1.   And a whirlwind year it was.

2.   After a whirlwind year of meetings, interviews and autograph sessions with sponsors, media and fans, Lazier appears unfazed by the unexpected fan adulation at the Brickyard.

3.   It has been a whirlwind year for Jewel.

4.   When they walked down the aisle in Los Angeles after their whirlwind year, they clearly had some decisions to make.

5.   Alex Zulle finally erased the nightmare of his Tour de France here on Thursday, topping a whirlwind year for the Swiss rider by becoming world time trial champion.