A brief look at Saturday’s eighth stage of the Tour de France:
Stage: A 109.7-mile trek featuring three big climbs from Andorra La Vella, Andorra, to Saint-Girons, France.
Winner: Spain’s Luis Leon Sanchez, in a sprint ahead of three other breakaway riders. Sanchez won the Paris-Nice stage race in March. He crossed the line just ahead of France’s Sandy Casar and Mikel Astarloza of Spain.
Yellow Jersey: Rinaldo Nocentini of the AG2R-La Mondiale team, who earned …Â Details
Dominick Rufo, 16, was in middle school when he proposed the idea of a BMX-style bike park to Turlock city officials. The plan got City Council approval in February, and Dominick is more than halfway to collecting the $10,000 in private donations needed to start the park. He needs an additional $4,500.
The park, to be built near West Christoffersen Parkway and North Walnut Road, will take about three or four months to complete once the donations are collected. Volunteers will help form the short dirt tracks and jumps.
To donate, make checks payable to the city of Turlock, with “Turlock’s BMX bike park” in the memo line, and send to City Hall, 156 S. Broadway, Turlock 95380. Donors who give more than $100 can get their name on a plaque at the park. People can pick up applications at City Hall.
For more information, call Carla McLaughlin at 668-5599, ext. 4409…Â Details
BARCELONA, Spain – If he hadn’t made the most significant decision in recent cycling history, Lance Armstrong would probably have been relaxing in Texas on Thursday, a smattering of pudge around his middle and his family by his side.
Despite the creature comforts his comeback has forced him to forsake, and even with a broken collarbone in his preparation for the Tour de France, there haven’t been many days when Armstrong has pined for home while on his bike.
An intensity of focus has been the constant thread through Armstrong’s career, the refusal to take as much as … Details
Video Cycling BMX – Josh Hult competing on the Dew Tour – Josh Hult’s been competing on the Dew Tour for a few years, but never hit the podium before. I guess he figured he’d make his first one count, running it all the way to the top spot. Josh landed back-to-back double tailwhips in both directions and a truckdriver to downside whip to take his first win. Rounding out the podium were Brandon Dosch in second and 2007 overall Dirt champ Ryan Nyquist.