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There's no way that cyclist Floyd Landis or his coach Arnie Barker will stand trial in France on charges of obtaining data hacked from computers at a doping control lab in France, according to Landis' current team manager.
Wayne Hudson, manager of the Orca Velo Merino cycling team, said Landis was not losing any sleep over the news. The cyclist is currently racing in the week-long Tour of Southland in New Zealand where he's in 4th place overall.
A warrant against Baker and Landis was originally issued earlier in connection with a wide-ranging hacking probe in France. The two allegedly obtained evidence purloined from the Chatenay-Malabry lab ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/11/03/french-still-want-floyd-landis-to-stand-trial/
Here's a last-minute reminder for those who want to catch the upcoming documentary about last August's Leadville 100 mountain bike race.
The “Race Across the Sky 2010” appears in theaters across the US on Thursday, Nov. 4, following a live broadcast panel discussion by participants Levi Leipheimer, Dave Wiens and Rebecca Rusch.
A taped encore presentation is scheduled at many of those same theaters on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
The Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race has rolled every year since 1994 ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/11/02/leadville-100-mountain-bike-race-documentary-in-500-theaters-this-week/
How often do police confiscate a vehicle when the operator runs a stop sign? Probably never, unless the driver also is charged with drunken driving.
But that didn't stop Long Beach police from confiscating about 40 bicycles and ticketing many of the 100 cyclists in a Critical Mass rally Friday evening.
One of the promoters of Critical Mass ride told the Press-Telegram that they were met by a phalanx of police about five minutes into the ride. “We thought they were facilitating us ..
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/11/01/long-beach-police-ticket-cyclists-confiscate-bicycles/
Although summer seems like a long way off, across-state bike tour organizers are updating their routes for next year's events.
In the past week, Cascades Bicycle Club's Ride Around Washington (RAW) and the Argus-Leader's Tour de Kota announced their 2011 mass-participation bike rides. Each one is in excess of 400 miles.
The Cascade Bicycle Club's Ride Around Washington (RAW) bike tour returns to the Cranberries to Apples themed route ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/31/routes-unveiled-for-ride-around-washington-and-tour-de-kota-bicycle-tours/
Year in and year out, the name Paul O. Wantzelius always has been listed on the roster of cyclists riding the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic.
For at least a decade, Wantzelius and Jerry Baker have been the only two cyclists riding the STP in consecutive years who were among the original 70 riders on the 200-mile bike ride the first time in 1979.
Wantzelius passed away in Hope, BC, on his way home from the Tour de Lacs bike ride in eastern Washington last month.
The Maple Valley resident had just announced his retirement from Boeing ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/30/paul-otto-wantzelius-1949-2010-memorial-service-planned/
A Japanese bicyclist traveling around the world to draw attention to his home country's neglected bamboo forests is recovering from a mild concussion after he was struck by a car.
Takashi Matsumoto was riding his fully loaded bamboo bicycle near Goreville, Illinois, Friday morning when he was struck from behind by a motorist driving an SUV.
Matsumoto, 33, was knocked into a ditch and suffered a concussion. He was rushed to Carbondale Memorial Hospital by ambulance.
Calling himself the Bamboo Samauri ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/30/around-the-world-bamboo-cyclist-struck-by-car-in-illinois-updated/
Oct. 30, 2010 — It has been nearly three years since I wrote about two recent reincarnations of Thomas Stevens, the first man to circle the globe on a bicycle (left). A lot has happened since then. Here's the original story with updates included.
Dec. 13, 2007 — While one penny farthing rider has a hard time riding around his hometown of Palo Alto without getting stopped by police, another was invited by friendly police in Tibet to be their guest at a police station.
Martin Krieg says police in Palo Alto ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/30/a-penny-farthing-for-your-thoughts-updated/
USA Cycling and the US Bicycling Hall of Fame partnered this year to honor Taylor Phinney and Mara Abbott as their first-ever USA Cycling Athletes of the Year.
The award recognizes the top male and female cyclists in the USA Cycling's National Development Program. Phinney and Abbott both marked their careers in development this past year with big wins.
They'll receive the awards at the annual US Bicycling Hall of Fame banquet in Davis, California, on Saturday, when four cycling greats will be admitted into the Hall …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/29/and-the-2010-usa-cycling-athletes-of-the-year-are/
Easton Sports is recalling about 200 bicycles because their seatposts can fail.
The seatposts are black with red and gray graphics and carry the name Easton and the model “EC90.” The carbon top clamp can crack, causing a fall and injury, although none have been reported.
The seatposts were made in China …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/28/seatpost-failure-leads-to-bicycle-recall/
Ever take a bicycle tour in Tennessee? Ever think about bicycle travel there?
If so, then the Tennessee Department of Transportation would like your input on a survey about long distance bicycle touring in the state.
The Volunteer State is updating its State Bike Route System and wants to know what people are looking for when they travel by bicycle there. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/28/take-tennessees-long-distance-cycling-survey/
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