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Indeed a big win, had obviously picked his day & it worked out for him. Roglić & Ineos also put a bit of hurt on Evenepoel.

Sha’Carri Richardson could have had a huge 200m time, but slackened off after 170m. Still was 22.07m

Reynuld Cheruyiot baffles the world’s press by doing his post-race interview in Swahili.* *Or possibly an even more obscure language than that.

Włodarczyk third in her return to the Hammer after her citizen’s policing activities 70.27

Will be here. https://worldathletics.org/news/news/2023-how-follow-watch-continental-tour SAFP a withdrawal from the 100m after warmup.

Tapia’s result a triathlon NR for at this level.

Rio 2016 Gold Medallist Gwen Jorgenson is trying to get back into triathlon after specialising in the marathon. Unfortunately she’s stuck in limbo - low world ranking does not let her get into races, can’t improve her ranking because she’s not racing. Travelled to Yokohama as a reserve, but didn’t get a race.

Dear oh dear the beautiful NMNM biathlon course looks like a building site.

He has opted for……, so that’s potentially going to be many firsts. His mother Ngozi Mwanamwambwa* was also an Olympian. * OK, I admit it - copy & paste.

Two of the good NCAA Division 1 meets this weekend are FTA (although the red-hot sprint ones aren’t) Mountain West (Colorado, Nevada, unfashionable bits of California etc) has its own app on Amazon, Roku, Apple etc PAC-12 - ie LA, Bay Area, Oregon, so very good field & distance - has a 12 hour rolling YT stream - just rewind to get to the bit you want.

Wow, they take their fishing seriously in Ohio! Two men who admitted to cheating in an Ohio fishing tournament last fall have been sentenced to ten-day jail terms and other penalties, including the forfeiture of a boat valued at $100,000. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12077049/Fishermen-caught-cheating-Ohio-tournament-10-days-jail.html

Yeah, first week Grand Tour with not-very-strong domestiques, so nobody doing much.

Hmmmpph, well Planet Canoe on YT does have all today’s races, just in the annoying chopped-up one video per event format. If you want the single deluxe live stream, it’s on Recast. Forgot that I’d put in £10 into Recast to watch the Curling a while back, so here’s a review! It’s well cheaper than the Curling, say about €0.20 - €0.40 cents for a single session. (Curling is €1.00 - €2.00). Picture quality, sound, comms (random Aussie, like the Olympic Channel) all look fine to me. So depends how much you’re willing to pay to escape the usual annoying YT ads-every-five-minutes format.

Wow, kind of like the North of Scotland here! Davide Vais wins his first-ever pro race! No serious action from the big lads.

Here we go - 25km of final climb, freezing cold at the top, group of three small team rabbits have 8 minute lead…. Looking good so far…15km & seven mins. Peloton has given up, so there’s a win for the newbies for free! Maybe a last couple of km burnup for the big boys…

OK, just throwing a hand grenade & running away here. Starting a war on multiple fronts. 1. Pizza invented in not , says (North) Italian Prof. 2. Pineapple on Pizza invented in not . 3. Correct combination is Pineapple + Canadian bacon, not ham. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12076531/Pizza-know-invented-America-NOT-Italy-declares-Italian-professor-food-history.html

No worries: their predecessors famously arrived by glider & parachute.

At least one big-name meet this weekend - the Kip Keino Classic from Nairobi. Here’s the Preview. https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/nairobi-kip-keino-classic-fraser-pryce-moraa-wlodarczyk Also, it is the NCAA Regional Final weekend, so very high standards, likely WLs in lots of events esp relays. Most prestigious meets spread across various pay services, but some free.

More crashes today, but beautiful thick grass to fall into!

Curling is a bit different because with their streaming service they can show 4 simultaneous games 3 times per day ie 12 games, so probably do have a reason to be there if that makes money for them. But I agree, it is crazy for canoeing or many other sports where there is only ever one single focus, although a lot of heats, para etc which don’t get shown on TV.

There’s not really a clear Start Week for summer sports like there is for winter sports, but this week feels a bit like we’re starting a new one. Canoe Sprint WC from Szeged Mountain Bike from Nove Mesto ie the biathlon stadium Triathlon World Series from Yokohama (OK, not the first, but regular schedule) now Athletics - Kip Keino Classic from Nairobi, always an enthusiastic crowd. Cycling - Men from Italy & Hungary, Women’s Itzulia ie Basque Country.

Was a good one, just heartbreak for the breakaway guys, looked like they had it till -800m, when they started playing around.

Always an important moment - Mascot revealed! With 100 days to go, the mascot of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 has been unveiled | News | Budapest 23 | World Athletics Championship

Good news is that World Cup I from Szeged is on ES/D+ as usual this weekend, so I guess it is only people from countries like & who will have to shell out their micro-dollars.

The men in women’s cycling story won’t go away, even if people want it to. US Cycling development team Cynisca Cycling fires woman for opposing men in women’s sport. https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/after-claims-of-intimidation-and-personal-attacks-cynisca-cycling-and-board-member-and-anti-trans-advocate-inga-thompson-part-ways