US cyclist Floyd Landis survived a 120-mile stage to keep the Paris-Nice bike race leader's jersey on Thursday, while Belgium's Tom Boonen won his third stage of the week-long tour.
Members of the peloton shouldn't be surprised to see Landis retain the lead: he's known as the World's Fastest Mennonite. …
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Phonak team
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Those of you interested in art and motion and craftsmanship may enjoy reading about the North American Handmade Bicycle Show that just closed in San Jose this week.
David Rowe, a Portland cyclist who writes the Ready to Ride blog, visited the 3-day bike show and reports that about half the nation's 100 or so indepedent bike frame builders exhibited.
The Silicon Valley may seem an odd choice for a handbuilt bike …
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Photo by BrianWickman at Flickr.com
Bamboo bicycle made by Craig Calfee. One of hundreds on display at North American Handmade Bicycle Show.
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What a year for the American cyclists at the Paris-Nice bike race so far.
Floyd Landis, shown at left after winning Tour of California, has taken the overall lead after Stage 3; Bobby Julich won the race prologue on Sunday.
Landis, who finished 9th in the 2005 Tour de France, took over the lead after joining a breakaway with stage winner Patxi Vila …
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Where is Lance Armstrong these days?
A year after he was battling an illness that prevented him from competing in the Paris-Nice bike race, Armstrong is on the lecture circuit in Canada doing motivational speeches. Also checking on his attorneys and planning to bike in the Giro d'Italia — for a day…
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Before you get on that trainer again, check to see whether it's a Performance Travel Trac Trainer. If it is, check closer; it might have been recalled.
Chapel Hill, NC-based Performance Inc. is recalling about 10,200 Travel Trac Trainers after receiving two reports of a blocking mechanism that can break, causing the bicycle to disengage from the stand and a fall to occur. …
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Performance and Consumer Product Safety Commission voluntary recall of 10,400 trainers.
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Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen has repeated Monday's performance, and last year's, by winning back-to-back stages in the Paris-Nice bicycle race.
Boonen's sprint win over Australian Allan Davis, again, on Tuesday's 124-mile stage keeps him 17 seconds ahead of 2nd place US racer Bobby Julich (Team CSC). The 35-year-old Julich won Sunday's prologue and took the overall win in 2005. …
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If you're ever in Eastern Washington and happen to find yourself with a bike and some free time, I'd suggest checking out the Centennial Trail.
The route is a 37-mile paved bike path that begins at the Idaho border, crosses mostly flat plains, bisects downtown Spokane (at left), and follows the wild Spokane River canyon to Nine-Mile Falls. On the Idaho side, it traverses another 24 miles to Higgens Point, Idaho. …
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