RAGBRAI bicycle tourists get parties and pie. Cycle Oregon cyclists get warning signs and tacks in the road.
At least those are the extremes of two separate bicycle tours that started last weekend in Iowa and Oregon.
The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa is legendary. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/25/a-tale-of-two-state-bicycle-tours-iowa-and-oregon/
I woke up at 5 o'clock this morning, just like I have every morning for the past three weeks to happily watch the Tour de France live on OLN out here on the West Coast.
After putting on the coffee, I turned on OLN partly out of force of habit and curiosity. No Phil or Paul. Just some guy sitting there wearing a “gimme hat” talking about how to catch big-mouth bass. That was the final realization. The Tour de France is over. So, after trundling my daughter off to day camp, I jumped on the bike for ride instead of prying open the laptop. Now I'm OK. Are you OK?
After the ride, I found an article at DepressioNet that espouses physical activity, especially bicycling, as a good treatment for depression. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/25/dealing-with-post-tour-de-france-depression/
Bicycle riders in Portland, Oregon, are fuming over comments made by a radio program's host who broadcast insensitive remarks about cyclists injured in traffic accidents.
The remarks, reported in Jonathan Maus' BikePortland blog, set of a firestorm of protests from cyclists who are variously seeking an apology, a retraction, or retribution. Portland cyclists who battle traffic everyday aren't taking this lying down. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/24/cyclists-outraged-by-djs-comments-in-portland/
“I'm glad we didn't have to make that choice. Church is very important to us. We felt in our hearts he was going to win. He is not one to take second place.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/24/bicycle-quote-a-bicycling-champions-mom/
For the eighth straight year, an American took the podium on the Champs-Elysees Sunday as native Pennsylvanian Floyd Landis won the Tour de France championship.
The 30-year-old leader of the Phonak team thanked his teammates for supporting him, especially for his comeback in the final Alpine stage. Later he told OLN: “I'm proud of the way my team raced, and I'm proud of the way I raced.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/23/floyd-landis-wins-tour-de-france-hushovd-final-stage/
The 2006 Tour de France for Floyd Landis has been a series of ups and downs. Unlike the well-directed affairs that marked the latter years of Lance Armstrong's domination, this has been more like Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
Here's a recap of some events in Landis' Tour:
Prologue — Landis loses 8-10 seconds as he shows up late to the podium. It turns out that the team mechanic had to change a cut tire at the last minute, rather than risk having a flat on the road. (9th place — 9.26 seconds behind Thor Hushovd) …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/23/floyd-landis-wild-ride-to-paris/
American cyclist Floyd Landis has been riding bicycles provided by BMC at the 2006 Tour de France.
The bicycle Landis will likely ride to Paris on Sunday is this carbon BMC Pro Machine SLC01, specially tricked out in the colors of his yellow jersey. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/22/floyd-landis-tour-de-france-bike-is-a-bmc/
American Floyd Landis will ride to Paris in the yellow jersey on Sunday after finishing second in Saturday's individual time trial, unseating the two rivals ahead of him.
As the race for Paris is traditionally for a sprint win, not the overall title, Landis is destined to become the third American to win the Tour de France since Greg Lemond broke the barrier in 1986 and Lance Armstrong won a record 7 Tours between 1999 and 2005. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/22/landis-regains-lead-for-tour-de-france-victory-ride-to-paris/
After the emotional rollercoaster that is the Tour de France for Floyd Landis the past two days, Friday's Stage 18 was relatively uneventful.
Three cyclists attacked a 15-man breakaway about 10 miles from the finish in Macon. The three shadow-boxed for the last kilometer until Matteo Tosatto of QuickStep jumped and took the finish. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/21/quickstep-rider-wins-tour-de-france-stage-landis-readies-for-time-trial/
Organizers of the second annual Amgen Tour of California have announced the host cities for the 8-day stage race next February, to be broadcast on the Versus network.
The list comprises 12 cities, some new for 2007, for the 650-mile bicycle race that's scheduled from February 18-25 …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/21/host-cities-set-for-2007-tour-of-california-bike-race/
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