Columbia's Ina-Yoko Teutenberg takes her third consecutive Giro stage

published 1 month, 29 days ago, submitted by tsumner1 1 month, 30 days ago

Team Columbia won her third consecutive stage of the Giro d’Italia Femminile on Tuesday, increasing her overall lead in the race to 17 seconds over Kirsten Wild (AA Drink). read more...

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Schumacher In Yellow

published 1 month, 29 days ago, submitted by tsumner1 1 month, 30 days ago

Australia's Cadel Evans struck a first blow to Alejandro Valverde at the Tour de France Tuesday after leaving his yellow jersey rival trailing on the fourth stage time trial. Germany's Stefan Schumacher of the Gerolsteiner team stunned the pre-race favorites to win the 29.5km race against the clock in a time of 35min 44sec. read more...

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Old World Attitudes Costly to Valverde

published 1 month, 28 days ago, submitted by tsumner1 1 month, 30 days ago

Alejandro Valverde is an easy guy to root for. He has a personality, he's daring and aggressive in road races, and he wins some big races. But he's also frustrating to watch, especially in time trials. He, and the people around him, haven't seemed to fully accept the fact that attention to detail is what wins the Tour de France, and he gave away valuable time in today's time trial because of Old World attitudes. read more...

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Goucher upsets Flanagan in the 5000m - US Olympic Trials, day 6

published 1 month, 29 days ago, submitted by tsumner1 2 months, 2 days ago

Another capacity crowd of 21,000-odd spectators, clapping their hands rhythmically for 15,000 metres worth of track racing, saw six American distance runners gain places on the U.S. Olympic team for Beijing on Friday. They also were shocked by Breaux Greer’s failure to qualify for the men’s javelin final. read more...

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Kenyan Beijing squad announced as trials conclude in Nairobi

published 1 month, 27 days ago, submitted by tsumner1 2 months, 2 days ago

Action galore marked the end of the Kenyan trials for the Beijing Olympics with some athletes replicating their international circuit rivarily infront of an estimated 15,000 spectators and more millions who were following the action at the Nyayo National Stadium on live television coverage produced by three national broadcasters today. read more...

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Valverde seizes the yellow

published 1 month, 20 days ago, submitted by tsumner1 2 months, 2 days ago

On the opening stage of the Tour de France, Spanish champion Alejandro Valverde displayed the kind of riding which won him three Ardennes Classics in recent years, gave him his second career Tour stage win and, most importantly, the first yellow jersey of the Tour. With that feat, the Caisse d'Epargne rider gave a seamless transition of the yellow jersey from one Spaniard, last year's winner Alberto Contador, to another. read more...

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UNI track coach Bucknam headed to Arkansas

published 2 months, 10 days ago, submitted by tsumner1 2 months, 11 days ago

University of Northern Iowa director of running programs Chris Bucknam has accepted an offer to become head men’s track and cross country coach at the University of Arkansas, The Courier learned this morning. read more...

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Freihofer’s Threepeat Bittersweet For Johnson

published 3 months, 6 days ago, submitted by tsumner1 3 months, 7 days ago

As she crossed the finish line with her third consecutive victory at today’s 30th Freihofer’s Run for Women in Albany, N.Y., Benita Johnson raised her arms in victory, her smile showing nothing but pure joy. read more...

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