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Although Slovenian ultra-cyclist Jure Robic rolled across the Race Across America finish line in Atlantic City on Tuesday, about a dozen solo riders are still struggling on their bicycles two days later.
One of them, diabetic Vail cyclist Kerry White, is continuing her ride despite being disqualified with 1,300 miles to go for failing to meet a time cut off earlier this week.
After starting on June 10 for 25 solo men and five solo women, RAAM is winding to a close. Most of the teams, which started June 12, have finished, except for two 2-man teams. …
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The 22nd annual Ride the Rockies bike ride ended early for a 52-year-old Littleton man when a car made a left turn in front of him as he sped down Rabbit Ears Pass on Sunday.
Meanwhile, authorities are saying that the New Castle wildfire that spread to 1,000 acres Tuesday afternoon won't affect the 2,000-person bike tour.
The cyclist, Kent Lewis, smashed into the passenger side of the vehicle and was taken to Yampa Valley Medical Center where he was treated for cuts and bruises and released on Monday. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/20/ride-the-rockies-cyclist-recovering-from-car-collision-wildfire-wont-interrupt-bike-ride/
Organizers of the 2007 Ride the Rockies might be forced to detour 2,000 bicyclists around a wildfire on Wednesday on the 36-mile stage from Rifle to Glenwood Springs.
The so-called New Castle fire, which started Sunday, has scorched 350 acres about 10 miles west of Glenwood Springs. Some 200 firefighters, with air tanker support, were expected to be fighting the blaze by Tuesday night because it is threatening hundreds of homes.
The route for Ride the Rockies passes right through the fire zone, reports Greg Moody with CBS4 in Denver, and tour organizers were considering two options. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/19/wildfire-might-force-detour-for-ride-the-rockies/
Occasionally I'll get personal email from readers who see something that they think I might be interested in.
Recently I've received email about bike-commuting foreign ministers, bike-parking headaches in Amsterdam, and a request for a good bicycle touring book recommendation.
Ken in North Carolina forwarded the above image to me from BBC showing France's Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development Alain Juppe walking away from a cabinet meeting with his Dutch commuting bike.
“It's a very nice example for government figures everywhere!” Ken wrote. …
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Frenchman Christophe Moreau climbed back into the lead of the Dauphiné Libéré on the final climb of the day on Saturday's penultimate stage.
While Astana cyclist Maxim Iglinsky won the 120-mile stage from Gap to Valloire, teammate Andrey Kashechkin fell off the lead and into third place…
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The 27 remaining solo cyclists in the Race Across America are all going strong, although they're spread out over 1,000 miles of blacktop.
The men's leader and former champion, Jure Robic, was the first to pass through Marthasville, Missouri, while female cyclist Patty Riddle just passed through Durango, Colorado, earlier on Friday.
In spite of the distance separating them, they all share a desire to overcome rain, wind, heat, terrain, sleep deprivation and just plain exhaustion so they can ride into Atlantic City, 3,000 miles from the start. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/15/solo-raam-cyclists-spread-out-over-1000-miles/
One of cycling's most promising stars, Italian Ivan Basso, was handed a 2-year suspension from pro cycling on Friday for his involvement with a blood-doping Spanish doctor.
Basso admitted to “attempted doping,” but never carrying through with it. That admission was enough to earn him the ban, which actually expires Oct. 24, 2008, due to previous suspensions.
Considered to be one of the world's top cyclists, Basso won the 2006 Giro d'Italia, and finished on the Tour de France podium with Lance Armstrong in 2005 and 2004. In predicting a Tour de France winner in 2006, Armstrong vacillated between Basso and German Jan Ullrich as his successor …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/15/basso-banned-begins-training-for-2009-season/
Tour de France contender Alexander Vinokourov played domestique to Antonio Colom on Friday, helping his Kazakhstan-based Astana teammate over a steep climb and the finish line in Digne-les-Bains.
Another Astana cyclist, Andrey Kashechkin, finished in the main group to retain his overall lead in the 8-day Dauphiné Libéré, considered a prep for next month's Tour de France.
Colom didn't get a free ride to the finish line. The Spanish cyclist worked as part of a breakaway that led during most of the 120-mile Stage 5 that began in Nyons. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/15/astana-team-delivers-1-2-punch-at-dauphine-libere-and-retains-overall-lead/
We already know that Paris is gearing up for a “free” bike rental program that begins July 15. I was surprised to learn that Washington DC is considering launching its own, smaller scale, automated bike rental program that could get off the ground by the end of the summer.
The District Department of Transportation, working with bus shelter supplier Clear Channel Adshel, plans to install 10 kiosks in the greater downtown area where up to 120 bicycles can be rented. It would be the first such program in the US. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/14/paris-prepares-for-10k-rental-bikes-can-dc-be-far-behind/
If you're looking for inspiration to get on the bike, look no further than Bill Anderson.
The 81-year-old cyclist from Yuma is pedaling the 2,000-mile perimeter of Arizona over the next two weeks to raise money for Yuma's Crossroads Mission, a charity for the homeless.
This would be quite a feat for someone half his age, but for Anderson it's pretty much par for the course. The former boxer, WWII vet and construction executive is an excellent example of how a lifetime of exercise can keep someone active for many years. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/06/13/81-year-olds-inspiring-bike-tour-is-a-lifestyle-not-a-one-time-event/
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