Tag: La Vuelta a Espana
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Chile proposes cheap Pan Am Games … at $507 million; the...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● XIX Pan American Games 2023 ● The organizing committee of the 2023...
TSX DAILY: USOPC is saying the right things, but will it have cash to...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 16 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: The USOPC is working, changing, but its reach is shorter than its desires
The...
CYCLING: Roglic survives crashes, attacks and win La Vuelta a Espana by 2:16
After he won the UAE Tour, Tirreno-Adriatico and Tour de Romandie, Slovenia’s 29-year-old star Primoz Roglic was the clear favorite for the Giro d’Italia,...
TSX DAILY: U.S. men lose again at FIBA World Cup, but better days are...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 13 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: How the U.S. failure at the 2019 World Cup could be the start...
TSX DAILY: France tops U.S. in FIBA World Cup; Quintana back in La Vuelta...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 12 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LEADING OFF: France’s fourth-quarter 22-5 run ends U.S. hopes at FIBA World Cup
Even though undefeated, the...
TSX DAILY: U.S. qualifies for Tokyo, advances to FIBA World Cup quarters; Americans trail...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 10 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LEADING OFF: U.S. beats Brazil in FIBA World Cup, headed to quarterfinals vs. France
There were...
CYCLING: Roglic grabs hold of big lead in La Vuelta; Majerus wins in Boels...
It was a big weekend in cycling, including the Cross Country World Cup title for American Kate Courtney in Mountain Bike, but the decisive...
TSX DAILY: Skiing superstar Hirscher retires at 30; sprinter Gatlin escapes injury at Zagreb...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 5 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LEADING OFF: Marcel Hirscher, one of the greatest skiers in history, retires at 30
Although widely...
TSX DAILY: Sports participation in U.S. high schools shows surprise decline; U.S. squeaks by...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 4 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: New high school participation numbers show first overall decline in 30 years
The National...
TSX DAILY: Iranian hatred of Israel sends its judo world champ to Germany; U.S....
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 2 September 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: Iran’s policy vs. Israel costs it a World Champion as Mollaei heads to...
CYCLING: Crazy week at La Vuelta ends with Quintana now on top and Roglic...
The 74th edition of the Vuelta a Espana is turning out to be one of the wildest, with almost daily changes in the leader...
TSX DAILY: Middle East politics part of Israeli judoka’s path to World Champs gold;...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 29 August 2019 ≡
| 1. | LEADING OFF: Israel’s Muki wins Judo Worlds gold, but not a handshake from beaten Egyptian
The...
CYCLING: Madrazo climbs to victory in La Vuelta stage 5; classics in France coming...
The first shake-up in the leaderboard of the 2019 La Vuelta a Espana came as expected on Wednesday, with a climb to the finish...
TSX DAILY: Amazing story of 17-year-old Nevin Harrison’s World title win ~ U.S. men’s...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 27 August 2019 ≡
| 1. | CANOEING: Nevin Harrison’s journey from junior competitions to World Champion in one year!
One of the...
TSX DAILY: USOPC Hall of Fame voting open, and our picks ~ fabulous Meeting...
≡ TSX DAILY ~ 26 August 2019 ≡
| 1. | LANE ONE: You can vote on the next class for the U.S. Olympic Hall of...
CYCLING: Quintana wins first La Vuelta climb; Vos dominates Norway and Viviani wins in...
The route for the 2019 La Vuelta a Espana has been arranged for climbers. After a nice, easy, flat route for Saturday’s team time...
CYCLING Preview: Brutal route for the 2019 Vuelta a Espana, with Roglic a possible...
The final Grand Tour of 2019 is now upon us, with the 74th edition of La Vuelta Ciclista de Espana beginning in Salinas de...
LANE ONE: The top Olympic-sport stories of 2018, part I: Thrills, yes, but also...
As the calendar runs out on 2018, it’s worth looking back at the stories that were the most compelling, the most exciting and the...
CYCLING: Simon Yates claims Vuelta a Espana title
More history for British cycling as Simon Yates won the 73rd La Vuelta a Espana, out-dueling everyone on the final two mountain stages to...
CYCLING: Simon Yates three stages away from a Vuelta a Espana title
The 73rd La Vuelta a Espana has essentially come down to a three-day match race between Britain’s Simon Yates and Spain’s Alejandro Valverde.
During Wednesday’s...
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