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Race Preview: 2008 Ironman Brazil

May 22, 2008 –

From Ironman.com…
The 2008 Ironman Brazil will take place this Sunday on the island of Florianopolis in the State of Santa Catarina. Located in southern Brazil, Florianopolis is a destination spot for many South American’s. The island is known as “Floripa” to those who visit the area often. Brazilians and Argentines love to vacation in Florianopolis […]

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Race Preview: Madrid - BG Triathlon World Cup race #6

May 22, 2008 –

from Triathlon.org…
ITU celebrates a major anniversary this weekend at the Madrid BG Triathlon World Cup as the event is the 200th world cup in ITU history. Since humble beginnings in 1991, the world cup series has come a long way with more prize money, much more competitive fields and high stakes that include coveted Olympic […]

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Giro d’Italia Results - Stage 12

May 22, 2008 –

from the AP…
CARPI, Italy, May 22 (Reuters) - Italian Daniele Bennati won the 12th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday in a sprint finish to the run from Forli to Carpi, according to provisional results.
Second behind the Liquigas rider in a very tight bunch was Briton Mark Cavendish, with Australian Robbie McEwen coming […]

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Italian rider Moletta suspended for alleged doping

May 22, 2008 –

from the AP…
CESENA, Italy (AP)—The Gerolsteiner team suspended Andrea Moletta and pulled the Italian rider out of the Giro d’Italia because of alleged doping.
Moletta, who was in 77th place halfway through the three-week Giro, did not start Wednesday’s stage.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reported Thursday that Italian police searched a car driven by Moletta’s father in […]

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Race Preview: 2008 Ironman Lanzarote

May 22, 2008 –

from Ironman.com…
It’s that time again when Ironman racing all of a sudden gets really serious. Not, of course, that undertaking an Ironman could ever be described as ordinary, or trivial, or even mundane. But, just like there are races which have a reasonably level playing field and you know what you’re getting into, some races […]

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Las Vegas Marathon in Financial Trouble

May 21, 2008 –

from CompleteRunning.com…
The dirty laundry of some big city marathons is being aired in public. Oddly enough, the organizers of the Las Vegas Marathon figure in many of the recent controversies.
When results from the 2007 Honolulu Marathon were lost due to problems with a new timing tag system, it was revealed that the system had similar […]

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USA Swimming hopes for quick settlement to swimsuit case

May 20, 2008 –

from the AP…
A top USA Swimming official said Friday he hopes a lawsuit accusing the governing body of being in cahoots with Speedo will be resolved quickly so athletes can focus on the Beijing Olympics.
Chuck Wielgus, executive director of the national governing body, also disputed claims by California-based TYR Sport that USA Swimming and its […]

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Race Results: 2008 Columbia Tri

May 20, 2008 –

from Triathlete.com…
May 19, 2008 — This is how to celebrate a triathlon’s silver anniversary. Get the a legendary race director to assemble world champions on a brutal course with super-competitive age groupers and add about ten thousand supporters and spectators. All done with courageous competition and superb sportsmanship at Columbia Tri’s 25th Anniversay. Truly […]

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Amey and Cave Win at Ford Ironman 70.3 Florida

May 19, 2008 –

from NASports…
Orlando, FL – The men’s and women’s titles both went to Great Britain today at the 2008 Ford Ironman 70.3 Florida held at Walt Disney World® Resort in Orlando, Florida. Paul Amey took the men’s title and the women’s was won by Leanda Cave.
Amey, now based in the San Diego area, took the […]

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The Great Marathon Boom of 100 Years Ago

May 19, 2008 –

from CoolRunning…
With just about every major city in the United States hosting a marathon, this era could be classified as the second great marathon boom. Did you know the first one took place 100 years ago?
The New York City Marathon, at least in its current incarnation, began in 1970 when 127 runners circled four loops […]

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