The Snow I Deal With, Lots Of World Inline Cup News, Mantia Interview Pt. 2 & Answer Wheels, NROC Schedule, 24 Hr. Date Change, Doping Controls, Links

The Snow I Deal With: Here are a couple of pictures of some of the snow I've had to deal with here in Moncton, New Brunswick.


I am glad I didn't have to shovel this snow

I had the pleasure of driving for some 10-hours through conditions as good as this
I met a fantastic young musician named Justin during my time in Moncton. Here's a video of him performing a song called You Raise Me Up- see You Raise me up or press play below.


Lots Of World Inline Cup News: Lots and lots of world inline cup news has surfaced today in Bont Forum's World Cup Topics for 2008.

A few 2008 team line-ups have been announced. Of particular interest are the skaters from Luigino's team including Joey Mantia, Michael Cheek, Max Presti, Julie Glass, Brittany Bowe, Harry Vogel, Chad Horne, Colin Thomas, Norm Kirby, Eddy Matzger, Tony Muse, and Peggy Girgenti.


Another powerhouse team should be Bont's women's team which includes Cecilia Baena, Nicole Begg, Tamara Llorens, and Alexandra Vivas.


Mantia Interview Pt. 2 & Answer Wheels: Michael Cheek has kindly posted the 2nd part to his Joey Mantia interview- see Joey Mantia Interview pt.2.

Speaking of Joey Mantia, here's an interesting link with his name on it; Answer Wheels.


NROC Schedule: The National Roller Cup's 2008 season is starting to take shape- you can see the Early NROC Calendar.


24 Hr Date Change: Montreal's 24 Hours Inline will take place on September 6th-7th.

Speaking of 24-hour events, I found on Roller En Ligne that the registration for the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hour is open.

Doping Controls: Andrew's Speed Skating Blog is the source for an update called Happy New Year! Doping Controls and News.

Links: Here are a few links for you to explore today- Francois Olivier Roberge, Cindy Klassen, Clara Hughes (I got these three from Denny Morrison Fansite's links), and Speed Skating Nation.


Clara Hughes (center) during the women's team pursuit in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy
And here is an interview with Clara Hughes- INTERVIEW WITH CLARA FROM PEDAL MAGAZINE.