Cycling Thread

[Gubby Allen]

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Chris Horner won the Tour of California with a solid performance in the final stage on Sunday, holding off RadioShack teammate Levi Leipheimer by 38 seconds.

The 39-year-old Horner was the oldest rider to finish the race. The 16-year veteran led the overall standings after each of the final five days, easily hanging on for his first Tour of California title.

Horner rode most of the final two stages alongside Leipheimer, the three-time race champion. Garmin-Cervelo's Tom Danielson finished third, and teammate Christian Vande Velde was fourth.

Matthew Goss won the 80.2-mile final stage from Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks, outsprinting his fellow leaders on the final lap

Read more: http://www.newstimes.com/sports/arti...#ixzz1N7nJ4Ppi

[Arsenal Fan]

certainly impressive

[GP]

Xavier Tondo has been killed in an accident at his home.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/230520...rage-door.html

[Arsenal Fan]

awful :RIP:

[The Wengerbabies]

[Gubby Allen]

Another May terrible loss, shocking circumstances - about 8 now. Had a good Giro & 6th in the Vuelta last year.

You think of all the dirty, lying drug cheats and this happens to one of the guys who was achieving the opposite.

Best wishes.

[Rors]

There goes another one... FFS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This is horrible.

[The Wengerbabies]

This is horrible.

But is anyone else morbidly curious as to how the garage door killed him?