World Champions Then & Now: Eddie Lawson and Ben Spies

World Champions Then & Now: Eddie Lawson and Ben Spies Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A. produced a series of videos featuring past and present World Champions Eddie Lawson and Ben Spies. Lawson, the four-time World Grand Prix Champion and Spies, the reigning World Superbike Champion, sat down in front of the cameras to talk about what it means to be champions. Yamaha has released two episodes so [...] more

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2010 AL East Preview, Betting Odds and Predictions

The toughest division in baseball has three teams that have each won a pennant since 2007. The defending world champion New York Yankees can’t be overly satisfied with last year’s crown in a division that also features the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. — full article at betvega.com

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Snow rain and tears in the Cote d'Azur

Jeremy Hastings: I was really really looking forward to training with David in Nice. We had been invited to join a pro training camp based at the great Tour De France, Giro D'italia and World Champion, Stephen Roche's hotel and it meant we were to have some quality, dry hard miles in the Alpes Maritimes. Fabulous! Sadly David was still carrying his injury from the crash he sustained in Snowdonia. Luckily enough our team soigneur and remedial masseur, Peta McSharry, had also come out to administer health and well being and ride with is as well. You will, if you have been following this crazy story, know already that David's achilles did not magically self fix and after a wee ride out at the start of the camp it had become obvious that the injury was much more serious than we all thought. Continue reading.... The riding therefore has become solo this past week and after the hard rouleuring in Nice which also took us to Monaco, Italy and of course San Remo I have spent five days in the Corbierres. That is the region between Toulouse and the Mediterranean. It has been dry but very windy. I have been tired but sleeping well, being looked after by great hosts, who ate well and enjoyed laughter song and great coversation . They are professional musicians and dancers. Great food, good company and a fantastic time. My digs are in their 16th century gatehouse overlooking the river Orbieu. I used to live in this region so know the roads well and can pick and choose whether it will be hard, hilly, rolling or whatever our super team coach, Colin Batchelor, has set us. Road surface are excellent and traffic very little. Days start cloudy but by afternoon the sun is shining a well warm 14C, so very comfortable indeed. I have been doing 5 plus hours a day- originally it was supposed to be up to 12 but what with David's injury and the first attempt postponed, Colin has pulled us back on the miles. So I headed west and the rest of team wiggle tandem headde home. I ended in a fabulous part of France, quiet roads, stunning scenery and great food. What more could an cyclist require? It was had being without an equippe and I was tired but got out and rode - rode well and succesfully . Measuring my wattage output and energy usage. It was good. It was also good seeing my dear French friends - to be able discuss weight/food issues with them. As dancers they share the same passion for weight/food balance so it was no surprise to them that we still had lots in common! It was nice to be able to be part of a diffent nature too with kingfishers, early martins arriving, montagues harriers and egrets too. Soon it was time to get on the train and all too quickly to leave the relative warmth - 14degrees - and head for the snowy hills of Scotland and eventually Islay and home. The Endura boys were heading south to race in Murcia, Spain - the big time for our young Scottish pro team. It's been a long time for all of us but a worthwhile journey all the same.! Tag: wiggle cycling

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Maremma-Cup - The Equipment!

The MTB racing season has started! The riders of Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing Team already showed up with outstanding results. A new racing season means, starting relaxed and with good performance the first races. But a new season also means, that new, lots of new material is waiting to the riders. So also the team Scott-Swisspower stays ready in a complete new team outfit! New team clothing, new bike frame, new helmets, gloves and further accessories. René Krattinger from Scott and the co-sponsors DT Swiss, Ritchey and sponsor SRAM were taking care, that all bike components found the right way in the right time to its place. Chef team mechanic Erwin Wildhaber does know exactly what this mean. All day long and at nights are going to be invested, that the racing machines of the athletes will be prepared and tuned in its best way. „It's a huge quantity of material, but because everything came very early all fits the time schedule perfectly“ his comment! The athlete’s further trust on the SCALE and SPARK, which will be used to the specific characteristics of different courses . Especially for World Champion Nino Schurter the frame comes in a special World Champion design. Credit where credit is due or even more important, „ride in style!“, Nino’s comment! In the same way also the FUGA RC helmet comes up in special colors, as Swiss and World Champion version. What stands as working tool to our World Champion, this also should be available to everybody of course. Therefore the team replicas SCALE, SPARK and FUGA RC helmet are available in standard team colors at your next Scott bike dealer, racing proven! Search your Scott shop here > Nino's beauty! Scott Scale, DT Swiss Suspension, Ritchey Wheels and components, SRAM XX Scott Spark featuring TwinLoc, DT Swiss Suspension, Ritchey Wheels and components, SRAM XX

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Seven-time world champ Schumacher lords it over team-mate Rosberg

Michael Schumacher has returned to Formula One as a prince, if not the pole-sitter here at the Bahrain Grand Prix. On arrival at the circuit, Schumacher caused chaos.

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Riesch wins slalom World Cup title for Germany, Marlies Schild wins final race

Olympic champion Maria Riesch of Germany won her second straight slalom World Cup title with a third-place finish in the final race of the season on Saturday.

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Vonn clinches third overall World Cup title

Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn crowned one of the best and most grueling seasons an American ski racer has ever assembled Friday, clinching her third overall World Cup title by winning the season's final super-G race in Garmisch, Germany.

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Badminton-rasmussen Fights Back To Beat World Champion

* Denmark's Rasmussen saves three match points * Chinese title holder Wang made to struggle * India's Nehwal through to semis By Dave Thompson BIRMINGHAM, England, March 12 - Dane Tine Ras...

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Riesch wins slalom World Cup title for Germany (AP)

AP - Olympic champion Maria Riesch of Germany won her second straight slalom World Cup title with a third-place finish in the final race of the season on Saturday.

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What they are saying after the World Champion New Orleans Saints: D-line free agents top wishlist

Because the Saints have lost linebacker Scott Fujita to the Cleveland Browns, the Black and Gold can now start exploring the free agency market more vigorously.

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