Bode Miller won’t ski again this season but has yet to decide on retirement.
“At this time I find more happiness doing other things than being on tour,†the defending overall World Cup champion said Tuesday in his online diary….. Details
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Jimmie Johnson can be a bit of a klutz outside his race car, but the three-time defending NASCAR champion is typically flawless when he’s in it.
So it was a bit bizarre to see a series of errors derail his run in Las Vegas on Sunday. Although he led a race-high 92 laps, he nearly crashed into Bobby Labonte on pit road and also overshot his stall, forcing his team to push him back into the box for his service call. Coupled with an ill-timed caution, Johnson fell down a lap and had to drive his wheels off to get back into contention.
Once there, he drifted too high onto the track into an area of dirty asphalt and crashed hard …. ….Details
The dates and locations for the all of USA Cycling’s 2009 National Championship events are now set. A total of 16 events will provide amateur and professional cyclists with an opportunity to claim a coveted Stars-and-Stripes national champion’s jersey across all five disciplines of competitive cycling.
2009 USA Cycling National Championships
March 21: USA Cycling BMX National Championships – Desoto, TX
May 8-10: USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships – Fort Collins, CO
June 28 – July 4: USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships – Louisville, KY
July 2-5: USA Cycling Junior Track National Championships – Carson, CA
July 4: USA Cycling Marathon MTB National Championships – Breckenridge, CO
July 28 – Aug 2: USA Cycling Junior, U23 & Elite Road National Championships – Bend, OR
July 31: USA Cycling Tandem Sprint Championships – Trexlertown, PA
July 16-19: USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships – Granby, CO
Aug. 15-16: USA Cycling Elite & Professional Criterium Championships – Downers Grove. IL
Aug. 18-23: USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships – Indianapolis, IN
Aug. 29-30: USA Cycling Professional Road and TT National Championships-Greenville, SC
Sept. 24-26: USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Championships – Trexlertown, PA
Sept. 30 – Oct 4: USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships – Carson, CA
Oct. 10-11: USA Cycling 24 Hour Mountain Bike National Championships – Moab, UT
Oct. 16-18: USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships – Truckee, CA
Dec. 10-13: USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships – Bend, OR
Details at:Â Â www.usacycling.orgÂ
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Paul Todd, a New Zealand photographer – www.outsideimages.co.nz/, now based in UK, took time out after the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series to capture BMW Oracle Racing’s 90ft multihull as it was put through a second set of sea trials off San Diego…Â Details and more picturesÂ