The 2007 Montreal-Boston Cycling Tour runs from Aug. 5-12, with racers cycling through Quebec, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
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At first I wasn't going to write about the dog-powered scooter that inventor Mark Schuette e-mailed me about. Technically, it ain't a bicycle.
Schuette's contraption does have two wheels, but the similarity to a bicycle pretty much ends there. The scooter is powered by a dog, the rider doesn't get a whole lot of exercise except for balancing and steering.
But as I read through the Dog-Powered Scooter website, I started seeing some advantages for bicyclists, especially those who take to multi-use bicycle paths where people like to walk or run their dogs. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/03/22/dog-powered-scooter-could-be-a-plus-for-cyclists/
The federal government is asking states to return a record $3.47 billion in transportation funding, and two groups that advocate for bicycles and trails want to make sure that funding for bike facilities aren't hit the hardest.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (they've assisted with 13,000 miles of rail-to-trail projects) and Thunderhead Alliance (bicycle and pedestrian advocacy groups) sent out alerts regarding the federal rescission order from the US Department of Transportation.
States can choose what programs they want to cut, the groups warn, and as they often protect their highway programs, they cut from funds that support bicycling and pedestrian projects. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/03/21/groups-try-to-save-funding-for-bike-trail-projects/
A rail to trail path connecting Issaquah and Redmond in Washington's King County. Path follows Lake Sammamish. More at flickr.com
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Course map for 2007 Tour de Georgia bike race
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Tyler Hamilton, left, officially returns to pro cycling in the US next month as his Italy-based Tinkoff team is among the 15 that will compete in the week-long Tour de Georgia.
Discovery Channel's George Hincapie also is expected to have recovered from his broken wrist and be back in the saddle in time for the 667-mile Tour, scheduled for April 16-22.
The Tour de Georgia team list, as reported in the Rome (GA) Tribune, includes five ProTour teams (CSC, Discovery, Prodir-Saunier, QuickStep, and Predictor-Lotto), as well as four UCI Professional Continental teams and five UCI Continental (USA) teams. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/03/20/tour-de-georgia-bike-race-teams-announced-hamilton-returns/
A story out of India this weekend about people who haul coal by bicycle struck me for two reasons: 1) it's about bikes, and more importantly, 2) it shows the risks people will take to scratch out a living.
The reporter interviewed coal carriers in the Jharkhand area of eastern India, where abandoned coal mines still cough up enough fuel for locals to illegally mine and transport to larger cities for sale on the black market.
It's a dangerous business. The bicyclists haul 1.5 quintal (330 pounds) of coal by bicycle on narrow roads out of the hills 30 or 40 miles to their destination. They'll make a couple of trips a week, earning less than $70 a month for their efforts. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/03/19/deadly-business-of-hauling-coal-by-bicycle-in-india/
Photo by colorofash at flickr.com
Bicycle loaded with illegally mined coal in India.
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Spain's Alberto Contador staged a last-ditch attack on the final mountain of the Paris-Nice bicycle race Sunday to win the 8-day Race to the Sun.
The Col d'Eze was the perfect place for the 24-year-old Contador to make his bid to win the race. He won Thursday's mountaintop finish in Mende to put himself within 6 seconds of the overall race leader Davide Rebellin.
Rebellin, a Gerolsteiner rider from Italy, fought hard to catch up to Contador, but finished about 22 seconds behind to fall to second place overall. Contador's Discovery Channel teammates kept the pressure on Rebellin and the Gerolsteiner team to give Contador a chance at the win. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/03/18/discovery-channels-contador-wins-paris-nice-bike-race/
What is it like to ride your bike to the finish line at the Tour de Georgia, or tackle one of the big category climbs? You can find out by signing up for a couple of recreational rides.
The first is the BriarRose Grand Peloton, a fund-raiser that lets participants bicycle the finishing 25 miles of the 6th stage route to Stone Mountain the morning of the actual race.
The other is the Brasstown Bald-Buster Century 2007, which is a 100-mile bike ride with 14,000 feet of elevation gain that takes place April 28, about a week after the peloton battles up the mountain during the Tour. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/03/18/ride-your-bike-where-they-race-the-tour-de-georgia/
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