The world’s best action sports stars will be returning to Beijing for the second China Invitational May 8-10, 2009 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, a 2008 Summer Olympic venue. Part of Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports, the China Invitational, features both skateboard (park and vert) and BMX (vert) competitions. The action sports event will be televised in the United States on NBC and across China on BTV6, the sports channel of Beijing TV as well as the China Sports Program Network.
Some of the top skate and BMX athletes in the world are confirmed to compete in China, including …Â Details
The SRAM Cycling Fund has announced a $40,000 contribution to the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) to launch the formation of IMBA Europe. SRAM’s contribution will firmly establish a united Pan-European effort for mountain bike advocacy and sustainable trail development.
“We are extremely excited about this European-led opportunity,†says Stan Day, President and CEO of SRAM. “The end game is to broaden access to mountain biking across Europe… Details
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Lance Armstrong literally had a bad hair day.
A French anti-doping inspector armed with a pair of scissors this week took six clumps of the former Tour de France champion’s hair that now will be tested for signs of drug use. Armstrong says his hair was so “butchered†by the test that he had to get a buzz-cut to hide the mess.
If it sounds like a joke, it’s anything but. In France, hair tests are now being used to hunt down …
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