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2 injured in bus crash on last day of RAGBRAI
(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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Hold the phone! Zabel quits T-Mobile too
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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Lance Armstrong riding at 3 events this fall
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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Money for cycling in transportation bill passed by Congress
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.”
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/07/30/money-for-cycling-in-transportation-bill-passed-by-congress/
Tour of Hope 2005 team photo
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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Bicycle Quote: Letterman re: Lance
“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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OLN scores biggest audience ever with Tour de France
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, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/07/28/oln-scores-biggest-audience-ever-with-tour-de-france/
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