Macca upstaged in Monaco
The Monaco 70.3 race which took place for the 4th time attracted 1120 athletes and more thousands of spectators. With a bike course covering an altitude of 1.542 meters and a half marathon on the world's best known Formula 1 course 70.3 Monaco has got it all going on. And, as usual with any 70.3 race these days, a whole bunch of good professionals where waiting to do their best Lewis Hamilton impersonations on one of the world's best stretches of asphalt.
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Keat and Thompson roll in Singapore
70.3 Singapore seemed like a race where old Olympians came to try their luck. Peter Robertson and Simon Thompson lead the way. Peter Robertson has now reinvented himself after the disappointment of missing the Beijing Olympic team. And he looks like he has his racing well wired as he had a very competitive race in Singapore today. The headline acts though were Terenzo Bozzone, Rebekah Keat and Simon Thompson.
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Ironman UK, not just about the Hood
Sherborne might sound like the place that Robin Hood hung out in and today there were more men in tights as Ironman UK was won and run. On a weekend where there were four 'M-dot' events Ironman UK prevailed to capture some very good athletes on their start list. All the pre race talk surrounded the topic of Spencer Smith. Would he show up to race? The answer came at 7am local time when he did toe the line in what was expected to be a day full of interest.
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5 observations from the Tour of Spain's first week
The Tour of Spain (Vuelta) is always a highlight on the cycling calender. By this time in the year those who ride the Pro Tour are spoiling to race another three week epic. With the excitement of both the Olympics and the Tour all done and dusted the eyes of the cycling world turn to Spain. The key to this race was the exclusion of the Astana team from the Tour de France. They are an angry team. And by what we've seen so far they have their eyes firmly on the Golden jersey. We take a look at the top five things from week one.
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Could be a teams shootout in Singapore
Teams in Ironman racing are not new. The latest incarnation of such a thing was the hugely successful Tri Dubai. This team was well stocked with the best athletes in the world. Unfortunately for all involved it could not last and eventually packed it in. At this weekend's Singapore 70.3 event the teams can of worms has been reopened with two of the best teams in the world on show.
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