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Vanhoenacker, Bayliss win Ironman Austria
Marino Vanhoenacker of Belgium set a course record in winning his fourth straight Ironman Austria triathlon on Sunday, while Bella Bayliss of Britain won the women's event.
Vanhoenacker finished in 8 hours, 1 minute, 38 seconds, beating last year's winning time by 4:29. It was his sixth Ironman title, after also winning in Florida in 2005 and in South Africa earlier this year.
James Cunnama of South Africa finished second 12:40 back. Bayliss' husband, Stephen, last year's runner-up, was third in 8:17:06.
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Local cyclists Race Across America
Local cyclists Roehl Caragao (Fresno) and Richard Hoff (Sanger) are part of a 16-rider team competing in the Race Across America, a 3,021-mile bike race from Oceanside to Annapolis, Md.
Team JDRF was heading toward Taos, N.M., on Monday evening, some 1,977 miles from the finish line. Teams typically ride between 350 and 500 miles daily.
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Don't blame Borel for Belmont Stakes loss
The blame game has begun following Saturday's Belmont Stakes in which Mine That Bird and jockey Calvin Borel finished third to Summer Bird and Kent Desormeaux. People are piling on Borel for what is being perceived as a poor ride.
Since there has not been a Triple Crown winner since 1978 special attention must be given to the 1 1/2 mile Belmont Stakes. Borel was going after his own personal Triple Crown this year with victories in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness on two different horses.
It's justified to blame Borel for not having a mount earlier in Saturday's Belmont Park program. It would have been helpful for him to get the feel of the track prior to the $1 million event. However, no preliminary race gives any rider an insight into the extra-long Belmont Stakes.
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Logano defends race title at Kentucky
Joey Logano is two-for-two in Nationwide Series competition at Kentucky Speedway.
Logano passed the dominant car of Kyle Busch with 10 laps to go, and then held off his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate by 1.625 seconds for his second straight victory in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky. Last year, Logano won at the 1.5-mile track in just his third start, becoming the youngest driver to win a series race at age 18 years, 21 days.
"This place just fits me, I just like it," Logano said. "We're fast every time we come around here."
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Tour starts with a dubious goal
BREST, France - Here's what victory will look like for Tour de France organizers: The riders reach the finish line in three weeks with no doping scandals.
Cycling's most prestigious race begins today, trying to shake its history of drugs and cheating. The turmoil has left this year's race without many of the sport's biggest names. The loss of glamour, however, gives a new crop of riders a chance to step forward.
Cadel Evans, Alejandro Valverde, Carlos Sastre, Denis Menchov and Damiano Cunego are among the most likely to prevail in the 2,175-mile trek.
Fresno's Faron Reed finished the Ironman World Championship triathlon in 12:19.04, while Visalia's Missy LeStrange completed the competition in 12:16.00 on Saturday in Kailu-Kona, Hawaii.
Reed, 56, was 1,180 out of 1,736 men in the race and 27th out of 29 in his age division. He completed the 2.4-mile swim in 1:12.15, the 112-mile bike ride in 6:14.12 and the 26.2-mile run in 4:44.00.
LeStrange, 56, was 1,166 out of 1,736 women and third out of 30 in her age division. She finished the swim in 1:10.01, the bike ride in 6:30.48 and the run in 4:24.57.
Australia's Craig Alexander rallied to win the men's race in 8:17.45. Britain's Chrissie Wellington won her second consecutive women's title in 9:06:23.
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