The 2013 Spanish Cycling Tour (La Vuelta) starts next Saturday, August 24th, with a 27Km team time trial and ends next September 20th. This year’s La Vuelta (3,359 Km) comprises other 20 stages, most of them (13) mountain stages, an individual time trial (38Km) and 6 flat stages. You can check all stages details and regulations (‘Route Book…
NBA Draft 2013 And Pre-Season Game’s Schedule
The NBA Draft is the process through which teams select amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players, according to a principle that follows the rule: ‘The worst choose the best’ The first 14 picks in the draft belonged to teams that missed the playoffs being the order determined through a lottery.…
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2013 – Who Would Be Qualified Today?
The Emirates ATP World Ranking (best know as “World Rankings”) was revised last August 12th. Top 1 (Djokovic) and Top 2 (Murray) remained the same, but Nadal moved back into Top 3 with his win in Montreal Masters 1000 against Canadian Milos Raonic. Despite losing, Raonic climbed 3 places and entered the Top 10 for the 1s time. But…
US Open 2013 Prize Money – $50 Million by 2017!
The 2013 Tennis US Open is on its way with the qualifiers phase already being played. The main draw games will start next August 26th. You can check the main draw games and schedules (printable versions) in the links below. http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/pdf.html?promo=subnav# http://www.usopen.org/pdf/2013_USO_Schedule.pdf And TV live broadcast schedules in: http://www.usopen.org/en_US/about/tv_us.html?promo=subnav Prize money for the 2013 edition (the…
List of Marathon Certified Courses: Only Some Are Eligble for A World Record
For a world record to be considered as such by the IAAF, the marathon course must have 42.195 km measured using the ‘calibrated bicycle method’, which consists in fitting a Jones Counter (see post’s image) between the left fork leg and the front wheel of a bicycle which counts the revolutions of the wheel and ridding such bike through the…
Athletics World Championships 2013 – Do You Know The World Records to Beat (Women)?
The Athletics World Championships will start tomorrow in Moscow. IAAF Athletics World Championships 2013 – Race Calendar and Facts If you want to closely follow this event and know some facts about the women’s world records for the 23 events that will take place in Moscow you may consider reading these brief notes. In women, Europe…
Athletics World Championships 2013 – Do You Know The World Records to Beat (Men)?
The Athletics World Championships will start tomorrow in Moscow. IAAF Athletics World Championships 2013 – Race Calendar and Facts If you want to closely follow this event and know some facts about the men’s world records for the 24 events that will take place in Moscow you may consider reading these brief notes. In men, Americas…
Athletics World Championships Prize Money: How Much For A World Record?
The 2013 Athletics World Championship will start next Saturday, August 10th, in Moscow. IAAF Athletics World Championships 2013 – Race Calendar and Facts More than 7 million US$ will be made available by the IAAF as prize money for athletes. In Individual Events finals prize money are the following: Gold: US$ 60,000; Silver: US$ 30,000; Bronze:…