Bicycling enthusiasts on the 27th annual Ride the Rockies bicycle tour will cross five mountain passes on their way from Gunnison to Fort Collins in 2012.
The organizers of the popular event presented by the Denver Post announced this weekend the 442-mile route and seven host cities for the event that draws 2,000 riders in a lottery that leaves others waiting in the wings.
Registration for this year's June 9-15 bicycle tour runs today (Sunday) through Feb. 24. Two thousand bicyclists will be chosen at random in the lottery …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/02/05/2012-ride-the-rockies-bike-tour-route-gunnison-to-fort-collins/
Six days of bicycling, 5 mountain passes in 27th annual Ride the Rockies bicycle tour in 2012.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/02/05/2012-ride-the-rockies/
If you believed in Lance Armstrong through all the mud-slinging, government leaks and “60 Minutes” disclosures, I suppose you feel vindicated today.
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles told the Associated Press that they've closed a criminal investigation into doping allegations against the 7-time Tour de France winner.
A statement from the U.S. attorney's office said Armstrong would not be criminally charged, but did not explain why. This is a breaking story as I write this; I expect more explanation will follow at VeloNews or CyclingNews.
Apparently Armstrong isn't free and clear yet, however. US Anti Doping Agency head Travis Tygert said they are still pursuing …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/02/04/federal-criminal-probe-against-lance-armstrong-closed-usada-still-investigating/
A grab shot from her video
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/02/03/erin-nelson-travels-around-the-world-by-bicycle/
While others her age are just getting used to life after high school, Erin Nelson is taking on the world on her bicycle.
At 18, she left her home in Turlock, California, in November 2010 and pedaled across the US, Europe and Asia on an around-the-world bicycle trip that now finds her in China. [See her video below.]
Why an around-the-world bike tour? She wrote an early blog about some many people living lives of contentment:
“I don't want to be happy being content. I want to be happy because I'm making the most out of my short life so when I die I don't have regrets ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/02/03/california-teen-wants-to-be-youngest-solo-global-bike-traveler/
An amendment to restore funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects in the federal Transportation bill failed Thursday morning.
Bicycle and pedestrian advocates earlier this week urged their members to contact Congressmen to support the amendment to the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act.
Committee member Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, made an impassioned plea to retain bicycle projects in the bill, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/02/02/attempt-to-put-bicycling-funds-back-in-transportation-bill-fails/
When I reached the West Coast after bicycling across country in the 1980s, one of the coolest things I discovered was the fact that many parks had hike or bike camping.
The state parks where I stopped on the Pacific Coast Bicycle Trail, for instance, all had a reduced-rate area set aside for travelers on foot or bike.
As I rode up the coast, I remember several nights sitting around the fire ring sharing route news and swapping lies with fellow cyclists.
Now these parks are seriously threatened. In an attempt to balance its budget, California has plans to close 70 parks in the state; X's mark the parks on the above map …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/02/01/park-closures-in-california-could-hinder-bicycle-travel/
California proposes closing 70 state parks; many feature the bike-hike facilities along the Pacific Coast Bicycle Route. More at Save Our Parks.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/02/01/proposed-park-closures-in-california/
Specialized Bicycle Components is adding two bicycle brands to its voluntary recall of bikes with a brake that can snap off from the carbon fork.
The new recall involves 460 bikes from the 2012 Tricross Sport and Tricross Comp models. The bikes were sold at authorized Specialized retailers between June and September 2011 for $1,250 to $2,000.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/02/01/specialized-adds-new-models-to-bike-fork-recall/
The money for a lot of those bicycle lanes and paths we've come to enjoy over the years could become extinct in a new bill introduced on Tuesday in Congress.
The American Energy Infrastructure Jobs Act is the new multi-year Transportation funding bill, but unlike its predecessors, it doesn't include a penny to pay for bicycle or pedestrian projects.
Bicycle and pedestrian advocacy groups are calling on members to contact their congressmen to put bicycling and pedestrian funding back in the transportation bill.
It seems like we're continually being contacted about threats to bike funding, but that's the nature of Capitol Hill these days. People who bike and walk don't have teams of lobbyists to look after their interests; they have to speak for themselves …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/31/transportation-bill-torpedoes-bicycle-and-pedestrian-funding/
Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
Recent Comments