Posted: Thursday, 24 July 2008 |  World-Class Professional Cyclists Will Return to California in February to Compete Across 800 Miles of the State in Nine-Day Stage Race
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Posted: Thursday, 24 July 2008 | 
On a day which saw torrential downpours from the gun, Spain’s Francisco Pontano and American Caitlin Shea-Kenney each pulled off wins in dramatic fashion, showcasing their respective strengths.
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Posted: Tuesday, 22 July 2008 | The New York City Half-Marathon is not only energizing for the 10,000 runners participating, but also for the spectators. Spectators experience the heartbeat of the city during the course, which begins in Central Park, winds through Times Square and finishes downtown with a view of the Statue of Liberty, July 27. |
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Posted: Thursday, 17 July 2008 |  French anti-doping authorities and Saunier Duval team officials confirmed Thursday that Italian climbing sensation Ricardo Ricco (Saunier Duval) has tested positive for the blood booster erythropoietin (EPO) |
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Posted: Friday, 11 July 2008 | American Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein will be one of 10,000 athletes pounding the streets of the Big Apple for the New York City Half-Marathon presented by Nike. For the two-time Olympian who is preparing for the 2008 Beijing Games, the July 27 race is his final training event. |
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Posted: Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |  Concept 2 Rowing is inviting people to help them count down to the Summer Olympics with their virtual "Row to Beijing."
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Posted: Monday, 07 July 2008 | USA Cycling announced today 21 of its 24 nominees to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, including all 16 men’s athletes across the disciplines of road cycling, track cycling, mountain biking and bicycle motocross (BMX). Additionally, USA Cycling formally announced five automatic women’s nominees across the four Olympic disciplines of cycling.
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Posted: Monday, 30 June 2008 |  As triathlons explode in popularity and the recent Ironman USA in Lake Placid, N.Y., sold out in under an hour, the new Westchester Toughman Half Ironman in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., will satisfy the niche for the ultimate challenge. The event, scheduled Sept. 21, 2008, is the first half-Ironman in Westchester County and the only half-Ironman open to registration within a four-hour radius. |
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Posted: Wednesday, 18 June 2008 |  The nation’s leading voice
for the national parks, the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association
(NPCA), announced it is launching a new website, Do Your Part
for Climate Friendly Parks, which empowers national park visitors to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and helps national parks nationwide become
leaders in combating global warming.
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Posted: Monday, 09 June 2008 | Backpacker Magazine’s Summit for Someone, the benefit climb program supporting Big City Mountaineers, announces several celebrity climb options for 2008.
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Erik Schlimmer tells the story of how he learned to fastpack the Adirondacks, a grueling 110 miles and 19,000 vertical feet of climbing, in five days with only 11 pounds on his back.
An Ode to Central Park
I used to measure my runs by distance: exactly one mile from my apartment to the 59th Street entrance of Central Park; a full loop around the park road is exactly 6 miles minus 33 yards; the shorter loop cutting off both ends is 4 miles minus 77 yards. And I knew my basic park landmarks.
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