A pod of dolphins and melon-headed whales escorted the Hokulea this morning as it ended a 1,000 mile voyage to Palmyra Atoll.
The Polynesian Voyaging Society said Hokulea’s crew reported at 10:45 a.m. that it had the atoll in sight and was awaiting a tow. The crew expected it … Details
I see the red taillights blazing, I hear the distinctive thrum from the flat-four boxer engine, I feel the whoosh of wind as Petter Solberg deftly maneuvers his Subaru Impreza WRC2008 around a tight hairpin by jabbing at his car’s handbrake.
The mud now spraying in every direction, the spectators are not deterred in the least. All eyes are focused on the bright blue hatchback dancing towards the horizon, making the zigzagging road that lies ahead magically straighten out. The Norwegian driver snatches second gear, then third, then fourth, as he …Â Details
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Former Eastern regional AMA Supercross Lites class champion and multi-time X-Games Gold Medal winner Travis Pastrana will race this weekend’s Monster Energy® Supercross, an FIM World Championship, at St. Louis’ Edward Jones Dome. Pastrana, who assisted in the track design process, has not competed in an AMA Supercross class race since 2006.
The winner of eight AMA Supercross Lites class races, Pastrana has never won in the premier AMA Supercross class. Over the past two months Pastrana buckled down and committed to an intense training regimen in preparation for this weekend’s race…. Details
Lance Armstrong will likely take it easy in Saturday’s Milan-San Remo classic, while Italian favorites Alessandro Petacchi and Daniele Bennati will face challenges from Tom Boonen and Thor Hushovd.
The race will be Armstrong’s first in Europe since winning his seventh consecutive Tour de France in 2005. After 3 1/2 years of retirement, Armstrong returned at the start of this season, finishing 29th in the Tour Down Under in Australia and seventh in the Tour of California.
Before retiring, Armstrong raced the Milan-San Remo six times and never won.
This year’s race—the 100th anniversary edition—measures 185 miles, making it the longest of the single-day classics… Details
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