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OYAMA JAPAN JULY 24 LR Pavel Sivakov of Russia Giulio Ciccone of Team Italy Vincenzo Nibali of Team Italy Guillaume Martin of Team France Alejandro Valverde of Team Spain Gorka Izagirre Insausti of Team Spain Richie Porte of Team Australia Joao Almeida of Team Portugal Luke Durbridge of Team Australia Nelson Oliveira of Team Portugal the peloton passing through Fuji International Speedway circuit during the Mens road race on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 24 2021 in Oyama Shizuoka Japan Photo by Michael SteeleGetty Images.

The world’s best cyclists will race in Paris this summer, not at the Tour de France or Tour de France Femmes but for Olympic gold on the roads of the capital, on the Paris velodrome and on the mountain bike and BMX tracks. 

Following their Tour de France exploits, Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel will also race in Paris but face strong opposition in the prestigious road race from  Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and many others though in the 275km road race that is akin to a Spring Classic.