Atherton and Pierron tame rainy track for Fort William victories
By AFP
05 June 2019 |
1:54 pm
Reigning UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill champions Rachel Atherton and Amaury Pierron put down their marker for a 2019 repeat with victory at a weather-hit Fort William on June 2. Atherton has won six World Cup titles and used her experience to record a superb 5:15.560. Pierron drew on his 2018 success to pull out a brilliant run and take a lead which compatriot Loris Vergier could not better for his second Fort William win.
Related
6 Mar 2017
Find out about one Russian lawmaker's radical idea ahead of the Football World Cup next year.
29 Mar 2017
Retired star gymnasts have told a Senate committee of being sexually abused by USA Gymnastics officials.
11 Dec 2017
Three more Russian athletes -- champion biathlete Olga Zaytseva and cross country skiers Yulia Chekaleva and Anastasia Dotsenko - have appealed against their doping bans.
4 Feb 2018
PAN unveils 3008 sport utility vehicle.
23 May 2018
Dalung seeks Buhari's intervention on the release of sport ministry's 2017 Budget.
1 Dec 2018
Two recent reports suggest homophobia remains a major issue in sport, both in Germany and across Europe. But is that always the case? And what is being done about it? DW takes a look at the state of play.
24 Feb 2019
Breakdancing is one of four new sports proposed by organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The other three sports, surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing, will debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The International Olympic Committee has until Dec. 2020 for final approval.
12 May 2019
Intersex sport ruling raises ethical questions about female competitive athletes
21 Sep 2019
What Sunday Dare said about Nigeria's sport sector
25 Oct 2019
Playing together: Promoting education and social inclusion through sport
30 Nov 2019
Masai Ujiri, General Manager of Toronto Raptors, a professional Canadian Basketball team, joined CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor at the Africa Investment Forum to talk about developing the game on the continent and the investment opportunities that the Forum offers.
Latest
2 hours ago
Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Tuesday.
7 hours ago
Michelle Yeoh battles her way through a multiverse, Angela Bassett leads a grieving nation at war, and Cate Blanchett deviously manipulates members of a world-class orchestra.
7 hours ago
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, the German arms manufacturer has seen its share price more than double.
7 hours ago
Last month's deadly earthquakes sped up efforts by Arab nations to reconcile with Damascus after years of civil war. President Bashar Assad needs international help to rebuild his country but many roadblocks remain.
7 hours ago
As Honduras contemplates switching diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China, experts say unofficial ties with remaining allies are stable but it's important to maintain formal relations, amid pressure from Beijing.
8 hours ago
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Tokyo this weekend for German-Japanese intergovernmental consultations. The two countries have recognized that they share economic and strategic interests. DW's Nina Haase reports from Tokyo.