Sentence examples for miles race from inspiring English sources
The 256km (159 miles) race started on the outskirts of Bruges before heading towards Oudenaarde and featured 17 short climbs and 17 cobbled sections.
The pair had broken free of the bunch on the approach to the Paterberg, the final climb of the 141.2km 877 miles) race, and held a nine-second lead as they began the final kilometre.
Armitstead was beaten to the gold at the end of the 140km (87 miles) race by Holland's Marianne Vos in a sprint finish.
Indeed, the eight other riders in his Cannondale squad set the pace on the front of the peloton for much of the 234.5km (145.7 miles) race from Epernay - the second-longest stage on this year's race.
Not to mention competitions like the World Solar Challenge, which takes place in October, where competitors have to complete a 3,000 km (1,860 miles) race from Darwin to Adelaide in Australia.
The race around the Merseyside tourist destination is the longest individual race against the clock in Tour history and comes the day after the riders tackle the longest-ever stage - a 225km (140 miles) race around Cumbria and the Lake District which finishes in Kendal.
2Scheduled 300-mile race.
LAKE RONKONKOMA -- Four-Mile Race; 9 a.m.
Only 11 others have completed the 100-mile race since.
I just did a 24-mile race around Manhattan".
