US cyclist Bobby Julich gave up the yellow and white leader's jersey to Tom Boonen, who won the Stage 1 sprint in the Paris-Nice bike race Monday.
Team CSC's Julich, who became the first American to ever win the “Race to the Sun” in 2005, had the leader's jersey after cycling to a win in Sunday's prologue.
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Don't miss out on anymore week-long cross-state cycling tours.
The deadline to register for the Denver Post's Ride the Rockies has already passed. Sorry. And the Tour de Wyoming bike tour isn't taking any more applications.
But there is still time to sign up for RAGBRAI, the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/05/deadlines-loom-for-cross-state-bicycle-tours/
Does American cyclist Bobby Julich, at 35, want to own the Paris-Nice spring classic bicycle race the same way Lance Armstrong has owned the Tour de France the past 7 years?
Julich, who became the first American to win the legendary week-long “Race to the Sun” in 2005, won Sunday's 3-mile prologue to continue wearing the tour leader's yellow and white jersey. …
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Map of Paris-Nice spring classic bicycle race.
From Paris-Nice bike race website
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Top 100 bike shops chosen by International Cycle Works
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The results are in! International Cycle Works has announced its Top 100 Specialty Bicycle Retailers for 2006.
Before we open the envelope, let's make one thing clear. These specialty bike shops were chosen by sales representatives for six top bicycle and six top bike part manufacturers. Each sales rep voted for the top three retailers in his or her territory in market share …
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This is a good deal. A Chicago math teacher won a new bicycle from the Adventure Cycling Association in a random drawing for members, then she got to choose a free guided bike trip on which to take her new bike.
Rebecca Jackson, who despite being a member for 10 years has never taken a bike tour, chose the 7-day Cycle …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/04/win-a-bicycle-and-a-tour/
Touring bike from Somerville, Mass.-based company.
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A bike with similar sticker was treated as a weapon at Ohio University.
Photo by DJcrb9 at flickr.com
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The Ohio University campus police are still doing a “heckuva job.” I just thought Barney Fife would have retired since I attended the college in southeastern Ohio 30 years ago.
A campus policeman noticed the sticker for a punk rock band “This Bike is a Pipe Bomb” on a bicycle chained up outside a restaurant Thursday morning.
Before the morning was over, streets …
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