Rick Hansen is a Canadian track and field athlete (Paralympic Games), activist and philanthropist for people with disabilities. Following a pickup truck accident at the age of 15….when Hansen sustained a spinal cord injury and became a paraplegic….who is most famous for his Man in Motion World Tour. He was inducted into the Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame…
A Cannonball, also referred to as a Bomb, is a diving style where the diver hugs their knees and attempts to enter the water with their body shaped as much like a sphere as possible…..with the goal being to create a large splash…..which is known in German as the Arschbombe….the cannonball has been turned into the competitive sport of “Splashdiving”…..whereas, a…
George Willig a.k.a. “The Human Fly” or “The Spiderman” is a mountain-climber from Queens, New York ….who is best known for climbing the South Tower of the World Trade Center on May 26, 1977….which was about 2½ years after tightrope walker Philippe Petit walked between the tops of the two towers. Evel Knievel was an American stunt performer / daredevil and entertainer…..who over the course of his…
After winning the 1983 Vuelta a España, a return of his knee problems forced him to miss that year’s Tour de France….which was won by his teammate Laurent Fignon…..when tensions within the Renault team led to his leaving and joining La Vie Claire….when with his new team, he raced the 1984 Tour de France, being comprehensively beaten by Fignon…..then he recovered the following…
Tina Plakinger is an autor and form World Champions body builder ….who in the 1980’s was celebrated as an entertainer and trendsetter…..while having received awards for both “Best” and “Most Unique Poser” in the professional ranks of body building. In addition to competing and guest posing….she privately trained Warren Beatty during the filming of the movie Dick Tracey….and worked…
Peter Luescher is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland….who was born in Romanshorn in the canton of Thurgau…..as he competed on the World Cup circuit from 1975 to 1985…..while winning six major races…..with one in downhilll….one in giant slalom….one in super-g….and 3 in combined….and he won the overall World Cup title in 1979. Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing discipline….which involves skiing between sets of…
CBS Sports was truly the gold standard in coverage of the Tour de France…..for no other network put in as much time and effort in their broadcasts as did CBS…..as this is evident by this video seen herewith…. when John Dockery does special commentary and highlights of the women working on the Tour. It really…
The pivotal stage of the 1987 Tour de France was stage 21…..when in the first part of this stage, the Colombian cyclists of the “Cafe de Colombia” team….which included Luis Herrera and Fabio Parra….who were 5th and 6th in the general classification….when they kept a high pace which caused many cyclists to dropped out of contention….and that is when…
In the 18th stage of the 1986 Tour de France….FRA Benard Hinault attacked several times….but every time he was rejoined by USA Greg LeMond and others….when after an attack on the Col du Télégraphe….as SUI Urs Zimmermann was unable to follow. LeMond and Hinault only had CAN Steve Bauer and ESP Pello Ruiz-Cabestany with them….but on the climb of…