quote [ For a long time, I didn?t really ?get? the appeal of the Tour de France. A bunch of men in spandex torturing themselves on two wheels, each producing enough sweat to flush a toilet 39 times? (That was one of the more unusual statistics I found floating around out there). And how does anyone take this sport seriously if almost everyone is doping their way to the finish line? Surely they?ve gotta be making it up when they say this is the most watched annual sporting event in the world! ]

quote [ Pregnancy is as metabolically taxing as an ultramarathon ]

quote [ This is the Teaser of the upcoming 2019 MarbleLympics (Marble Olympics) Qualifiers! This video also includes some shoutouts from some of my fans. ]

quote [ Geir Helgemo, the world?s No 1 bridge player, has been suspended until 20 November after failing a drugs test ]

quote [ Emulating Star Wars combatants will encourage young people to engage in regular exercise, says French Fencing Federation ]

quote [ Several people were injured playing a game known as "Cowboy Pinball" at a rodeo event called Bull Bash in Kentucky.

The rules of the game are players must stay in a circle drawn on the ground in the rodeo pen, while trying to grab a $100 bill attached to a bull. ]

quote [ Some sons bond with their dads over football games. Tom Junod bonded with his over betting them. ]

quote [ Professional dart players Gary Anderson and Wesley Harms have caused a stink by accusing each other of farting onstage. ]

quote [ Denise Mueller-Korenek is now the fastest pedaler on the planet. ]