Some 5,300 bicycle riders helped set a new record for an athletic fund-raising event by collecting $35 million in pledges for the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge bike ride in August.
The money went to the Jimmy Fund for adult and pediatric cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
Organizers of the 29th annual bike ride across Massachusetts are particularly proud of their accomplishment because the entire amount raised goes to the charity; the sponsors underwrite the cost of producing the bike ride and provide in-kind services along with the 2,800 volunteers. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/29/pan-mass-challenge-bike-ride-breaks-its-own-record/
Martinez cyclist Mark Pendleton was killed by a hit and run driver Nov. 24, 2008. Picture from Contra Costa Cycling Club.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/29/martinez-cyclist-mark-pendleton/
A memorial bicycle ride is planned Saturday morning in Martinez, California, for a Contra Costa Cycling Club cyclist killed on Monday.
Mark Pendleton, 49, was struck head-on by a hit-and-run driver between 5:30 and 6 p.m. on Monday. Reconstructing the collision from debris at the scene, investigators say Pendleton was heading south and when he was struck by a northbound dark truck or SUV that had crossed the double yellow line.
The city of Martinez is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the driver, a member of the Alto Velo Bicycle Racing Club in Los Altos has kicked in another $5,000 …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/28/memorial-bike-ride-for-hit-and-run-victim-mark-pendleton/
'Tis the season to jump on the bicycle and make room for that extra helping of turkey dressing later in the day.
I buzzed out for my own appetite-inducing bike ride down along Lake Washington on Thursday and was surprised by the number of other bicyclists doing the same.
Traditionally, Thanksgiving has been the day …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/27/thanksgiving-bike-ride-along-lake-washington/
“He [Zorn] used to ride his bicycle to the games. And when he left, I said, 'You know, I don't think you can do that in Washington. I mean, the head coach, you've got to kind of drive the car and do the normal thing.' ”
— Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren talking about Jim Zorn, former Seahawks quarterback ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/26/holmgren-to-zorn-no-more-bicycle-riding-to-games/
One of the many ways that the Adventure Cycling Association raises funds for its non-profit activities is to ask members to sponsor a one-mile stretch of a bicycle route.
For $200 (more for a mountain pass), you can dedicate a mile on one of several bicycle maps: TransAmerica, Pacific Coast, Lewis & Clark, or Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. Map panels or entire maps are available too.
My friend Bruce and I rode the TransAmerica bike route from Yorktown, Virginia, to Pueblo, Colorado in 1984. Then we picked our way over a few other bike routes to Carlsbad, California. The 1984 bike tour journal is on my website.
Reading about that offer in an email I received Tuesday, I started thinking about which mile of the TransAmerica Bicycle Route I would choose to sponsor …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/26/which-mile-would-i-sponsor-on-the-transamerica-bike-trail/
It's back to prison for the motorist who struck a Seattle bicyclist near St. Helens, Oregon, in the 2007 Seattle-to-Portland bike ride.
The Oregonian reports that Daniel B. Whittlinger, 41, of Portland was convicted of two counts of second-degree assault, one count of third-degree assault, and driving under the influence of intoxicants.
He was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison; he had previously served 13 years in an Oregon prison for a 1989 murder before he was paroled ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/25/motorist-in-2007-stp-crash-sentenced-to-6-12-years/
If you're stocking up on bicycle gear for the holidays, there's an online store where part of your purchase will provide some goodness in Africa.
Ultra cyclist Rob Lucas is launching a campaign to raise money for World Bicycle Relief from UltraRob.com, his commercial website that sells cycling and other outdoor gear.
Today through Christmas, Rob has pledged to donate 10% of his website's earnings to World Bicycle Relief, a charity that supplies bicycles to aid workers in Africa …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/24/online-bicycle-gear-store-donates-to-world-bicycle-relief/
What are the top adventure travel companies geared to bicyclists?
The National Geographic Adventure magazine studied 200 adventure travel outfitters and came up with a list of 157 that received a score of 80 or above in their five-category survey.
Eleven of those were purely bicycle-touring companies that offer adventures in the US and abroad. The list, based on overall scores:
2. BikeHike Adventures ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/23/magazine-names-top-11-bicycle-touring-outfits/
Plenty of history in Italy on Ciclismo Classico bike tours
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/23/cycling-through-italy/
Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
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