Stage 1 of the Tour Down Under is an 89-mile (140km) race from Norwood to Mawson Lake, running from approximately 11 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, South Australia time. It features two King of the Mountain climbs and two intermediate sprints.
Times in the U.S. are:
Start: 7:30 p.m. Monday (Eastern); 4:30 p.m. (Pacific)…
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Are you fired up? Are you ready to go? If so, then you certainly have to give props to the Washington Area Bicyclist Association for rising to the occasion of the Obama Presidential Inauguration on Tuesday.
As some 2 million people are expected to attend the event on at the National Mall on Tuesday, the best way to get into and out of the city will be by walking or bicycling
WABA is providing bicycle valet parking to inauguration visitors on Tuesday and directions on the best way to get around town. Check out the WABA's America Bikes to the Inauguration page.
WABA's two, free valet bicycle parking areas will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at …
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Tenacious sprinter won his fifth classic for Tour Down Under.
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Lance Armstrong marked his return to professional cycling firmly entrenched in the peloton, safely surrounded by his Astana teammates as he completed his first pro cycling race in 3 1/2 years.
Meanwhile home-country hero Robbie McEwen won the Cancer Council Classic on Sunday, the fifth time the cyclist has won the criterium that introduces Australia's Tour Down Under, which starts Tuesday.
A record 138,000 spectators showed up at Rymill Park in Adelaide to watch the 51km criterium that lasted a little more than an hour. Armstrong's return to pro cycling has been credited with the unprecedented interest in the 11th edition of the Tour Down Under …
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The wait is almost over. Lance Armstrong's official return to professional cycling finally comes Sunday with the Cancer Council Classic.
The 30-lap, 51km criterium in Adelaide is a prelude to Australia's Tour Down Under that runs Tuesday through Sunday. Armstrong has admitted that he'd rather not come out of 3 1/2 years of retirement in a crit.
Schedule
The Cancer Council Classic rolls out from 7 to 8:10 p.m. Sunday in Adelaide; that's 3:30 to 4:40 a.m. Sunday on the East Coast and 12:30 to 1:40 a.m. on the West Coast.
The usual suspects, such as CyclingNews, will offer updates throughout the race, and Versus will broadcast a 1/2-hour highlight show from 4-4:30 p.m. (East Coast) and 1-1:30 p.m. (West Coast) on Sunday …
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Ryan Bowen has all but completed his 4,000-mile cross-country bicycle trip to commemorate Tuesday's historic inauguration of Barack Obama.
His blog, Biking for Obama, reports the 22-year-old from Los Angeles arrived in Fairfax, Virginia, this afternoon, and on Saturday he's due in Arlington. Then it's time to get ready to party.
The final stage meet-up and celebration is scheduled to leave about noon on Sunday from the Reagan National Airport for a bike tour around the mall and final destination at an as-yet undisclosed final party location …
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A lightly traveled two-lane road across an arid plateau in New Mexico. A dirt track in a remote valley in British Columbia. A level crushed-limestone path through a tunnel in Wisconsin.
These are among the bike routes chosen by Adventure Cyclist magazine in its list of Top Ten Bicycling Tours in North America.
It's the second year in a row that the publication for the Adventure Cycling Association has chosen 10 destinations for cyclists.
The 10 bike touring choices in the January issue are in no way meant solely for the road-hardened cyclo-tourist who revels in lugging his equipment-laden bicycle over mountain passes. There are rides for mountain bikers, recreational cyclists …
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Two Seattle-area female cycling coaches are offering a three-day clinic for women who are interested in getting into bicycling.
While helpful to all skill levels, the 2009 Women's Bicycle Retreat in Leavenworth, Washington, is geared to beginning cyclists. It's coached by Lisa Brudvik and Amy Pieper.
Last year's clinic hosted women ages 30-58 who attended clinics, rode their bicycles under the supervision of coaches and relaxed at the Mountain Springs Lodge. This year's clinic runs June 12-14 …
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It sounds like comeback cyclist Lance Armstrong will come full circle when he's finished with his return to the peloton.
On the eve of his return to pro cycling at the Tour Down Under, an interview published in Outside magazine reveals that he'd like to compete in an Ironman, and “I want to do it as fast as I can.”
Armstrong got his start in sports by excelling as a triathlete, which requires swimming, running and cycling. Biographies say he was a top-ranked triathlete in Texas, where he turned pro at age 16.
We all remember that he achieved greatness as a cyclist, but after winning his 7th Tour de France championship in 2005, Armstrong got back into running by competing in the occasional marathon (shown at right in his first New York City marathon in 2006).
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