The governor of Pennsylvania knows the value of a high-profile bicycle race to a region's economy and esteem.
Gov. Edward Rendell said the state is plowing $400,000 into the International Cycling Championship scheduled June 11 in the Philadelphia area. The race needs the cash infusion after former sponsor, Wachovia Corp., dropped out.
The bike race has been running for 22 years; among the winners were a young Texan cyclist by the name of Lance Armstrong in 1993 …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/11/philly-bike-race-gets-state-money/
“The Race to Replace” is taking a detour as cyclist George Hincapie returns to the US for surgery on his shoulder.
“We don't know yet how long Hincapie will be out of competition,” Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team director Dirk Demol told Belgian media, according to CyclingNews. “It's a severe injury, that's for sure.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/10/hincapie-returning-to-us-for-surgery-in-cycling-mishap/
Speculation before the Paris-Roubaix bike race focused on George Hincapie's chances of improving on last year's second place finish or Tom Boonen winning two in a row.
The race ended with Hincapie left crumpled at the side of the cobblestones and Boonen gaining second thanks to three disqualifications. Swiss cyclist Fabian Cancellera finished the 160-mile Hell of the North course in first place.
VeloNews reported that Hincapie could require shoulder surgery because of his crash. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/10/paris-roubaix-disaster-for-hincapie-cancellera-wins/
Steering tube break on George Hincapie's bike; VeloNews.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/10/hincapies-broken-bike/
A bicycle doesn't have to roll in order to be useful. In Guatemala, bicycles are turned into human-powered machines to improve the economy and standard of living.
Asociación Maya Pedal converts donated bicycles into machinery for farms and small businesses. Many of those bikes come from groups in the US and Canada that collect beater bikes. One may be yours. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/09/donated-bikes-fashioned-into-machines/
This is a lot of fun. Chevrolet has set up a video editing website where you can build your own commercial for the new Chevy Tahoe SUV using actual ad footage and inserting your own text.
It's a contest, and I suppose the winner's commercial is shown on TV. There's no chance that mine is eligible, though. The C.I.C.L.E. bicycling website had the idea to “subvert” the commercial challenge, adding a message that might not support the ideal SUV lifestyle.
Here's mine, along the theme of SUV vs. bicycle. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/08/cyclists-can-make-their-own-suv-commercials/
Tahoe
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/08/suv-wheel/
There's more to the history of the “Hell of the North” than cobblestoned roads and mud-splattered cyclists.
Jan Didier at Pez Cycling writes about the Paris-Roubaix's colorful background surrounding the 103 years of bike racing in “Roubaix History: From Queen to Hell … and Back.”
Interesting how? For instance, one of the early winners Frenchman Octave Lapize, died as a fighter pilot for the French Army during the battle of Verdun. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/07/rich-history-of-sundays-paris-roubaix-bike-race/
Cycling legend, Paris-Roubaix
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/07/charles-crupelandt/
A few days ago I posted a piece about feeling more fear and loathing in Missouri during my TransAmerican bike ride in 1984 than anywhere else and refered to my journal of the bike trip.
The Missouri Bicycle Federation picked up on it and linked to its own list of news and stories regarding some other black eyes to the state's bicycling reputation. It also mentioned some positive developments. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/07/missouri-bicycling-news-isnt-all-bad/
Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
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