“The Tour de France is so physically, mentally and emotionally grueling, it's said that every time you ride it you take a year off your life.” [I suppose it's a good thing that the race is only held once a year.]
KUSA-TV news story (9News.com) about Lance Armstrong's return to pro cycling.
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The Cascade Bicycle Club knows when and where to find potential converts to bicycle commuting.
Their latest project will be encouraging commuters to beat the Interstate 90 bridge repair backups by using their bicycles.
The Washington Department of Transportation began working on the I-90 bridge across Lake Washington on Sunday, a job that will continue until about July 20. “Unprecedented levels” of traffic congestion are anticipated.
Although the westbound mainline bridge will be closed around the clock, the bike/pedestrian path will remain open because two temporary bridges have been installed.
The Seattle-based bicycle club, among the largest and most active in the nation, is launching its “Bridging with Bikes” program to encourage commuters to use their bicycles instead of cars. ….
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Temporary bridges on bicycle path across I-90 bridge in Seattle.
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Garmin Slipstream's Tyler Farrar of Wenatchee, Washington
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Mark Cavendish marked his 5th-ever win at the Tour de France on Sunday with a Stage 2 sprint just ahead of Washington's Tyler Farrar hanging onto his wheel.
George Hincapie and other members of Team Columbia executed a textbook lead-out in the village of Brignoles for sprint star Cavendish.
Just behind, Danny Pate and Julian Dean of Garmin-Slipstream helped Farrar negotiate the traffic and get as close to Cavendish as he hoped to get.
Meanwhile, Fabio Cancellara finished in the pack, easily holding onto the yellow jersey that he earned in the Stage 1 individual time trial….
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Mark Cavendish mug shot. Team Columbia
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Swiss time trial specialist for Saxo Bank, Fabian Cancellara
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Lance Armstrong tore through a 9.6-mile individual time trial course in Monaco at 20:12 on Saturday morning, finishing in 10th place on the first stage of the 2009 Tour de France.
It followed by nearly four years Armstrong's declaration of “Vive Le Tour” as he bade farewell to professional cycling from the top step of the podium in Paris with his 7th Tour de France win in 2005.
Armstrong was the 18th cyclist on the course and set an early best time. By the end of the day, after all 180 riders had finished, he had only dropped to 10th.
Swiss time trial phenom Fabian Cancellara had the best time of 19:32. He'll start in yellow to start Stage 2, a 116-mile race from Monaco to Brignoles …
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Levi Leipheimer at 2009 Tour de France
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Lance Armstrong mug shot from 2009 Le Tour.
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