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Paralyzed cycling star turns to politics

This year she returned in a wheelchair.

Vogel sustained life threatening injuries in a horrific training accident in Cottbus last June, colliding with a stationary cyclist at over 60kph.

She survived, but the impact of the crash severed her spinal cord, leaving her permanently paralyzed.

It was a shattering conclusion to the 28-year-old’s sporting career, at the peak of her powers and with the promise of many more gold medals in her specialist event of track sprinting.

It would have been easy for Vogel to have hidden from public view while coming to terms with her dramatically changed circumstances.

But Vogel has done just the opposite, using her social media feed to update fans on her rehabilitation and attending a series of high profile events.

The German public voted her second behind tennis star Angelique Kerber in their televised annual sports awards and she made an emotional return to the Berlin velodrome for a World Cup event in December, receiving a rapturous reception.

That popularity may well stand Vogel in good stead for a new career that beckons in politics.

Vogel, who was a part-time police officer as well as a professional athlete before her accident, is standing for election in May in her home city of Erfurt as a candidate for German chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrat Party.

Placed second on the CDU’s local list, Vogel is almost certain to be elected for a five-year term to the 50-strong city council.

“I want to give something back, because I love my home town,” she told CNN Sport.

And future ambitions, aiming to reach the top in politics as she has done in sport?

“Maybe yes, maybe no. I don’t know, give me five years in Erfurt and we will see if I like it,” she said.

Vogel’s former German teammate Maximilian Levy, like herself a sprint cyclist with a glut of gold medals at the highest levels, is supportive of her new career choice.

“It’s something she wanted to do so fine by me,” he told CNN.

“Every one of her friends has tried to do something for her, she has a bucket list of things to do, but at this point it is important to recognize she is not a track queen, she is a friend,” he added.

Embraced by what she calls the “family of track cycling,” Vogel exudes positivity as she whizzes around the infield of the Berlin track where the competitors and officials are gathered, cheerily greeting all and sundry.

Vogel acted as the ceremonial starter for the annual Six Day event, flanked by fellow Germany cycling stars Roger Kluge and Theo Reinhardt, but very much the center of attention

Returning on the final day to hand out prizes to young competitors hoping to emulate her achievements, Vogel said she was determined to make the best of her situation.

“It’s important to come back here to show that it will be fine, that when you believe in yourself although the situation could be better, you go on,” she said.

‘Sometimes I cry for five minutes’

However, Vogel admitted that adapting to life in a wheelchair and the realization that she would never walk again was often hard to take.

“Of course, sometimes it’s very difficult and I have bad moments when I cry for five minutes, but at the end of the day I’m still smiling, I’m still Kristina and I think it’s an important story I can tell.”

Vogel told the media in September when she confirmed the extent of her life-changing injuries, that the immediate aftermath of the accident were the “hardest weeks of her life” and publicly thanked her long-time partner, Michael Seidenbecher, for his support.

Seidenbecher, who has represented Germany on the track at world championship level, and Vogel, have been together since 2009, the year she had another dice with death, colliding with a minibus near her home in Erfurt and being placed in an induced coma for two days.

She recovered to claim the first of her Olympic gold medals in the team sprint competition at the 2012 London Olympics, the springboard for more team and individual success at global level.

The 2016 Olympic gold medal in the sprint competition, beating Britain’s Becky James in the final, was the highlight of her career, which also boasted no less than 11 world championship titles in team sprint, individual sprint and the keirin.

Her exploits earned the social media tag of #queenbee and more success looked sure to follow until the cruel twist of fate last June left her fighting for her life and then coming to terms with her devastating injuries.

Adapting to new life

Other than her bid to get elected, Vogel has yet to make definitive plans for the future, foregoing for now any serious attempts to get involved in disability sport, despite her obvious athletic ability and pedigree.

“It’s still too early I believe,” she said.

“I think I need two to four years to get to know what it means to be paralyzed. For the moment I’ve a lot of nice things to do like coming here and working on our national television coverage of track cycling.”

