The idea for the Dakar began in 1977 when Thierry Sabine got lost on his motorbike in the Libyan desert during the Abidjan-Nice Rally. After being saved he returned to France still enthralled by the wild landscape and promised himself he would share his fascination with the world. The Paris-Dakar race became the world’s most [...]
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The United States Open Championship, known as the U.S. Open, is one of the four major championships in professional golf. It is played annually during mid-June with the final playoffs played on the third Sunday of June, on Father’s Day. US Open champions Year Venue Champion Country Score 2010 Pebble Beach Golf Links, California Graeme McDowell Northern [...]
The Open Championship, also known as the British Open or simply The Open, is the oldest of the four major championships in men’s golf. The Open is played on the weekend of the third Friday in July in Scotland or England. The Open champions Year Venue Champion Country Score £ Prize 2010 St Andrews Louis [...]
The Masters Championship is also known as the US Masters or The Masters. One of the four major championship in professional golf, it is held during the first full week of April of every year at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, USA. US Masters champions Year Champion Country To par Margin 2011 [...]
The PGA Tour is an organization headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. The PGA Tour should be distinguished from other PGA organizations. Since 1968, it has been completely separate from the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (“PGA of America”), which is now primarily an association of club professionals. (Prior to 1968, it was the [...]
Ryder Cup winners Year Site USA Europe/GB/GBI Winner 2010 Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales 14 ½ 13 ½ EU 2008 Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, KY 16 ½ 11 ½ USA 2006 The K Club, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland 9 ½ 18 ½ EU 2004 Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Township, MI 9 ½ 18 ½ EU [...]
FIM Motocross World Championship is divided into three classes: MX1 (250 cc two-stroke and 450 cc four-stroke), MX2 (125 cc two-stroke and 250 cc four-stroke), and MX3 (500 cc two-stroke and 650 cc four-stroke). FIM Motocross MX3 World Champions Year Rider Make 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 [...]
Superbike World Champions. The Superbike World Championship was launched in 1988 and is also know as SBK or World Superbikes. Year Champion Make Constructor Champion 2011 Carlos Checa (SPA) Ducati 1098R Ducati 2010 Max Biaggi (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory Aprilia 2009 Ben Spies (USA) Yamaha YZF-R1 Ducati 2008 Troy Bayliss (AUS) Ducati 1098 Ducati 2007 [...]
In 2010, Superside became the FIM Sidecar World Championship. Year Riders Make 2011 Pekka Päivärinta (FIN) / Adolf Hänni (SWI) LCR-Suzuki GSX-R1000 2010 Pekka Päivärinta (FIN) / Adolf Hänni (SWI) LCR-Suzuki GSX-R1000 2009 Ben Birchall (UK) / Tom Birchall (UK) LCR-Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2008 Pekka Päivärinta (FIN) / Timo KARTTIALA (FIN) LCR-Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2007 [...]
MotoGP 500 and MotoGP World Champions. In 2002, the two-stroke 500 cc capacity was increased to four-stroke 990 cc. In 2007, the capacity was set at 800 cc. MotoGP World Champions Year Rider Make 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 27 Casey Stoner (AUS) 99 Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) 46 Valentino Rossi [...]
