Emilien Claude, second in the 20 km individual in Ruhpolding (Germany) counting for the Biathlon World Cup, must still have had difficulty believing it. For lack of results, he even feared falling back to the lower category. “Ten days ago, I was there saying to myself, ‘We have to perform well to avoid going down … Read more
Pep Guardiola once again defended Erling Haaland, believing on Tuesday that his Norwegian striker lacking inspiration was not the only one responsible for Manchester City’s worrying decline in performance. The Citizens, who have only lost one English league title since 2018 (Liverpool at the end of the 2019-20 season), are going through an unprecedented dark … Read more
Falling asleep deeply day or night, in increments of a few minutes, between two alarms and shaking waves: sleep management is a “fundamental performance axis” for Vendée Globe skippers, on which their physical and mental acuity depends. From his sailboat, Sam Goodchild (Vulnerable) explains on the phone that he worked for five years with a … Read more
He can’t wait to leave. He won’t be unhappy to come home. Hopefully things go quickly between the two. As he casts off for his first Vendée Globe, Yoann Richomme sums up his ideal race as follows: “an exit from the Bay of Biscay and a descent towards the Cape of Good Hope measured to … Read more