But an involvement in politics, admittedly at local level in her beloved Erfurt, is definitely on her bucket list and she pledges to take her responsibilities seriously, using her experiences old and new.

“As an athlete, I want to introduce better things for sport, as a police officer it would be nice to make the city a little safer and as a wheelchair user you see things in a different way in terms of issues like accessibility,” she said.

She will be a high-profile representative of a city of over 210,000 residents, with an historic medieval center and a famous university dating back to 1349.

The founder of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther, was a student at the university in the early years of the 16th century.

Erfurt was part of the German Democratic Republic until German reunification in 1990, the year Vogel was born.

Brexit ‘stupid’

Outside of hometown issues, Vogel admits to being perplexed by what is happening on the wider political scene.

She bluntly describes Brexit as “stupid” — adding “it’s better to be in a family than to work alone.”

Vogel warms to her theme: “The world is really hectic at the moment with a lot of things happening in a short time.

“I wish people would take a moment to breath and realize what is important.”

Unsurprisingly memories of her accident are still raw for both her and close friends.

Levy was at the Cottbus velodrome when it happened and was one of the first on the scene as she lay stricken on the track.

“Experiencing it as a friend is more excruciating than any pain of your own,” he tweeted.

In the immediate aftermath, Levy set up a crowdfunding page #standbykristina# which had an initial target of 50,000 euros ($57,000), but eventually raised over 120,000 ($136,000), with a number of leading sports stars rallying round to boost the fund.

Levy and fellow German team members Kluge and Reinhardt marked Vogel’s appearance with crowd pleasing victories as the Berlin Six Day event reached its conclusion.

Levy won the sprint competition for the eighth time while Kluge and Reinhardt made a dramatic late charge in the final madison event to wrap up the overall honors.

Berlin was the second stop, after London, on the seven-venue series promoted by the Madison Sports Group, with the aim of promoting indoor cycle racing to a worldwide audience for television and local spectators.

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The German capital has hosted the event since 1909, with over 100 editions being staged in an illustrious history which has seen many of the most famous names in cycling take the Six Day crown and others, such as Vogel, provide an enticing support program.

Kluge summed up the feelings of everyone after his victory.

“It was great to see Kristina here,” he said. “We will support her in any way we can in the future.”

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ultrasfcb-blog · 6 years ago

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European Championships 2018: Nice Britain stars to look at and information to occasions

Dina Asher-Smith, Adam Peaty and Laura Kenny (left to proper) will all be going for gold on the inaugural European Championships

2018 European Championships Venues: Glasgow, Edinburgh and Berlin Dates: 2-12 August Protection: Dwell throughout BBC TV, BBC Radio 5 stay and sports activities further plus the BBC Sport web site with additional protection on BBC iPlayer, Crimson Button, Related TVs and cellular app.

The primary European Championships shall be a ‘mini-Olympics’ for the continent that includes among the largest names from seven sports activities.

Athletics, swimming, gymnastics, biking, rowing, triathlon and a brand new group golf occasion make up the 11-day competitors that begins on 2 August.

The athletics will happen in Berlin and the opposite sports activities shall be hosted in Scotland, with the golf at Gleneagles.

Greater than 4,500 athletes are anticipated to compete for 188 gold medals.

Usually we might go right into a race and suppose ‘it is simply Europeans’ however now it is received extra of a model and extra status behind it

British swimmer Adam Peaty

Cyclists Laura Kenny and Jason Kenny, swimmer Adam Peaty, athlete Dina Asher-Smith, gymnast Max Whitlock, triathlete Alistair Brownlee and golfer Laura Davies are among the many British athletes seeking to carry residence gold of their respective sports activities.

The concept is a straightforward one – as a substitute of European Championships for various sports activities being held at separate venues and with their very own schedules, they are going to be clustered collectively in a bunch metropolis in a bid to create an analogous vibe to an Olympic Video games.

“It is nice to race on the European stage with the entire different sports activities,” Olympic and world champion Peaty informed BBC Sport.

