Brion O'Connor

Joined: May 16, 2014

Questions arise over Marathon Man UK's trans-America record attempt

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The rise of cycling's gravel grinders: Ruthless terrain, camaraderie and dirt

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How NHL goalies deal with playoff pressure between the pipes

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'Marathon Man UK' tries to break record for fastest run across America

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One man's quest to complete 21 triathlons in 21 days in 14 states

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Jeff Fairbanks is planning to complete a three-week string of 21 triathlons—all at the half-Ironman distance of 70.3 miles—in 14 states along the East Coast to raise awareness about the rank and file of the triathlon sport.

Winter Warrior: Cyclist conquers daunting Mt. Washington in winter

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Tim Johnson became the first to pedal up the the 7.6-mile road to the summit of Mt. Washington in winter, conquering ice-covered pavement, gusting winds and a relentless grade while also reaching some profound emotional depths.

Wall Street refugee shreds women's world one-hour cycling record

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A former Wall Street analyst who took up cycling at age 26, Evie Stevens, powered to the top of the sport in a few short years. After setting a new women’s world one-hour record last month, Stevens has her focus set on the Olympic Games in Rio.

For SnoCross superstar Tucker Hibbert, success is all in the details

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Inside the story of the rise of one of the greatest snowmobile racers of all-time—Tucker Hibbert.

Travis Roy's story inspires innovation in spinal research over 20 years later

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After a devastating injury on the ice which left him paralyzed, former college hockey player Travis Roy still inspires innovation in spinal research, 20 years later.

Pro Flat Track racing boasts left turns only, at 140 miles an hour

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Going inside the world in one of the first real "extreme" sports in the world in pro flat track racing.

After 40 years racing, mountain biking legend Tinker Juarez soldiers on

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There is a purity about David "Tinker" Juarez. All the man has ever wanted to do is ride his bicycle. For the past 40 years, he's done that better than almost anyone else, becoming one of the most decorated mountain bike racers to ever wear a United State

Fat-tire birthday: Mountain biking's championships turn 25 years old

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Happy anniversary, fat-tire types. The mountain bike—that wild-hair, American-made answer to the European cycling craze—finally got global recognition a quarter of a century ago, with the inaugural UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in 1990 in Durango,

New Evel Knievel documentary Being Evel gets to the heart of the daredevil