Laurent Fignon
Laurent Fignon the former professional bicycle racer from France expired at the age of 50 following his serious illness in a battle with metastatic cancer that was diagnosed a year ago in 2009. Laurent twice bagged victory in the championship of Tour de France in the year 1983 and also in the year 1984. He was also declared a runner-up in the year 1989 when he lost the first place by just 8 seconds which stands as one of the smallest margins noted in the history. In total Fignon bagged 76 victories under his belt during his entire racing career.
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August 31, 2010 | Posted in
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Lewis Hamilton was seen struggling in the final moments at the Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium along with other drivers as it drizzled in making progress to rectify their mistakes. The final qualifying session saw him attaining the fifth position and the 2008 world champion is now praying for a better start.
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August 29, 2010 | Posted in
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The Leadville 100 bike race commenced at 6:30am (9:30 EST) today. The 104 mile long bike race is held every year in Leadville Colorado. But this year the mountain race will not see the 2009 winner Lance Armstrong competing in Leadville 100. The champion biker missed out on the race on account of an injury that he suffered from on his Tour de France trip.
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August 14, 2010 | Posted in
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pocono raceway
The Ponoco Raceway where the Pennsylvania 500 is scheduled to start, may run into trouble due to an overcast sky. Experts are estimating a 50% chance of there being a rainfall. The skies had opened up earlier & the track had to be dried. There’s no knowing if the rains may pay a visit again.
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August 1, 2010 | Posted in
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Jessica Ennis
Crowd favorite, Jessica Ennis finished first in the European Athletics Championships. She jumped 1.89 mts to beat all her rivals in the heptathlon contest and managed to score 1093 pts.
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July 30, 2010 | Posted in
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Brickyard 400
The 2010 edition of the NASCAR’s biggest event the Brickyard is the 17th annual stock car race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Brickyard 400 2010 holds a capability to create history in the all the while success of the NASCAR motors since 1994.
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July 26, 2010 | Posted in
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR will completely revamp it’s qualifying procedure from July 31. This change will take place for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, which would be held at the Pocono raceway in the Pocono Mountains.
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July 23, 2010 | Posted in
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Alexandre Vinokourov
Unfortunately Alexandre Vinokourov in 2007 had to retire from tour de france after he was detected positive for doping at the event, but the rider from kazakh returned with a strong determination of not ending his career “ that way” this year and won for the first time after his comeback at tour de france. Vinkourov,36 said “Winning a stage in the Tour de France is like winning a world championship.”
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July 18, 2010 | Posted in
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Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter: Madison, IL, United States (AHN) – It was the night the lights went out in St. Louis.
In a strange turn of events, Friday night’s Camping World Truck Series race at Gateway International Raceway was postponed due to a power outage.
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July 17, 2010 | Posted in
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Morzine, France – Andy Schleck won stage eight of the Tour de France, and Cadel Evans took the leader’s yellow jersey. Lance Armstrong struggled after he crashed three times during the day, falling to 39th place overall.
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July 12, 2010 | Posted in
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