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75-year-old cyclist tackles RAGBRAI again

Bill Wilcox's day usually includes a 10- to 20-mile bike ride. That's how the retired West Virginian engineer stays in shape to ride RAGBRAI this summer.

Wilcox, 75, of Shepherdstown has ridden the 500-mile, week-long Iowa bike tour for the past 12 years. He usually rides with this two son's-in-law, although he has biked it alone — just Wilcox and 10,000 to 12,000 other bicycle enthusiasts. …

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Bill Wilcox, cyclist

Bill Wilcox, 75, plans to ride another RAGBRAI in 2006, his 13th straight year. Interviewed in Hagerstown Herald-Mail.

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Classic bike show and sale in Michigan

When I lived in California, I had a neighbor who bought a '60s vintage Chevy, parked it in his garage, and proceeded to take it apart, clean or replace each piece, and put it back together again.

For those who do that to classic bicycles, there's a show and sale for you. The 26th annual Ann Arbor/Saline Classic Bicycle Show and Swap Meet convenes Saturday. …

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Detail from a Schwinn at Classic bike show

Streamline Aero Cycle displayed at last year's Classic Bike Show in Ann Arbor.

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Is your city bicycle friendly?

San Francisco, Tucson, and Madison, Wisconsin, all have something common now; they've achieved the gold level as Bicycle Friendly Communities.

The League of American Bicyclists has added eight communities to its list, now numbering 55, of cities that deserve recognition in five areas of “bicycle friendliness” — education, enforcement, encouragement, engineering and evaluation. …

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Cyclist checking view of Golden Gate in San Francisco

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The Golden Gate Bridge links San Francisco to Sausalito in Marin County. You can cross on a bike lane.

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Discovery team rider wins Romandie prologue

Italy's Paolo Savoldelli sat out last week's Tour de Georgia for the Discovery team, but came on strong at the Tour de Romandie by winning the 2.1-mile prologue Tuesday.

It was “the return” of Germany's Jan Ullrich that many awaited, however. Injured in early training, Ullrich made his return to pro cycling by finishing 90th out of 163 cyclists. …

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Cycle Oregon downhill

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Riders happily blaze downhill at Cycle Oregon

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Tandem cyclists in Tennessee

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Tandem cyclists cruise through Tennesee valleys

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Aerial view of GOBA camp

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Gobaville — the nightly stop on the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure

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