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11
Feb

Motorcycles Cycling – It’s Black Tuesday: Kids’ bikes officially illegal!

Effective today, February 10, 2009, all youth ATV and motorcycles are banned from dealer floors, service shops and made illegal to sell by anyone in the United States.

This is actually happening. It’s not made up or exaggerated. You cannot buy a youth (defined as being intended for children 12-years old and younger) motorcycle or ATV. You can’t even buy one from a private party or your own parents.

That means no more models such as the Honda CRF50—long standing as the largest selling production motorcycle in …  More info


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11
Feb

Ice Skating – Special Olympics skaters rewarded with ovations

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Christina Koutras of Canada glided across the ice in arabesques and lunges, graceful arms in birdlike flutters as she skated her way to gold in the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games.

Her fluid skating won over the crowd at Qwest Arena in Downtown Boise, drawing them to their feet for a standing ovation. In that moment, it was hard to imagine that Koutras, 16, almost didn’t make it to the Games at all.

“I’m happy, and it was incredible,” Koutras said. “I feel really, really good.”

Koutras was a last-minute replacement on the Canadian figure skating team…  More info


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10
Feb

Skating Inline – Man, 71, taken to court for rollerblading

A 71-year-old British man whose inline-skates were confiscated by police asked supporters to attend his trial for allegedly posing a hazard to pedestrians.

Geoff Dornan, 71, said his health suffered after police took away his blades last year for allegedly skating in a restricted area in …  More info


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10
Feb

FISE Wakeboard, Skateboard, BMX & MTB Contest

french-wakeboardFISE, the International Extreme Sport Festival is pleased to announce its 13th edition in 2009, giving you rendezvous from May 20-24 in downtown Montpellier on “Les Rives du Lez” in the South of France.

FISE is the biggest European Pro Freestyle Contest and will once again be host to more than 1,500 professional and amateur athletes from all over the world in skateboard, wakeboard, BMX, slopestyle MTB and inline skating…  More info

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