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| Countdown to the Qashqai Urban Challenge -- Series 1 | 04/04/2007 13:16 |
| Just a few weeks until the start of the tour which will take the world's best urban freeriders through five different European cities, competing for the title of the most 'urbanproof' rider. The tour will hit four European cities in four weeks with a spectacular fifth and last stop for the final spectacle at La Defense in Paris four weeks later. |
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| With its move to Beijing, ispo china winter 07 confirmed to be the leading trade show for the Asia-Pacific winter sports business | 28/03/2007 14:34 |
| ispo china winter 07 (www.ispochina.com), which was held for the first time in the new location in Beijing from March 14th to 17th, 2007, registered a total of 12,059 visitors (ispo china 06 in Shanghai: 11,098) mainly from the complete Asia-Pacific Region. 300 brands from 20 countries presented their products and brand philosophies at the National Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing on 16,500 square meters. A noticeably increased number of Chinese representatives at the booths of the international exhibiting brands is proof for the growth and development of the winter sporting goods industry in the Asia Pacific Region... |
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| Champion Australian Paddleboarder attempts record feat to save lives | 28/03/2007 13:31 |
| Australia (SkiPress) A champion Australian athlete is going to paddle his board from Singapore to Indonesia - and back again - to raise money for a non-profit humanitarian aid organisation, SurfAid International.
Jackson English, 31, a schoolteacher at Singapore's United World College of South East Asia, will be the first person to attempt the paddle between Sentosa Island, Singapore and Batam, Indonesia - a roundtrip of 80 kilometres (50 miles)... |
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| First Ever Nordic Event Set to Rock'n'Shock Whistler Fest | 28/03/2007 12:54 |
| Canada (SkiPress) All the tribes of mountain sports gather each April at the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival, an end-of-season homage to all that is core in snow-sliding. Joining the big mountain rippers, the riders, the jibbers, the spring... |
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| Fischer Jibskate Show - a real Sidekick at Royal Palace Sprint in Stockholm | 23/03/2007 13:03 |
| The Sprint Competition around the palace is over at 9pm, Wednesday night. At the Fischer Jibskate Park opposite the Palace, kids still do jumps and moves on short x-country skis with twintips. They cannot get off the scene after a whole day of practicing on rails and over jump ramps. . . |
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| LG Electronics Canada plans white-hot launch in Whistler | 22/03/2007 11:55 |
| Canada (SkiPress) Couture lingerie and swimsuits don't get much outdoor exposure in Whistler, but that's about to change with LG Electronics Canada's Chocolate Temptation fashion show. Following the free opening concert on Friday 13 April by indie-rocker Sam Roberts, the... |
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| Travis Rice & Jamie Anderson Win US Open Slopestyle | 19/03/2007 13:34 |
| Travis Rice and Jamie Anderson won today's slopestyle competition at the 25th Annual US Open Snowboarding Championships held at Stratton Mountain Resort. Travis and Jamie each took home $20,000, Motorola cell phones and $5,000 each for winning the Snickers Best Trick Awards. "I've been competing at the US Open since 1998," said Travis Rice. "My mom brought me when I was 15, and it was the first time I saw the pros compete in person. So I'm stoked to win my first US Open slopestyle title. It was definitely tough conditions out there for us gladiators, so I'm glad we made it through it." |
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