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Did you miss it?  The LMS award that is.  After a week hiatus because of a crazy LMS wedding, were back to hand out this weeks lucky recipent! 

So what is up in the world of sport?  Well, lots!  Serena Williams and Roger Federer captued the US open in Tennis, the NFL has started and the Para-Olympics [...]

63rd Vuelta a España - Stage 13
Spain, September 13, 2008, from cyclingnews.com
Stage 13 - September 13: San Vicente de la Barquera - Alto de L’Angliru, 209.5km
The Angliru is back! First used in 199, the Alto de l’Angliru makes its fourth appearance in the Vuelta. The incredibly steep climb with pitches up to 23% was last used [...]

Jamaican sprinter clocked 9.69 seconds in Beijing after slowing down near finish
CBC Sports

But there is at least one person who believes Bolt is certain to best last month’s 9.69-second performance in the 100 metres at the Beijing Summer Games.
Norwegian physicist Hans Eriksen estimates the Jamaican athlete could have clocked as low as 9.55 in China [...]

Floyd Landis is planning to return to the peloton in 2009 after completing a ban for doping during the 2006 Tour de France, according to a report on ESPN.com.
The 32-year-old American is in discussions with a team run by the Momentum Sports Group, owner and operator of the Health Net-Maxxis squad, the sports network reported.
“We [...]

Armstrong confirms comeback
By Shane Stokes, from Cyclingnews.com
Lance Armstrong has confirmed that he will indeed be part of the peloton in 2009, citing cancer awareness as the motivation for an unlikely return to the sport. Winning an eighth Tour de France is the goal for the Texan, who will be 37 years of age on September [...]

By VeloNews.com
Posted Sep. 9, 2008
Lance Armstrong’s former sporting director says reports of the American’s comeback are merely “a rumor,” and Astana’s press officer repeated his denial that the team had struck any deal with the seven-time Tour de France champion.
In dismissing the story first reported by VeloNews.com, Astana’s Johan Bruyneel told Agence France Presse that [...]

I’m not a car racing person. Going around a track over and over again doesn’t really appeal to me. I’m more for the rally car racing where the drivers go full gas over whatever it is in front of them. On Sunday I watched the final 10 laps of the F1 race [...]

The news was broken to me and hopefully this will be news to some of you, LANCE ARMSTRONG MIGHT BE BACK.  I’ve got mixed emotions about the whole ordeal but let’s see what happens.

This weeks LMS award was a toughie.
One person who looked to be an overwhelming choice was Tyler Hamiltons comeback win in the USPRO championships. After 3 years from his ban of his alleged steroid use, Tyler looks to be back. Racing for the much criticized Rock Racing squad, it looks like the [...]