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25 November, Klättercentret Akalla, Stockholm The La Sportiva Legends Only is an invitational bouldering competition for the best of the beasts. Five or six athletes are invited. Could be because of their accomplishments on the competition scene, on rock or something else. Honestly…it’s rarely “something else”. The problems are very, very difficult. Often even harder than that. Typically in the ~8B – 8C range. This year we’re going old school… A big difference compared to other competitions is that the athletes get to work on four of the five problems during a session two days before the competition. Another difference is that, instead of a fixed amount of time, they each have three attempts per problem. Except for the last problem, there is no isolation, so the athletes can watch and cheer for each other. The competition will be live-streamed and commentated by our excellent team of Emil Abrahamsson and Sofya Yokoyama. Even better is of course to watch the competition live at Klättercentret Akalla. La Sportiva Klättercentret Downtown Camper by Scandic

Have you seen this in your media? If yes, great : they have understood the importance of showing great role models that can influence all people with disabilities, but also, not to say, even more, everybody searching for inspiration about values like self-transcendence, self-denial, diversity and inclusion.

Make sure to dust off the old bicycle and go for at least one ride during the month of February to not only show your support for cycling as a possible alternative form of transport and exercise, but also to put yourself in the running for some fabulous prizes. Make sure to ad mee as your encourager of you do log a ride on the Love to Ride website or an even easier option is to add Strava as an App to your phone and track your rides which will then be automatically be added to Love to Ride when you register your Strava with Love to Ride.

Shameful behaviour by the runners concerned. We see it so regularly at the front of races and they genuinely seem oblivious to their impact. I know clubs and events regularly use our images to check ! One thing that would cut down on this sort of thing would be using many timing companies race entry capabilities to enable participants to “giveaway” numbers to someone else right up to the start. I know many timing companies have a simple single button feature and enter an email address to giveaway a race entry to someone else - and that person simply goes online and enters their new/replacement details. No work for the race organisers and all legitimate and correct for results and insurance, and no need for refunds or cash payments. But race organisers need to promote the capability and encourage “legal” swaps / giveaways- for no other reason than to get as many people running on the day. I rarely see it promoted in the last minute comms, and I don’t see the easy solutions that are already there being utilised. It’s all there already to make things easy for everyone to giveaway a race entry right up to the race start - and then - even tougher sanctions can justifiably be brought against those who spoil it for everyone else.

What's the similarity between trial biking and the one-inch punch? Is there any similarity? I believe so. I have always enjoyed watching trial bike events on TV (check the clip, not to be mistaken with trail biking). It's fascinating to watch riders mix slow and fast on their motorcycles with exceptional balance and control, to go through courses that can simply be described as crazy. And then there's the unbelievably fascinating one-inch punch that Bruce Lee made famous. Where, a person with their fist at anywhere between 0 and 6 inches from an object, can break it. You might have seen clips of people breaking bricks with a punch that starts really close to the object. [check this one: https://lnkd.in/geviYNZv] How that is different from a regular punch is, a regular punch has the distance of the swing of the arm to build momentum and force. Picture something like Marvel's Juggernaut who just runs through walls without stopping. In contrast, the beauty of trial biking and the one-inch punch is how practitioners channel an almost exact amount of strength or power or speed and not much more. Which means they can jump to higher ground, or break bricks, but the bike or the arm does not swing much more than that. A perfect blend of excess and restraint. Of power and control. https://lnkd.in/geYXGDjg #balance

Cycling and IP have had a long long history from patents, trademarks, design rights and copyright, there is a large number of rights in intellectual property that cover the sport and industry of cycling. Read the UK IPO latest article on IP and the Tour De France. #cycling #tour #sport #sports #intelectualproperty #design #patents

 The report above shows the record of winners who participated in the global bicycle race from 1903 to 2022.  From this report, most winners of this challenge are from France. The country has produced a total of sixteen winners, which their competitive advantage will be discussed below. Overall, there has been a total of 49 teams from fifteen different countries, who have participated in this tournament, with the average age of winners being 28 years Old. From this data, it can be advised that future participants who want to stand a chance of winning should be around 44.88 kg in weight and 1.15m tall, as the average speed needed to win the race is 34.55 km per hour. However, age seems to be a weak determinant of who is likely to win the race as data shows that France has recorded sixteen winners who are mostly age 27, Belgium on the other hand, has recorded nine winners who are 29 years and Germany only has one winner who is 24 years old. A more accurate and controllable determinant is weight, French winners were observed to weigh around 40 kg with an average speed of 33.41km/hr, whereas Irish and German winners (1) were recorded to weigh within 73 to 74 kg with an average speed of 39.30Km/hr. Hence, weight can be taken as a higher variable that increases the chance of winning the Tour De France. For anyone interested in the challenge, data has shown that you are not too old to participate and possibly win the Tour De France. Good Luck 👍 #powerbidashboard #powerbidesktop #dataanalysis

WATCH HERE: https://lnkd.in/eiqW3yqz 🍿 📽 Catch up with some of the Contiki Velo Bavarian RT riders at our latest training session as they talk about what makes the team different and why they decided to get involved in cycling and how they got into racing. What makes CVBRT different? We are encouraging local riders, from all walks of life and backgrounds, to give racing a go, in a bid to increase participation in the sport we all love.  Cycling has many barriers to participation, particularly if you are a woman. Traditionally a male-dominated sport, the opportunities for women are significantly less - we aim to open more doors for female cyclists who want to compete or just ride more! We can do this by showcasing the pathway we have created, from women's only rides to dedicated training rides and now our very own race team, proudly backed by Contiki. The word 'team' as an acronym stands for Together Everyone Achieves More and in a sport like cycling, this couldn't be more true. At grass roots level, cycling is a lonely sport, but through our regular Velo Bavarian training and social rides, we have seen a community of people come together with a shared passion which has in turn trickled into the ethos of our race team. We are a dedicated and supportive team, on and off the bike and that is what makes Contiki Velo Bavarian RT so special to be a part of. Why does representation matter so much? People inspire people. Men and women doing great things inspire boys and girls to dream of their own greatness. People succeeding from adversity give others hope to do the same. We are all role models for someone out there and if you are trying your best, you never know who could be looking up to you. Velo Bavarian is dedicated to providing opportunity, guidance and support for all riders who come our way.  If you want to ride with us, join the Velo Bavarian Strava club below: https://lnkd.in/ePpXPSry To learn more about Velo Bavarian, the team and our sponsors, please visit https://lnkd.in/eHQRHcWY We have been inundated with requests to join CVBRT and for 2023 our race team roster is now full. If you are interested in learning more about racing and how we can guide you, please email john@velobavarian.co.uk. You can still race for the VB Cycling Club, for free - details here: https://lnkd.in/ea_YE5sh CVBRT is supported by Santini Custom UK and Veloforte #FuelBetter. Thanks for watching - please like, subscribe and follow our journey! Luke VB #VeloBavarian #Contiki #TravelTogether