“It brings all the eye to at least one place and brings a group ethos collectively as effectively as a result of usually we might go right into a race and suppose ‘it is simply Europeans’ however now it is received extra of a model and extra status behind it.”

Athletes clarify what to anticipate from the European Championships

BBC Sport will cowl the motion stay on TV, radio and on-line from Three August.

Hazel Irvine, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan will lead as much as 12 hours of every day TV protection throughout BBC One and BBC Two, and BBC Radio 5 stay will present intensive protection.

Additional protection shall be accessible on Crimson Button and Related TVs whereas there shall be video streams, highlights, on-demand clips and stay textual content pages on the BBC Sport web site and app.

Glasgow’s largest sporting occasion for the reason that 2014 Commonwealth Video games kicked off with a Nice Huge Opening Occasion within the metropolis’s George Sq. on Wednesday.

Asher-Smith leads GB cost in athletics

Dina Asher-Smith broke her personal British 100m report with a run of 10.92 seconds on the Diamond League assembly in Oslo in June

Each the athletes and swimmers have focused these championships above the Commonwealth Video games as their key competitors for 2018.

British Athletics are sending 102 athletes – the biggest contingent for a significant video games for greater than 100 years – with Europe’s quickest girl this 12 months, Dina Asher-Smith, one of many nation’s finest hopes for gold together with Commonwealth heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

However Dutchwoman Dafne Schippers, the 100m champion, will look to scupper Asher-Smith’s dash double hopes and Belgium’s Olympic champion Nafi Thiam will search to beat Johnson-Thompson within the heptathlon.

Russian two-time 110m hurdles champion Sergey Shubenkov will go into his occasion because the favorite following a stellar season on the Diamond League circuit.

Shubenkov shall be one in all 30 Russian athletes collaborating as neutrals, with the nation nonetheless banned from competing within the sport as a group.

Can anyone cease Peaty?

‘I am obsessive about being one of the best’ – Adam Peaty

With no Australia to thwart them, as on the Commonwealth Video games, the British group will hope to repeat their success on the European Swimming Championships of two years in the past in London after they gathered essentially the most medals.

Olympic champion Peaty will look to repeat his achievements of 2016 when he gained the 50m and 100m breaststroke titles and the 4x100m medley relay crown.

Peaty is coached by Mel Marshall, as is Sarah Vasey, one other Briton to look at having shocked many by taking 50m breaststroke gold on the Commonwealths.

Different Gold Coast champions – James Wilby (200m breaststroke), Ben Proud (50m free), Siobhan Marie O’Connor (200m particular person medley) and Aimee Wilmott (400m particular person medley) – may also be fancied to win European titles, as will 100m freestyle winner Duncan Scott, who could have the backing of his residence crowd in Glasgow.

Within the diving, Olympic 3m synchro champion Jack Laugher shall be hoping to retain his European title however Tom Daley is taking a break from competitors.

There’s additionally synchronised and open water swimming among the many aquatics occasions.

Mr & Mrs Kenny goal titles and Whitlock leads GB gymnasts

Laura and Jason Kenny have gained 10 Olympic gold medals between them

Husband-and-wife Jason and Laura Kenny will look to maintain up with a few of their Tokyo 2020 rivals when the monitor biking will get beneath manner on the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow on the opening day.

The pair returned to racing this 12 months after taking day trip to take care of their new child son. Six-time Olympic champion Jason Kenny stated Albie is a “good distraction” however added that their lives have modified.

“It is all the time stated that athletes are egocentric, and you’re in a way as you place your physique first in relation to competing and resting, however when you may have the baby you do not have a alternative,” he stated.

“It does change but it surely’s superb what number of belongings you thought had been necessary earlier than, however you may take care of quite a bit simpler.”

The native curiosity will deal with Scotland’s first monitor biking world champion Katie Archibald, who gained the Commonwealth 3,000m particular person pursuit gold title. Her brother John, who gained silver within the 4,000m particular person pursuit in Australia, can also be within the British group.

