2006 archive

Frankie Andreu

Former US Postal Service team cyclist and OLN cycling commentator Frankie Andreu admitted to the New York Times that he took blood booster EPO.

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New Burley owner puts focus back on bike trailers

It's a smaller company that Burley Design workers returned to Monday morning after the Eugene, Oregon-based trailer and bike maker was purchased by a local businessman last week.

One of the first moves was to lay off all 104 employees Friday; 65 return to work Monday morning and the other positions were eliminated. …

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UK motorists give less space to helmeted bicyclists

At least in the UK, motorists pass more closely to bicycle riders who wear helmets than they do cyclists who ride without a helmet.

The study by traffic psychologist Ian Walker at the University of Bath found that the average motorist gets 3 inches closer to helmeted cyclists when passing; motorists also pass male cyclists closer than female cyclists. …

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Anti-doping agency to begin Floyd Landis review

Floyd Landis will launch his defense against doping charges next week when his attorney submits materials to a US Anti-Doping Agency review board that there's insufficient evidence to proceed against this year's Tour de France winner.

In a press release posted at FloydLandis.com, attorney Howard Jacobs says he and a team of scientific experts found “inconsistencies in the testing protocol and methodology” after reviewing 370 pages of documents provided by the French lab. …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/09/09/anti-doping-agency-to-begin-floyd-landis-review/

Greg LeMond to show up for Dam2Dam bike ride

See Greg ride. America's first Tour de France winner Greg LeMond is cycling in this year's Dam2Dam Thumbs Up! Bike Tour, scheduled to begin Sept. 30 in Wenatchee, Washington.

The bicycle tour, featuring 25-, 50-, or 100-mile routes follows the Columbia River between Rocky Reach Dam and Wells Dam to the north. …

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North Carolina's “Bicycle Man” has to pack up and move

A long-simmering dispute between Moses Mathis, who has given away thousands of bikes to kids, and the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee has boiled over.

The King committee has sold a warehouse that Mathis leased for $1 to an Atlanta-based company that builds affordable housing for college students. Mathis has 90 days to vacate. …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/09/08/north-carolinas-bicycle-man-has-to-pack-up-and-move/

The signs of (bicycling) life on the Olympic Peninsula

You might say I don't get out much, but I saw some bicycle signs that were new to me during my bicycle tour of Washington State's Olympic Peninsula last week.

The one posted above — “Winter Storm Trail Bypass” — directs travellers to an alternative route on the Olympic Discovery Trail near Port Angeles. Apparently winter storms roaring down the Strait of Juan de Fuca can make this upper gravel path dangerous. …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/09/07/the-signs-of-bicycling-life-on-the-olympic-peninsula/

Flashing lights for cyclists on US Highway 101 in Olympic National Park

US Highway 101 narrows to a two-lane roadway along the southern shore of Lake Crescent in the Olympic National Park. Cyclists can punch the button to activate the flashing signal, warning motorists — the log-haulers — that a cyclist is up ahead.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/09/07/flashing-lights-for-cyclists-on-us-highway-101-in-olympic-national-park/

Paris Mountain map

How to get to the US Cycling Pro Championship ascent on Paris Mountain.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/09/06/paris-mountain-map/

The peloton on Paris Mountain

Bidulos at Flickr.com caught this picture of the peloton struggling up Paris Mountain for the first lap of US Cycling Pro Championships road race in 2006.

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