Some of the 1,000-plus bicycles for the DC-Arlington Capital Bikeshare system are ready for delivery.
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With some of the hot-shot sprinters dropped on an earlier climb, Norway's Thor Hushovd won Stage 6 against a reduced field in Murcia on Thursday.
It was the third career Vuelta victory for the 32-year-old, who rides for Cervelo. Belgian cyclist Phillipe Gilbert of Omega Pharma-Lotto ….
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Just because Black Hawk, Colorado, banned bicycling on nearly every street through town doesn't mean that they wouldn't welcome a bunch of conventioneering bicycle-types.
That's what Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists, learned when he opened an e-mail solicitation from a Black Hawk casino asking him to steer some business its way. His description of Black Hawk sums up his reaction:
“… an unlikely destination for a national bicycling organization to choose for a meeting, unless perhaps we are planning some civil disobedience, or a field trip to see what life would be like …
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When it comes to tripping a traffic signal with your bicycle, many of us get the feeling — “Does anybody know I'm here?”
Those loops in the pavement don't always pick up your bike, especially if it's shy on steel or other metal parts.
Depending on where you live, sometimes pavement markings show where to line up. Placing your front tire on the “T” is supposed to work in Seattle, while “X” marks the spot in Bellevue.
Neighboring Redmond, Washington, has produced a video that gives some guidance on how a cyclist can trigger a stop light if there aren't any pavement markings.
Since July 2009, Washington state law requires that intersections with traffic sensor devices be able to detect bicycles …..
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New pavement marking informs bicyclists where to stop to get the most from traffic sensors at intersections.
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Tyler Farrar certainly looked like he's over whatever has been ailing him as he beat Mark Cavendish in a man-to-man bike sprint to the finish on Stage 5 of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday.
The 26-year-old sprinter from Wenatchee, Washington, won the stage without benefit of a lead-out from teammates on his Garmin-Transitions cycling team.
In the closing kilometer of the race, he sat near the front behind …
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French pro cyclist Laurent Fignon died at age 50 on Tuesday after battling cancer for the past year.
Although he won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, he was best known to Americans as the cyclist who lost the Tour to Greg LeMond by 8 seconds in 1989 on the final day of the race.
On a visit to France during the early 1990s, I had the opportunity to grab a photo of Fignon riding at the head of the peloton with Miguel Indurain (in yellow, of course) and Claudio Chiappucci (in the polka dot jersey). He was easy to recognize with his receding hairline and long blond hair.
Talking to my French brother-in-law later….
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