Raising money for World Bicycle Relief's Project Zambia. Read more at his website: Andrew Henrichs.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/19/andy-henrichs-to-bike-to-and-climb-colorado-peaks/
Coming right on the heels of the sad news about Trail Angel Gillian Hoggard, who lost her home to a fire this week, is a plea for help for Cookie Lady June Curry.
Neil Gunton, host of the Crazy Guy on a Bike website, writes that mounting medical and other bills for June has forced her to sell her house in Afton, Virginia.
He's setting up a special Cookie Lady PayPal donation site on CrazyGuy so the thousands of us who enjoyed her kindness over the years can contribute to her well-being now.
I don't know about you, but reading about the Cookie Lady always brings back a flood of memories from a hot afternoon on Afton hill. The photo above was taken the day we passed through in 1984.
If you didn't receive it, here's the newsletter Neil sent via email:
June Curry (The Cookie Lady of Afton, Virginia) Needs Our Help!
This is an unusual newsletter, but I decided to send it because June is a rather unusual lady. She's been running the Cookie House in Afton, Virginia since the inception of the TransAmerica Trail in 1976, giving touring cyclists a roof over their head, food and water through the decades. Now she has fallen on harder times in her later years, suffering a stroke, and has even had to sell her house to stay afloat. She isn't getting enough help to pay for the assistance she needs. So I decided to try something: …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/18/june-cookie-lady-curry-needs-our-help/
There appears to be several opportunities to follow the action from the Tour de Georgia from your home or office when the bike race rolls out this coming Monday through Sunday.
Live video streaming to your computer is being offered for free through World Championship Sports Network WCSN.com. Go to the broadcast schedule page at WCSN and follow the link to “Watch Now” (you might have to register). Also check the “Live Video” page at Tour de Georgia.
Also, it looks like the Adobe Tour Tracker will be back to offer live GPS streaming of riders in the peloton, as well as a course profile, play-by-play from VeloNews and a chatroom …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/18/watching-the-2008-tour-de-georgia/
This is an interesting line-up for the sixth annual Tour de Georgia, which gets underway Monday on Tybee Island.
We have international stars, home-grown favorites, accused dopers, and two former winners, although last year's champion Janez Brajkovic (Slovenia) is not on the roster for Astana.
I'm sure all that talent will be more alert in the early stages this year. If you remember, all the favorites were out of contention by the end of Stage 3 when a breakaway of 13 young riders attacked and beat the peloton by nearly 30 minutes …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/18/all-star-cast-for-2008-tour-de-georgia/
A fire that swept across the grasslands near Ordway, Colorado, earlier this week burned down the home of Gillian Hoggard, who received the Trail Angel award in 2006 from the Adventure Cycling Association.
She was honored for opening up the house at the end of the gravel driveway as a refuge for countless touring bicyclists on the TransAmerica Bicycle Route in recent years.
News reports say the fire swept through the area on Tuesday, destroying eight homes on the outskirts of Ordway, which was evacuated because of the smoke. Two volunteer firefighters died when a truck they rode in plunged into a ravine from a collapsed bridge. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/17/transamerica-trail-angels-home-destroyed-in-colorado-fire/
Gillian Hoggard's home, a refuge for bicyclists on the TransAmerica Trail, burnt to the ground in April 2008 in a fire that swept past Ordway, Colorado.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/17/trail-angel-gillian-hoggard/
Savannah plans to roll with the crowd when the 2008 Tour de Georgia bike race starts in nearby Tybee Island on Monday.
The historic old city is the site of bicycling events that aim to get Savannah residents out on two wheels this weekend.
Two bike rides — the Savannah Wheelie on Saturday and the Ride for Research on Sunday — are suited for recreational riders. The Saturday ride is free, and the next 100 to register for the Sunday ride also will get to ride free…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/17/savannah-offers-bike-rides-for-tour-de-georgia/
Organizers of an online auction to help pay for the recovery of Seattle bicyclist Jeff A. Totten are still accepting quality items for the catalog.
Bidding will begin at 8 a.m. EST on May 12 for the Jeff A. Totten Special Needs Trust. Check the website for details.
Proceeds from the auction will go toward paying the therapy bills for Totten's recovery. The project manager for an energy consulting firm suffered a traumatic brain injury on a ride in September 2006. Coasting down Novelty Hill Road in Redmond, the front wheel of Totten's bike hit a utility hole in the bike lane that sent him flying…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/17/support-for-seattle-bicyclist-jeff-a-totten/
Tour de Georgia fund-raiser in Savannah area.
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If you're planning a bicycle touring trip to Ontario or Quebec this season, a good first stop might be the Cycling in the Ottawa-Gatineau area website.
Ottawa bicyclist Michael McGoldrick has assembled maps, pictures and descriptions of his many bike rides in and around the capital city at the recently launched website.
He's also added maps and descriptions of some longer rides elsewhere in Canada, such as the 120-mile P'tit Train du Nord trail in the Laurentians north of Montreal.
Michael has spent 20 years living in the Ottawa area and has been doing a lot of bicycling there in the past five or six years. He's learned a lot about cycling around town with his daily commute, and he and his wife spend one or two weeks every summer on longer bike tours around Canada …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/04/16/new-online-resource-for-bike-rides-and-tours-in-canada/
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