Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:20:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A group out of some 1100 athletes competes in the 200 km (124 miles) speed skating race early in the morning in Techendorf in Austria's southern Carinthia province, January 27, 2012. Techendorf hosts the Alternatieve Elfstedentocht Weissensee (Alternative Eleven City Races Weissensee), a traditional Dutch series of speed skating events for both professionals and amateurs with some 6000 participants from January 23 to February 4. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SPEED SKATING SOCIETY)
A musher competes with his dogs during a sled dog competition ...
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A musher competes with his dogs during a sled dog competition in Galyateto, 106km (66 miles) east of Budapest, January 22, 2012. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo (HUNGARY - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY SPORT)
A driver wearing a helmet competes in a quarter mile race with ...
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:30:03 +0100 (AP) - A driver wearing a helmet competes in a quarter mile race with his Chevrolet 1956 classic car in Artemisa, Cuba, Saturday Jan. 7, 2012. The automobile competition, sponsored by Cuban sports organizations, is a timed race in which drivers race one by one and the classic car race is the event's most popular category. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)
Benjamin Mace of France competes in the 500 metres race during ...
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Benjamin Mace of France competes in the 500 metres race during the European speed skating championship in Budapest January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo (HUNGARY - Tags: SPORT SPEED SKATING)
Germany's Denise Herrmann competes in the FIS World Cup ...
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:20:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Germany's Denise Herrmann competes in the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing 3.1km free individual race in Oberhof, December 29, 2011. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SKIING)