When soon-to-be-the-king David slayed Goliath in 1 Samuel of the Old Testament, the people of Israel didn’t say, “Great job David, but would you mind doing that again next year?â€
Well, that’s what’s being asked of Gunnison’s David Wiens this summer in the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race, as seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has officially entered the field for the second straight year.
Last summer, Wiens needed a course-record time of 6:45:45 to nip the cycling legend — who was still “retired†at the time — by a mere 2 minutes… Details
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After a meet that showcased a veteran Olympic star and unveiled a rising one, U.S. Olympic fortunes in men’s speed skating look brighter than they did before this week.
Two-time Olympic medalist and world record holder Shani Davis won two medals, gold and bronze, at the World Single Distance Championship on the 2010 Olympic oval.
But it was teenager Trevor Marsicano who stole the show…. Details
Evil Knievel was propelled to the heights of fame with his Snake River Canyon motorcycle jump back in 1970’s Idaho, USA. To the dismay of parents everywhere, adoring children would recreate his jumps using nothing but a pushbike and a home made ramp.
Now, thanks to the innovative team at Excalibur Games, parents need not worry anymore. Thanks to the smash hit of Dare Devil I, Excalibur are back with a faster, smoother, much-improved Dare Devil II. …Â Details
Remember how much fun you had as a kid, pushing a button and watching in awe as your Hot Wheels mini sedan cruised from its accelerator and raced up an impressive loop? The simple things that satisfied in our youth were always covered in a veil of fantasy, though, weren’t they? Once we realized the possibility of having more – more stunts and boosts, more of that adrenaline feeling that the cars could fly off the track at any given moment – we felt disappointed by a one-loop, one-trick pony. Toy companies would be too limited to realize the “asphalt labyrinths” from our imagination, so these virtual raceways would have to settle for a virtual home…..
….TrackMania DS can be thought of as the spiritual successor to Stunts some 20 years later. That’s not to say there weren’t numerous other attempts to offer racing alongside track building, but few seem to do it as well as TrackMania…. Details