American cyclists swept the top four positions in Wednesday's 27-mile individual time trial at the Dauphiné Libéré bike race.
David Zabriskie repeated his prologue win on Sunday by finishing in 52 minutes and 48 seconds. He was followed by Floyd Landis, Levi Leipheimer and George Hincapie.
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Once again there's horrifying news from Mt. Everest. It's bad enough that some 14 climbers have died trying to reach the summit of Earth's highest peak this year. What's worse is that some were merely abandoned by their fellow climbers on the way to the summit.
Maybe it's too many years as a Boy Scout, but I just can't understand that mentality.
How many times have you seen a cyclist at the side of the road fiddling with his or her bike. “Everything all right?” “Need anything?” “You OK?” …
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“I never expected to pull off a stunt like that.”
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Today is June 6, 2006. Also known as 6/6/06, or just plain “666” — the day from hell. I've had my share of days from hell, but many people are expecting some major calamities on this one.
Imagine, I thought, if you were to bicycle on Highway 666 on 6/6/06.
I remembered Highway 666 from the cross-country bicycle tour my friend and I took in 1984. I dove into my box of tattered maps and soon located the New Mexico map. Inspecting closely, I found the devilish red line marking Highway 666. …
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German cyclist Fabian Wegman won Monday's 128-mile stage, while American cyclists David Zabriskie and George Hincapie survived in the top 5 overall at the Dauphiné Libéré bike race.
While Wegman won for Gerolsteiner, it was Nicolas Inaudi who provided the heroics. The French bicyclist for Cofidis attacked barely one mile into the race and held the lead for 117 miles before he was caught. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/05/wegmann-wins-dauphine-libere-stage-on-monday/
Back in the early '80s I took a solo bicycle tour down a portion of the Natchez Trace in Tennessee down into Alabama. I didn't keep a journal on my down-and-back bike tour, but I have a few vivid memories:
— Singing to myself as I pedaled along a little-used two-lane road through beautiful rolling countryside …
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Natchez Trace runs through Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, from Natchez to Nashville.
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American David Zabriskie rode into the yellow jersey Sunday for the prologue of this week's Dauphiné Libéré bike race.
Finishing less than 2 seconds behind in the 2.5-mile prologue was George Hincapie, another American favorite. Still another American finished in the top 10 — Floyd Landis — at 9th. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/05/americans-finish-1-2-at-dauphine-libere-bike-race-on-sunday/
Biking Bis readers picked Ivan Basso by a wide margin as the most likely cyclist to win the Tour de France bike race that begins July 1.
The Italian cyclist who handily won the Giro d'Italia in May received 59% of the votes. If the Team CSC leader does win the Tour, he'll be the 13th cyclist to win both events, the last being fellow Italian Marco Pantani in 1998. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/06/02/breakaway-win-for-ivan-basso-in-tour-de-france-poll/
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