11.   From a conference viewpoint, the Big East race hardly has started, but not even that matters.

12.   He and so many others have said the real race starts Monday, when the riders go from Dax to the summit of Hautacam.

13.   He started his break from the group almost as soon as the race started.

14.   Just so we have things clear before the race starts in earnest.

15.   Messinger, at Bushwick High School in Brooklyn, talked about school overcrowding, as she has since the race started.

16.   Once a status race starts, spending patterns may become wasteful.

17.   The bad news is that his status is shaky because the race has not started yet.

18.   The Hollywood Park races start at noon.

19.   The race starts in June.

20.   The race started in February to allow for a summer try across the Arctic.