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Yesterday the second stage of the Absa CAPE EPIC 2014 took place. Again in the area around Arabella Wines near Robertson. 101 kilometres in distance and 1.550 climbing promised to be a little bit less heavy than the first stage, but due to heavy rain falls the single trails were soaked and very difficult to ride!

Stage 2/7 – Results:

1st place: Topeak-Ergon Racing – 8-1 Robert Mennen (GER) / 8-2 Kristian Hynek (CZE) 2nd place: Bulls1 –  2-1 Karl Platt (GER) / 2-2 Urs Huber (GER) 3rd place: Bulls 2 – 4-1 Tim Boehme (GER) / 4-2 Simon Stiebjahn (GER)

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GREEN BAY – It’s not every day you see a police officer riding around on a longboard.

“Green Bay’s become very community oriented. We want to engage with the community as much as we can and we’re trying to find creative ways that we can do that,” said Green Bay Police Officer Joel Zwicky.

The city of Green Bay’s one and only skateboard police officer is on a mission. He wants to   …  More

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Speed comparison race at the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix 2014.

David Coulthard (F1) vs Steven Richards (V8) vs Mick Doohan (AMG)

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For the first time in 11 years, the voyaging canoe Hawaiiloa entered the ocean. Volunteers set her in the water at Keehi Marine Center Monday.

Hawaiiloa was built in the early 1990s. At the time, there were no koa trees large enough for her hulls, so native Alaskans donated two large logs. Over time, the wood cracked and rotted so she was pulled out of the water.

Volunteers with the non-profit Friends of Hokulea and Hawaiiloa spent more than four years restoring her   …  Video and more

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