LE PECQ, France—A late draft to the Tour de France, Neilson Powless didn’t have time to scramble together a turtle necklace, the spirit animal of his Native American tribe, or paint one of their wampum bead belts on the frame of the bike that he’s ridden for three punishing weeks, over 3,300 kilometers (2,000 miles) of roads.
Neilson Powless of the United States rides during the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 102 miles from La Tour-du-Pin to Villard-de-Lans Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Thibault Camus/AP Photo
