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Patrick Lefevere confirms departure of French former world champion following a tumultuous 2024 season

Lefevere confirms Julian Alaphilippe's departure from Soudal-Quickstep

2024 Donostia Klasikoa – Clásica San Sebastián Race Report: Top favourite, Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates) out-sprinted the 2018 Clássica San Sebastián winner, Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step) after an exciting battle on the ultra-steep climb of the Pilotegi. The very strong Lenny Van Eetvelt (Lotto Dstny) was distanced on the last climb, but held on for third.

SAN SEBASTIÁN’24: Hirschi Hounds Alaphilippe in Donostia!

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift Stage Report: Charlotte Kool (dsm-firmenich PostNL) took a superb win on the opening stage of the 2024 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, powering to the finish line in The Hague ahead of her sprint rivals, to secure the Yellow Jersey on home territory. The Dutchwoman clearly outpaced second placed Anniina Ahtosalo (Uno-X Mobility) to the line, with Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek), Lotta Henttala (EF-Oatly-Cannondale) and Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) completing the top five. Kool will therefore proudly wear the cherished Yellow Jersey tomorrow in front of the Dutch crowds on Stage 2, making the first ever Grand Départ to take place outside France even more special for the local fans.

Tour Femmes’24 Stage 1: First Yellow for Kool!

The Vuelta a España is back, and the 2024 edition kicks off this Saturday, promising three weeks of dramatic racing—especially following the Jumbo-Visma drama and Sepp Kuss's victory last year. 2024 La Vuelta a Espana. Yes, the American from Durango is back to defend his title. He might...

Vuelta A España 2024 Race Preview And Favorites

It's the penultimate day of the Paris Olympics and there's just one Welsh athlete in action today.Emma Finucane, 21, is back in the velodrome for the women's individual sprint.She is one of the favourites to medal in the event as the reigning world champion and showed her class by breezing through the early rounds on Friday.Finucane is scheduled on track at 17:00 BST, hoping to progress to the quarter-finals at 19:07 BST.She already has a gold medal from the team sprint and a bronze from the keirin. Can the Carmarthen rider make it a hat-trick?

Finucane in sprint action on penultimate day

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Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, a $1.35 billion behemoth of the sea, has recently been introduced to the world since its maiden voyage on July 19th. The ship, boasting nearly 5,700 passengers and a crew of over 2,200, offers an array of amenities designed to cater to multi-generational families on shorter 3- and 4-day itineraries.

Cruise Passengers Not Happy About Feature on World's Newest Mega Ship

Championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu equals the record for the number of consecutive World Superbike race wins by taking victory in Portugal.

Razgatlioglu wins in Portugal to equal wins record

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Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

“Spitting in the Soup: Inside the Dirty Game of Doping in Sports,” by Mark Johnson, is a useful review of how in the last four decades we have been confronted with an ambiguous and often hypocritical view of drug use in sports and in society in general. Well-researched, it is a good source to park one’s misconceptions and consider the greater problems here.

PEZ Bookshelf: Spitting In The Soup

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French Olympian Alessia Zarbo collapsed in the middle of the women’s 10,000-meter race during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Zarbo, 22, was one of the finalists competing in the medal race on Friday, August 9. With just a handful of laps remaining, Zarbo suddenly collapsed on the official Olympics broadcast. As Zarbo landed on the ground, […]

French Olympian Alessia Zarbo Collapses in the Middle of Women’s 10,000-Meter Track & Field Race

This is Deji Ogeyingbo’s feature on Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola, the winner of the 2024 Men’s Olympic Marathon on August 10, 2024. Tamirat Tola won his first marathon finish in 2017 at the Dubai Marathon (Tamirat had DNFed in Berlin in 2015). Tola continues the great Ethiopian tradition...

Tamirat Tola: From being left out of the team to bringing home Marathon Gold for Ethiopia

PARIS -- Nobody will ever accuse Sifan Hassan of taking the easy route at the Olympics. Heading into the last 150 meters of her 10-day Olympics odyssey that spanned three events and 38 miles (62 kilometers), the Netherlands' runner traded elbows with Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia, and then sprinted by her to win the last track event of the Paris Games.

Sifan Hassan wins women's marathon at Paris Olympics, edging ahead of Tigst Assefa

Gaia Realini and Shirin van Anrooij to be GC leaders for Lidl-Trek

Elisa Longo Borghini to skip Tour de France Femmes following training crash

Cal Bears On SI

Ex-Cal star benefits as the Dutch score the game-winning goal with one second left to beat the United States women

Kitty Lynn Joustra, Netherlands Capture Water Polo Bronze Medal

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Congolese sprinter Dominique Lasconi Mulamba, who competed in the 100 meters in Paris, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, the International Testing Agency said.

Congolese sprinter Mulamba tests positive for banned substance

American defending champion Jennifer Valente overpowered the field to defend her women's omnium title in the final velodrome race of the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Valente finished 13 points ahead of Poland's Daria Pikulik, with New Zealand's Ally Wollaston taking bronze, six points further back. The omnium is one of...

US Cyclist Jennifer Valente Wins Second Straight Olympic Omnium Gold

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The Dutch rider is favourite to win again in the race that starts on Monday but the benefits of the Tour’s rapid expansion have been spread unevenly

Demi Vollering in shape to retain title at booming Tour de France Femmes

Sifan Hassan completed her mission impossible with a gruelling women's marathon win on the sun-baked streets of Paris Sunday, as Tom Cruise is rumoured to close the Olympic Games with a Hollywood ending. Cruise is filming the latest episode of the "Mission Impossible" franchise in Europe and has been a regular feature at Olympic events in Paris.

Hollywood ending for Hassan and Paris Olympics

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SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (Reuters) - When Britain opened seven compelling days of racing at the National Velodrome by winning the women's team sprint in a world record time it seemed the country's domination of Olympic track cycling would extend through the Paris Games.

Olympics-Cycling-Dutch master Harrie paints Paris velodrome orange

As the 2024 Summer Olympics draw to a close after a glittering turn in France, eyes will turn to another European country as the host of the 2026 Winter Olympics: Italy. During the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics, venues will dot northern Italy to host skiing, skating, sledding and other winter events.

As the Games draw to a close in Paris, Olympic watchers turn to 2026 Milan Cortina

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EUROTRASH Monday: San Sebastián, Burgos & the Up-Coming Tour Femmes!

All the news from a full weekend: Reports, results, rider quotes and video from the Clásica San Sebastián and the Vuelta a Burgos. How to follow...

EUROTRASH Monday: San Sebastián, Burgos & the Up-Coming Tour Femmes!

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