Lance Armstrong climbs back on the bicycle saddle for all to see this weekend in one of at least three cancer awareness fund-raising rides this fall.
The Livestrong Ride Portland begins Sunday morning, but activities at the Livestrong Village at the Nike HQ in Beaverton starts at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon.
For Lanceophiles who want to see the 7-time Tour …
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A group of Santa Cruz, California, bicyclists has raised $10,000 to help equip the Iraq Junior National Cycling Team with bikes, uniforms, and other cycling gear.
Cyclists for Cultural Exchange began its Iraq project after board member Matthew Werner saw a picture of the team training, reports the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
“There was a picture with barbed wire in …
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What started out as a quirky little story about a cyclist in Toledo getting a traffic ticket after he was struck by a pickup truck has turned into a controversy over where bikes belong.
It's easy to make light of the story, considering the ironic nature of the incident. But anyone who bicycles regularly can see the bigger picture here.
To recap: Melvin Surprise, 22, was riding his bicycle on the sidewalk adjacent to a busy Toledo street when a pickup struck him as it pulled out of a shopping center driveway. A policeman gave Surprise a ticket …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/21/sidewalk-cycling-delayed-in-toledo/
Bicycles are playing a part in helping people who found their lives turned inside-out by Hurricane Katrina.
Clubs are offering fund-raising rides, businesses are offering jobs, and both are collecting and distributing free bicycles (left) to give refugees from the storm a set of wheels to get from one place to another.
There are even stories of people who used …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/20/bicycles-aid-hurricane-katrina-victims-and-refugees/
Spanish cyclist Roberto Heras took home a record fourth championship from the Vuelta a Espana in 2005.
The mountain specialist had shared three wins with Swiss cyclist Tony Rominger, but gained the fourth victory with a decisive mountain stage where he finally shook Russian Denis Menchov from his back wheel.
Heras, riding for Liberty Seguros, didn't fare so well in …
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“There are people who still think I'm nuts. I mean I have a massive feminist following. And a lot of those people are mad. They're like, 'Why would you quit everything for a man?'” …
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A French wire service reports that Paris may offer cheap bicycle rentals at 350 Paris metro stations. Some US cities, such as Austin (photo at left), are doing them one better by offering free bikes and bike rebuilding classes.
The Agence France-Presse says the first 30 minutes would be free; after that, 50 cents to one euro an hour. The idea is to reduce car traffic in the French capital. In Lyon, where 1,000 bikes are available, a bike official said more than 10,000 rentals were made last month.
It's a great idea; but let's talk about free bikes in the US. …
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Spanish cyclist Roberto Heras finished more than 15 minutes behind the winner of Friday's stage in the Vuelta a Espana, but still sat comfortably in the lead.
The 88-mile bicycle race to Alcobendas ended in a three-way sprint to the finish won by 21-year-old Heinrich Haussler (Gerolsteiner). He was a part of an early breakaway of low-ranked riders that survived the …
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Is that the final statement on “Retirement, not a Retirement” from Lance Armstrong?
In a conference call with reporters on Thursday, Armstrong said he was fed up with controversy over six-year-old urine samples and allegations they contained blood boosting agents.
As quoted in CyclingNews:
“Sitting here in my chair right now… yeah, I opened up the possibility a couple of weeks ago …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/16/lance-armstrong-im-not-coming-back/
“Besides the trees, eastern Kentucky housed a wildly variant population of canines curiously united in one over-arching intent – that was to peel the flesh from my shins like a ripe banana. This included a way-too-near miss by a Rottweiler and a valiant attempt by a three-legged collie.”
Rick Gunn, photographer for the Tahoe Daily Tribune, writing about his around-the-world bike tour …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/15/bicycle-quotes-kentuckys-cantankerous-canines/
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