(UPDATED 8/4/05) The support bus for Team Wheel malfunctioned on a steep hill heading into Guttenberg and crashed on Saturday, the last day of RAGBRAI.
A passenger, Brandi Helmkamp, 30, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, was thrown from the bus during the accident and was airlifted to University Hospitals in Iowa City where she was admitted in serious condition, reported the Des Moines …
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Bikes lined up at Stone Cabin cafe, where the air conditioning runs full blast.
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Early morning between Quartzsite and Yuma…
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Sprinter Erik Zabel — the winningest active pro with 191 race victories — has announced he's leaving Germany's T-Mobile cycling team. Zabel is interviewed on T-Mobile's website.
It's the second recent defection from the team; Alexandre Vinokourov quit T-Mobile for Liberty Segurous last week.
The defections might be caused by some apparent mishandling of personalities leading up to and during …
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True, Lance Armstrong has retired from professional bicycle racing. But the 7-time Tour de France winner will be putting plenty of miles on his bicycle this fall in three events. Two events are still seeking cyclists to join him.
All the events are fund-raising efforts for cancer research and cancer awareness. …
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Former filling station, I suppose. Hot and dry area known as Arizona Outback.
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Congress finally passed the $286.4 billion Transportation Equity Act on Friday. While most of the money is aimed at huge transportation projects, it also spends several billion for alternative methods of travel — namely biking and hiking.
One section will fund $370 million for recreational bike and hike trails over the next 5 years, in addition to more than 150 bike projects termed “high priority.”
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Twenty-four riders will ride relay fashion in groups of six cross-country in nine days. Find out more about team members at the Tour of Hope's team website.
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“Congratulations to Lance Armstrong on winning the Tour De France once again. He now has so many yellow jerseys he's now considered a Christo project.”
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About 1.7 million viewers watched the Tour de France live finale on Sunday, marking the Outdoor Life Network's largest audience ever.
The daily live coverage drew a smaller viewership. An average 607,250 watched OLN's 23 days of live tour coverage, according to the Associated Press.
Note that the live coverage was in the morning, while most people are at work. Or, …
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