It’s a long way from Boise, Idaho, to the biggest stage in professional cycling. Still, not one but two products of a long-running youth biking program in the city will be in the peloton when the Tour de France starts Saturday.
Matteo Jorgenson and Will Barta are among five Americans competing in the 2025 edition of the world’s most prestigious bike race.
“These are two young men who are obviously living the dream,” said Douglas Tobin, founder and president of the Boise Young Rider Development Squad, or BYRDS, the program where the two got their start…