Former Olympic and European group pursuit gold medallist Dani Rowe will hope so as to add a European highway race crown.

Within the males’s occasion, Mark Cavendish – winner of 30 Tour de France levels – shall be up towards Slovak Peter Sagan, who has gained the Tour’s factors classification on 5 events.

Mountain biking and BMX are among the many different biking occasions.

Over on the SSE Hydro – which hosted the the 2015 World Championships – double Olympic champion Max Whitlock will look to win his first European gymnastics title since 2014.

British Commonwealth champions Alice Kinsella and Georgia-Mae Fenton, and James Corridor, Dom Cunningham and Courtney Tulloch will hope to shine once more.

Nonetheless, the group shall be with out two-time European bars winner Becky Downie who has withdrawn through injury.

Strathclyde set for sporting feast

Mohamed Sbihi shall be in the course of the Nice Britain males’s eight boat

The rowing will happen at Strathclyde Nation Park. Following the withdrawal of single sculls champion Vicky Thornley, among the British medal hopes will relaxation on the lads’s quadruple sculls of John Collins, Jonny Walton, Graeme Thomas and Tom Barras, who’re in good type having gained the final World Cup occasion in Lucerne.

Britain even have a powerful males’s eight with Olympic champion Mohamed Sbihi a part of the crew – however world and European champions Germany shall be one of many favourites for that title.

The ladies’s, males’s and mixed-team relay triathlon occasions shall be held on the identical venue. Double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee is called within the British squad though he withdrew from June’s World Triathlon Sequence in Leeds due to a “few niggles”.

Glasgow-born Marc Austin, who gained Commonwealth Video games bronze, will compete alongside the 30-year-old within the males’s occasion, and Jess Learmonth will search to defend her European crown.

What concerning the golf?

Laura Davies has gained the Women’ European Tour order of benefit on seven events

The brand new European Tour occasion – European Golf Group Championships – will happen concurrently the ultimate main of the 12 months, the US PGA, and simply three days after the conclusion of the Girls’s British Open.

The occasion will happen on the illustrious course at Gleneagles and can comprise of males’s and girls’s group match-play competitions, in addition to an 18-hole foursomes strokeplay mixed-team championship.

There are 4 Nice Britain girls’s and males’s groups. 4-time main winner Laura Davies will associate Georgia Corridor, who was tied third ultimately 12 months’s British Open, and 2019 Solheim Cup European group captain Catriona Matthew has teamed up with England’s Holly Clyburn.

The lads’s groups comprise of Callum Shinkwin and Lee Slattery and in addition Scottish duo Connor Syme and Liam Johnston, who changed Richie Ramsay and Ryan Evans after they each withdrew.

European Championships 2018 – Venues

Athletics

Aquatics

Swimming – Tolcross Worldwide Swimming Centre, Glasgow

Diving – Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh

Synchronised swimming – Scotstoun Sports activities Campus, Glasgow

Open water swimming – Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Nationwide Park

Biking

Monitor – Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow

Street – Glasgow metropolis centre and metropolitan areas

Mountain biking – Cathkin Braes Mountain Bike Trails

BMX – Glasgow BMX Centre

Golf

PGA Centenary Course, Gleneagles

Gymnastics

Rowing & Triathlon

Strathclyde Nation Park, North Lanarkshire

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louisvillerealpropertymanag-blog · 6 years ago

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Moving to Louisville KY? 10 Reasons Why You'll Love it Here!

1. Great Food in Louisville KY

If you're planning on relocating to the Louisville area, you are sure to find some great food. There are many local Louisville restaurants that have so much to offer. A wide range of selections to choose from around the city. Enjoy everything from Kentucky home-style traditional cooking to French cuisine, Italian, Mediterranean and much more. With over 2500 restaurants; Louisville fine dining is becoming one of the ideal destinations for foodies around the US. The city has even been named one of the Top Five "foodiest" small cities in America by Bon Appétit magazine.

FUN FACT: Kaelin's Restaurant in Louisville KY claims to be the original inventor of the Cheeseburger.

