| Quests Separate Soldier and Olympic Hopeful Arielle Martin left home to train for the BMX racing event in the Beijing Olympics on the same day that her husband was deployed to Afghanistan. nytimes.com |
Costs and Complexities Sink Armstrong’s Testing Plan Don Catlin, the well-known anti-doping scientist whom Lance Armstrong hired to create his strict and transparent anti-doping program, is parting ways with Armstrong. nytimes.com |
Upside: Owns the Street. Downside: Car Doors. A love of self-propelled wheels and a taste for adventure leads naturally to a career as a bicycle messenger. But it is not a job for the faint of heart. nytimes.com |
Landis Joins Race’s Crowd, but Riders Ignore Him Floyd Landis showed up at the Tour of California, where many riders he accused of doping were competing. nytimes.com |
Tour de France ninth stage results A 127.1-mile ride in the Alps from Morzine-Avoriaz to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (five climbs, including the first "Hors" Category climb of this ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |