The West Chester, Pennsylvania, cyclist has one more century to go — in Montana — before he's done organized centuries in all 50 states.
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Tour de France contenders Alberto Contador, Carlos Sastre, Cadel Evans and the Schleck brothers will be among the cyclists competing at the Vuelta al Pais Vasco (Tour of Basque Country) next week.
The six stage race courses through the mostly mountainous Basque countryside of Spain. The ProTour race runs Monday through Saturday and features a summit finish at the Sanctuary of Arrate on Wednesday and an individual time trial finale on Saturday.
Universal Sports is offering live online coverage of the race all six days. Check its Tour of Basque Country dashboard for details. Highlights, photos and breaking news from the race will also be available there. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/04/live-coverage-of-tour-of-basque-country-begins-monday/
Many writers will tell you that the great American novel would be about the national pasttime — baseball. I tend to think it could be about bicycling.
Peter Gelman is a writer of fiction from Portland, and he uses the bicycle as a vehicle for many of writings.
I ran across Gelman and illustrator Neal Skorpen (left and right in the picture) at a leaky booth at the Seattle International Bicycle Show a few weeks ago.
Although they each have their individual works, they're collaborating on a graphic novel on bicycling named “Dangerous Bicycle Mystery Quest” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/02/bicycling-toward-mystery-and-adventure/
You shouldn't always believe what you read, especially on April Fool's Day.
Three jokes caught my eye this morning, and they all involved Lance Armstrong: losing sunglasses endorsements, a time trial showdown, and announcing for mayor.
VeloNews reported that the UCI has banned non-prescription eyewear in races, a move that would have a multi-million dollar impact on endorsement contracts for cyclists such as Armstrong. The sports sunglasses industry responds with outrage ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/01/lance-armstrong-is-subject-of-april-fools-day-jokes/
The Cascade Bicycle Club in Seattle is encouraging everyone to get involved in the annual “Jurassic Petroleum Drive to Work Day” on Wednesday.
That's right, it's time for bicycle commuters, bus passengers, pedestrians and even car-poolers to jump into their individual cars and experience the love of crawling along to work on a congested four-lane superhighway, spewing carbon emissions as they go.
If you look at the calendar, you'll realize that Wednesday is April Fool's Day, so I doubt if the announcement at the Great City blog or Cascade's Twitter is being made in all seriousness. But there is a serious point to be made.
Imagine the congestion on our roads …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/31/celebrate-drive-to-work-day-on-wednesday/
A bill that would require motorists in Washington state to give bicyclists and pedestrians a 3-foot margin when they pass is scheduled for a hearing in Olympia on Wednesday.
The bill, entitled HB1491, passed the House on March 6. The schedule warns that the 1:30 p.m. hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation is subject to change.
Meanwhile, efforts in at least two other states have reached dead ends …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/31/3-foot-hearing-in-washington-state-stalled-in-iowa-and-ohio/
A reader of this blog emailed me yesterday to ask if there was a club or association for bicycle riders who had ridden organized centuries in all 50 states. As for himself, he had just one state to go — Montana — before completing this amazing feat.
I didn't find anything for the milestone of centuries in all 50 states. But after asking around, I stumbled across a few clubs that keep track of bicycling records that might never find their way into the headlines of the Guinness Book of World Records.
Perimeter Bicycling Association of America based in Tucson, Arizona, stays true to its name and declares World Records “for cyclists who bicycle the perimeter of any geographical boundary of 50 or more miles.”
That includes cities, counties, islands, mountains and other topographical features.
Meanwhile, the Ultra Marathon Cycling Association tracks time records for cross-state, trans-continental, city to city, 12- and 24-hour rides and centuries …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/31/what-bicycling-record-will-you-set-this-summer/
A device to measure miles/etc.
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How do you choose the charity bicycle events that you ride?
Is it the cause? The difficulty? The length? The other people who are riding it?
A market research class at Northeastern University in Boston is conducting a survey of bicyclist preferences for non-profit organization rides.
They contacted me to pass along information about the survey, which is available online at non-profit organization bicycle rides. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/30/college-students-research-charity-bicycle-rides/
New Belgium Brewery's rollicking Tour de Fat bicycle festival hits the road again to 11 western cities this summer and fall.
The traveling circus-style event hosted by the Fort Collins, Colorado-based brewery preaches sustainability in its message to participants. That message is flavored with a healthy dose of suds.
This year, the festival starts by visiting Chicago, followed by Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, Boise, Fort Collins, Denver, San Francisco, San Diego, Tempe and Austin (dates below).
Truckee, California, and Durango, Colorado, were dropped from last year's tour; Minneapolis and San Diego have been added …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/29/tour-de-fat-hits-the-road-in-2009/
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