A 62-year-old cyclist from Kentucky is embarking on a cross-country bicycle trek this summer to teach kids a lesson. Joe Bowen is cycling 14,000 miles to retrace the route he took 38 yeas ago. Along the way, he'll file reports aimed at schools in eastern Kentucky.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/03/11/bicycle-tour-repeat-38-years-later/
A bill in the Missouri legislature would require motorists to give bicycle riders a 3-foot clearance when passing. If it passes, it would benefit Mo's cycling citizens as well as all those loaded down bicycle tourists riding the TransAmerica route on the state's narrow roads.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/03/10/three-foot-gap-for-bicycles-in-missouri-too/
“To be fair, I think Paris deserves the Olympics. I think they were arguably the best candidate in 2008, but for different reasons Paris didn't win, and they went to Beijing. … Paris is one of the legendary cities of the world.”
Lance Armstrong, explaining why he thinks Paris should host the 2012 Olympics …
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A sore throat and fever has sidelined Lance Armstrong from the snowy Paris-Nice bicycle race. Team officials said Armstrong would not start Thursday's stage and would return immediately to his home in Girona, Spain.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/03/10/armstrong-out-of-paris-nice-sore-throat-and-fever/
The Canadian conglomerate that now produces Schwinn brand bicycles reports it had a record year in 2004. Dorel Industries said profits were up 69%. It credited its acquisition of Pacific Cycle, the owner of the Schwinn brand, for its success.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/03/09/riding-a-schwinn-bicycle-all-the-way-to-the-bank/
Should we take Lance Armstrong at his word when he says this year's Paris-Nice is only a training ride for the 2005 Tour de France? After three stages, Armstrong sits in 62th place of 161 riders. Overall, his Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team sits in the middle of general classification.
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Can't afford to travel to Paris to see the conclusion of this year's Tour de France? The Bartlesville (OK) Examiner Enterprise suggests riding the Oklahoma Freewheel, which starts in Paris, Texas — Eiffel Tower and all.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/03/08/this-2005-tour-starts-in-paris-texas/
The replica of the Eiffel Tower is topped with a cowboy hat. The 2005 Oklahoma FreeWheel starts in Paris, crosses Oklahoma, and ends in Caldwell, Kansas.
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Bicycle tourists who have ridden the Bikecentennial route through Virginia have surely met June Curry, the “Cookie Lady.”
She has dispensed cool water and cookies to thousands of weary bicyclists struggling up the steep climb to Rockfish Gap in the Shenandoah Mountains.
The Richmond Times Dispatch reports that June, 84, suffered a stroke on Feb. 20 …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/03/07/transamerica-bicycle-routes-cookie-lady-recovering-from-a-stroke/
While riding on Bike Virginia in 2000, I veered off the route at the top of the Skyline Drive and coasted down to Afton. The bicycle was still at the water faucet, and June Curry was still dispensing cookies. The walls of her home are papered with thousands of postcards.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/03/07/cookie-lady-2000/
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