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Dutch rider Groenewegen sprints to stage six win of Tour de France in Dijon

Overnight leader Tadej Pogacar retains the yellow jersey by 45sec from Belgian Remco Evenepoel while defending champion Jonas Vingegaard is third at 50sec. Rounding out the...

Dutch rider Groenewegen sprints to stage six win of Tour de France in Dijon

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