Copenhagen, Denmark (March 24, 2010)—The United States Cycling Team claimed its first world title of the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Wednesday as Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif./American Track Foundation) re-claimed the rainbow jersey in the women’s individual pursuit. Her gold-medal performance marked her fourth visit to the podium at the world championships after winning back-to-back world titles in 2006 and 2007 and earning the silver in 2008.
 “Every world title is special, but this one is awesome,†explained Hammer … Details
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The governor of Mendoza must have declared a national holiday judging by the number of spectators that arrived at the event site to watch the action days!
Cars lined the roads surrounding the lake, and every vantage point attracted a group of spectators. There was a festival atmosphere around the event site – and to round off the days festivities a Miss Bikini contest …Â Details
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LOS ANGELES, CA (March 24, 2010) — Street League Skateboarding announced today that for the first time in history, street skateboarding competition has been organized into its very own professional league, with the best skateboarders in the world competing head-to-head in a series of individual tour stops in the summer of 2010. Founded by twenty-year professional skateboarder and entrepreneur, Rob Dyrdek, Street League is truly the future of competitive street skateboarding. Â
Signed to multi-year contracts, a total of twenty-four of the world’s biggest skateboarding stars will compete in Street League exclusively. The first pros that have signed are … Details
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