Congratulations to all you bicycling enthusiasts in Davis, California. Your city has been chosen as the new home of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.
Board members of the Hall of Fame, located in Somerville, New Jersey, had been looking to relocate for the past year, ever since the museum's home was sold for development.
More than a dozen cities made a bid for the Hall of Fame, and the contest came down to between Davis and Greensboro, North Carolina, in recent weeks.
Davis was picked because it has adopted the bicycle like no other city …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/12/u-s-bicycling-hall-of-fame-moving-to-bike-friendly-davis/
Bad news for fans of Yehuda Moon & Kickstand Cyclery.
Comic strip creator Rick Smith posted a cartoon of his character parking his bicycle. Above the strip there's this message:
“A good spot to stop for a while. Yehuda Moon on hiatus.”
“Dear Readers,
“I regret that this will be the last day of 'Yehuda Moon' for a while. I ran out of time and can't continue with the comic. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/11/yehuda-moon-comic-strip-on-hiatus/
Rick Smith is parking his Yehuda Moon comic strip for a while.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/11/yehuda-moon/
Lance Armstrong is saying that the French anti-doping agency may ban him from participating in this summer's Tour de France.
In a video posted on Livestrong.com, Armstrong says that the questions surrounding a March 17 drug control test in which he was out-of-sight of the tester for about 20 minutes could result in his being prohibited from racing.
“There's a very high likelihood that they'll prohibit me from riding in the Tour. …
“It's their event, their country and their rules so we have to play by those.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/11/armstrong-video-he-might-be-banned-from-tour-de-france/
Team Astana's Alberto Contador holds the lead by 8 seconds over Olympic gold medalist Samuel Sanchez going into Friday's penultimate stage of the Tour of the Basque Country.
Meanwhile, US cyclist Christian Vande Velde of Team Garmin-Slipstream nearly won the 4th stage on Thursday.
He joined a three-man breakaway that stayed out front for most of the mountainous 100-mile stage, but breakaway companion Michael Albasini of Columbia-High Road won the final sprint in Güeñes.
Contador, the defending champion on the six-stage Vuelta al País Vasco …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/10/contador-leads-basque-bike-tour-with-2-days-remaining/
It's spring, the time of year when bicyclists rule the road at the Yellowstone National Park.
With park road crews clearing snow and preparing the roads for motorized traffic, certain park roads have been opened to bicycle-only traffic.
Since March 21, bicyclists have been allowed to ride between West Yellowstone (A), Madison, Norris, and Mammoth Hot Springs (B), a distance of about 54 miles.
Cyclists will have the roads to themselves for about a month before the RVs, Winnebagos, and other motor vehicles arrive. But expect to run into the park's year-around visitors. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/09/bicycle-only-season-at-yellowstone-national-park/
Yellowstone National Park opens about 50 miles of roads to bicyclists only as it prepares for motor vehicles later this summer. Google map.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/09/bicycles-can-travel-closed-roads-in-yellowstone/
It's 59 countries and counting for an Argentinian bicycle traveler who has been on the road for some nine years.
Pablo Garcia, 35, is riding his heavily laden bicycle around the Middle East now, recently making headlines on his arrival in Qatar. He already has bicycled through South America, Africa and Europe.
Bicycling more than 44,000 miles so far, Garcia has said:
“The crux of the trip is to transmit a message of tolerance and respect. We need to respect each other, different cultures, and to live together in peace …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/07/global-bicycle-trekker-pablo-garcia-in-qatar/
Bicycling globe trekker Pablo Garcia in Bulgaria. From Around the World on a Bicycle website.
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Here's a bicycling achievement that I'm sure not too many people have accomplished.
At 68 years old, Al Emma is waiting for the One Helena Hundred to roll around on July 18 this summer in Montana. When he completes that ride, he will have finished organized century rides in all 50 states.
Just as amazing, to me, is that he's done them all since 2002.
What a treasure-trove of patches and route maps he must own, not to mention the memories of favorite dishes at rest stops and the visions of Dan Henrys etched in his brain.
Al first contacted me to ask if there were a club or organization for souls who had ridden organized centuries in all 50 states. I couldn't find any (if you know of any, please leave a comment below). I asked about some of his impressions from his amazing bicycling journey the past 7 years …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/06/bicyclist-needs-one-more-ride-to-achieve-complete-us-circuit/
Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
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