All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. That’s why O’Neill believes even professional surfers deserve some days off. Wetsuit pioneer Jack O’Neill focuses since the fifties on the true values of surfing: sharing waves with friends, pushing each other to new levels and exploring other cultures. Nowadays O’Neill Close Encounter in Morocco had all the ingredients of the perfect surf trip: no stress, sunny skies, waves all day every day, a beautiful place to stay and the best crew to hang out with!
Competition stress was out of the question as the main message of the trip was “Surf your brains out and have fun together!” for the seven local heroes from seven European countries and global team riders Cory Lopez, Mark Mathews and Shaun Cansdell. Sam Lamiroy was the master of the unofficial ceremony. “This trip was really … Pictures & More
During his Comeback 1.0 (after cancer recovery), Lance Armstrong insisted that his sponsors, mechanics and advisors to come up with the best possible equipment for him, which spurred development in high-end road bike equipment from all brands. While he did the same during Comeback 2.0, it did not result in Tour victory, and Armstrong’s effect on bicycle technology was considerably less powerful. However, his influence on social media the last few years has been profound.
During the BL (Before Lance) epoch, consumers could not buy the bikes their heroes were riding without getting them custom made. Consumers were less aware of this than, say, Formula 1 fans, who knew without a doubt that they could not buy the same car the Ferrari team raced in … More
Through a combination of carbon fibre expertise, innovative Formula 1-inspired technologies and development programmes, and a desire to launch a range of ‘pure McLaren’ road cars, the groundbreaking new McLaren MP4-12C has redefined high-performance sports car benchmarks.
McLaren Automotive and Jenson Button present the new McLaren MP4-12C for test driving to international media in January 2011