The BBC: Three US amputee veterans have climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, enduring tumbles and sores to reach Africa’s highest peak with only one good leg among them. The veterans – of Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq – hiked to the top of the 5,891m (19,330ft) high Tanzanian mountain in six days to show that disability need not [...]
The lanterne rouge, or red lantern, is given to the rider who finishes last in the Tour de France. Congratulations to Adriano Malori, Italian rider on Lampre, for finishing the 2010 Tour de France – an accomplishment that 27 of the starters this year failed to achieve. He rode a total of 2,263 miles in [...]
Everyone can attack when it is easy. You win races by attacking when it hurts, you attack when it is hard, when your legs are burning, when everyone else is breathing hard and you are suffering. That is when you attack.
No, Colorado is not a Democratic state. It is, however, the only state in the country with an obesity rate less than 20%. Incredible. The WSJ reports: Take a look at this map. See that blue state in a sea of red and purple hues? It’s Colorado, the only state in the union with an adult [...]
If you dare ride your bike in downtown Black Hawk and get caught, you’ll face a $68 fine. There are signs posted in several spots around town that show a bicycle with a circle around it and a line across it; however if people miss it and didn’t read the section in the local newspaper [...]
