Administrator and author of Biking Bis. Currently live in the Seattle area; previously Texas, California, Maryland, Georgia and Ohio. Own a Lemond road bike for light riding and Rockhopper for poor weather riding and touring.

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Driver in last year’s hit-and-run Seattle bicyclist fatality pleads guilty

The motorist charged with killing Seattle bicycle rider Michael Wang last summer faces up to three years and five months in prison after pleading guilty to felony hit-and-run on Tuesday.

The man, Erlin Garcia-Reyes, 28, of Normandy Park was arrested last month in connection with a car crash into a service station on Greenwood Avenue …

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American Vande Velde makes a bid for Tour de France stage

Just a few days after his teammate won Stage 12 of the Tour de France, American Christian Vande Velde finished second to Pierrick Fedrigo in a sprint finish for Stage 15 in the town of Pau.

Garmin-Sharp’s Vande Velde joined a six-man breakaway that formed about half-way through the 98-mile bike race that started in …

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Two new road bicycling route guides for Washington and Oregon

Some of you who have just finished up the Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic this weekend might be looking for new road biking routes to tackle in the Pacific Northwest.

You’ll find them in spades in two new bicycle route guides published this summer by Mountaineer Books.

“75 Classic Rides Washington: The Best Road Biking Routes” and …

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Tacks on road at Tour de France spell disaster

George Hincapie: “I’ve never seen anything like it”

Some nitwit prankster must have thought it would be comical to create chaos in the peloton by spreading tacks along a section of  Sunday’s Tour de France route from Limoux – Foix.

Not so funny.

The tacks — described as nails by some — caused dozens of …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/15/tacks-on-road-at-tour-de-france-spell-disaster/

2012 STP cyclists roll out of Seattle for Portland

There are 10,000 fewer bicyclists on the streets of Seattle today; they left this morning for Portland.

They’re celebrating their love of the bicycle and self-propelled motion by participating in the 33rd annual Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic, the most awesome bicycle spectacle in the Northwest.

Those who aren’t doing the 202.5-mile ride to Portland in one-day are doing it in two. ….

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/14/2012-stp-cyclists-roll-out-of-seattle-for-portland/

Good weather for weekend STP; avoiding congestion at the start

With pleasant weather forecast for this weekend’s Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic, the gnarliest part of the ride just might be getting to the starting line.

An official 10,000 cyclists could be leaving the University of Washington parking lot early Saturday morning for the 202.5-mile one-, or two-day bike ride to Portland’s Holladay Park.

Factor in the closure of the Route 520 bridge from Friday night through Monday morning, and you have a stressful start to the ride …

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/12/good-weather-for-weekend-st/

Mountains to Sound bike ride through Snoqualmie Tunnel is Saturday

Don’t be surprised if you see rush-hour conditions on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail between Rattlesnake Lake and Hyak on Saturday.

The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust is hosting a Snoqualmie Tunnel Bike Ride and BBQ that day. Registration is still open if you’re interested in joining.

The nonprofit is arranging for transportation from the Cedar Falls Trailhead at Rattlesnake Lake to Hyak, meaning that participants will essentially get a 22-mile downhill ride through the tunnel and all the way to the parking lot. …

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Judge says Armstrong lawsuit against USADA is “irrelevant”; updated

Update: July 11, 2012 — Attorneys for Lance Armstrong refiled an edited version of the federal suit against USADA that was rejected by the judge. The suit claims:

— USADA doesn’t have the right to charge Armstrong; — USADA doesn’t have the right to force Armstrong to arbitration; — USADA violates his constitutional rights and …

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Wiggins proves dominance at Tour; Van Garderen back in white

Britain’s Bradley Wiggins won the individual time trial at the Tour de France on Monday, widening his margin over defending champion Cadel Evans by more than a minute and proving why he’s the favorite to win the bike race.

Meanwhile, American Tejay Van Garderen moved back into the best young rider’s white jersey with the …

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Team SKY has no limit on steep climb at Tour de France

The peloton hit the mountain at the Tour de France on Saturday, changing the entire complexion of the bike race and showing us who’s in contention to win in Paris.

Team SKY proved they are the dominant team by ripping apart the peloton on La Plance des Belles, the 4-mile climb that concluded a 123-mile …

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