2. Must Visit Louisville Parks

Frederick Law Olmsted came to Kentucky around the 1890s to take part in the Louisville Park system. An architect responsible for creating Central Park in New York. Olmsted's vision was to bring nature into the neighborhoods creating some of the best parks in Louisville. There are more than 120 public parks in the metro area alone.

Here is a glimpse at some of the popular parks in the Louisville area.

Cherokee Park

Cherokee Park is found in the Highlands neighborhood of the East End of Louisville. Being one of the most popular parks in the metro area. There is a 2.4 mile scenic Loop, a fenced dog park, and even a bird sanctuary. Cherokee Park is one of the 50 most visited parks in the United States.

Iroquois Park

Known for its panoramic views with over 730 acres, a large open-air amphitheater, and even a popular golf course. Iroquois Park attracts many visitors from hikers, runners, and cyclist. Iroquois Park is a great place for family outings and picnics when living in Louisville. A park with amazing views throughout the year.

The Parklands of Floyds Fork

The Parklands of Floyds Fork has acquired close to 4,000 acres of new parkland. Working with the Louisville Metro government and other nonprofit organization, this new park system is rapidly becoming one of the most popular parks in the Louisville metro area. The park has many different features, including a dog run, a splash park, canoeing & paddling, mountain biking, playgrounds and much more.

3. Local Live Entertainment in Louisville

If you are relocating to Louisville you'll want to be sure and head downtown to experience some of the many different styles of music throughout the city of Louisville. There are many different clubs in the city that host live music. You will find that there is live entertainment to enjoy almost every night of the week.

Below is a list of some of the most popular festivals that are held on an annual basis here in the Possibility City.

FEBRUARY

Musique Romantique - Louisville Chorus at the Seelbach during Valentine’s dinner.

MARCH

Itchin’ to Pick – A weekend-long bluegrass jam session held at the Galt House.

APRIL

Kentucky Derby Festival Fest-a-Ville - Outdoor music festival of various genres on the Waterfront.

GonzoFest – Various locations and concerts happening around Louisville.

MAY

Abbey Road on the River - Memorial Day Weekend at Belvedere Park, largest Beatles tribute festival in America.

Kentucky Reggae Festival – Memorial Day Weekend at the Louisville Water Tower.

JUNE

Americana World Festival – a Multicultural celebration held at the Iroquois Amphitheatre.

VinylFest – Weekend of experiencing and celebrating vinyl record collecting and music at the Crowne Plaza.

Kentuckiana Pride Festival – Celebration for the LGBT community and its allies on the Belvedere.

JULY

Waterfront Independence Festival – Fourth of July party featuring concerts, fireworks and more.

Forecastle Festival - Named one of the top 101 things to do in America by SPIN Magazine.

Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival – Local BBQ and the music of New Orleans and Memphis at the Louisville Water Tower.

Kentucky Music Weekend - largest traditional and folk music festival in the region held at Iroquois Amphitheatre.

AUGUST

Kentucky State Fair – Features free and paid concerts from multiple genres and national acts.

WorldFest – Celebration of world cultures held at the Belvedere over Labor Day weekend.

SEPTEMBER

Kentucky Bluegrass & Bourbon Experience – Live bluegrass, burgoo, barbecue, and bourbon.

Louisville Irish Fest- Live Irish and Celtic music and Irish dancers at Bellarmine University.

National Jug Band Jubilee - Gathering of the nation's best jug bands.

Louisville Music Awards – Celebration of local music held at Headliners Music Hall.

NuluFest – Street festival is the official after-party of IdeaFestival.

OCTOBER

Garvin Gate Blues Festival - Largest free neighborhood street music festival in Louisville.

Belknap Fall Festival – Great food, live music and local artists at a street festival off of Douglass Loop in the Highlands neighborhood.

DECEMBER

Give a Jam to End Homelessness – Local musicians and chefs come together to raise money for the Coalition for the Homeless.

FUN FACT: Patty & Mildred Hill of Louisville KY wrote the most recognized song in the English Language "Happy Birthday to You".

