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Immaculate Conception School Principal Donna Gaydash wears an expression of anguish as Rive Above BMX Stunt Team member Cory Yarbrough launches his bike over her head…Â DetailsÂ
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Bike to Work hosted its sixth annual Commuter Race on Tuesday.
During which, I and my borrowed hybrid bicycle competed against a Toyota Prius hybrid, a Zenn all electric car, a regular bicycle and a tandem bike duo.
All the bikes beat the cars by a good 10-20 minutes during the treasure hunt-style race that began at the intersection of Front and Cooper streets, made stops at The Buttery on Soquel and Branciforte avenues and again at New Leaf Market on 41st Avenue before crossing the finish line at the tiki on the Capitola Esplanade.
With a time of 36 minutes, I came in third place behind the first-place tandem team, which finished in 22 minutes. The regular cyclist beat me by four minutes. Meanwhile, the Zenn came in fourth place at 42 minutes, followed two minutes later by the Prius…Â Details
In his green Mao cap and wraparound shades, Sheng Jian reflected both China’s political past and its hip sporting future as he watched this month’s X Games Asia with one foot in a bandage and an eye on the Olympics.
“These guys are so good I don’t know if I would have made the final even with both feet,” said the injured BMX freestyle rider.
The 22-year-old, one of China’s top BMX “park” specialists, broke his right ankle practicing tricks such as bar-spins over the box before Asia’s premier action sports fest got under way.
Showing true grit, he asked a local doctor to patch him up so he could compete later that afternoon. The doctor told him he was out of his mind…Â Details
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