Sports: Golfers – Here’s a Short Drive That Will Not Disappoint

Golfers – Here’s a Short Drive That Will Not Disappoint

Written by Evans Putman

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majority of your time teeing it up on all repparttar 149358

beautiful golf courses. We would, however, like to suggest a day-trip to see a new engineering marvel and North American record holder.

Charleston is well known for its rich historical landmarks. Now repparttar 149359 city is providing a look into repparttar 149360 future. On July 16, 2005 repparttar 149361 longest cable-stay bridge in North America opens in Charleston, SC. Believe me, this is one short drive that won’t disappoint you.

The new Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge replaces two bridges that have graced Charleston’s skyline for decades. This record-setting bridge features two diamond-shaped towers more than 570 feet tall, eight traffic lanes and a pedestrian lane. The towers are so tall that you might even spot them while on repparttar 149362 golf course at Kiawah Island.

Here are a few facts about new Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge.

Overall length: 3.5 miles

Tower height: 573.5 feet (Largest Concrete structures in South Carolina)

Roadway section between two towers: 1,546 feet

Main span deck: 186 feet above repparttar 149365 Cooper River

Concrete: 320,000 cubic yards

Construction time: 4 years and 1 month

If you are still thinking to yourself, “why should I give up a day of golf to see a bridge?” I don’t blame you. Actually, you don’t have to give up golf at all.

Cycling Strategies at the Tour De France

Written by Rooster

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Tour De France is just a bicycle race, a feat of strength and endurance, participated in by teams of men from around repparttar 149225

world. But winning this almost century old race has more to do with mental toughness and team strategy than one would imagine. Lance Armstrong recognizes this better than anybody, as evidenced by his long string of consecutive Tour De France victories. Of course, to win, you also need incredible strength and stamina, several high dollar touring bicycles, a multitude of bicycle accessories, years of course preparation and repparttar 149226

work ethic of an eighteenth century immigrant.

To really have a chance to win repparttar 149227 Tour De France takes more than a year’s subscription to repparttar 149228 Cycling News. You need more than just repparttar 149229 incredible strength of Lance Armstrong repparttar 149230 leader of repparttar 149231 Discovery Pro Cycling Team, repparttar 149232 ultra-rare combination of slow and fast twitch muscles and an incredibly expensive performance touring bike. You need to understand repparttar 149233 peloton and repparttar 149234 role it plays in supporting repparttar 149235 leader. You must understand repparttar 149236 importance of repparttar 149237 time trial. You also have to understand and embrace repparttar 149238 chivalrous code of racing practiced by these incredible athletes.

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To cover bicycle racing strategy completely would fill volumes. Bicycle racing is a science that has been researched for over one hundred years by thousands of dedicated enthusiasts. Therefore, to conform to repparttar 149239 space and time constraints of this article, I’ll mention just a couple of repparttar 149240 major points.

Peaking at repparttar 149241 Right Time

Pre race strategy is probably repparttar 149242 most important ingredient in repparttar 149243 formula to win a Tour de France. Competitors arrive in France weeks, sometimes months in advance to train on repparttar 149244 course. For them, this is no casual European bicycle tour. Riders and coaches evaluate every variable. Heart rates are measured and recovery rates are scrutinized. Blood samples are taken on training days and then again on days off to measure glycogen and lactic acid. Nutrition is a science for these dedicated athletes and their coaches. Food is analyzed at repparttar 149245 molecular level; menus are planned months in advance and adjusted according to humidity and temperature. All repparttar 149246 while repparttar 149247 athletes and coaches are trying to accomplish one simple goal. They want repparttar 149248 competitor to be at his physical peak on repparttar 149249 day of repparttar 149250 start of repparttar 149251 Tour de France.

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