4. Louisville is Known for its Bourbon!

Did you know that Louisville is responsible for 95% of the world's supply of Bourbon? Kentucky is well-known worldwide as the birthplace of Bourbon. When moving to Louisville, be sure to learn all about the history of Bourbon in the Bluegrass state by visiting the many different tours around the city and embark in the historical heritage of Kentucky's past roots. Visit the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.

In 1964 Congress declared Bourbon, America's only native spirit. There is a very strict guideline for a whiskey to be considered Bourbon. The drink shall be a minimum of 51 percent corn, aged in charred new oak barrels, stored at no more than 125 proof and bottled no less than 80 proof.

"Bourbon is kinda like whiskey's sweet spot"

Collect Your Bourbon Stamps

Many locals and out-of-towners take a trip down the Urban Bourbon Trail and experience the taste of more than 50 different Kentucky Spirits and collect stamps along the way as a souvenir.

5. Louisville's Weather is kinda...Crazy!

Many people ask when moving to Louisville. "What's the weather Like?" Louisville's Weather has four distinct seasons. Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. An average temperature in most parts of Kentucky for the summer is 88 degrees but there are many days in the summer where temperatures can easily exceed the upper 90's or even into the 100's.

As for the winter months...the average temperature is 37 degrees. At times the temperature can even drop below zero. March is typically the wettest month of the year and October tends to be the driest month of the year. If you visit Louisville in the Summer months, be sure to bring the right clothes. It can be very hot and humid at times.

Allergies?

One downside to living in Louisville and the local weather...is that majority of the people that live here, tend to suffer from allergies. Living in the 'Ohio Valley' you may be one of the ones that will experience this as well. Running nose, itchy eyes, and sneezing will become the norm during these Spring and Fall months if you suffer from seasonal allergies.

6. Louisville is known for College Basketball

If you are moving to the Louisville area, you will definitely learn that College basketball is a hot topic around town. Louisville is towards the top of the list of CBS 'Best in College Sports'. You will learn fairly quickly that you will have to pick one or the other to cheer for.

With the history of both teams and their success, no matter which one you choose will be a great pick. The great excitement stems from the rivalry between these two teams. Louisville Cardinals and the Kentucky Wildcats will always be a highly debated conversation. This in-state rivalry can be easily compared to the Duke and North Carolina rivalry.

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Dating back to the late 1700's horse racing has been part of the state of Kentucky. But it wasn't until 1875 when they opened the doors to Churchill Downs. Home of the Kentucky Derby, the fastest two minutes in sports and also home to the Kentucky Oaks. Always on the list for things to do in Louisville, Kentucky.

"the fastest two-minutes in sports"

Churchill Downs was designed by Joseph Dominic and built in 1895; the twin spires are the most recognizable feature of the racetrack. As of today, Churchill Downs holds the record for the longest-running, continuous sporting event in the United States.

FUN FACT: Thunder Over Louisville is the Largest Annual Firework display in America.

8. Home of the Louisville Slugger

Hillerich & Bradley Co. moved into the new headquarters of Louisville Slugger in 1996 off of West Main Street in downtown Louisville. One of the city's most popular attractions, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory where they continue to custom make many professional baseball players bats. The museum can be easily spotted by the "Worlds Largest Baseball Bat" that sits out front. Made from steel, weighing 68,000 pounds and over 120 feet tall. One of the many reasons why over millions of people have visited the museum.

FUN FACT: Standing at 120 feet tall in front of the Louisville Slugger Museum is considered to be the Worlds Largest Bat.

9. Living in Louisville KY = Convenient Location

One reason why people love living in Louisville KY is because of its convenient location. The average drive to work is under 25 minutes. Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population. With the addition of the new East End Bridge near Prospect, we expect a better flow of traffic and more convenient travels around the Greater Louisville area.

With the great location, homeowners have benefited from the rising home prices because of the encouraging pace of growth around the city. Newcomers can quickly take advantage of the affordable home prices around town as well.

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