Share this: The notion that NASCAR drivers should be considered “real” athletes often is met with a chorus of laughter — which is extremely unfair. Don’t believe us? Let Chip Ganassi Racing driver Jamie McMurray hit you with some truth: From a logistical and competitive standpoint, a NASCAR race and a cycling race have virtually nothing in common. But as McMurray shows here, the physical tolls these events take on the human body are eerily similar. Temperature and heart-rate statistics aren’t the only evidence you need to know that NASCAR is filled with great athletes. Jimmie Johnson, like McMurray, is a hardcore cyclist, and Danica Patrick perhaps is the most fit driver in the sport. And these two, like every NASCAR driver, need to stay
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Lance Armstrong Debunks ‘Fake News’ About His Death With Instagram Video
Share this: Lance Armstrong is alive and well. The once-legendary and now disgraced cyclist used Instagram on Friday to dispel an internet rumor about his own death. Armstrong is seen in the video shaking his head in reaction to a fake-news headline claiming he had died. If there’s a more 2017 way to kill an internet hoax than this, we’d sure love to see it. Thumbnail photo via Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
SA cyclist tests positive for EPO doping
Cycling champion David George has tested positive for the banned drug EPO (Erythropoietin), the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) said on Tuesday. "George will face a charge of doping at an independent tribunal," the SAIDS said in a statement. One of South Africa's top cyclists, he is a former Olympian, a podium finisher in the Cape Epic, and a former Lance Armstrong teammate on the United States Postal Service Cycling team 1999-2000. He tested positive in an out-of-competition test conducted by the SAIDS on August 29. "The blood test showed suspicious activity with regard to