The Adventure Cycling Association is once again asking touring bicyclists to nominate deserving folks for its four annual bicycle travel awards.
There's an award for the person who does the most to help touring bicyclists, the most helpful bike shop, the person who has contributed to the overall success of bicycle touring, and the most prominent Adventure Cycling volunteer.
If someone comes to mind, go to the awards program at Adventure Cycling Association.
They didn't have these awards when my friend and I rode our bicycles cross-country in 1984, but I was thinking who I would nominate from 23 years ago: more»
Following up on Thursday's post about US cyclists picked for 2007 Tour de France team rosters, Team CSC has chosen David Zabriskie and Christian Vande Velde.
Pending further changes, six US cyclists will race in the 2007 Tour de France.
Team CSC did not pick Bobby Julich for this year's Tour; T-Mobile chose neither Aaron Olson or Canadian Michael Barry.
Zabriskie is the US time trial champion and finished 5th overall in the week-long Dauphine Libere earlier this month, surviving the many climbs of that bike race. A teammate, Fabian Cancellara, is the world time trial champ. ... more»
OK. There's no Lance and no Landis, but we still have Levi for this year's Tour de France bicycle race.
Even so, broadcast media watcher MediaDailyNews says the Versus cable network is in for a "rough ride" with this year's Tour de France broadcast ratings, what with no clear American favorite and the doping scandals that are ripping apart cycling.
Versus has scheduled 17 hours of daily Tour de France coverage from the July 7th prologue in London to the July 29th finish in Paris. The usual suspects will be behind the microphones: Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen are returning as the main commentators, and Bob "Tour Day France" Roll and Al Trautwig will host the extended prime-time replay. ... more»
Are you looking for the end-of-season challenge to test your bicycling fitness? If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you might consider the High Pass Challenge presented by the Cascade Bicycle Club.
Offered by the Seattle-based bicycle club for the first time in 2007, the Challenge is a 120-mile, one-day bike ride that features 7,500 feet of elevation gain.
Cyclists will begin in Packwood, Washington, between 7 and 8 a.m. on Sept. 23, and climb Independence Pass, pedal past Spirit Lake and arrive at the Windy Ridge Viewpoint of the Mount St. Helens blast zone in the national monument. ... more»
Pro cycling teams are announcing their rosters for the 2007 Tour de France as the race starts in London in a little more than a week.
The US-based Discovery Channel pro cycling team is sending a squad led by California's Levi Leipheimer, winner of the Tour of California in February. He'll be joined by US road champion George Hincapie.
The rest of Discovery's international cast is comprised of Alberto Contador, Vladimir Gusev, Egoi Martinez, Benjamin Noval, Sergio Paulinho, Yaroslav Popovych and Tomas Vaitkus... more»
If there's one thing that Kentucky is known for among cross-country bicyclists, it's the dogs.
When my friend and I rode through there on our TransAmerica bike tour back in 1984, I remember pedaling some rural areas where the baying hounds would telegraph our passage right on down the road.
Barking isn't the problem, however. It's the chasing and biting.
Kentucky's bicycle and pedestrian coordinator, Tiffani Jackson, wants to learn more about this problem. Adventure Cycling Association notes in a recent edition of "Bike Bits" that she wants cyclists to contact her about about cyclist-dog encounters "so I can start to show people how big of a problem dogs are here in the state." ... more»
According to a survey conducted in Washington state, it's because they never learned to ride in the first place or they don't know how to ride in traffic.
Those results from a telephone survey surprised the state Department of Transportation official who sought the input as part of the state's effort to update its 12-year-old bicycling and pedestrian plan. ... more»
Forget about the dishes in the sink. Forget about mowing the lawn and posting your blog. Forget about sleep. If you had 24 hours, how far could you ride your bicycle?
More than 400 bicyclists met at the National 24-Hour Challenge last weekend near Grand Rapids, Michigan, to seek the answer to that question. It was the 24th meeting for the event.
Seattle resident Craig Ragsdale, 29, learned he could set the course record by covering 502.6 miles. Just as amazing, 67-year-old Dave Thomsen of Austin, Minnesota, bicycled 403.9 miles. ... more»
The other day, I finally topped the climb near my house. I paused to let the motorist in the oncoming lane make a right turn from the 3-way stop, as I prepared to make a left.
