First-time Giro d'Italia competitor Lance Armstrong taped a message for the 2009 course presentation in Venice on Saturday in which he reviewed some of the challenges of next year's bike race.
The press has been saying that Armstrong is racing the Giro d'Italia in May to win, then the Tour de France in July to support his Astana teammate Alberto Contador. But on Saturday he said:
“I know there's a lot of talk about the pink jersey. I'm excited to race hard, but Ivan Basso is my favorite. ….
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Lance Armstrong in a video presentation to La Gazzetto dello Sport regarding the Giro d'Italia.
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A Seattle bicycle rider was killed about 6:30 a.m. Thursday in Renton when a motorist made a left turn in front of him, according to Sheriff's deputies.
The 56-year-old cyclist has not been identified; neither has the 79-year-old Renton man who was driving the car.
No charges have been filed against the driver of the 1997 Lincoln Town Car, although the investigation is continuing …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/12/13/seattle-bicyclist-struck-and-killed-in-renton-is-identified/
Probably the first bicycling resource I used when I moved here 8 years ago was the King County (WA) Bicycling Guidemap.
I downloaded sections of the online version that directed me to regional trails and lightly traveled rural roads over here on the Eastside. For the most part it helped me spend my cycling time riding …
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States where “bicycle” is a popular Google search word rank higher in literacy, lower in obesity, and tended to vote for Obama in 2008.
Although this red-blue US map may conjure up flashbacks from the 2008 presidential election, it actually shows states where people most frequently Googled the word “bicycle,” with red being the most, blue the least, and purple in between.
A programmer has taken this application one step further and created StateStats, which links these results with other ways of ranking states, such as with education, obesity and age
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/12/12/tendencies-of-states-where-people-search-bicycle/
Here's a map generated by a Google app that shows states where people most frequently search “bicycle.” Doug Beeferman took it one step further and compares results with other state rankings, such as high school education, voted for Obama, etc. See it at StateStats.
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The Tour of Missouri returns for the third straight year in 2009, rolling out Sept. 7-13.
Although the announcement about host cities and tentative routes will be made in January, it's just good to know that the week-long Missouri race will return this year.
The Tour de Georgia has announced that it won't return in …
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The 100-year anniversary of the Giro d'Italia rolls out of Venice on May 9, 2009, and some big names in cycling already have announced their intentions to compete.
Leading the list is Lance Armstrong, who is coming out of retirement for 2009 and says he's in it to win. He's never before competed at the Giro.
Others include:
— Carlos Sastre of Spain, winner of the 2008 Tour de France;
— Cadel Evans of Australia, back to back runner up at the Tour …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/12/12/all-star-cast-shaping-up-for-giro-ditalia/
The picture pretty much says it all.
These lovely ladies are featured in a calendar that benefits Bike Works and its earn-a-bike program.
Entitled “Lovely Ladies on Beautiful Bikes,” the calendar features some of the Emerald City's many female cyclists riding their mountain and road bikes around town.
You can order the calendar online at Bike Calendar Girls 2009, or show up at the release party at 8 p.m., Dec. 12, at Conor Byrne Pub, 5140 Ballard Ave., NW, Seattle …
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Update: Dec. 11, 2008 — That “No Bikes” marking on El Monte Road in Los Altos Hills has b
een covered up and will be removed early next week, says the city's Public Works director.
In a letter to Bob Shanteau of the Silicon Valley Bike Coalition, Richard Chiu explains that the markings were installed to direct cyclists to a bike path through the college.
“It was brought to our attention that some drivers may act more aggressively towards bicyclist with the markings in place ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/12/11/update-california-town-will-remove-no-bikes-road-markings/
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