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It looks like it’s all over for defending Tour de France champion Cadel Evans, as he struggled on three mountain passes in Stage 16 on Wednesday and dropped from 4th to 7th in the overall battle for 1st place.
Evans’ teammate Tejay Van Garderen (a native of Tacoma, Washington) also lost some time on the leaders, but did well enough that he moved up one place into 6th overall.
While Evans’ BMC teammates rallied around their suffering leader in an attempt to help him to the finish, Van Garderen was allowed to ride ahead to solidify his lead in the white jersey competition for best young rider.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/18/bad-day-for-defending-tour-champ-as-teammate-improves/
The motorist charged with killing Seattle bicycle rider Michael Wang last summer faces up to three years and five months in prison after pleading guilty to felony hit-and-run on Tuesday.
The man, Erlin Garcia-Reyes, 28, of Normandy Park was arrested last month in connection with a car crash into a service station on Greenwood Avenue …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/18/driver-in-last-years-hit-and-run-seattle-bicyclist-fatality-pleads-guilty/
Just a few days after his teammate won Stage 12 of the Tour de France, American Christian Vande Velde finished second to Pierrick Fedrigo in a sprint finish for Stage 15 in the town of Pau.
Garmin-Sharp’s Vande Velde joined a six-man breakaway that formed about half-way through the 98-mile bike race that started in …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/17/american-vande-velde-makes-bid-for-tour-de-france-win/
Some of you who have just finished up the Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic this weekend might be looking for new road biking routes to tackle in the Pacific Northwest.
You’ll find them in spades in two new bicycle route guides published this summer by Mountaineer Books.
“75 Classic Rides Washington: The Best Road Biking Routes” and …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/16/two-new-road-bicycling-route-guides-for-washington-and-oregon/
George Hincapie: “I’ve never seen anything like it”
Some nitwit prankster must have thought it would be comical to create chaos in the peloton by spreading tacks along a section of Sunday’s Tour de France route from Limoux – Foix.
Not so funny.
The tacks — described as nails by some — caused dozens of …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/15/tacks-on-road-at-tour-de-france-spell-disaster/
There are 10,000 fewer bicyclists on the streets of Seattle today; they left this morning for Portland.
They’re celebrating their love of the bicycle and self-propelled motion by participating in the 33rd annual Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic, the most awesome bicycle spectacle in the Northwest.
Those who aren’t doing the 202.5-mile ride to Portland in one-day are doing it in two. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/14/2012-stp-cyclists-roll-out-of-seattle-for-portland/
With pleasant weather forecast for this weekend’s Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic, the gnarliest part of the ride just might be getting to the starting line.
An official 10,000 cyclists could be leaving the University of Washington parking lot early Saturday morning for the 202.5-mile one-, or two-day bike ride to Portland’s Holladay Park.
Factor in the closure of the Route 520 bridge from Friday night through Monday morning, and you have a stressful start to the ride …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/12/good-weather-for-weekend-st/
Don’t be surprised if you see rush-hour conditions on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail between Rattlesnake Lake and Hyak on Saturday.
The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust is hosting a Snoqualmie Tunnel Bike Ride and BBQ that day. Registration is still open if you’re interested in joining.
The nonprofit is arranging for transportation from the Cedar Falls Trailhead at Rattlesnake Lake to Hyak, meaning that participants will essentially get a 22-mile downhill ride through the tunnel and all the way to the parking lot. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/10/mountains-to-sound-bike-ride-through-snoqualmie-tunnel-is-saturday/
Update: July 11, 2012 — Attorneys for Lance Armstrong refiled an edited version of the federal suit against USADA that was rejected by the judge. The suit claims:
— USADA doesn’t have the right to charge Armstrong; — USADA doesn’t have the right to force Armstrong to arbitration; — USADA violates his constitutional rights and …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/10/armstrong-lawsuit-irrelevant/
Britain’s Bradley Wiggins won the individual time trial at the Tour de France on Monday, widening his margin over defending champion Cadel Evans by more than a minute and proving why he’s the favorite to win the bike race.
Meanwhile, American Tejay Van Garderen moved back into the best young rider’s white jersey with the …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/09/wiggins-proves-dominance-at-tour-van-garderen-back-in-white/
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