Colombian cyclist Mauricio Soler, riding in his first Tour de France, soared past the favorites to win the final stage in the Alps on Tuesday.
Overall leader Michael Rasmussen retained the yellow jersey after Stage 9, while the rest of the top 10 reshuffled itself and pre-race favorite Alexander Vinokourov struggled, continuing his descent in the overall standings.
Discovery's Levi Leipheimer remained the highest ranked US cyclist in the bike race, climbing into 9th place. His teammate, the fantastic Spanish climber Alberto Contrador, worked his way into 5th place overall, winning the Best Young Rider's white jersey. …
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Barloworld cyclist from Colombia wins Tour de France stage
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These are the types of signs I hate to see when I'm out bicycling. How long is the detour? How many hills? How much gravel?
The Washington State Department of Transportation closed the bike trail beneath I-90 near Bellevue Way on Monday morning for about the next 10 days.
What it means for bike commuters between the Eastside and Seattle is that they'll have about an extra mile commute until the path is opened again…
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Closed for 10 days, beginning July 16
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A 24-year-old Seattle cyclist was listed in fair condition at Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center in Portland Sunday night after he was struck by an SUV on Route 30 on the second leg of his Seattle-to-Portland bike ride.
Witnesses told police that the SUV veered out of its lane, struck Gerald (Gerry) Marvin from behind about 9:20 a.m., stopped briefly, then drove away. The force of the collision caused Marvin to knock over two other cyclists, who were taken to the hospital for observation. (The two were later identified as Michael J. Ball, 47, of Gresham, and Mark W. Tribble, 33, of Seattle.)
A St. Helens police officer stopped Daniel B. Whittlinger, 40, of Portland …
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It looks like both Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong will be racing at the Leadville 100 mountain bike race on Aug. 11 afterall.
Rob Lucas at UltraRob Adventures first had the scoop last week, as he pieced together some info about Armstrong riding part of the Leadville course with trainer Chris Carmichael and scheduling a charity event in Colorado Springs — 3 hours away — on Aug. 9 …
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Tour de France bike race fans witnessed another serious skake-up of the overall standings over the 102-mile route through the Alps on Sunday.
One cyclist rode away to a solo victory, another went from the virtual yellow jersey to abandonment in the course of a few miles, and a chase group's infighting prevented them from putting away some pre-race favorites.
Danish climbing specialist Michael Rasmussen, left, must have been licking his chops when he saw the three Category 1 Alpine mountains on Sunday's route of the Tour de France bike race. He attacked on the first and rode away by himself on the second and third climbs to win the stage and yellow jersey at Tignes. …
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This is my first webcast, and it might be my last.
I took my video camera along with me when I rode over to the first leg of the 200-mile Seattle to Portland bike ride Saturday morning.
This might add a new dimension to Biking Bis coverage if I can work on my delivery. It … ah .. sucks. Check it out if you have 3 minutes.
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It's not often that I'm a spectator to thousands of bicyclists pedaling past, but I bicycled over to the first leg of the Seattle to Portland bike ride this morning to soak up the ambience.
This is the 28th running of the STP, organized by the Cascade Bicycle Club. It's a 202-miler from Seattle to Portland that can be ridden in one or two days.
The mostly flat route — there are just two or three good climbs — makes it possible for a wide cross-section of recreational cyclists. Cascade cut off registrations at 9,000 this year. Some of the statistics….
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One of the few hills on Seattle to Portland bike ride.
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