The world is not always a friendly place for bicycle tourists.
Two pairs of cyclists wrote first hand reports in their bike journal blogs of being harassed recently in Latin America by locals armed with machetes. In one case the two bike riders lost a pannier to the bandits, who patted them down with the blunt ends of their weapons. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/25/machete-bandits-plague-latin-america-bike-tours/
In spite of Boston being judged one of the worst cities for cyclists by Bicycling magazine this year, legislation that would offer relief to bicyclists appears to be going nowhere at the state capitol.
The Bicyclists' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities has been bottled up in Massachusetts for six years. The bill would give the bicycling public the same legal rights to the road and responsibilities as motorists. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/24/no-help-for-boston-1-of-worst-cities-for-cycling/
Who's the great American hope in this year's Tour de France? You gotta believe that Floyd Landis is a top contender.
The Pennsylvania native and Southern California resident won the 6-day Ford Tour de Georgia on Sunday by finishing in the pack with a scant four-second lead over last year's winner, American Tom Danielson of the Discovery pro cycling team. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/24/landis-clinches-3rd-major-race-of-season-at-tour-de-georgia/
Here's a scenario I bet you didn't expect:
Tom Danielson, 4 seconds down in the General Classification, won Stage 5 atop Brasstown Bald on Saturday but didn't gain on Tour leader Floyd Landis because the Phonak cyclist finished on Danielson's back wheel.
With just Sunday's bike ride left in the 600-mile, 6-day race across Georgia, it looks like Landis is poised to win his third major bicycle race of the season. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/23/brasstown-bald-surprise-at-tour-de-georgia-bike-race/
US cyclist Jason McCartney tried to turn back the clock to duplicate his Dahlonega stage win in 2004 on Friday, but it was US sprinter Freddy Rodriguez who was the more successful time traveler to win the stage.
US cyclist Floyd Landis held onto the overall lead in the Ford Tour de Georgia, thanks his Swiss Phonak team cutting into McCartney's lead over Woody Gap, the final climb of the day. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/21/deja-vu-all-over-again-at-tour-de-georgia-stage-4/
More than half (51%) of the voters in the “Who will win the Tour de Georgia” poll picked current leader Floyd Landis to win the bike race, which ends Sunday.
I've been checking the results every night, and Landis was leading in the polling before he ever motored down the ramp for the individual time trial Thursday and took the lead. David Zabriskie of Team CSC was second, with 31%. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/21/landis-wins-poll-now-can-he-win-the-tour-de-georgia-no-prizes/
There goes that Floyd Landis again, winning another individual time trial on Thursday and jumping to the overall lead in the Ford Tour of Georgia bike race.
The Phonak team leader who lives in Southern California beat the field for the second year in a row, although his margin was less than in 2005. With a harrowing climb on Brasstown Bald coming up Saturday, it's up to Landis and his team to hold off last year's overall winner Tom Danielson of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/20/landis-bicycles-to-tour-de-georgia-lead/
Lance Armstrong says he has a void to fill after retiring from cycling, so he's entering the New York City Marathon on Nov. 5. He'll be following in the footsteps of his former wife.
Armstrong, who competed as a triathlete as a teen-ager, told the Associated Press that he was considering the Chicago Marathon, but the 26-mile foot race in New York City fit his schedule better.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/20/lance-armstrong-back-to-where-he-started-running/
Last year's best young rider in the Tour de France is this year's leading bike racer at the Tour de Georgia … for now.
Discovery Channel's Yaroslav Popovych won the 116-mile stage Wednesday that ended with four climbs over the Clocktower Hill in Rome. The win by the 26-year-old Ukrainian put him in first place overall.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/20/discovery-puts-cyclist-in-overall-lead-at-tour-de-georgia/
“Lance gave us a great platform to spearhead American cycling. You have guys like George Hincapie, Floyd Landis, Levi Leipheimer and Tom Danielson. There are a lot of different aspects of riding … Lance was a combination of those. We'll replace him with great athletes, but what Lance did might never be done again.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/04/19/bicycle-quote-next-great-american-cyclist/
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