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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tim Podlogar, who researches exercise metabolism, about how elite cyclists consume thousands of calories each day to compete in the Tour de France.

Unless disaster strikes him, American Floyd Landis is set to win the world's premiere bicycle race Sunday in Paris. Guest host Don Gonyea speaks with Anita Elash at the finish line on the Champs Elysees.

Día de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday that commemorates loved ones who have died. It is believed their spirits return to their families, who put up ofrendas, or altars, on Nov. 1.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Patrick Redford, who covers cycling and other sports for Defector, about the top storylines in the 2021 Tour de France, which ends this weekend.

The 29-year-old cyclist will become the first Italian to wear the yellow jersey into Paris since Marco Pantani in 1998. This year's event was marked by favorites dropping out early on.

Lance Armstrong's competitive cycling career ends Sunday on the streets of Paris with a seventh straight Tour de France victory. The American racing legend says he will retire at age 33.

Traditional flamenco is a singer's art, born in the cradle of Roma culture in Spain. De Lucia was neither a singer nor Roma, which makes his accomplishments all the more extraordinary.

At least seven people are dead after violence erupted in one of Rio de Janeiro's safest neighborhoods over the weekend, trapping tourists on the famous Sugarloaf mountain.

Uno de los géneros más escuchados en las Américas, los fotógrafos Karla Gachet e Iván Kashinsky documentan la cumbia en Colombia, México, Ecuador, Perú, Argentina y Estados Unidos.

For centuries, the central European nation has used the sound of buzzing bees to relax its citizens. When students become restless in class, they go listen to the school's bee hive to de-stress.