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The head of France's anti-doping agency says that a French judge has issued an international arrest warrant for Floyd Landis in a computer hacking case at the Chatenay-Malabry laboratory.
That's the lab that found elevated levels of testosterone in Landis's samples during the 2006 Tour de France and eventually led to his two-year banishment from professional cycling.
Landis is not being accused of hacking into the computers at the lab, according to what I've read. The judge, Thomas Cassuto, does want to question Landis about how the allegedly hacked files ended up being used in his defense, though …
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Every Sunday and holiday, some 70 miles of streets in Bogota, Colombia, are closed to motor vehicles, allowing bicycle riders, skaters and pedestrians to roam free.
That ciclovia-style celebration has been catching on in some U.S. cities, where a thoroughfare or city park is ruled car-free for one or more weekend days in the spring and summer.
Now, more U.S. cities are ready to join those that already make their streets more liveable for at least one day a year.
Planning its first ciclovia is Spokane, Washington. Among cities that have a history of ciclovia-style events are Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, New York City, San Jose, Kansas City and Chicago …
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When bicyclists are shooting the breeze about their bike touring exploits, each and every one will have a pretty good dog story.
Joe Kurmaskie won't stop there, though. He'll probably tell you about the time he was chased by an elephant.
Kurmaskie, aka The Metal Cowboy, is a Portland-based bike travel writer who recently posted a short video about being chased by an elephant while on a charity bike ride in Botswana.
The African elephant charged Kurmaskie and his companions briefly one afternoon….
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A law requiring motorists to give 3 feet when passing bicycle riders on Mississippi roads appears headed to passage.
Nearly identical House and Senate bills — entitled the John Paul Frerer Bicycle Safety Act — have passed their respective houses and are headed to the other chambers for action.
Currently, 14 states require a 3-foot gap for bicycle riders. They are Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.
Five other states, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota and Virginia …..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/02/13/mississippi-bicyclists-see-3-foot-passing-law-down-the-road/
If a far-reaching plan to enhance bicycling can be enacted anywhere, it's in Portland.
Although members of the City Council delayed the vote on the Portland Bicycle Plan for a week back on Feb. 4, they unanimously approved it on Thursday.
According to BikePortland.org, Mayor Sam Adams will return next week with a proposal to inject $20 million into the bike plan to get some improvements on the ground right away.
The entire 20-year plan would cost an estimated $600 million to create 700 miles of bikeways and make other improvements to encourage commuters to choose bicycles instead of their cars.
See developing details at “Bike plan passes with unanimous support: — BikePortland.org. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/02/12/update-city-council-approves-2030-portland-bike-plan/
Anytime I hear about foreign destinations for bicycle tours, I think of France, Italy, even Canada. But that's all a matter of perspective.
Now a Quebec-based non-profit bicycling association is sending its 2010 Grand Tour south into upstate New York for the first time.
The 2,000 cyclists on the bike tour are expected to pump $1.5 million into the area during the seven-day ride. It's just another reminder that recreatoinal bicycling is a big business that can contribute to the economic health (see “Recreational bicycling has big economic impact in Wisconsin”)
Vélo Québec Événements is producing the bike tour
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/02/11/upstate-new-york-is-destination-for-foreign-bike-tour/
Snowmaggedon. Snopocalypse. No matter what they call it, snowstorms don't stop bicyclists from hitting the roads.
Here are some random images from the group “Bicycles in the Snow” at flickr.com. Some of the photos might be from the recent snowstorms that have crushed the Mid-Atlantic states the past few days, but most are from other times and places.
The photos remind us that bikes are always there in spite of the weather. They tell the story of how we use bicycles to commute to work and run errands through the slush, or just ride them to play in the snow.
The saddest tales are told by those bikes caught in the snow, left to rust under a snowbank or be mangled by a passing snowplow.
Click on the image to see a larger version or visit the group to see all 900-some photos. You also can submit your bike-in-the-snow picture there.
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/02/10/bicycles-in-the-snow/
An 80-year-old railroad bridge that served as a missing link on the 225-mile Katy Trail across Missouri will be preserved for use by future pedestrians and bicycle travelers.
The bridge over the Missouri River at Boonville has been at the center of a debate for some 5 years. The owner of the 400-foot-long steel lift span, the Union Pacific, wanted to dismantle it and use it to build a bridge for trains crossing the Osage River.
Trail supporters — such as Save the Katy Bridge coalition, BikeMoFed, and the Rail to Trail Conservancy — said dismantling the bridge would not only remove an historic structure as part of the Katy Trail, but also threaten the “railbanked” status of the trail because of the broken segment.
Last Friday, however, Gov. Jay Nixon announced the state had brokered a deal for Union Pacific to give the bridge to the city of Boonville in return for Missouri allocating $23 million in federal stimulus funds to go toward building the new bridge over the Osage River …
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The long wait for Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route is almost over. The Adventure Cycling Association says the full maps will be available in mid April.
An overview map is available online. It shows the general route of the 2,392-mile bike route that parallels the Pacific Crest on paved roads.
The bike route from the Canadian border at Sumas, Washington, to the Mexican border at Tecate, Mexico, is the newest of more than 38,000 miles of mapped bike routes offered by the non-profit.
The bicycle route will visit Northern Cascades National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Yosemite National Park ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/02/08/sierra-cascades-bicycle-route-maps-available-soon/
Recreational bicyclists looking forward to getting their Rocky Mountain high this summer should be warned that registration for all four big Colorado bike tours are now open.
The oldest of the bunch, the Denver Post Ride the Rockies celebrating its 25th anniversary, announced its route this morning and began taking registrations. Registration ends Feb. 25.
Starting with Ride the Rockies from June 13 – 19, the other fully supported, mass participation bike tours are Bicycle Tour of Colorado from June 20 – 26, Colorado Rocky Mountain Bike Tour from Aug. 1 – 7, and the Colorado Peace Ride from Aug. 8 – 11.
You can find more week-long, mass participation bike tours in other states at Across State Bicycle Rides..
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/02/07/register-now-for-big-bicycle-tours-in-colorado/
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