Nathan Dye, center, rides in the Velvet Ditch Gran Fondo in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday, May 20, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)

Cyclists ride through the roundabouts on Sisk Avenue during the Velvet Ditch Gran Fondo in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday, May 20, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)

A man plays bagpipes as riders in the Velvet Ditch Gran Fondo pass by in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday, May 20, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)