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Calendar cover

Cover to the 2011 Path Less Pedaled bicycling calendar.

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A bicycle pilgrimage across Africa to Mecca

Some of us might consider a bicycle touring trip from the tip of South Africa to Saudi Arabia as the ultimate extreme adventure.

For two Muslims in their 20s, however, the self-contained bicycle pilgrimage to Mecca was a religious experience.

Imtiyaz Ahmad Haron and Nathim Cairncross traveled across more than 3,000 miles of roads in Africa and the Middle East over the past 9 months to participate in this year's Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca for a series of religious observances …..

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Route from Cape Town to Mecca

Pilgrimage to Mecca

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Imtiyaz Ahmad Haron and Nathim Cairncross ride their bicycles through a busy street scene in Kenya on their TransAfrica bike ride to Mecca. Photo at “Cape 2 Mecca Cycle” (C2MC)

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Motorist sues parents of bicyclist he killed while driving

Many of us are still getting over the fact that a 4-year-old girl who accidentally hit and injured a New York City woman with her bicycle can be sued for negligence.

Now a man serving a 10-year manslaughter sentence in a Connecticut prison is suing the parents of a 14-year-old he struck and killed, alleging negligence because they let him ride his bicycle in the street without a helmet. …..

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2011 Alps cycling calenar

Calendar offered at Cycling Challenge: Cycling in the Alps.

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Alps Cycling Calendar

2011 cycling calendar created by Cycling Challenge

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11 bicycle wall calendars for 2011 that run from erotic to exotic

It's time to start thinking hard about replacing that hanging bicycle calendar before it becomes seriously obsolete and you're left with a big old blank spot on the wall.

Here are a handful of cycling calendars, from the erotic to the exotic to the epiodic, that I've stumbled across over the past few weeks. I'm sure one of them might suit your needs.

CyclePassion returns with its 2011 wall calendar that is famous for featuring female cycling athletes in more relaxed poses than hunched over the handlebars splattering mud on a singletrack course.

You might not recognize her without her helmet, jersey and spandex, but that's the US's Willow Koerber, who won a bronze at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Quebec this year.

Also pictured in 2011 …

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RTCCalenar

Rails to Trails Calendar

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Solidarity Calendar

International Bike Fund's 2011 Solidarity Calendar

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