Riding in an organized bicycle tour means lots of camaraderie, prepared meals, luggage and maintenance services waiting at the end of the day, even police motorcycle escorts at times.
Just don't let down your guard about the dangers posed by motor vehicles. Three cyclists on group bicycle tours — two in Colorado — have died in collisions with motor vehicles in the past few weeks …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/07/three-fatalities-on-organized-bike-tours-in-colorado-and-washington/
US cyclist and member of Team CSC from Le Tour Live website.
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Davitamon-Lotto's sprinter Robbie McEwen from Le Tour Live website.
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It's Robbie McEwen crossing the finish line first at the Tour de France again and again this year. The Australian cyclist followed Davitamon-Lotto teammate Gert Steegmans on a perfect lead out for his 3rd victory on Friday.
In fact, after a number of miscues in earlier stages, it looked like the sprinters' teams were finally getting it right as the peloton drove into Vitre at the end of the 117-mile Stage 6. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/07/mcewen-wins-his-3rd-stage-boonen-holds-yellow-in-tour-de-france/
This shouldn't surprise anyone. The number of viewers tuning in to the first four stages of OLN's Tour de France coverage has been nearly cut in half this year with the retirement of Lance Armstrong.
Tour coverage at the Outdoor Life Network, once known as the Only Lance Network, has crashed 49% to 207,544 people. Combining the number of people watching live and taped replays raises viewership to 749,472. But that's still a 47% drop. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/07/oln-viewership-down-with-lance-less-tour-de-france/
A flat stage into Normandy featured a classic contest for the sprinters Thursday as Spanish cyclist Oscar Freire won Stage 5 of the Tour de France.
Teams from Milram, Liquigas, QuickStep and Credit Agricole set the pace as the peloton sped into Cain, but the racer from the Rabobank team grabbed the victory from yellow jersey holder Tom Boonen of QuickStep …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/06/oscar-freire-wins-stage-5-boonen-still-holds-overall-tour-de-france-lead/
Aussie sprinter Robbie McEwen zipped past the field at the finish in Saint Quentin on Wednesday to take his second win in the 2006 Tour de France.
Marking his 10th career win at the Tour, the Davitamon-Lotto cyclist said, “This one is for Freddy Rodriguez.” The American — and the team's lead-out specialist — crashed in Tuesday's stage and suffered a concussion. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/05/mcewen-wins-again-boonen-retains-tour-de-france-lead/
Ambulances carried three cyclists down the road on the Tour de France during Tuesday's brutal stage. Here's an update on their conditions.
US speedster Fred Rodriguez and Dutch cyclist Erik Dekker both went down after hitting a pothole outside Verviers …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/05/updates-on-tour-de-france-crash-victims-rodriguez-dekker-and-valverde/
“One of the problems is that a lot of the spectators now have digital cameras and they’re all leaning out on the road to get a shot. They don’t realize how fast we’re riding and before we know it, we are upon them.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/05/tour-de-france-quote-michael-rogers/
Nobody in recent memory could report a human interest story better than the late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt. His “On the Road …” reports are noteworthy not only for briefly shining the spotlight on unheralded Americans, but also for the simplicity and directness of his writing.
In more than 600 segments of “On the Road,” at least twice Kuralt touched on bicycling. One was about June Curry, the Cookie Lady of Afton, Virginia. Another was Jethro Mann, the bicycle man. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/05/two-stars-of-charles-kuralt-series-are-still-helping-cyclists/
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