With the start of the 2013 PWA Catalunya World Cup only days away, we managed to catch up with several of the world’s top sailors to find out what they thought about their performance in the opening event of the year – Ulsan, South Korea – as well as finding out what their expectations are for the thrilling five days ahead, which are sure to be as tense as ever as the battle for the title begins to heat up.
First of all we caught up with some of the French contingent, who put together a sterling performance which saw them claim an amazing five places in the top ten, to reiterate just how strong French slalom is right now … More
Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 4, 2013) – USA Cycling announced today that based on 2012, 139 mountain bike groups have qualified for a rebate pool of $29,441 as part of the national governing body’s mountain bike event organizer’s incentive program.
The rebate pool, which is based on license sales and number of racer days in each organizer’s state, is part of USA Cycling’s effort to grow and support mountain biking across the U.S. With the 2012 rebate pool, USA Cycling has now made nearly $140,000 in direct funding available since the incentive program began in 2007 … More
The monster wave approached. It had to be 20 or 30 feet. Undaunted, I paddled forward. Well, all right, maybe it’s more like 2 or 3 feet. But does size really matter?
I jumped onto the board, turned into the crest and caught it. And for three mind-numbing seconds, I stood up — love handles dancing in the air.
Dude, I’m surfin’.
There are worse places to be in the summer than Carlsbad, Calif. About 35 miles north of San Diego, the beach town has bright sun, good bars and restaurants and oh-so-tasty waves. It doesn’t get much more SoCal than this … More