Daily Archive: March 22, 2007

Parlez vous Montreal-Boston Cycling Tour?

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March 22, 2007

by Gene Bisbee

March 22, 2007

There's going to be another French-speaking bicycle race this summer, and it's happening in North America.

The Montreal-Boston Cycling Tour runs from Aug. 5 to 12, beginning with four stages in Quebec, followed by one stage in Vermont, two stages in New Hampshire and the final stage in Massachusetts for the finish in Boston.

This makes four stage races in the US and Canada this summer that are sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale, which means the top professional teams can send riders to compete. …

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2007 Montreal-Boston Cycling Tour

The 2007 Montreal-Boston Cycling Tour runs from Aug. 5-12, with racers cycling through Quebec, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

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March 22, 2007

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Dog-powered scooter could be a plus for cyclists

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Main Page, Offbeat Bicycle News

March 22, 2007

by Gene Bisbee

March 22, 2007

At first I wasn't going to write about the dog-powered scooter that inventor Mark Schuette e-mailed me about. Technically, it ain't a bicycle.

Schuette's contraption does have two wheels, but the similarity to a bicycle pretty much ends there. The scooter is powered by a dog, the rider doesn't get a whole lot of exercise except for balancing and steering.

But as I read through the Dog-Powered Scooter website, I started seeing some advantages for bicyclists, especially those who take to multi-use bicycle paths where people like to walk or run their dogs. …

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