A global travel guide operation chose the San Juan Islands in the Puget Sound as its sole US destination on its Top 10 cycling routes list.
Considering the scenery, bicycle friendly roads, amenities, and remoteness of the three-island archipeligo, I can see why UK-based The Lonely Planet, in cooperation with BBC Worldwide, would make that choice.
Among other far-flung cycling routes on the list (named fully below) are the Isle of Wight, England; West Coast of Tasmania; and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
I've visited the three-island chain — San Juan, Lopez and Orca — on a couple of the many charity bike rides that target the islands every year and can understand how they could find their way onto this list. …..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/09/23/lonely-planet-names-san-juan-islands-among-top-10-cycling-routes/
While observers wonder how a motorist could have struck a bicyclist on a suburban Maryland road and driven home with the bicycle lodged under the SUV, the victim's mother is planning a candlelight vigil at the scene on Friday.
Natasha Pettigrew, 30, died late Monday night from injuries she suffered when she was struck from behind by a Cadillac Escalade while she was on a training ride at 5:30 a.m. Sunday. Pettigrew was the Green Party candidate for the US Senate seat in Maryland.
The 41-year-old driver of the car told the Maryland State Police that she thought she hit an animal in the roadway. According to Greg Shipley, a Maryland State Police spokesman:
“She had driven to her home and called from her home. The initial indication was that she thought she may have hit a deer or an animal in the roadway. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/09/23/candlelight-vigil-friday-for-maryland-cyclist-killed-in-hit-and-run/
Hit and run Cadillac Escalade with bicycle lodged underneath.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/09/23/bike-lodged-under-car/
Struck by hit-and-run driver who dragged her bicycle all the way on Sept. 19, 2010, in Prince Georges County, Maryland.
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Fresh from winning the individual time trial at the USA Cycling Pro Championships this weekend, Taylor Phinney says he's joining the BMC Racing Team next season.
That's a surprising turn-around as the 20-year-old has been racing for the Lance Armstrong-owned Under-23 Trek-Livestrong development team that's considered a pipeline for the RadioShack cycling team of Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Chris Horner, and …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/09/22/phinney-jumps-ship-signs-3-year-contract-at-bmc-racing/
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If you're curious about what's happening at the Interbike International Bicycle Expo in Las Vegas this week but couldn't clear your calendar to make it there in person, you can still check out the highlights on Interbike TV.
Once again the sprawling bike show has its own TV network, featuring interviews with some of the major players in the industry as well as reports on products live from the show floor.[That's Gary Fisher at left]
Launching live Wednesday morning at the Indoor Expo at the Sands Convention Center, the broadcast opened with US Rep. Earl Blumenaur, D-Bicycle Lobby, singing the praises of a $1 billion bicycle industry that keeps some 1 million Americans employed.
The Portland, Ore., congressman also said that US Transporation Secretary Ray LaHood …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/09/22/cant-be-at-interbike-watch-it-on-tv/
A Dutch tavern owner is rolling across Missouri this week on his quest to finish a cross-country bicycle tour that was interrupted 34 years ago when he was struck by a car.
Frank van Dijk, 58, called home last Friday to report that he and Ron, a friend who is trailing in a camper, expect to arrive in Eureka, Kansas, by this weekend. That's a week to 10 days ahead of schedule.
The cross-country journey started for Frank in 1976, the year that BikeCentennial (now Adventure Cycling Association) put thousands of bicycle travelers on the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail to celebrate the nation's 200th birthday …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/09/22/dutch-cyclist-nears-end-of-transamerica-bike-tour-started-in-1976/
The latest attempt to improve on the chain-drive system used on nearly all bicycles comes from Hungary, where developers have created the Stringbike that uses cables and pulleys to propel it forward.
Although you'd think something like this might be headed to Interbike in Las Vegas, it was released this past weekend in Padova, Italy, by Schwinn-Csepel, which is licensed to sell it. It would be interesting to see the product testers put this bike through its paces at the Outdoor Demo in Boulder City.
I'll be the first to admit that I spent too much time watching this video to try and figure out how the Stringbike works.
Essentially, the Stringbike makers say the advantage comes from the symmetrical nature of this drivetrain …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/09/21/getting-strung-out-on-the-stringbike/
Three big winners from this past weekend are among those 22 cyclists chosen to represent the US in the UCI Road World Championships on Sept. 29 through Oct. 3 in Geelong, Australia.
USA Cycling on Monday named Tyler Farrar, 26, final stage winner at Vuelta a Espana on Sunday; Taylor Phinney, 20, USA Cycling national time trial champion; and Ben King, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/09/21/farrar-king-and-phinney-among-us-cyclists-competing-at-worlds/
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