Thruxton BSB: McConnell extends Superstock lead
C&L Fairburn Properties/Jackson Honda’s Billy McConnell extended his lead in the Pirelli National Superstock Championship at Thruxton this weekend.
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Belgian Vandoorne wins Formula E title as Mercedes bow out on top
Stoffel Vandoorne clinched the Formula E world driver's title on Sunday after finishing second in the final race of the season in Seoul.
Thruxton BSB: Kennedy back on top in BSS
Jack Kennedy got revenge on Jack Scott in Sunday’s Quattro Group British Supersport & British GP2 Feature race at Thruxton with the Mar-Train Racing Yamaha rider just getting the better of Bradley Perie (Appleyard Macadam Yamaha), Scott (Kovara Projects/RS Racing One) and Luke Stapleford (Gearlink Kawasaki) after another thrilling battle.
Graeme Thomas blasts "rubbish" performance despite booking final spot
Graeme Thomas felt 'rubbish' despite exceeding his expectations and booking a spot in the European Championship final. The Preston rower admits he entered the event feeling 'uncompetitive' but showed no signs of sluggishness on Saturday by sailing to victory in his single sculls semi-final. Ad Thomas, 33, beat Greek star and Olympic champion Stefanos Ntouskos and will now row for a medal in Sunday's A Final.
GB rowers lay down Paris marker with European Championship gold
Sam Nunn says Britain’s new-look men’s four rowers laid down a significant Olympic marker after grabbing a memorable Munich gold at the European Championships. The Bexleyheath rower, 25, joined forces with Will Stewart, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson to topple the Netherlands on Saturday morning and help cap a golden morning for British Rowing. Ad The youthful quartet crossed the line 2.24s ahead of the Dutch to clinch one of four gold medals won by British stars on the day.
Booth and Ford hail coach Randell as key to European silver
Esme Booth and Emily Ford reckon new coach Andrew Randell's radical rowing revolution fired them to European Championship silver in Munich. Stratford-upon-Avon star Booth, 23, finished second in the women’s pair final on Saturday morning to cap a memorable week at the city's multi-sports championships. Ad Booth and Ford, 27, have been working under the auspices of Randell, Women's Olympic head coach, since his appointment by British Rowing in February and admit his wholesale haul of changes have helped transform the programme.
Rudkin fires men's eight to European gold
James Rudkin helped fire Britain’s men’s eight rowers to a memorable multi-sport European Championship medal in Munich. The Litchborough star, 28, was part of the crew that toppled the Netherlands on Saturday morning to cap a golden day for the British team in Germany.
'I look back and just forget it was me' - 36 stone man with 60-inch waist loses half his weight to become personal trainer
A man who weighed nearly 37st looks unrecognisable after losing 18st in a drastic change of lifestyle and diet - and he’s now a personal trainer who has helped more than 350 people.