Another epic Race Across America begins this week as bicycle racers depart from Oceanside, California, for a 3,004-mile sleep-deprived slog across 14 states to Annapolis, Maryland.
The efforts of the two-, four-, and 8-person relay teams that leave on Saturday are remarkable. Even more phenomenal are the aspirations of 5 female solo racers who leave today and the 25 men who leave on Wednesday.
They'll single-handedly battle the mountains, headwinds, and dark nights as they pedal across the US ahead of their support crews. In the past 27 years of the event, only 200 solo riders have finished the race. Most succumb to exhaustion or hallucinations or failure to meet the time cutoffs. Two died in collisions with motor vehicles ….
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Four-time winner is returning to 2010 Race Across America.
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“The most expensive bike I have cost me $3 because I had to buy some pieces for it. Everything else is just garbage that was given to me. I am brazen enough that if I am riding around and see some bikes with grass growing through them, I’ll knock on your door and ask if you want me to drag them off.”
— Freelance bike builder Mack Carter of Iowa Park, Texas. TimesRecordNews, June 6, 2010: “Building a better bicycle; Iowa Park man turns garbage, spare parts into innovative rides.”
Carter told the TimesRecordNews that he started building bike about 7 years ago when he was looking for a bike to buy and determined they were all too expensive. Since then, he's built 50 to 75 bicycles. ….
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Innovative bicycle pictured at Atomic Zombie.
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Lance Armstrong held onto third place overall as the Tour of Luxembourg came to an end Sunday, putting the 38-year-old cyclist closer to the condition he'll need for the 2010 Tour de France.
Armstrong shared the podium with overall winner Matteo Carrara of Vacansoleil and second-place finisher Frank Schleck of Saxo Bank.
The leader of Team RadioShack, which won the team classification, told reporters after the race that he felt good about the finishing on the podium, especially considering the illnesses and crash that marred his spring season. He's quoted at Reuters:
“Any time you can win a race, be on a podium, in preparation it's important. I wouldn't ….
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This can be a busy weekend for two-wheeled, human-powered adventurers in Washington state.
At least six recreational bike rides (four in Puget Sound region), a couple of bike races in Seattle and clear weather Saturday and only 40% chance of rain on Sunday.
A new bike ride launching Saturday is the LifeCycle Bremerton, a fund-raiser for the American Red Cross. The West Sound Cycling Club, which has plenty of experience putting on first-rate bike rides …
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Logo for American Red Cross Ride.
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Lance Armstrong remained in 3rd place at the Tour of Luxembourg after Frank Schleck of Saxo Bank won the most difficult stage of the race on Friday and took the overall lead.
The five-day race around the tiny country ends Sunday. Armstrong will take a week off, then compete in the Tour of Switzerland from June 12 – 20 as he tries to ride himself back into shape for the 2010 Tour de France in July.
Armstrong, 38, will sit out the Dauphine Libere bike race that starts Sunday and runs through June 13. While considered a tune-up for the Tour de France, so is the Swiss bike race ….
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Armstrong posing in new kit.
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More than a dozen well-wishers on bicycles accompanied Kent Peterson as he left his home in Issaquah on Thursday morning to compete in the Tour Divide that starts later this month.
Kent is one of the Seattle area's most well-known and respected bicyclists. He's been writing at his Kent's Bike Blog about tackling the 2,745-mile, self-supported mountain bike race for several months.
A few weeks ago, he put out the word that he'd complete his practice (he doesn't “train”) by riding from his home to Banff, Alberta, for the start of the race. Anyone would be welcome to join him.
Those who showed up represented the broad spectrum …
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