As the end of summer rolls around, I get this terrible feeling that there's something out there I'm forgetting about; something undone.
Oh yeah. Floyd Landis. Guilty or not guilty?
We still don't know, but … VeloNews reports that a decision may be coming in mid- to late-September. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/08/31/landis-decision-still-hanging-in-balance/
Although September's cooler weather means it's been dubbed “Century Month,” there aren't many long rides planned for this Labor Day weekend. There are some exceptions I've found in Georgia and Pennsylvania:
Atlanta One Love Century
One is sponsored by the Metro Atlanta Cycling Club. The One Love Century begins Saturday at Stonewall Tell Elementary School and follows a course through south Fulton, Rico, Palmetto, and Cowetta County. Includes maps, cue sheets, T-shirts, etc. For information, check the One Love Century registration (.pdf).
MACC was founded in 1987 with the noble mission to “promote cycling in the black community and build camaraderie among all cyclists.” They do this by sponsoring rides and taking road trips to the Hotter'n Hell (next is Aug. 23, 2008) in Texas and Seagull Century (Oct. 6) in Maryland….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/08/30/labor-day-weekend-bike-tours/
The Metro Atlanta Cycling Club's One Love 100 is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007. More information at MACC.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/08/30/macc-one-love-century-logo/
If you're still interested in pro cycling, the 2007 Vuelta a Espana kicks off Saturday for a three-week tour of Spain.
The online bicycle racing network Cycling.tv is webcasting the race and offering a low-resolution webcast for free to those who don't know if they want to shell out 21 Euros for a better view.
Only three Americans are competing in the event, as it conflicts with the US Cycling Pro championships that run Saturday and Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina, and the Tour of Missouri (Sept. 11-16)….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/08/30/where-to-watch-2007-vuelta-a-espana-4-americans-in-peloton/
It's inspiration time.
When getting passed by an elderly bicyclist in the state of Missouri, you should check the back of his shirt as he flies past. If it says, “You've just been passed by an 80-year-old man,” then that's Charles Brinkmeyer.
An active cyclist for the past 20 years, Brinkmeyer recently celebrated his 80th birthday with an 80-mile ride …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/08/29/80-mile-bike-ride-for-80-year-old/
The LiveStrong Presidential Cancer Forum is underway today and Tuesday in Iowa, where Lance Armstrong strives to make the fight against cancer a top issue in the 2008 presidential campaign.
Democrats Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Bill Richardson and Dennis Kucinich spoke Monday at Cedar Rapids; the Republicans get a shot on Tuesday. Noticeable in his absence was Democrat Barack Obama and Tuesday's expected no-shows Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/08/27/lance-armstrong-presidential-cancer-forum/
When you read about bicyclist Saul Raisin, it's easy to draw comparisons to two former Tours de France winners; Greg Lemond, who fought back from gunshot wounds in a hunting accident, and Lance Armstrong, who beat cancer.
Raisin has been battling back from severe head trauma he suffered in a race in 2006 to compete on Saturday in the individual time trial at the USA Cycling Pro championships in Greenville, South Carolina.
The Dalton, Georgia, cyclist for Credit Agricole has come a long way from laying in a coma in a hospital bed in France. Still, Raisin's team is being cautious about his ability to make a full recovery to the pro peloton…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/08/27/comeback-kid-saul-raisin-to-race-at-pro-cycling-championships/
A reader recently emailed me to ask if I knew the oldest bicycle club in the US or the oldest race. I didn't, but the question sent me down an interesting road.
It turns out he had acquired a bike racing invitation dated Sept. 15, 1884, from the Keystone Bicycle Club in Pittsburgh and was researching it for sale in eBay.
That set me off on a wild-goose chase of my own, where I stumbled across some old sports newsletters that mentioned bicycle racing from that era
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/08/26/finding-historical-bicycle-documents-online/
See more at eBay store.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/08/26/old-bike-racing-flyer-on-sale-at-ebay/
Websites like Craigslist and eBay could be unintentionally sparking a rise in bicycle thefts, reports the Washington Post on today's front page story, “As web fuels bike thefts, victims turn vigilante.”
That's probably not much of a headline to people who regularly visit these websites, often in search of their stolen bikes.
There are a few websites, however, that list stolen bicycles that you should probably check if you're thinking of buying a used bicycle online…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/08/26/checking-online-first-to-check-if-that-used-bicycle-is-stolen/
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