The 111th edition of the Tour de France is under way. The race is one of the three grand tours – the others being the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España – that form the backbone around which the cycling season is structured.
Jonas Vingegaard has won the Tour de France after the Jumbo-Visma rider completed the 21-stage race 7min 29sec faster than runner-up Tadej Pogacar in Paris on Sunday.
Cyclists such as sprint world champion Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor were early stars of the sport in the US. But many felt compelled to move abroad