Olympic and two-time world gold medalist Kristin Armstrong is preparing for life after pro cycling.
The 36-year-old from Boise, Idaho, carried out her planned retirement after winning a gold medal in the time trial event at the World Championships in Switzerland in September. That honor went right up on the shelf beside her World gold in 2006 and the Olympic gold in the time trial in 2008.
Now she's working with a speaking coach to possibly launch a career as a motivational speaker and TV cycling commentator. Quoted by the AP:
“If a woman can commentate in the NFL, why can’t a woman commentate for the Tour de France? I have the medals. Now I have to make that happen. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/10/31/commentating-career-for-gold-medal-cyclist-kristin-armstrong/
Kristin Armstrong blazes along on her bicycle with wings of chocolate milk….
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If you're planning a bike vacation to Oregon, you'll certainly want to include a stop at the Oregon Tourism Commission's Ride Oregon website.
I just stumbled across this resource recently and was amazed at the amount of bicycling information that's packed into the website.
There are some pretty pictures displayed on this big budget website, but there is also lots of solid, up-to-date information about bike travel in the state.
That's no wonder, when you see the steering committee and the contributors, which includes Jonathan Maus of BikePortland.org, Scott Bricker at Bicycle Transportation Alliance and the staff at Cycle Oregon …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/10/30/visit-ride-oregon-website-to-plan-bike-vacation/
Ride Oregon lists group bike rides, trails and road routes. Maintained by Travel Oregon.
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The 2010 LiveStrong Challenge fund-raising campaign is returning to Seattle, San Jose, Philadelphia and Austin — the same cities that hosted the events in 2009.
Because the current dire economic conditions that exist now may extend into next year, LiveStrong opted to put all expansion plans — which may include charity bike rides outside the US — on hold until 2011.
And no, don't expect to see Lance Armstrong at these events in 2010, organizers say. He'll be too busy training for the pro cycling season as he attempts an eighth career Tour de France win as the helm of his newly formed Team RadioShack.
Dates for the upcoming LiveStrong Challenges are ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/10/29/2010-livestrong-challenge-bike-rides-will-return-to-2009-cities/
A 32-year-old Florida woman with a history of alcohol abuse was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the death of a Pensacola man who was riding his bicycle to his night shift job in June.
Michael Steele, 25, was killed when the woman driving a GMC Yukon hit his bike from behind while she texted on her cellphone. Police said he rolled over the hood and landed about 40 feet away.
He was riding his bike to his job stocking shelves at the local Winn-Dixie so his wife could use the couple's only car to drive to her job in the morning ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/10/29/woman-gets-20-years-for-dui-hit-s-death/
Bicyclists in Seattle should feel fortunate that the creators of Ride the City chose their town as the latest addition to the online bike-route mapping tool.
Since launching the website for New York City last year, Vaidila Kungys and Jordan Anderson have added Chicago, Austin, Louisville, San Diego and now Seattle to their mapping tool.
Don't blame these guys for the slow roll-out; Vaidila told me that they have full-time jobs and update the website during coffee breaks, lunches and after work.
Essentially, Ride the City is a mapping tool that finds the most direct route between two points, much like Google maps does for car travel [you can give it a test drive on the jump] ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/10/28/ride-the-city-directs-bike-riders-to-safest-routes/
Ride the City now in Seattle.
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“Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.”
The text message that Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel sent to Lance Armstrong after the American cyclist broke his collarbone at the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon bike race in March. Bruyneel told a Belgian magazine that Armstrong considered abandoning his comeback at the time.
Armstrong underwent surgery to the shattered bone …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/10/28/bike-quote-how-bruyneel-convinced-armstrong-not-to-quit/
My neighbor likes to give his dog a nice run at the end of a leash while he rides his bicycle. I cringe a little bit when I see them take off like this, but they always return in one piece.
While my concern is for his safety, an elected official in San Jose is worried about pedestrians. This after a 62-year-old woman walking along a city trail last summer got tangled in a dog leash, fell, hit her head, and later died. The dog on the leash was one of two being pulled by a bicyclist.
The councilwoman is calling a public hearing Wednesday night to find out what the public thinks about restricting bicyclists who give their dogs a run at the end of a leash while they ride.
It's the first time, at least in California …
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