Photo by Michael McGoldrick at Cycling in the Ottawa-Gatineau area
Parkways in Gatineau Park in Ottawa are closed to vehicular traffic on some weekend mornings.
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(Updated: Rock Racing is in the 2008 Tour de Georgia.)
Saunier Duval-Scott's loss is Rock Racing's gain.
A series of early-season injuries has prompted Spain's Saunier Duval-Scott pro cycling team to opt out of the 2008 Tour de Georgia that rolls from Monday through April 21.
The decision meant Tour de Georgia organizer Medalist Sport reconsidered Rock Racing for that final spot, even as the two were in Georgia Superior Court where the Continental cycling team has filed an injunction to get into the race …
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You gotta like Andy Hampsten. Here's what the only American to win the Giro d'Italia (1988) says about riding his bicycle:
“… And I ride my bike a lot. I love riding my bike. I raced for 20-some years and it was great. It was, by far, the most fun I've had. The best job I've ever had. I would almost have done it for free because I could ride my bike. I loved being outside. I loved seeing new things. I loved the adventure of riding. I loved the camaraderie. You just meet strangers on a bike and have some fun. It is just fun every time I go out on my bike.”
This quote comes at the end of a Q&A with Hampsten in May's Bicycling magazine by Bruce Hildenbrand. Hampsten, 46, talked about that amazing climb up the Gavia into a snowstorm that secured the pink jersey at the '88 Giro …
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Andy Hampsten, the only American to win the Giro d'Italia, shown at Cinghiale Cycling, his bicycle touring company in Italy.
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What started in 1991 as a gathering of about 350 mountain bikers to race in the hills near Monterey has grown into an annual event that's expected to draw 10,000 athletes and 50,000 cycling fans.
The 18th annual Sea Otter Classic runs Thursday through Sunday at the Laguna Seca Recreational Area (directions) with road, BMX and mountain bike racing and demos.
Fans also can visit a trade show featuring nearly 250 exhibitors that's open throughout the festival. Also, cyclists can participate in either a 15- or 100-mile bike tour on Sunday that passes through Carmel and Monterey …
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18th Sea Otter Classic meets at Laguna Seca Recreation Area from April 17-20, 2008.
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Cue the Italian operetta soundtrack —
The Cutters became the first back-to-back men's winners at the 58th annual Little 500 bike race at Indiana University's Armstrong Stadium this past weekend.
The independent cycling team inspired by the 1979 movie “Breaking Away” won the 200-lap relay bike race on the cinder track at the Bloomington campus on Saturday. It was the ninth championship for the team.
In Breaking Away, the Cutters team was made up of townies who beat all the snooty fraternity teams. While many of the teams racing this weekend are in the Greek system, all the racers have to be college students …
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Alas, 2008 wasn't the year for High Road's George Hincapie to win the Paris-Roubaix bike race, although the American scored another Top 10 win.
Belgium's Tom Boonen, left, finished in much the same way he beat Hincapie in 2005, by hanging on to the breakaway and sprinting for a win with less than a lap to go in the Roubaix velodrome.
Boonen's (Quick Step) victims in this 106th edition of the 161-mile race — more than 30 miles over cobblestones — were Fabio Cancellera (Team CSC) and Allesandro Ballan (Lampre). …
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Although our neighborhood is surrounded by suburban sprawl in every direction, I'm fortunate that there's still a low-traffic farm road that's great for bicycling not four miles away.
If I ride east for about 8 miles, then south for another 8, I'm presented with this panorama of the Green River valley just 20 miles from home. It comes at the top of a climb, and it's not hard to imagine that it's a rewarding scenic overlook 1,000 miles into a bike tour.
It's also not hard to imagine I'm a hobbit looking out over Fangorn Forest in Middle Earth. If you look closely, you can even see spots where the orks have been busy clear-cutting the timber. …
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From summit of Landsburg hill
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