Tour de France 2011: stage 11 - as it happenedWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:03AMMark Cavendish took the stage win and green jersey, while Thomas Voeckler remains in yellow Blaye-les-Mines to Lavaur (167.5km) A comparatively short jaunt around Southern France begins in Blaye-les-Mines, a picturesque town situated on the banks of the river Tarn which numbers the Cathedral of Saint Cecilia, the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum and a "painfully beautiful" giant crater (the legacy of a a ...
July 5, Stage 4: Lorient - Mûr-de-Bretagne 172kmTuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:08AMAfter the pleasant sunshine that bathed the Tour for the opening three days in the Vendee, the peloton has just set out under slate grey skies and quite heavy rain in Lorient.
Open-air operas, a classic -- if chilly -- English traditionFriday, June 17, 2011 @ 2:42AMThis picture shows music-lovers eating picnics during the interval at the Garsington Opera at Wormsley, Buckinghamshire, north west of London. Photo courtesy: AFP
Amgen totally bypasses Tahoe; cycling fans left in coldMonday, May 16, 2011 @ 4:03AMUpdated May 16, 2011, 7:10am: Due to uncertain weather and road conditions, race organizers have determined that the best way to ensure a complete course for Stage 2 of the 2011 Amgen Tour de California is to move the official start to 12:15pm starting on Broad Street in Nevada City. Today’s start was originally scheduled to take [...]
One man found when the shoe fits you can take a step forwardTuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 5:01AMIn less than 15 years, Mario Polegato has tried to solve one of mankind's most embarrassing problems, in the process building a shoe empire rivalled only by Clarke's, and one which is redrawing the boundaries of footwear technology Related Stories Out of the office: Greg Wilson, Ceo of Compare NI Anglo won't seek wind-up McAvoy wins £800k bathroom deal €100,000 on offer to companies in All ...
Mario Polegato: A shoemaker famed for being one step aheadWednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 6:18PMMario Polegato, the chairman and founder of Geox, has done rather well out of his 16-year quest to rid the world of "smelly feet", at least for those wearing rubber-soled, stylish Italian shoes.
GQ Style White Riot GangTuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 6:48PMScarves! We all need ‘em, and this White Riot Gang editorial in GQ Style Italia has enough panache to leave us wanting a few more for flourishing purposes. Of course, the sense of movement in the spread, shot by Kai Z.Feng, is helped along by jumping, plus wind machines lifting light scarves for extra movement. [...]
Murphy: Augusta clarity at DoralTuesday, March 15, 2011 @ 10:58AMLook! Up in the sky! That green thing – is it … a flare from Augusta National Golf Club?
Augusta clarity at DoralMonday, March 14, 2011 @ 2:03PMSunday's finish at Doral gave a glimpse of likely contenders next month at Augusta National.