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Super G and some of the 43 crew went out to Mike Saavedra’s Trails for a BBQ-Trail session. A lot of good riding went down and great times were had by all
It was another victory for Sam Willoughby (AUS) in the men’s final of the UCI BMX Supercross in Madrid. In the final motto Willoughby battled with Olympic Champion Maris Strombergs (LAT) for the lead in a very crowded first turn. Willoughby, the junior World Champion and last year’s World Cup winner came out the turn leading the pack. He never looked back and continued to win the race. Conner Fields (USA) came second, Ivo van der Putten (NED) finished third, Strombergs fourth.
BMX World Champion Donny Robinson crashed in the earlier qualifier stage and was taken to the hospital for a routine check. He is doing fine … Details
Lance Armstrong looked his age when he failed to follow the main pack in the first stage of the Criterium International on Saturday.
The 38-year-old American, seven times a Tour de France champion, finished four minutes 51 seconds off the pace after struggling in the closing 14.2-km final ascent to the Col de l’Ospedale.
Armstrong’s early-season preparations were then called into question when he crossed the finish line in the shade of stone pines above the sunbathed bay of Porto Vecchio … Details