In the immediate slipstream of the 2012 Tour de France route announcement came speculation that the route favors Cadel Evans and Alberto Contador.
Why? They're good all around cyclists who excel in the time trial events, and the 2012 Tour just happens to have three such races-against-the-clock events.
The Tour de France, which rolls out from June 30 to July 22, will open with a prologue and tack on an individual time trial for Stage 9 and another on Stage 19, the penultimate stage. That's 96.1km of time trials, about double …
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Ride associated with Tour de France
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L'Etape du Tour
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Folks who help lighten the load for traveling bicyclists are recognized in this year's National Bicycle Travel Awards.
The Adventure Cycling Association announced the winners, based on nominations from the bicycling public.
They're people like Donn Olsen, left, who runs a bicycle bunkhouse. And Kevin Cashman, who created Apogee Adventures, an outfit that offers extreme trips for youths.
Jim's Bicycle Shop, owned by Jim Peters, in Cincinnati also received an award for helping cyclists preparing for long-distance travels, and Leslie Wills of Michigan received the Volunteer of the Year Award for her work on the U.S. Bicycle Route System.
“These folks do so much to make America a better, friendlier …
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Donn Olson outisde the Dalbo bicycle bunkhouse in Minnesota. Photo courtesy Adventure Cycling Association.
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Route for 2012 Tour de France.
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Although I'm often the first to complain about the weather, I'll have to admit this was a good day to be a bicycle rider in the Pacific Northwest.
I came upon more than the usual number of cyclists enjoying the sunny skies and temperatures in the mid to upper 60s.
The main conversation was the “great weather” and how we …
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Police are seeking the public's help in finding the driver of a gray or silver Kia Forte (an example at left) who hit a 65-year-old bicyclist on Friday and left her at the side of the road.
Barbara Jimenez was riding her bicycle on the shoulder of SE 288th St. near Black Diamond, Washington, on Friday afternoon when she was struck from behind by a motorist who sped away.
Authorities reported they found a silver-colored passenger-side mirror at the scene belonging to a 2010 to 2012 Kia Forte. Also, there are tire tracks in the gravel at the side of the road.
Jimenez, who turned 66 on Saturday, is recovering at home. Her husband says she's suffering from cuts, bruises, a fractured nose, and concussion. Her whole body …
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Locater map and Kia Forte suspect vehicle. The Black Diamond Police Department is asking anyone with any information regarding the collision or the motorist to contact them at (253) 631-1012.
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This vintage Map of California Roads for Cyclers certainly brings back pleasant memories of bike rides I used to take around the Golden State.
The 1896 map is reproduced at the Big Map Blog in minute detail so viewers can zoom in on detailed routes. [See the San Francisco Bay Area below.]
We used to live in the Central Valley, and I see all the way stations from my bike rides during that period — Modesto, Copperopolis, Chinese Camp, Big Oak Flat, and Angels Camp, among them.
It's interesting to see that all those towns were bicycling destinations long before I ever showed up on two wheels …
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Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
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