2006 archive

Gary Martin

Lake County Sheriff's Department Chief Gary Martin died on bicycle tour for Indiana Concerns of Police Survivors.

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Gary Dudley

State Trooper Gary Dudley, died on bicycle tour for Indiana Concerns of Police Survivors.

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Hincapie goes down within sight of finish line; Schumacher wins Benelux

The Tour of Benelux ended on Wednesday in a finish more reminiscent of a roller derby match. Stefan Schumacher swung into the path of George Hincapie about 60 yards from the finish line, nicking Hincapie's front wheel and sending him crashing to the ground.

Awarded a time bonus, Schumacher made up his three-second deficit and beat Hincapie by one second in the Tour of Benelux, an eight-day stage race through Belgium and the Netherlands. …

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Bicycling ban for kids under third grade in Lawrence, Kansas

Principals in a Kansas school district are prohibiting children up to third grade from riding their bicycles or scooters to school. That might not sit too well in some Oregon school districts, which encourage children to walk and ride to school.

The Lawrence school district enacted the ban last spring after a 6-year-old kindergartner was struck and killed by a minivan as he rode his scooter to school. Police said a shrub at the intersection obscured the motorist's view. ….

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/22/bicycling-ban-for-kids-under-third-grade-in-lawrence-kansas/

Benelux Tour: George Hincapie still in first

American George Hincapie held onto his overall lead in the Tour of Benelux on Monday, while Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen won the sprint stage from Hasselt to Balen.

A Discovery Channel cyclist, Hincapie took the overall leader's claret jersey with a time trial win on Sunday. …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/21/benelux-tour-george-hincapie-still-in-first/

Touring bicycle online photo gallery

You want pictures of touring bikes? Fully Loaded Touring Bikes has pictures of touring bikes —  nearly 100 of them.

Ron W's “tribute to the fully loaded touring bicycle” gallery shows the many makes and styles of touring bicycles out on the road and the different ways their owners load them up. …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/21/touring-bicycle-online-photo-gallery/

Touring bike in Austria

One of nearly 100 pictures of touring bikes pictured at Fully Loaded Touring Bike. This is a Koga WorldTraveller pictured in Austria.

Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/21/touring-bike-in-austria/

George Hincapie leads Tour of Benelux

With the ongoing controversies about drugs, drug labs and drug-enforcement czars, it's easy to forget that most cyclists are still cranking away out there on the blacktop.

One of those is American cyclist George Hincapie, who has taken the lead of the 8-day Tour of Benelux in Belgium and the Netherlands. The Discovery Channel cyclist did it by winning the 10-mile Stage 4 time trial on Sunday. …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/20/george-hincapie-leads-tour-of-benelux/

I suppose it's a rig now, not a bike

I'm testing out my newly acquired Yakima trailer the other day, and a guy on a singlespeed comes up alongside and shouts, “Nice rig!”

It didn't occur to me then, but I realized later that I've stepped up from riding a bike to piloting a rig.

I'm planning (probably not too carefully) a few days off for a bike tour in a couple of weeks, and my LeMond Tourmalet isn't really designed for carrying much gear. …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/08/19/i-suppose-its-a-rig-now-not-a-bike/

Bike with trailer

My “rig”; LeMond Tourmalet with Yakima trailer

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