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Imagine a bicycle route that primarily uses rails-to-trails pathways through the historic countryside between two major European capital cities.
That's the Avenue Verte between London and Paris.
Right now, it is little more than a dream, according to a BBC reporter who rode his bicycle along the 250- to 290-mile route through southern England and northern France. Originally proposed for a big launch for the 2012 Olympics in London, the route suffers — at least in the UK — from funding cuts that make that an unlikely deadline.
Reporter Stephen Mulvey wrote at “The London-Paris cycle route that keeps getting you lost” ….
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The world's first platinum-level bicycle-friendly city likely achieved another first on Sunday — the world's longest line of bicycles.
Some 1,200 bicyclists registered in Davis, California, to create the longest line of bicycles, as judged by the Guinness Book of World Records. The Sacramento Bee reports that the parade of bicycles snaked around a two-mile route at the UC-Davis university campus.
The event was a fund-raiser by the local Odd Fellows Lodge to raise money for the local schools.
The longest-line-of-bicycles category is a new one for the Guinness book ….
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Thor Hushovd captured the world title for Norway at the road bicycle race event for the UCI Road World Championships in Australia on Sunday.
The Norwegian won the final sprint by attacking a large group which had incredibly come back together during the final lap of the 162-mile bike race around Geelong.
One of the favorites, Phillipe Gilbert of Belgium, attacked the lead group of 50-some cyclists on the final lap, but started to fade after gaining nearly a half-minute advantage.
Defending world champion, Cadel Evans of Australia …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/03/thundering-to-a-world-cycling-title-in-australia/
The award-winning documentary “Ride the Divide” that chronicles the world's longest mountain bike race is scheduled for a free showing Thursday night in Seattle.
Jump on over to the REI website right now to sign up [then return to this article], as there are only a handful of registrations remaining.
If you live somewhere else in the US, check the screenings schedule at the “Ride the Divide” website.
In addition to the documentary, local Tour Divide competitor Kent Peterson ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/03/free-showing-of-ride-the-divide-in-seattle-more-screenings-in-october/
The Dutch cyclist Frank van Dijk has finally completed his TransAmerica bicycle tour, 34 years after he set off from Oregon with a group of countrymen in 1976.
Here's how Frank described those last few miles to Eureka, Kansas:
“With each car that you hear, you're especially careful. Eureka approaching! It is a short drive about 50km. Yet another 5 … 10 …. 3 …. more. I see the board Eureka City Limits.
No fanfare, no music …….. but a good feeling! I am here!! The champagne is chilled.”
Frank is celebrating after wrapping up some unfinished business …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/02/dutch-cyclist-is-last-to-finish-bikecentennial-bicycle-tour/
In my 10 years of bicycling in the Pacific Northwest, I've never witnessed dreary, overcast skies turn into a sparkling blue so fast.
Fortunately I was perched atop a little hill called Holden Knob between Hobart and Issaquah at the time with the western drainage area of the Cascade laid out at my feet and snow-covered Mount Rainier shining in the south.
The knob is one of the features at Taylor Mountain Park, a county park shared by equestrians, hikers and the occasional mountain biker. Although I had driven out there to ride before, I thought it was be better to pedal my mountain bike the 15 miles to the park on Thursday.
If history is any guide, there aren't too many more days of cycling in Western Washington this year that won't require fenders and raingear….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/10/01/bike-ride-up-to-the-knob-september-tale-of-the-tape/
Australian cyclist Michael Matthews won the under-23 men's road race in his home country on Friday becoming the first Aussie to win at this year's UCI Road World Championships.
Germany's John Degenkolb finished second and Taylor Phinney of the US finished in a dead heat for third place with Guillaume Boivin of Canada.
Phinney's bronze medal in the 99-mile road race around Geelong …
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UCI provisionally suspends the Spanish cyclist
With all eyes focused on the grand jury investigating allegations that Lance Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs, now comes shocking news that Alberto Contador failed a doping control test during the closing stages of the 2010 Tour de France.
Three-time Tour champion Contador, through a spokesman, says that food contamination must be the culprit. He reiterated that position at a press conference on Thursday near his home in Spain.
The UCI, pro cycling's governing body, has “formally and provisionally suspended” Contador. It says further study is needed before any conclusion can be drawn.
The failed drug test was taken on July 21, a rest day in the Pyrenees for the peloton. The next day, Stage 17, saw Andy Schleck attack Contador numerous times on the Col de Tourmalet in an attempt to win back an 8-second deficit ….
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Don't you think your kids would enjoy riding their bikes through the woods this weekend? It just so happens that Saturday is International Take Your Kid Mountain Biking Day.
In the Seattle area, the Trips for Kids program by Cascade Bicycle Club and Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance are hosting a free guided ride and jump jam at Duthie Hill Park near Issaquah and Sammamish.
Jill Kintner, (above right) the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in BMX and former Kirkland resident, will be among those on hand to ride with the kids ….
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Four Californians are teaching sustainability by example as they travel by bicycle around the US and make presentations at schools along the way.
The four cyclists — Aaron Viducich, Sara Dykman, Tommy Viducich and Matt Schiff — have logged some 5,500 miles on their estimated 15,000-mile journey around the lower 48 states and Alaska.
More importantly, they've spoken with about 1,500 students in more than 30 presentations over the past four months. …
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