Nicki Sorensen of Team Saxo Bank won a stage of 2009 Tour de France.
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Thousands of bicyclists passing through Chehalis, Washington, this past weekend on the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic rode bicycles sporting high-tech materials and components unheard of just a few years ago.
Their route passed within 20 miles of tiny Pe Ell. That's where the rusting frame of a bicycle that employed cutting-edge technology for 1902 was recently re-discovered.
The find unlocked a dark family secret and prompted descendant Alfred Duane Tietjen to write a book, “Restoration,” about the bike and his efforts to restore it. It's interesting how a piece of rusting junk can reveal so much.
That bicycle, the Hill-Climber, is believed to be the first production model in the US to boast multiple-speed gear ratios ……
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/07/16/restoring-the-hill-climber-first-multiple-gear-bike-produced-in-us/
The century old photo shows Hill Climbers on display in San Francisco about 1903.
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Bicycling tends to lend itself to do-it-yourself projects — DIY panniers, DIY tall bikes, DIY bike trailers. Now, we can add DIY bicycle lanes to the list.
Dan Koeppel writes in Bicycling magazine about an experiment in DIY bike lane painting last summer in Los Angeles.
“Do-it-yourself bike lanes are illegal, perhaps dangerous, potentially damaging to the cause of legitimate bike advocates everywhere—and really, really effective.”
Koeppel accompanies a group of bicyclists who are frustrated by the city's inaction on bike infrastructure that's approved in planning documents but never sees the light of day ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/07/15/do-it-yourself-bicycle-lanes/
The Columbia cycling team proved on Wednesday that they can prevail in the sprint regardless of how many rival teams try to unseat them.
In spite of Team Milram trying to uncouple the Columbia train rolling into Saint Fargeau, the US-based cycling outfit set up Mark Cavendish for another stage win just ahead of Washington's own Tyler Farrar on Garmin.
The victory marked the Brit's fourth in the 2009 Tour de France and the eighth in his career. In winning, he equaled the British record of eight Tour stage wins held for more than 30 years by Barry Hoban.
While Hoban won his stages over a period of nine years, the 24-year-old from the Isle of Man accomplished it in three years of racing the Tour de France….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/07/15/record-tying-stage-11-for-columbias-cavendish/
As Missouri's Mark Twain once wrote about himself: “The report of my death was an exaggeration.”
As for the 2009 Tour of Missouri, it's not dead either.
The bicycle race will go ahead as scheduled Sept. 7-13 after Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday released $1.5 million in state funds to help cover the $3.3 million budget for the third meeting of the bicycle race.
Nixon last week had included the Tour of Missouri funding among millions in cuts that he had to make to balance the state's budget……
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/07/15/governor-oks-funding-for-2009-tour-of-missouri-bicycle-race/
The cycling equivalent of watching paint dry ended with a brilliant finish by Mark Cavendish with Thor Hushovd and Tyler Farrar hanging on for dear life.
After Tuesday's Stage 10 of the Tour de France seemed to drag on for hours with a four-man breakaway riding within sight of the main peloton, the sprinters' teams took charge of the peloton with about 3 miles left in the race.
Teams Columbia and Garmin each positioned themselves at the front, but George Hincapie was able to make Columbia the dominant team for their sprinter, Cavendish. Teammate Mark Renshaw took over the lead briefly, then Cavendish drove to the finish as Hushovd and Farrar struggled in vain to pass ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/07/14/cavendish-hushovd-contest-brightens-dismal-stage-10-at-tour-de-france/
The 30th anniversary of the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic might be remembered as the best of rides and the worst of rides.
Those finishing the 200-mile course in one day on Saturday will note the warm sunny weather with friendly breezes into Portland.
The two-day riders will no doubt recall being greeted with cold wet weather as they started out Sunday morning for a blustery ride that was punctuated by thunder.
OK, that doesn't make it a “worst” ride, but it's probably not the kind of ride most people were thinking of when they signed up.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/07/13/2009-seattle-to-portland-bicycle-classic-recap/
The bicycling community lost a strong voice on Saturday when Bruce Rosar was struck and killed by a motorist shortly after he left a group ride in North Carolina.
A certified bicycling instructor, Rosar was known to remind cyclists about following the rules of the road as well as advocate for their right to share the road with automobiles.
The crash happened in Apex after Rosar and some other cyclists left a 62-mile ride organized by a bicycle shop in his hometown of Cary. A police spokeswoman said Rosar turned into the path of a Honda at an intersection when he was struck; police want to interview four or five witnesses to determine the cause.
Rosar's resume at his website shows he was active in a long list of bicycle advocacy organizations ……
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/07/12/bicycling-advocate-bruce-rosar-struck-and-killed-in-north-carolina/
Big voice in North Carolina bicycle advocacy.
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Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
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