As the end of summer rolls around, I get this terrible feeling that there's something out there I'm forgetting about; something undone.

Oh yeah. Floyd Landis. Guilty or not guilty?

We still don't know, but ... VeloNews reports that a decision may be coming in mid- to late-September. ...   more »

Although September's cooler weather means it's been dubbed "Century Month," there aren't many long rides planned for this Labor Day weekend. There are some exceptions I've found in Georgia and Pennsylvania:

Atlanta One Love Century

One is sponsored by the Metro Atlanta Cycling Club. The One Love Century begins Saturday at Stonewall Tell Elementary School and follows a course through south Fulton, Rico, Palmetto, and Cowetta County. Includes maps, cue sheets, T-shirts, etc. For information, check the One Love Century registration (.pdf).

MACC was founded in 1987 with the noble mission to "promote cycling in the black community and build camaraderie among all cyclists." They do this by sponsoring rides and taking road trips to the Hotter'n Hell (next is Aug. 23, 2008) in Texas and Seagull Century (Oct. 6) in Maryland....   more »

If you're still interested in pro cycling, the 2007 Vuelta a Espana kicks off Saturday for a three-week tour of Spain.

The online bicycle racing network Cycling.tv is webcasting the race and offering a low-resolution webcast for free to those who don't know if they want to shell out 21 Euros for a better view.

Only three Americans are competing in the event, as it conflicts with the US Cycling Pro championships that run Saturday and Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina, and the Tour of Missouri (Sept. 11-16)....   more »

It's inspiration time.

When getting passed by an elderly bicyclist in the state of Missouri, you should check the back of his shirt as he flies past. If it says, "You've just been passed by an 80-year-old man," then that's Charles Brinkmeyer.

An active cyclist for the past 20 years, Brinkmeyer recently celebrated his 80th birthday with an 80-mile ride ...   more »

The LiveStrong Presidential Cancer Forum is underway today and Tuesday in Iowa, where Lance Armstrong strives to make the fight against cancer a top issue in the 2008 presidential campaign.

Democrats Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Bill Richardson and Dennis Kucinich spoke Monday at Cedar Rapids; the Republicans get a shot on Tuesday. Noticeable in his absence was Democrat Barack Obama and Tuesday's expected no-shows Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani. ...   more »

When you read about bicyclist Saul Raisin, it's easy to draw comparisons to two former Tours de France winners; Greg Lemond, who fought back from gunshot wounds in a hunting accident, and Lance Armstrong, who beat cancer.

Raisin has been battling back from severe head trauma he suffered in a race in 2006 to compete on Saturday in the individual time trial at the USA Cycling Pro championships in Greenville, South Carolina.

The Dalton, Georgia, cyclist for Credit Agricole has come a long way from laying in a coma in a hospital bed in France. Still, Raisin's team is being cautious about his ability to make a full recovery to the pro peloton...   more »

A reader recently emailed me to ask if I knew the oldest bicycle club in the US or the oldest race. I didn't, but the question sent me down an interesting road.

It turns out he had acquired a bike racing invitation dated Sept. 15, 1884, from the Keystone Bicycle Club in Pittsburgh and was researching it for sale in eBay.

That set me off on a wild-goose chase of my own, where I stumbled across some old sports newsletters that mentioned bicycle racing from that era   more »

Websites like Craigslist and eBay could be unintentionally sparking a rise in bicycle thefts, reports the Washington Post on today's front page story, "As web fuels bike thefts, victims turn vigilante."

That's probably not much of a headline to people who regularly visit these websites, often in search of their stolen bikes.

There are a few websites, however, that list stolen bicycles that you should probably check if you're thinking of buying a used bicycle online...   more »

Team Slipstream/ Chipotle got some more mountain muscle with the signing of Discovery Channel's Tom Danielson this week.

He joins David Zabriskie and Christian Vande Velde (both of Team CSC) from the US and the UK's David Millar (Saunier Duval) on a team that appears to be filling the void of the departure of the pro cycling team sponsored by Discovery...   more »

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Mountain Thunder runs alongside Allegheny Highlands trail

It will be lung power vs. coal power when the Western Maryland Wheelmen challenge the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's Mountain Thunder on Oct. 13.

The 16-mile race from the Cumberland to Frostburg train stations pits man and machine on the Allegheny Highlands trail and the adjacent tracks of the scenic railroad. Along the way, the route gains 1,300 feet of elevation.

While the bicycle races will be struggling up the grade under their own power, they have an advantage in knowing that the locomotive will pulling 8 or 9 railroad cars filled with passengers and cannnot exceed 20 mph...   more »

A bicyclist from Scotland is out on the road to try and beat the record for an around-the-world bicycle tour of 276 days, 19 hours and 15 minutes.

Mark Beaumont of Fife set off from the Champs-Elysees in Paris on August 5 to set a new world record in under 210 days.

There's no sag wagon to carry Beaumont's stuff or help him over the high passes. Beaumont is lugging more than 66 pounds of gear on the 18,000-mile expedition on his bike, a Koga-Miyata Signature ....   more »

I was rewarded with a quite a shock recently when I stumbled across the Preston-Snoqualimie bike trail while bicycling in eastern King County.

On bicycle maps, the trail looks like it doesn't go anywhere, ending at a dead end in the forest. But that dead end affords a spectacular view across the Snoqualmie Valley to Snoqualmie Falls and the Salish Lodge against the backdrop of Mount Si.

The 5-mile rail-to-trail is part of the old Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad. It was built in 1890 and abandoned in 1974. I encountered as many day hikers as cyclists on this trail. ...    more »

The Dinkytown Bicycle Connection has reopened in Minneapolis just downriver from the fallen I-35 bridge, although the east access remains closed and there's no through-traffic allowed.

Even so, bicyclists and pedestrians are using the bridge to view the wreckage of the collapsed bridge over the Mississippi River and maybe pay their respects to those who died.

The Dinkytown bridge, also known as Bridge No. 9, connects the west and east sides of the University of Minnesota. Access from the western side was reopened on Tuesday, although the east access is shut down while construction is underway....   more »

East Lake Sammamish Trail

Regional bike trails in Seattle's King County won big in measures on Tuesday's ballot.

Two propositions to raise $108.5 million each over six years for maintenance and expansion of parks and regional trails won easily.

The East Lake Sammamish River Trail will be one of the big benefactors of the funding. The 11-mile chipped limestone rail-to-trail project that opened in March 2006 connects Redmond and Issaquah. It will be upgraded and paved ...   more »

Looking for a way to cut air pollution in its capital city before it hosts the 2008 Summer Olympics, Chinese officials have hit upon a bike rental scheme that will involve 50,000 bikes.

The government recently imposed a "car reduction test" that improved the area's air quality during the Good Luck Beijing games, a preview of next year's Olympics. The IOC has said that endurance sports, like cycling, could be postponed on days with high pollution levels during the Summer Games.

The city has been running a test bike rental program at 31 locations. ...   more »