It's autumn, which means for some nerdy bike racers, it's
cyclocross season. Cyclocross is an off-road cycling discipline characterized by short,
hard, intense racing that requires skilled bike handling,
running through mud or sand, and quickly dismounting, carrying, and remounting your bike to
navigate obstacles. After all, sometimes,
carrying your bike is just
faster than riding it.
In Europe, cyclocross draws
huge crowds despite terrible weather, but it remains a
niche sport in the United States, though with
increasing popularity - perhaps it's because it's one of the few sports where
rank amateurs can closely mingle with (and race the same courses as)
top professionals.
With the 2013
UCI Cyclocross World Championships to be held in
Louisville, Kentucky, its popularity and domestic appeal is expected to continue rising.
Previously.
posted by entropone
on Nov 8, 2010 -
59 comments
If
chess is the game of kings...
The
2005
U.S. Chessmaster Championships are being held
right now, in 2004,
here
in
San Diego.
When you have tons of money and a
lifelong passion,
like
Erik
Anderson,
you can do things like
prevent
the tourney's demise.
Keep your eyes on
Hikaru
Nakamura
and
Gata
Kamsky,
and ask yourself what
Garry
Kasparov
will be doing this weekend.
Deep
Blue's
press secretary told me that he will not attend, but I
plan to stop by with my
Ivan
II, The Conqueror.
And if I can't get in, I'll just stay home and
read
a
book,
watch
a
movie
or do my damnedest to
get my
kicks above
the waistline,
sunshine.
(First one is Swedish, last one's a midi.)
posted by mathowie
on Nov 24, 2004 -
17 comments
Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships You can register either in Freestyle or Original (the traditional over the shoulder -style). Alternatively, you can register as a team (max. three persons / team). There's also have a Junior category for competitors of under 12 years. Grading in Freestyle is based on style and aesthetics, whereas in Original the grading is purely based on length and style. In both categories theree prizes will be awarded. The current Ukranian record is
57 metres.
posted by riffola
on Jul 14, 2003 -
10 comments
