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Two of the best obliterated the field in the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race in Colorado on Saturday, with David Wiens pulling away from Lance Armstrong near the finish for the win.
In spite of the loss, it shows that the 7-time Tour de France winner is still in incredible shape. With all the travelling, speaking engagements, high-profile dating, etc., 36-year-old Armstrong finished within 2 minutes of the now six-time Leadville winner.
The same can be said for the fitness level of 43-year-old Wiens. Last year he held off a challenge by former mountain biker and Tour de France competitor Floyd Landis. VeloNews said Wiens' victory this year was 13 minutes faster than last year's course record that he set against Landis, who fell during the race …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/08/09/wiens-wins-leadville-armstrong-in-second/
Generous residents in the Eugene, Oregon, are helping to put a bicycling couple from Indiana back on the road after one of their bikes and gear was stolen last weekend.
Melissa Henige and Andrew Davis had left a cafe in Eugene on Saturday when they discovered someone had cut the cable lock on their bikes and ridden off with Melissa's bike and trailer, which included clothes and camping gear.
Their initial response to throw in the towel and complete their journey to California by train was derailed when their story got out and people starting offering gear and bikes so they could continue. Andrew writes at their blog, Changing Gears:
“So offers for bikes and trailers and camping gear and help have been flooding in over the last 48 hours. It's amazing …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/08/07/donations-help-theft-victims-complete-their-bicycle-tour/
Look Cycles is recalling about 40,000 pairs of KéO Bicycle Pedals because the steel axle can break, causing the potential for fall and injury.
The San Jose-based distributor of the French-made pedals has received 14 reports of pedals breaking, including seven incidents which led to minor injuries, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The black bicycle pedals were sold at specialty bicycle retailers across the US from January 2004 to July 2007 for $100 to $500 …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/08/06/look-recalls-keo-bicycle-pedals/
European countries that focus on bicycle lanes and bike paths are so far ahead of the US in the use of bicycles for transportation that any comparisons are actually laughable.
The US News & World Report compares trips by bicycle: 10% in Germany, 18% in Denmark, and 27% in The Netherlands. The US is 1%, a figure that is probably rounded up.
For “short trips” of less than 1-1/2 miles, 37% of those are made on a bike in The Netherlands compared to 2% in the US. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/08/05/comparing-us-vs-euro-bicycle-use-my-july-ride-stats/
The day after Tour de Fat visited Seattle to celebrate the bicycle as a sustainable form of transportation, a Washington DC architect is interviewed by the Post:
“Somewhere along the line, we made biking a hobby and a sport instead of a way to get around,” says Alexandra Dickson, an architect who commutes from Southwest Washington to her downtown office on a blue Breezer Villager that she calls Babe, after Babe the Blue Ox. “I'd like to see it get back to being a way of getting around. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/08/03/quote-a-way-to-get-around/
US cyclist Levi Leipheimer has been training in Utah and California to prepare for the Olympic bicycle road race and time trial events at the Summer Olympics beginning next weekend in Beijing.
Leipheimer has had plenty of time to stew about the upcoming Olympics as his Astana team was not invited to the Tour de France.
The Santa Rosa, California, resident did some training along the coast to escape the smoke from inland wildfires. He's also been training in Utah, he recently told the RecovoxNews blog. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/08/03/levi-leipheimer-talks-about-his-olympics-chances/
It was all about bicycles (all shapes and sizes), beer (New Belgium Brewery), bands (two of them) and babes (The Sprockettes) when the Tour de Fat rolled into Seattle on Saturday.
While the Blue Angels roared overhead, hundreds of bicycle enthusiasts celebrated the gasoline-free culture of the bicycle at Gas Works Park overlooking Lake Union.
The Tour de Fat is on an 11-city swing through the West this summer to raise awareness about bicycling as sustainable form of transportation. Proceeds from the Seattle event go to Bicycle Alliance of Washington and Bike Works. The next stop is Portland on Aug. 16 …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/08/03/tour-de-fat-bicycle-party-rolls-into-seattle/
The outdoor advertising group that operates the bicycle rental program in Paris says vandalism and the cost of spare parts is cutting into its margins.
The JC Decaux company's deal with Paris calls for it to provide and maintain 20,000 public bicycles in return for outdoor advertising space around France's capital.
The program is extremely successful, with 100,000-some rentals daily. However, Decaux spent about $32 million in the first half of the year to maintain the program because of vandalism and spare parts …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/08/01/paris-velib-program-more-costly-than-expected/
What did I do in the olden days when a promising relationship turned sour? Go for a nice long bike ride.
This morning I read Lance Armstrong and Kate Hudson decided to part ways, and this afternoon I hear that Armstrong plans to compete in the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race on Aug. 9.
Maybe it's just a coincidence. Armstrong said he was going to do the mountain bike race last year, but he had to cancel when another committment arose. Floyd Landis did ride last year, and finished second place to David Wiens…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/07/31/lance-armstrong-on-roster-of-leadville-100-this-year/
This Saturday the Tour de Fat rolls into Seattle's Gas Works Park. Bicycling enthusiasts can join in a parade, participate in challenging bike contests, and enjoy entertainment from the Portland-based Sprockettes bicycle dance troupe, left.
The New Belgium Brewery's tour is visiting 11 cities throughout the West this summer where it mixes good fun with a chance to raise funds for local bike-related groups — in Seattle that's Bike Works and Bike Alliance of Washington.
Tour de Fat opens with a bike parade out the Burke Gilman Trail toward Golden Gardens that leaves at 10 a.m. Participants are invited to decorate their bikes and wear outrageous costumes …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/07/30/tour-de-fat-comes-to-seattle-this-weekend/
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