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Toxic sign

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Two bikes that might never leave the driveway

You probably wouldn't leave either of these bicycles tethered with a cheap lock and cable outside the neighborhood Starbucks.

Bicycles associated with 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and 4-time Vuelta a Espana winner Roberto Heras are being auctioned this month to raise money for charity. …

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Bicycle quote: Bikes, guitars and girls

“Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls.”
Bob Weir …

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Trek's Madone 5.9 SL

Lance Armstrong bike of choice in Tour de France.

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Roberto Heras on gold-themed BH

The bike he rode to 4th Vuelta a Espana victory.

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Life after Lance

The Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team announced its new team lineup for 2006 on Wednesday.

Lance Armstrong obviously is not among the cyclists, but George Hincapie (right), Tom Danielson, Viatcheslav Ekimov, Yaroslav Popovych, Paolo Salvodelli, and others from 16 countries round out the 27-man roster.

Dan Osipow reports for The Paceline (free registration) that team manager Johan Bruyneel plans to …

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Aussies' favorite bike rides in the world

What do Australians consider the top 10 bike rides?

The Escape.com.au website lists two very different rides for cyclists in the US: the week-long RAGBRAI across Iowa and the 1-day Bike New York through the city's 5 boroughs.

In its homeland, the website touts the Great Victorian Bike Ride, left, Nov. 26 to Dec. 4, as one of the …

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Great Victorian Bike Ride 2004

Photo by Copaco at Flickr.com

How many times have you seen this? Rest stop at Great Victorian Bike Ride 2004.

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Cyclist's death leads to new law in Utah

It's been a little more than a year since cyclist Josie Johnson, left, 25, was killed after an SUV struck her from behind at the edge of a Utah road.

That fatality, the third cycling death in Utah in 37 days, galvanized bicycle advocates in Utah into seeking stronger laws to make bicycling safer.

Their actions resulted in the Utah legislature …

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Josie Johnson memorial ride poster

At Salt Lake County Bicycle Advisory Committee.

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