Founder of Bike China Adventure, based in the provinced hit by the 2008 earthquake.
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For the second day in a row on Thursday, the breakaway arrived first at the finish line at the Giro d'Italia and seriously shook up the overall lead.
The 11-man bunch shattered the standings after this 143-mile stage, dropping the previous leaders by 9 minutes or more down the general classification.
Italy's Matteo Priamo of CSF Group Navigare won the stage in Peschici. Another member of the breakaway, Italian cyclist Giovanni Visconti of Quick Step took the overall lead. …
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Lots of bike commuting news out there for Bike to Work Week. Just remember: you can commute next week, next month and all year, too.
— The Seattle Times is offering a live online Q&A with two bike commute specialists beginning at noon on Thursday. Ask Chris Cameron (Cascade Bicycle Club) or Every Day (Bicycle Alliance of Washington) any questions regarding the routes of equipment in advance of Friday's Bike to Work Day.
— Reuters goes to Taipei to report “Bicycle makers ride high”:
“Rising petrol prices, growing awareness of environmental issues and the popularity of cycling as a recreation sport has fuelled a surge in demand for bicycles around the world.”
The story goes on to report a 14.6 percent sales increase in European Union in past five years, as the US climbed 9 percent in same period.
— Rails to Trails Conservancy lists its Top 10 ways to build a bike commuting habit:
1. Functional bike;
2. Helmet …
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Slipstream Chipotle
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A perfectly executed breakaway with four other cyclists put Slipstream's David Millar, left, in the perfect position for a Stage 5 win on Wednesday at the Giro d'Italia.
But with about a kilometer to go on a 9% climb to the finish at Contursi Terme, the Scotsman's chain broke as he strained to keep up with eventual winner Pavel Brutt (Tinkoff). Millar threw his bike over the barrier in disgust and waited for a replacement to finish the race.
The rest of the peloton finished about 30 seconds later, leaving Italian Franco Pellizotti of Liquigas in the overall lead, with Slipstream's Christian Vande Velde 1 second behind. …
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This is amazing! The clouds will part and a warm sun will come shining through here in the Puget Sound region on Friday just in time for Bike to Work Day.
That's not just wishful thinking; that's what it says on Page B8, the weather page of the Seattle Times.
So you can't use the usual excuse of cold, rainy, dreary weather to beg off of commuting to work by bicycle that day.
Check out the Cascade Bicycle Club website if you need information about Friday's events. First, you'll need to know that it's not the Seattle Bike to Work Day here, it's Starbucks Bike to Work Day…
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Team High Road's Mark Cavendish missed a final kilometer crash to win Stage 4 at the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday.
The UK sprinter passed Monday's winner, Daniele Bennati (Liquigas), in the sprint to the finish. Milram tried to deliver Erik Zabel, but the German sprinter couldn't accelerate to win.
Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) remains in first place overall, with a one-second lead over American cyclist Christian Vande Velde of Slipstream Chipotle…
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Team High Road sprinter, UK
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So I mentioned to my teen-age son this weekend that the Giro d'Italia was underway and an American was in the pink jersey for the first time in 20 years.
We agreed that was cool, but then I predicted than an Italian would probably win the race, because the Italians are crazy about the Giro and their cyclists put out their best efforts for the race..
Always searching for logic, he asked that if the Italians always win the Giro, then “Why don't the French ever win the Tour de France?” (Bernard Hinault was the last Frenchman to win the Tour — in 1985.)
Without taking a pot shot at the French natural culture, I didn't have any good answers for him. Does anyone? Please leave a comment …
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One of the longest running bike tours in the US.
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