Sakazume Ryosuke (JPN) fell once after Jean Olivier pushed him and fell a second time after the race was restarted without Olivier.
Denis Volotka and Nikolay Chebotka (KAZ) were nowhere to be found for the first ten minutes of the race, miraculously appearing during the final lap, where they caught Russia 1 at the finish line.
(Reuters) – New Giro d’Italia race leader Vincenzo Nibali took an important step towards possible victory on Saturday by limiting his losses to favourite Bradley Wiggins in a time trial won by Wiggins’s British compatriot Alex Dowsett. Movistar rider Dowsett had a three-hour wait before all the favourites had finished and he could be sure […]
The organization of the race announce the teams that have been selected to participate in the 2013 Vuelta a España that will take place from August 24th to September 15th and will begin in Vilanova de Arousa, Pontevedra (Rias Baixas) 2013 UCI ProTeams. AG2R La Mondiale (Fra) Astana Pro Team (Kaz) Blanco Pro Cycling (Ned) […]
Denis Kuzin (KAZ) surprised everyone by finishing with a winning time of 1:09.14. Although Kuzin is ranked 9th in the world, a win here gives him his first international podium.
Hannah Kearney (USA) won the final heat with a score of 23 points over Yulia Galysheva (KAZ) who had 12 points. Kearney leads the overall standing with 1 race to go.
Despite some mistakes, Patrick Chan (CAN) successfully defends his world title, scoring five points lower than Denis Ten (KAZ) in the Free, but winning overall by 1.3 points.
By Steve Keating LONDON, Ontario, March 13 (Reuters) – Canada’s Patrick Chan took full advantage of home ice to deliver a record-smashing short program and stake his claim for a third straight figure skating world championship crown on Wednesday. Chan had not performed like a world champion this season but looked every inch a gold […]
Feb 24 (Reuters) – Dennis Kimetto claimed his first marathon victory in only his second race over the distance when the Kenyan won the Tokyo Marathon in a race record time on Sunday. The 29-year-old finished in a time of two hours, six minutes and 50 seconds to smash Swiss Viktor Rothlin’s 2008 record by […]
Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) talks about how excited he is to get his first win of the season
Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) was the fastest man out of the gate and the first to finish. His final time was 3:25.66. Poltoranin was 28th in his previous sprint at Sochi.
Located in a mountainous area of southern Kazakhstan close to the border to Kyryzstan, this former capital is one of the most important cities of the country.
Courtesy of usaswimming.org AUSTIN, Texas – Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.) and Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.) finished the Arena Austin Grand Prix by adding another win to their collection over the three-day meet in Austin, Texas and the Joe and Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Lochte won the 200m medley in 2:00.98 beating out Tyler Clary […]
Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) takes Alexander Bessmertnykh (RUS) at the line by just .1 second for the win.
Courtesy of usaswimming.org COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Olympic gold medalists Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.) and Tyler Clary (Riverside, Calif.) headline the list of those competing at the Austin Grand Prix on January 18-20. The event, which will take place at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, is the […]
Russia’s Alexander Legkov crosses the finish line to win the men’ FIS Tour de Ski 9km free final climb pursuit starting from the Lago di Tesero track to Cermis, in Val di Fiemme January 6, 2013. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) Russia’s Alexander Legkov dominates on Alpe Cermis to win his first ever Tour de Ski. Defending Tour […]
Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) gets his second stage win by only .1 seconds, and now ranks 5th in the Tour. Meanwhile, Tour leader Petter Northug (NOR) cracks and drops to third with Dario Cologna (SUI).
Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) scored his first ever stage win by 8 seconds, and moved himself up to 6th in the Tour.
By Julien Pretot PARIS, Dec 28 (Reuters) – The Lance Armstrong scandal left a huge gap in cycling’s record books and further tainted the sport in a year when Britain experienced Olympic bliss in the wake of Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France title. Armstrong was banned for life and stripped of his record seven Tour […]
After failing to make the finals at the London Olympics, Kazuya Kaneda (JPN) scores the win at 1:51.01 for the World title.
Dec 16 (Reuters) – American swimmer Ryan Lochte ended his world short-course championships on a high in Istanbul on Sunday, when he took gold in the 4×100 meters medley and 100 meters individual medley to take his overall medal tally to eight. Lochte swam the free leg of the 4×100 medley and guided the Americans […]
Alejandro Valverde (3rd) of Spain and Caisse D’Epargne shares a joke with race winner Alexandre Vinokourov (r) of Kazakhstan and Astana as they stand on the podium after the 96th Liège-Bastogne-Liège race on April 25, 2010 in Liege, Belgium. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) By Julien Pretot PARIS, Nov 5 (Reuters) – The International Cycling […]
Team Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain crosses the finish line to win the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Santander and Fuente De, September 5, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair Fotheringham FUENTE DE, Spain, Sept 5 – A surprise attack netted Alberto Contador a stage win and […]
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt (C) celebrates after winning ahead of his compatriot Warren Weir (R) and Netherlands’ Churandy Martina in the men’s 200m race during the Athletissima Diamond League meeting in Lausanne August 23, 2012. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse) LAUSANNE, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Olympic champion Usain Bolt ran 19.58 seconds for victory in the 200 metres at […]
By Alasdair Fotheringham VALDEZCARAY, Spain, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Alejandro Valverde accused Team Sky of a lack of respect on Tuesday after he crashed near the end of stage four to lose the overall lead in the Tour of Spain. The British team denied they had caused the crash which meant the Movistar rider finished […]
Orica-GreenEdge Simon Clarke of Australia wins the fourth stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Barakaldo and Estacion de Valdezcaray August 21, 2012. (REUTERS/Felix Ordonez) VALDEZCARAY, Spain, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Australian Simon Clarke won stage four of the Tour of Spain on Tuesday while home rider Joaquim Rodriguez took over […]
U.S. cyclist Tejay van Garderen, right, is flanked by Taylor Phinney as he waves before the the Men’s Road Cycling race at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) By Steve Keating July 28 (Reuters) – As the pack flashed past Buckingham Palace and turned onto the finishing stretch […]
Kazakhstan’s Alexandr Vinokourov celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the Men’s Road Cycling race at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. Rigoberto Uran of Colombia took silver, with Alexander Kristoff of Norway claiming bronze. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) By Julien Pretot LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) – Old school cycling […]
Astana Pro Team rider Maxim Iglinskiy of Kazakhstan celebrates on the podium after winning the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Classic cycling race in Ans near in Liege April 22, 2012. Iglinskiy of Kazakhstan won the race ahead of Liquigas rider Vincenzo Nibali of Italy and Astana’s Pro Team rider Enrico Gasparotto of Italy who finished third. (REUTERS/Francois Lenoir) […]
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