Kelly Slater did not win the 2009 Hurley US Open of Surfing but he still drew the biggest crowds, made the biggest scores and stirred the most controversy. With upwards of 100,000 people in attendance on both Saturday and Sunday, July 25 & 26 at Huntington Beach, California, the nine-time ASP World Champion scored a perfect ten point ride in his Round of 16 heat Saturday against Australian Nic Muscroft. The perfect score was the result of … Details
Lance Armstrong, preparing for next week’s Leadville Trail 100-Mile Mountain Bike showdown with six-time winner Dave Wiens, won the professional men’s cross country race Saturday at Colorado’s “Blast the Mass” in Snowmass, Colo.
Armstrong, third overall in this year’s Tour de France, easily defeated a field of regional pros on the 23-mile technical mountain bike course that featured 4,700 feet of climbing.
“Just finished the Mountain States Cup here in Snowmass,” said Armstrong via …Â Details
Having already missed one appointment and running late for another, Rick Gorski was trying his best to get Willie Andrew Robinson III moving toward the exit on Friday.
He should have known better.
When Robinson — more affectionately known as “Big Willie” — gets going, it’s hard to get him to stop.
As one of the featured guests of the 29th annual Mopar Nationals at National Trail Raceway, the man regarded as the “King of the Street Racers” was in no mood to stop with the stories…Â Details
Does Australia or New Zealand have the best fields? Rachael Oakes-Ash dares to compare.
Australia and New Zealand enjoy a healthy rivalry, though they haven’t forgiven us for claiming Phar Lap and Crowded House as our own. When it comes to the snow, however, it’s another story, as competition for Australia’s 800,000 skiers and boarders is tight.
The average holiday ski or snowboard terrain is …Â Details