41.   Race officials said they were optimistic the race would take place.

42.   Snow conditions were outstanding on Sunday and the race took place in ideal, sunny weather.

43.   Snow conditions were outstanding on Sunday and the race took place under sunny skies.

44.   Some races took on a humorous irony.

45.   The biathlon race took place a day early because of scheduling difficulties.

46.   The conditions were perfect Sunday and both races took place under a clear sky.

47.   The down-to-the-wire presidential race took a toll Tuesday on George W. Bush and Al Gore and their sleep-starved partisans.

48.   The Dutch TVM team started the Tour following medical tests to determine whether the races took illegal drugs that lasted until midnight the night before.

49.   The grueling race will take place on the holiday island of Langkawi on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia.

50.   The horses started from a chute and the race took them through the homestretch twice.