Posted by Zach Bigalke on October 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
In the wake of Dan Wheldon’s inexplicable passing on Sunday in Las Vegas, I can’t help but think about other times in the recent past where young men have died entertaining an audience — times when men who are within a decade of my own age, taking a calculated risk in a game of speed and engineering, have succumbed to sheer misfortune and paid for it with their lives.
It feels like I’ve had to write some pretty tough obituaries... Read More
Filed under Daily, Featured, Formula 1, More, Olympic Sports · Tagged with Dan Wheldon, death, Fran Crippen, Nodar Kumaritashvili, obituary, sports, tribute, Wouter Weylandt
Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
94th Giro d’Italia/07-29 May 2011
Throughout the course of the Giro d’Italia, Sports Nickel’s resident Non-Traditional Sports Fan in America will offer his news and notes on the action from the first grand tour of the 2011 cycling season… Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Today we were confronted with the need to sum up a young man’s life, ended with a horrible sort of symmetry. At the Giro d’Italia on Monday, mortality struck for one cyclist as his life was snatched away just as he was ascending into the prime years of his chosen profession. Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 16, 2010 · 1 Comment
Stage 18 – Valladolid to Salamanca – 148.9 km (92.3 mi)
Thursday/16 September 2010
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 10, 2010 · 1 Comment
Stage 13 – Rincón de Soto to Burgos – 196.0 km (121.5 mi)
Friday/10 September 2010
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