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The Chinese mock the official Olympic cheer, so what do they really yell at their heros ans their rivals? Read about it.

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“It’s like taking a fighter jet down to tree level, popping the canopy, turning upside down, then going down to road level and touching your helmet on the pavement.”

23 June 08

Mark Miller, a competitor at the Tourist Trophy motorcycle race in the Isle of Man, describes the experience of one of the last true road races.

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The Modern Spectator is a literary sports journal. It takes a broad look at our culture by focusing on the games we watch and play.