The 4-Cross is a new event for the Houffalize World Cup venue, which lived up to its history of providing exciting racing with numerous lead changes and crashes.
Jared Graves (Yeti Fox Shox) took his second consecutive win to cement his overall series lead, as Jill Kintner (Red Bull-Intense) came back from a disappointing first round to decisively put herself back into the fight for the women’s World Cup…Â Details
Laid-off HP employee makes electric cars at his N. Albany home.
The prospect of seeking work in a tough economy did not appeal to Kirk Swaney. If he had to start over, he decided it would be on his terms.
So Swaney, 43, who had been laid off after 24 years with Hewlett-Packard, decided to give wings to a side business. He had been selling parts for electric-powered race cars from his North Albany home since 1996.
“I decided to take what I was doing on the side and grow it into a full-fledged, full-time business,†he said… Details
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With the new Olympic boat, the ISAF Elliott 6m making its debut at the ISAF (International Sailing Federation) Sailing World Cup event in Kiel, Germany, in June and women’s match racing events growing in number and participation throughout the world, our sport has never been stronger.
New teams are joining the ranks and established match racing teams are developing Olympic programmes.
The next stop on the ISAF Sailing World Cup, the Delta Lloyd Regatta, in Medemblik, The Netherlands, will feature women’s match racing for the first time and currently has 24 teams registered from 13 countries…Â Details
Lance Armstrong plans to auction off his Giro d’Italia and Tour de France bikes, which will feature designs from artists including Shepard Fairey and Damien Hurst.
Armstrong has posted photos on his Twitter account of his bikes for the Giro, which starts Saturday in Venice. They feature an intricate yellow-and-black design by Fairey, who made the iconic Barack Obama poster.
“I’m a fan of his artwork. I collect his artwork… Details