Here June Curry poses at her rest stop for bicycles in 1984. Known along the Bikecentennial Trail as the “Cookie Lady,” June dispensed cool water and cookies at her home in Afton, Virginia.
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“The first four hours are easy. The fifth hour is not so hard. The last hour is torture.”
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Some Colorado lawmakers don't trust cyclists' judgment, and that could puncture passage of a bill that would allow cyclists to ride side by side. Currently, bicycle riders in Colorado have to move over to single file whenever a car is within 300 feet — a requirement that is difficult to gauge.
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Texan Lance Armstrong climbs back on the saddle for the Paris-Nice prologue this Sunday, the beginning of his first Euro pro cycling race since he wore the yellow jersey in Paris last summer.
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This year's Paris-Nice bicycle race begins Sunday, March 6, and continues through Sunday, March 13, covering approximately 765 miles. This map comes from the official race website, which also posts ongoing race reports.
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“It's interesting in that it used to be a real goal for me to try and win Paris-Nice. However, that has changed and now it's purely a preparation race.”
Lance Armstrong, talking about the change in tactics since he's decided to attempt a 7th Tour de France victory later this summer
Interview with …
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Bicyclists riding the Lewis & Clark trail can keep track of what was happening to the expedition 200 years earlier in its journals. Now a blog adds a wider perspective to the expedition.
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Here's the replica of the Trek Madone that Lance Armstrong rode into Paris in 2004 to capture the record-setting sixth Tour de France victory. Trek is making 600 available for a price of about $10K each. See the Trek TTX and Madone SSLx that Armstrong rode in the 2005 Tour de France.
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I was mildly surprised when I first learned that the bicycle Lance Armstrong rides in the Tour de France is available for sale to mere mortals like me.
I thought there must be secret technology involved in manufacturing the bike. Lance wouldn't want Trek Bicycles to make the bike available to possible competitors, just like the US …
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Here's the top tube of Trek's LiveStrong bicyce. A replica of the Madrone that Lance Armstrong rode into Paris last year to record the record-breaking sixth Tour de France victory.
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