[Corrects Universal Sports schedule for Giro d'Italia]
The Giro d'Italia and Amgen Tour of California bike races will be running on simultaneous days for the week beginning this Sunday.
While the conflict created havoc for some teams that either had to choose between the two bike races or split their squads between California and Italy, all it's going to do for cycling fans is put them in front of the TV for more hours on days when they should be enjoying the fresh air.
Fortunately, the Giro is broadcast live in the mornings on Universal Sports, while the Tour of California will appear live in the afternoons on Versus ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/05/14/tv-and-online-coverage-for-2010-tour-of-california-and-giro-ditalia/
Attacking in the early miles of a Giro d'Italia stage doesn't seem to be hurting anyone's chances for a stage win this year.
For the second day in a row, a member of a nearly day-long breakaway won the 103-mile Stage 6 from Fidenza to Carrara.
Australian Matthew Lloyd of Omega Pharma-Lotto dropped his breakaway partner, Rubens Bertogliatia of the Androni Giocattoli cycling team, on the final climb and sailed across the finish line for a solo victory.
There was no change in the overall leaders ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/05/14/another-breakaway-triumph-at-giro-ditalia/
A three-man breakaway survived to win Stage 5 at the Giro d'Italia on Thursday with the hot breath of the peloton on their backs.
Jerome Pineau of QuickStep led the trio across the finish line in Novi Ligure after they rode ahead of the peloton for nearly the entire 100-mile distance. There was no change among the overall leaders, as Vincent Nibali finished the day with a 13-second lead over Liquigas teammate Ivan Basso.
Although Pineau won the stage, it looks like you can credit Japan's Yukiya Arashiro (Bbox) for delivering the breakaway to the top 3 finish.
The break had a 5:40-minute lead over the peloton ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/05/13/peloton-comes-late-to-the-party-at-giros-stage-5/
The US-based Garmin-Transitions cycling team put itself in the pink at the 2008 Giro d'Italia with its performance at the team time trial, but that success wasn't repeated on Wednesday.
The Italian Liquigas-Doimo team beat the field by 13 seconds to elevate cyclist Vincenzo Nibali into the overall lead. He had started the day in 4th overall.
Previous race leader Alexandre Vinokourov dropped to 6th place overall after his Astana team came in tied for 5th at 38 seconds behind Liquigas. Australian Cadel Evans, who lost the pink leader's jersey after Stage 3, dropped further back after his BMC Racing team finished a dismal 12th place, 1:31 behind the winner ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/05/12/team-time-trial-reshuffles-leaders-at-giro/
In spite of objections from some users, a east-west street in Seattle will be undergoing a road diet this summer.
Seattle's bike-riding mayor, Michael McGinn, said the re-striping of West Nickerson Street should encourage bicycling and walking and slow down speeding motorists.
Currently the mile-long section of Nickerson between Warren Avenue and 13th Avenue West is a four-lane street with on-street parking. It will be reduced to two traffic lanes in each direction with a center turn lane. A bicycle lane will be added on up uphill portions, and sharrows on the downhill portions. The on-street curb parking will remain.
It's similar to street rechannelizations ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/05/12/arterial-street-in-seattle-to-become-more-bicycle-friendly/
Road diet for Nickerson Street
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/05/12/seattle-steet-gets-bike-lanes/
If you've been thinking about donating to the “Build It. Bike It. Be a part of it.” fund-raising campaign for the US Bicycle Route System, this would be a good week to dig into your wallet.
TeamEstrogen.com is matching the first $1,000 this week to help us get more mileage out of our donations.
Adventure Cycling Association announced on Tuesday …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/05/12/matching-funds-for-bike-route-campaign/
Whenever I read about Florida bicycling issues, I get the sense that it's two miles forward and one mile backward for bicyclists there.
Such is the case recently for the state where 125 bicyclists were killed in traffic crashes in 2008, the most of any state in the US.
One step forward
The image at left is part of a presentation prepared for the Orlando Police Department Bulletin by Officer Bill Edgar. It addresses the question of whether bicyclists should ride as far to the right as possible. Here's a quote from the text …..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/05/11/the-tough-battle-to-make-florida-roads-safe-for-bicyclists/
In spite of what many Florida motorists and law enforcement officers may think, it's legal for bicyclists to take the lane. Image from Florida Bicycle Law website.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/05/11/bicyclists-taking-the-lane/
While the Stage 2 victory of Tyler Farrar brought joy to the Garmin-Transitions pro cycling team at the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, Christian Vande Velde's crash and abandonment in Stage 3 on Monday must have brought sorrow.
It's the second year in a row that the 33-year-old US rider and team captain for Garmin has crashed out of the Giro in Stage 3. Last year, he broke five vertebrae, a rib and his pelvis.
Although there's no official confirmation yet, it appeared that Vande Velde broke or seriously injured his right collarbone when he crashed about 25 miles from the finish …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/05/10/christian-vande-velde-crashes-out-at-giro-ditalia/
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