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Israel-Premier Tech have confirmed the 30-man roster for the 2025 season that will take on their final year in pursuit of returning to WorldTour status This was confirmed with the extension of veteran Michael Schwarzmann’s contract on Monday. Schwarzmann is one of 15 riders over 30 on IPT’s roster for next year, with experienced heads Chris Froome, Jakob Fuglsang and Michael Woods all contracted until the end of 2025.It’s likely to be the final year for Froome after the four-time Tour de France winner joined from Ineos in 2021. With Woods, Fuglsang and Simon Clarke all also being over 38, IPT…
Rolls-Royce can build its owners almost anything they want whether it’s a custom Spectre or a Ghost. The company’s bespoke division will give you paint in whatever color you choose, create custom works of art, or stitch together all manner of leathers. It’s hard to think of something that the company can’t do itself, and that can make it hard for custom shops to do a custom Rolls-Royce that’s unique. That hasn’t stopped 1016 Industries and LA builder RDB from giving it their best effort. RDB has added 1016’s carbon fiber body kit to the Spectre and, like it or…
Mazda continues to hint strongly at a production version of the Iconic SP concept Concept debuted at the 2023 Tokyo auto show Power comes from electric drive system with rotary engine serving as generator Mazda’s Iconic SP sports car concept unveiled at the 2023 Tokyo auto show may have a bigger role than the typical glitzy show car rolled out to help build a brand’s image. In an interview with Mazda’s own Inside Mazda blog published on Nov. 7, Masashi Nakayama, Mazda’s general manager of design, said the concept was designed with production in mind. Mazda Iconic SP concept “This…
Ferrari F40 rumored as inspiration for next Icona series car New car would follow Monza SP1/SP2 and Daytona SP3 Icona cars New car’s launch might tie in with Ferrari’s 80th anniversary in 2027 When it comes to iconic Ferraris, the F40, the last Prancing Horse signed off by Enzo himself, is right up there with the very best. It was launched in 1987 to mark Ferrari’s 40th anniversary, and also saw Ferrari return to its tradition of launching road cars derived from race cars, in this case the 288 GTO Evoluzione being the basis. Piero and Enzo Ferrari at the…
WASHINGTON — An actor known for his roles in the television comedies “Bob’s Burgers” and “Arrested Development” was sentenced on Monday to one year in prison for his part in the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago.Jay Johnston, 56, of Los Angeles joined other rioters in a “heave-ho” push against police officers guarding a tunnel entrance to the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Johnston also cracked jokes and interacted with other rioters as he used a cellphone to record the violence around him, prosecutors said.Johnston expressed regret that he “made it more difficult for the…
Fed chair says Trump can’t remove him. Could Trump still influence interest rates? Source: abcnews.go.com
Jaguar to replace current lineup with three high-end EVs Concept previewing first EV expected during 2024 Miami Art Week Production model to follow in 2025 It’s been three years since JLR announced a radical plan to transform Jaguar into an ultra-luxury brand selling only electric vehicles. The automaker has revealed very few details on that plan since, but CEO Adrian Mardell in May told journalists, including from Automotive News, that a concept will debut this year at an event in the U.S. And JLR on Nov. 8, while announcing its financial results for the past quarter, confirmed that an update…
As delegates from nearly 200 countries gather for a major international summit on addressing the threat of climate change, they’re confronting a new era of uncertainty for the United States’ climate commitments in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Trump has said that in a second term, he would again exit the Paris Climate Agreement, an accord signed in 2016 aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The U.S. formally withdrew during Trump’s first term, but then rejoined under President Biden. CBS News has reached out to…
Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, has been executed in Iran after being convicted on terror charges disputed by his family, the country’s judiciary reported Monday.Sharmahd, 69, was one of several Iranian dissidents abroad in recent years either tricked or kidnapped back to Iran as Tehran began lashing out after the collapse of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.Sharmahd’s execution comes just two days after Israel launched a retaliatory strike against Iran amid the ongoing Mideast wars. While not directly linking his execution to the attack, the judiciary accused him…
It may have taken a while for Jasper Philipsen to hit his stride at this year’s Tour de France, but he nevertheless captured a trio of wins. Next season, however, the early stakes have changed so there is every reason for the Alpecin Deceuninck rider, and every other sprinter for that matter, to try and hit the ground running.That motivation comes in the form of a yellow jersey, with the opening flat stage of the 2025 Tour de France, immediately piquing the interest of the sprinters when the route was announced at the end of October. Though, that doesn’t mean…