American bicycle racer Tyler Hamilton officially has inked a deal with the new Italy-based Tinkoff Credit Systems team, which is focused on a run at the 2007 Giro d'Italia bike race.
In making the annnouncement, the 35-year-old cyclist issued an interesting statement regarding “mistakes” that's been quoted a couple of different ways.
According to the Associated Press:
“Mistakes have been made and the price I had to pay …
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A few sports columnists have resorted to “turkey” or “what I'm thankful for” lists this Thanksgiving, and some of those have named bicycle racer Floyd Landis.
Carl Seward mentions Tour de France winner Landis, a few places below Randy Moss, in his Turkeys of the Year at insidebayarea.com:
“Floyd Landis. Boy, did Landis ever take us for a ride. All those years suspecting Lance Armstrong of doping, and this dude gets caught in his chain ….
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Anyone who bicycles regularly this time of year should be thinking seriously about bike lights. James Sharp at the Lactic Acid Threshold blog admits to thinking a lot about lights. He writes:
“I love lights, in an unhealthy way. I think it is the combination of the fact that they enable me to ride more and the fact that they are packed with technological goodness — two of my favorite things.”
Sharp is a reviewer of GearReview.com, so he knows what to look for in light systems for bicycles. He likes the LEDs for the whiter light …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/22/throwing-some-light-on-bike-riding-at-night/
Light and Motion Arc Li-Ion beam at Lactic Acid Threshold
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Dinotte Ultra 3 beam at Lactic Acid Threshold
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Mark your calendars. The Tour of Georgia bike race returns next spring, offering seven days of bicycle racing from April 16-22, 2007.
The bike race kicks off on a Monday in Peachtree City, located just down the road from Atlanta. After heading south to Macon, the 600-mile race continues its clockwise route toward the mountains in North Georgia, before finishing with a circuit race on Sunday in Atlanta.
Major American and European teams are expected to compete, as the race has a 2.HC rating ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/11/21/2007-tour-de-georgia-bike-race-route-announced/
2007 Tour de Georgia logo
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These two bicycle paramedics were among those keeping an eye on the health and safety of more than 230,000 people who attended the Rogers Santa Claus Parade in Vancouver, British Columbia, last weekend.
The British Columbia Ambulance Service was one of the first emergency medical service in North America to send paramedics on bicycles to big events. These guys said they can get through the crowds to someone in need much faster than an ambulance. …
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Two mounted paramedics at the Rogers Santa Claus Parade in Vancouver
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This might look like an old beater left outside too long, but it's actually a classic bicycle sold at auction in England recently.
It's a Sun Gents Bicycle, built in about 1920. It came with Reynolds tubing and the original paint, period tire pump, chain guard, La Grande saddle, tool pannier, stirrup front and rear brakes and a Lucas Silver King headlamp. …
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