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15 of Britain’s best wild cycling routes – Telegraph.co.uk

After a mile and a half go right to Weeting, then join the road, and turn right, then left, on to All Saints. This takes you past Weeting Castle, a ruined medieval manor. The metalled road merges into an off-road track at Holme Farm. Follow this track to the A1065, where you turn right, then first left, on to a long, straight lane with trees either side. Take care here:…

Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017

Cycling magazine apologizes for captioning photo of female rider ‘token attractive woman’ – Washington Post

A popular British cycling magazine has apologized for including a photo caption that read “token attractive woman” in its latest print edition. The caption in Cycling Weekly appears superimposed above the head of Hannah Noel, a member of the Hinckley Cycling Race Club in Leicester, England. “I made it into Cycling Weekly, it seems not for my ability as a female cyclist but as a ‘token attractive woman’ – I’m absolutely gutted and…

Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017

Russian team wins 7 out of 8 gold medals at 2017 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships – TASS

PESARO /Italy/, September 3. /TASS/. Team Russia has won seven out of eight possible gold medals of the 2017 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships that ended in Italy’s Pesaro on Sunday. Thus, Russia tops the championship’s medal standings, with seven gold, five silver and one bronze medals. Italy is second, with one gold medal and Japan is third, with one silver and three bronze medals. Dina Averina took gold in individual…

Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017

Women’s soccer: No. 6 West Virginia holds off No. 4 Penn State in 2-1 win – NCAA.com

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 6 Mountaineers earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory over No. 4 Penn State tonight at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. First-half goals from forwards Sh’Nia Gordon and Lauren Segalla, combined with a strong showing from the backline, pushed the Mountaineers (3-1) to the monumental victory. “Tonight was a great growth opportunity for us to see if we could hang on to a lead,” Mountaineer…

Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017

NASCAR, IndyCar community assisting Hurricane Harvey relief efforts – USA TODAY

x Embed x Share CLOSE SportsPulse: Athletes, past and present, have come together in the wake of Hurricane Harvey to help generate millions of dollars for those affected and recovering from the devastating storm. USA TODAY Sports NASCAR driver Joey Logano and his wife Brittany donated $25,000 to the Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Harvey.(Photo: Timothy T. Ludwig, USA TODAY Sports) While Houston Texans star J.J. Watt continues…

Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017

15 of Britain’s best wild cycling routes – Telegraph.co.uk

After a mile and a half go right to Weeting, then join the road, and turn right, then left, on to All Saints. This takes you past Weeting Castle, a ruined medieval manor. The metalled road merges into an off-road track at Holme Farm. Follow this track to the A1065, where you turn right, then first left, on to a long, straight lane with trees either side. Take care here:…

Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017

Cycling magazine apologizes for captioning photo of female rider ‘token attractive woman’ – Washington Post

A popular British cycling magazine has apologized for including a photo caption that read “token attractive woman” in its latest print edition. The caption in Cycling Weekly appears superimposed above the head of Hannah Noel, a member of the Hinckley Cycling Race Club in Leicester, England. “I made it into Cycling Weekly, it seems not for my ability as a female cyclist but as a ‘token attractive woman’ – I’m absolutely gutted and…

Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017

Women’s soccer: No. 6 West Virginia holds off No. 4 Penn State in 2-1 win – NCAA.com

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 6 Mountaineers earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory over No. 4 Penn State tonight at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. First-half goals from forwards Sh’Nia Gordon and Lauren Segalla, combined with a strong showing from the backline, pushed the Mountaineers (3-1) to the monumental victory. “Tonight was a great growth opportunity for us to see if we could hang on to a lead,” Mountaineer…

Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017

15 of Britain’s best wild cycling routes – Telegraph.co.uk

After a mile and a half go right to Weeting, then join the road, and turn right, then left, on to All Saints. This takes you past Weeting Castle, a ruined medieval manor. The metalled road merges into an off-road track at Holme Farm. Follow this track to the A1065, where you turn right, then first left, on to a long, straight lane with trees either side. Take care here:…

Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017

Cycling magazine apologizes for captioning photo of female rider ‘token attractive woman’ – Washington Post

A popular British cycling magazine has apologized for including a photo caption that read “token attractive woman” in its latest print edition. The caption in Cycling Weekly appears superimposed above the head of Hannah Noel, a member of the Hinckley Cycling Race Club in Leicester, England. “I made it into Cycling Weekly, it seems not for my ability as a female cyclist but as a ‘token attractive woman’ – I’m absolutely gutted and…

Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017

Women’s soccer: No. 6 West Virginia holds off No. 4 Penn State in 2-1 win – NCAA.com

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 6 Mountaineers earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory over No. 4 Penn State tonight at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. First-half goals from forwards Sh’Nia Gordon and Lauren Segalla, combined with a strong showing from the backline, pushed the Mountaineers (3-1) to the monumental victory. “Tonight was a great growth opportunity for us to see if we could hang on to a lead,” Mountaineer…

Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017

Kevin Harvick earns second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup pole at Darlington – Autoweek

Kevin Harvick ended Saturday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series knockout qualifying session at Darlington Raceway with an excellent omen for Sunday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 (on NBCSN at 6 p.m. ET). Covering the 1.366-mile distance in 27.669 seconds (177.730 mph) in the final round, Harvick earned his second career pole at the Lady in Black. The first time Harvick was the top qualifier at Darlington was in 2014. He went on…

Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017

Cycling magazine apologizes for captioning photo of female rider ‘token attractive woman’ – Washington Post

A popular British cycling magazine has apologized for including a photo caption that read “token attractive woman” in its latest print edition. The caption in Cycling Weekly appears superimposed above the head of Hannah Noel, a member of the Hinckley Cycling Race Club in Leicester, England. “I made it into Cycling Weekly, it seems not for my ability as a female cyclist but as a ‘token attractive woman’ – I’m absolutely gutted and…

Posted: Sunday, September 03, 2017

Young guns ready to take NASCAR into future – The State

Jeff Gordon said NASCAR is in good hands despite the loss of some of its marquee stars in recent years. Gordon and Tony Stewart, who are locks for the NASCAR Hall of Fame, have retired although both remain active in the sport. The former Hendrick Motorsports driver stepped away from full-time driving two years ago and is working for Fox but filled in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. last season. Stewart…

Posted: Saturday, September 02, 2017

Kyle Larson paces opening practice at Darlington – Nascar

RELATED: Full results Propelling his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at 173.320 mph, Kyle Busch put his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota atop the speed charts in Friday’s final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Darlington Raceway despite an earlier spin. Busch slid his No. 18 Toyota up the track to avoid trouble 30 minutes into the session and appeared to avoid hitting the wall. He returned…

Posted: Saturday, September 02, 2017

NASCAR Mailbag: Change on the horizon for RPM? – Motorsport.com, Edition: Global

Here’s this week’s responses from the NASCAR team at Motorsport.com to fans’ questions. With what Adam Stern reported on Tuesday, 8/22 of Smithfield likely staying with the 43 car, who do you see driving that? Also, there was the report that they could switch to Chevrolet, do you see that happening or are they just using it as leverage to get a better deal with Ford? Lastly, since…

Posted: Friday, September 01, 2017

Chris Boardman’s got it wrong: cycling on British roads has never been safer – The Guardian

At the end of a wobbly month for everyday cycling, it is depressing to hear that it has become too scary to contemplate even for one of its great paragons. Days after ugly generalisations in some media followed the conviction of a man involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian in east London, Chris Boardman told the Guardian that, despite being rather handier on a bike than your average…

Posted: Friday, September 01, 2017

Esports May Come to the Olympics, But Not if They’re Violent – RollingStone.com

In an interview with the South China Morning Post, president of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach explained the Games had recently made a push to bring in new sports that appeal to millennials, such as skateboarding and surfing. Related Disney May Start Hosting eSports Events At ESPN’s Wide World Of Sports Disney looks to ESPN’s massive complex as a host for esports events Given the recent rise of esports…

Posted: Friday, September 01, 2017

British Cycling investigates ‘helper’ who allegedly administered drugs in US – The Guardian

British Cycling has launched an investigation after it emerged that a soigneur who allegedly injected American teenagers with steroids without their knowledge was working around young British riders as recently as 2016. Angus Fraser was named in a deposition in a case settled out of court in the United States in which he was alleged to have administered performance-enhancing drugs to former US junior cyclists in 1990 without their knowledge…

Posted: Friday, September 01, 2017

Chris Boardman’s got it wrong: cycling on British roads has never been safer – The Guardian

At the end of a wobbly month for everyday cycling, it is depressing to hear that it has become too scary to contemplate even for one of its great paragons. Days after ugly generalisations in some media followed the conviction of a man involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian in east London, Chris Boardman told the Guardian that, despite being rather handier on a bike than your average…

Posted: Friday, September 01, 2017