Beverly's Tim Johnson is a champ on two wheels Dec 30, 2007
"Fries noted that because the sport requires precise bike-handling ability, Johnson took off his gloves during the hourlong race, in 36-degree weather."He couldn't feel his hands for two hours," Fries said.As he prepared for his trip to Europe, Johnson was clearly happy with the win, and with his life. But he disagreed with the notion that his career had come full circle."The circle is going to be when I'm riding down the street with my kids, whenever I have kids," said Johnson, who is married... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
FitSpirit : A Success Story Jun 4, 2007
The Speakers: - Jennifer Botterill, hockey - Anouk Leblanc-Boucher, speed skating - Molly Killingbeck, track and field - Sue Palmer, cycling - Isabelle Turcotte-Baird, triathlon - Lyne Bessette, cycling - Manon Jutras, cycling - Alison Korn, rowing. Thank you to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and Quebec (), Roots () and MERGE Solutions () for making this project possible. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
For Van Gilder, all roads lead to Longsjo race Jun 29, 2006
I know the first year I did it, it was much shorter, only two days long."The race began in 1960 as a one-day race that was a tribute to Fitchburg native Art Longsjo, the first Olympian to compete in the Winter (speedskating) and Summer (cycling) Games. He was killed in a car accident in 1958 while on his way home from a bike race that he won. The field has grown bigger and the race has gotten longer, but the event is still very much local.Past winners have included eventual Tour de France racers... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Sports Digest: Irish jockey jailed May 25, 2006
Olympian Lyne Bessette wheels into retirement. MONTREALNagging injuries have prompted Quebecer Lyne Bessette to announce her retirement. (Toronto Star -- Sports)
Bessette announces her retirement May 25, 2006
Montreal Lyne Bessette, the 1998 Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the women's cycling road race, announced her retirement from the sport. Bessette, 31, said she no longer had the desire to compete after a string of injuries this year. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
