Bill Cook's blog of his upcoming bicycle tour looks like it could be a good read.
Cook is a retired journalist who is leaving Thursday on a 7-week TransAmerica bike tour with 40 other cyclists. At 70, he's the second oldest on the trip; another fella is 73. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/22/70-year-old-begins-cross-country-bike-tour/
Former Newsweek reporter bicycling cross-country. More at his blog.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/21/bill-cook/
Searing desert heat; stiff Kansas winds; long grades and steep hills; and night after day after night cycling is coming to an end for the bicyclists in the Race Across America.
The teams started rolling across the finish line at the Boardwalk in Atlantic City on Monday, 3,042 miles and about 5 1/2 days after leaving Oceanside, California. The solo riders began coasting across the finish line last night, nine days after leaving the West Coast. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/21/raam-cyclists-roll-to-the-finish/
The female duo Ditty Bops currently making their way cross-country by bicycle isn't the first band smitten by the bicycling bug.
A love of the bicycle caused German band Kraftwerk to whither creatively for 17 year before reuniting a couple of years ago to create Tour de France Soundtracks.
The love of bikes and cycling has united the Ditty Bops for their road trip. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/20/bicycle-crazy-bands-ditty-bops-and-kraftwerk-couldnt-be-more-different/
Photo from Jan Moesen
Techno band produced Tour de France Soundtracks
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/20/kraftwerk-muscians-at-concert/
Ditty Bops are touring the US by bicycle to promote their new CD, Moon Over the Freeway.
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Ditty Bops on US tour by bicycle to promote their Moon Over the Freeway CD.
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Listen to the album at Kraftwerks website.
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Three Americans are assigned to help Italian cyclist Ivan Basso win the Tour de France bike race for Team CSC this year.
It's at least the second time in the Tour de France for all three. They are Bobby Julich (right), Christian Vandevelde and the third American ever to wear the yellow jersey, David Zabriskie.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/19/bassos-csc-team-names-3-americans-for-tour-de-france-5-on-other-teams/
Lance Armstrong is not letting the controversy over last year's doping allegations die quietly.
In response to a report that concluded the World Anti-Doping Agency acted irresponsibly in the mishandling of urine samples from the 1999 Tour de France, Armstrong is seeking discipinary action against WADA chief Dick Pound. (Updated June 22) …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/19/armstrong-wants-anti-doping-chief-dick-pound-punished/
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