| Absalon Defends Olympic Mountain Biking Crown Julien Absalon of France won his second straight Olympic gold medal in men’s mountain biking Saturday, easily holding off countryman Jean-Christophe Peraud for the title. nytimes.com |
Boonen to take Tour organizers to court over cocaine ban Tom Boonen is set to take Tour de France organizers to court in Paris on Monday over their refusal to let him compete in next ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
An Editor Is Trading Car Service for a Bike Lucy Danziger, the editor of Self, has given up the company-provided car service to help cut her budget. nytimes.com |
Karpets out at Tour de France with broken hand Russian rider Vladimir Karpets of Team Katusha has dropped out of the Tour de France after breaking a bone in his left hand in a crash earlier ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Moncoutie wins 8th stage of Spain's Vuelta David Moncoutie of France has won the eighth stage of the Spanish Vuelta and Spain's Igor Anton has claimed the overall race lead. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |