Kevin Lilly wants to paddle his way to cleaner water.
The St. Petersburg native recently started a campaign to kayak the entire length of the Mississippi River to raise money for water-related charities. He called it “What About Blue?” to encourage people to think about water as a resource not to be taken for granted.
“Anywhere there’s info about water, it’s wrapped into the green movement,” he said. “We say it deserves its own movement.”
Lilly and two professional guides plan …Â Details
Lance Armstrong has told organizers that he will race in the Giro d’Italia.
The announcement posted on the Gazzetta dello Sport’s Web site on Thursday removed doubts that the seven-time Tour de France champion would miss the race after having surgery on a broken right collarbone last month.
The Gazzetta said the American contacted organizers Thursday from Colorado, where is currently training.
The Giro runs May 9-31.
“The recovery has been going well and the plan is to be there,†Armstrong’s spokesman Mark Higgins wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press… Details
Kazakhstan’s cycling federation said Thursday it will resume paying salaries to Lance Armstrong’s Astana team now that it has received money owed by its sponsors.
Astana cyclists, including Giro d’Italia winner Alberto Contador, have not received salaries for around a month, prompting fears the team could be disbanded.
“We started receiving the first payments yesterday … and now that money will be forwarded to the team,†Kazakh Cycling Federation deputy chief Nikolai Proskurin told the Associated Press.
Astana receives most of its financial support from …Â Details
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With a ground-breaking format and schedule, a brand-new race-management team, and a strong, diverse fleet ranging from the one-design Dragons to state-of-the-art Grand Prix racers, the 42nd consecutive edition of Antigua Sailing Week is shaping up as yet another memorable series.
And with the competition scheduled to begin just days from now, on Saturday, April 25th, the event’s organizers are now bracing for the influx of old friends and fresh faces to the windswept Antiguan waters.
The format and the race committee may be new—as are many of the entrants making their debut at Antigua Sailing Week—but there are also many familiar boats and sailors descending on the dramatic and picturesque Caribbean isle. Among them are… Details