Author's posts

Bicycle Quote: Last Chance Randonee cyclist

“You actually get tired of eating and drinking.” …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/28/bicycle-quote-last-chance-randonee-cyclist/

Quebec cyclist on around-the-world tour for cancer funds

Lance Armstrong meet Manon Horwood.

As you're leaving San Diego on Thursday at the head of the Tour of Hope entourage heading to Washington DC, Horwood will be pedaling alone on a Canadian highway heading west from Jasper, Alberta.

Although your styles differ, you both have the same goal: to raise funds and awareness in the battle against cancer by …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/28/quebec-cyclist-on-around-the-world-tour-for-cancer-funds/

Manon Horwood

Canadian cyclist riding around the world to raise money for cancer research. Website…

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/28/manon-horwood/

Armstrong appears on Discovery's Survivors Week; also SNL

Lance Armstrong tells his story of surviving cancer in October on the Discovery Health Channel.

Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1997 and survived to win 7 straight Tour de France championships. He's known worldwide for his advocacy for cancer research and survivors.

“Lance Armstrong: Stories of Survival, Survivors Week” begins at 8 p.m. Sunday, October 9, with an interview …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/27/armstrong-appears-on-discoverys-survivors-week-also-snl/

Bush says take fewer car trips; let's ride bikes

Now that President Bush has asked Americans to take fewer car trips, it's our patriotic duty to commute by bicycle.

The disruption to petroleum refining facilities in the Gulf Coast caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita prompted Bush to ask Americans to conserve — something that even his vice president once said “cannot be the basis of a sound energy …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/27/bush-says-take-fewer-car-trips-lets-ride-bikes/

Another bike ride, another $1.3 million for cancer fight

Lance Armstrong's cancer research fund-raising machine rolled through the Portland area Sunday as he appeared at the first-ever LiveStrong bike ride.

Joining the 7-time Tour de France champion and cancer survivor were Eddy Merckx (5-time Tour champ), Discovery teammate George Hincapie and OLN cycling commentator Bob Roll.

News outlets report that 3,500 cyclists joined …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/26/another-bike-ride-another-1-3-million-for-cancer-fight/

Lance Armstrong in Beaverton, Oregon

From BikePortland.org.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/26/lance-armstrong-in-beaverton-oregon/

$35,000 to bike with Lance Armstrong in Canada

Lance Armstrong bikes hard to raise money for cancer.

Before the 7-time Tour de France winner shows up in Beaverton, Oregon, for the Portland area's first-ever Livestrong ride on Sunday, Armstrong is riding with an elite group in Calgary, Canada.

The 30 riders on the two-day bike tour paid $35,000 each to pedal along the back roads with Armstrong …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/24/35000-to-bike-with-lance-armstrong-in-canada/

Huffy bike company is going Chinese

As unlikely as it might sound, it looks as if the Chinese government is going to end up owning the 117-year-old Huffy Corp.

The Miamsburg, Ohio-based bicycle company has agreed to sell off its stock to the Sinosure Group — a Chinese government agency …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/24/huffy-bike-company-is-going-chinese/

Huffy mountain bike

Dual suspension…

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/24/huffy-mountain-bike/