The bicycle continued to be an important fund-raising tool in the fight against cancer in 2011.
Although figures aren't available from the scores of cancer-battling bicycle rides in 2011, three big ones alone raised more than $53 million.
The three — Pan Mass Challenge, Pelotonia, and the Livestrong Challenge series — brought together 19,000 bicycle riders in the fight against cancer. Congratulations to them all.
The Massachusetts-based Pan Mass Challenge continued its dominance as the most successful athletic fund-raising event in the nation …
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In just three years, the cancer fund-raiser in Ohio has become one of the nation's biggest.
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Borrowing a theme from its French cousin, le Tour de France, the 2012 Amgen Tour of California is taking the toughest stage of next year's bike race and turning it into a ride for every day cyclists.
Called L'Etape du California, the bike ride for amateur cyclists will be Stage 7's assault on Mt. Baldy from Ontario in southern part of the state.
The amateur ride is scheduled on Saturday, April 28. The contested Stage 7 for the pros in the Tour of California is the penultimate stage and rolls out May 19.
Registration is due to open in December ….
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Amateur ride for Tour of California enthusiasts
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Bike MS is hooking up with bike-maker Raleigh in a partnership to provide services for participants of its charity bike rides in 2012.
More than 100,000 folks ride their bicycles in some 100 Bike MS events annually to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Beginning next year, Raleigh USA will support Bike MS in several ways, such as providing education programs, …
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More than 110,000 bike riders in 2011. Bike MS
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A proposal to raise $204 million for transportation projects over the next 10 years in Seattle, including bicycle infrastructure, failed on Tuesday.
Voters in the city resoundingly defeated the measure that would have required car owners to pay an extra $60 car tab fee per automobile.
Half of the money raised by the issue, Proposition 1, would have paid for …
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If you started bike commuting to work this spring but hung up your wheels when the dark, wet and cold set in this fall, you might be ready to reconsider your decision.
With the proper lights, layered clothing, and rain gear on your bicycle, there's no reason to abandon the bike for a car or bus these days.
Choose Your Way Bellevue is offering a free winter bike commuting class with the experts from Cascade Bicycle Club.
The brown bag presentation is scheduled on Thursday….
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Time marches on, pedal stroke by pedal stroke. In a few days, your bicycle calendar will be woefully out of date.
Here are a few suggestions for calendars that you might not mind seeing every day in 2012.
The women's bicycling gang “The Belle Starrs” is entering the calendar madness in 2012 with its “Safety is Sexy: Your 2012 pin-up is a guide to ride.” Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, the bicyclists are raising money for their club as well as a local charity. That's Stacy Schroeder on the cover, with other members featured inside.
Although not as sexy, the Adventure Cycling Association's 2012 Calendar will feed your interest in bicycle touring. The nonprofit used photo entries …
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2012 calendar from Russ Roca entitled Big Adventure Small Wheels.
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Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
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