“Once again Jean-Marie LeBlanc has taken an unsolicited shot at me and continues to ignore the truth. And while he may want to erase the last seven years I have nothing but great memories of participating in the greatest sports event in the world.
“Jean-Marie claims the Tour deserves a better fate, I believe it deserves a better leader.''
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/28/bicycle-quote-lance-armstrong-responds-to-tour-official/
One way the Cascade Bicycle Club advocates for cyclists in the Seattle area is to issue endorsements in the local elections.
After receiving an email from the CBC, I checked the Cascade website to see the endorsements for the candidates in my own burg.
Of the three seats up for grabs on the Bellevue City Council, the club …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/28/seattle-based-bike-club-makes-endorsements/
On “Saturday Night Live,” it's not about the bike, it's about the comedy.
So can Lance Armstrong, known for his icy glare against competing cyclists, be funny? We'll find out Saturday night when he guest hosts SNL on NBC. Look for some jabs at the French.
The 7-time Tour de France winner will be joined by musical guest, and fiancee, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/28/lance-armstrong-hosts-snl-on-saturday/
Where should the comments made by Tour de France organizers on Thursday regarding Lance Armstrong rank on the cheap-shot meter?
I'd give them a 10.
In presenting the 2006 Tour de France route to the public, the Le Tour 2006 website quotes Jean-Marie Leblanc, deputy managing director, and Christian Prudhomme, director of cycling: …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/27/ranking-tour-organizers-comments-on-a-cheap-shot-meter/
The 117-mile route of Stage 10 in this year's Tour de France is also the mass participation ride, L'Etape du Tour. About 8,000 registered cyclists are expected to participate.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/27/2006-route-for-letape-du-tour/
Every year, the Tour de France organizers pick a stage in which ordinary cyclists can ride the exact route as the pros. It's called the L'Etape du Tour.
On July 10, 2006, the definition of “ordinary cyclist” means anyone willing to attempt the grueling 116-mile ride from Gap to the summit of L'Alpe d'Huez, the legendary climb with 21 switchbacks….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/27/letape-du-tour-the-day-ordinary-cyclists-ride-a-tour-stage/
For the first time this decade, bike racing handicappers aren't pondering whether a Tour de France route helps or hurts Lance Armstrong.
The organizers of the Tour de France issued the 2006 route on Thursday, and everyone knows that seven-time Tour winner won't be among the racers.
The 2006 Tour de France travels 2,232 miles in a counter-clockwise route …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/27/bike-route-for-2006-tour-de-france/
More route information available at Le Tour website.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/27/2006-tour-de-france-route/
The Picasso Two Bike Folding Rack is being recalled by the Delta Cycle Corp. in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The wall rack with a collapsible shelf isn't sold with sufficient hardware to hold its weight to the wall, causing it to fall. The CPSC reports one incident of a rack falling, but no injuries. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/26/rack-recalled-hang-that-bicycle-somewhere-else/
Delta Cycle fold-out wall rack recalled in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. See press release.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/10/26/delta-cycle-corp-wall-rack-recalled/
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