He made his turn. I started into the intersection, but the guy following him slid along behind him and we were on a collision course.
"Yo yo yo yo yo!" I distinctly remember yelling "Yo" five times. (In times of crisis I seem to revert to Rocky Balboa speak, as in "Yo, Paulie".) He stopped, and I pedaled on through. About a half block away, I hear the car approaching and it is slowing down... more»
Bike riders at the 2007 Ride the Rockies will surely remember this as the Earth, Wind and Fire tour.
The earth would be the four soaring mountain passes they crossed in 7 days of cycling. The 1,000-acre wildlife blaze the cyclists passed Wednesday would be the fire.
And the micro-burst that blew down a large party tent, injuring three to five people, on Thursday at the Aspen encampment would be the wind. ... more»
Photo by Aaron Teasdale Adventure Cycling Association
No support vehicles. No support crews. No calling anyone on a cell phone. No prizes. Few paved roads. What the hell kind of a bike race is this?
It's the Great Divide Race, the world's longest mountain bike race and arguably the most grueling.
Twenty-four mountain bikers set off from Port of Roosville, Montana, on the Canadian border on June 15 to tackle the 2,490-mile route to Antelope Wells, New Mexico, at the Mexican border.
They're following the stunningly beautiful and remote Great Divide Mountain Bike Route charted by the Adventure Cycling Association. It's pretty much all dirt road and trails criss-crossing the Continental Divide, with 200,000 feet of elevation gain along its course. ... more»
Friends of an Albany, New York, boutique owner and fashion designer are raising funds for statewide bicycle training programs in her memory.
Diva de Loayza died on June 6 from injuries she received when she was struck by a minivan as she pedaled through a red light. She was knocked over the hood and crashed to the ground on her head; she was not wearing a helmet.
She also carried no identification, and it was two days before her identity was known. ... more»
Although Slovenian ultra-cyclist Jure Robic rolled across the Race Across America finish line in Atlantic City on Tuesday, about a dozen solo riders are still struggling on their bicycles two days later.
One of them, diabetic Vail cyclist Kerry White, is continuing her ride despite being disqualified with 1,300 miles to go for failing to meet a time cut off earlier this week.
After starting on June 10 for 25 solo men and five solo women, RAAM is winding to a close. Most of the teams, which started June 12, have finished, except for two 2-man teams. ... more»
Lance Armstrong is riding the entire RAGBRAI bicycle tour this summer and is making off-the-bike appearances at a special event for youths in Spencer and a concert in Cedar Falls.
After the first stage, which ends Sunday, July 22, in Spencer, Armstrong is scheduled to meet with registered youth participants (under 21) on the Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. He'll answer their questions about his journey through life ... more»
The 22nd annual Ride the Rockies bike ride ended early for a 52-year-old Littleton man when a car made a left turn in front of him as he sped down Rabbit Ears Pass on Sunday.
Meanwhile, authorities are saying that the New Castle wildfire that spread to 1,000 acres Tuesday afternoon won't affect the 2,000-person bike tour.
The cyclist, Kent Lewis, smashed into the passenger side of the vehicle and was taken to Yampa Valley Medical Center where he was treated for cuts and bruises and released on Monday. ... more»
The Adventure Cycling Association is once again asking touring bicyclists to nominate deserving folks for its four annual bicycle travel awards.
Following up on Thursday's post about US cyclists picked for 2007 Tour de France team rosters, Team CSC has chosen David Zabriskie and Christian Vande Velde.
OK. There's no Lance and no Landis, but we still have Levi for this year's Tour de France bicycle race.
Pro cycling teams are announcing their rosters for the 2007 Tour de France as the race starts in London in a little more than a week.
If there's one thing that Kentucky is known for among cross-country bicyclists, it's the dogs.
Forget about the dishes in the sink. Forget about mowing the lawn and posting your blog. Forget about sleep. If you had 24 hours, how far could you ride your bicycle?
Bike riders at the 2007 Ride the Rockies will surely remember this as the Earth, Wind and Fire tour.
Friends of an Albany, New York, boutique owner and fashion designer are raising funds for statewide bicycle training programs in her memory.
Although Slovenian ultra-cyclist Jure Robic rolled across the Race Across America finish line in Atlantic City on Tuesday, about a dozen solo riders are still struggling on their bicycles two days later.
