2006 archive

Big Sur Ride logo

Big Sur Ride….held in September in Carmel area.

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Logo for Emigrant Trails ride

Emigrant Trails, northern California.

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3 cross-country bike tours; 3 good causes

Bicyclists are taking to the cross-country highways this year to gain experiences at a slow pace and to promote and raise money for charity.

One awesome example is the Bike for BJ tour.

In high school 10 years ago, friends Nick Blankenburg and Sean Ryan made plans to ride their bicycles cross-country. Before they could accomplish that goal, however, Blankenburg was injured in a car accident at age 17 that left him paralyzed from the chest down. …

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Bike for BJ on the road in Texas

Nick Blankenburg, left, and Sean Ryan are pictured with one of the many friends they've made along their way across the southern tier of states from San Diego to St. Augustine.

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Three leaving Virginia

Dominic Smith, Marcyanna Johnson and Andy Robinson are prepared to leave on their cross-country trip. Johnson is riding just the first part of the bike tour. More at the Great American Bicycle Adventure.

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Cycle-Pak founder dies in bike accident; exhibited at Seattle Bike Expo

This is sad news. BikePortland reports that Michael Wilberding, the founder of Cycle-Pak, died on Saturday from injuries he suffered when he was struck by a car in Beaverton on Aug. 1.

Those of you who attended this year's Seattle Bike Expo in February might remember visiting Mike's exhibit, at right. He had designed a double-walled cardboard box that could be used for shipping bicycles. This was his first show, and he was proudly handing out business cards and talking about his invention. …

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Michael Wilberding working his booth at Seattle Bike Expo

Michael Wilberding's Cycle-Pak booth at Seattle Bike Expo in February.

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Hit-and-run on MS 150 bike ride in Oregon

A motorist intentionally shoved a cyclist off the road and into a ditch in Oregon on Saturday during the MS 150 bike ride. The rider suffered cuts and bruises; the motorist left the scene and is being sought by police.

Pro cyclist George Hincapie was among the 900 bike riders in the two-day fund-raiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society that rode out of Forest Grove on Saturday and Sunday. …

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Floyd Landis' new explanation for doping

Floyd Landis appeared on Jay Leno's Tonight Show to offer still another possible reason why he tested positive for a high testosterone level in the Tour de France.

“I don't know if it's somehow or some way I ingested something that caused the tests to be that way,'' Landis told Leno. …

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Marin Century cyclist dies of apparent heart attack

I've noticed several searches on this site regarding a death during the Marin Century bike ride last Saturday. The Marin Independent Journal reports that Judith Harmon, 49, of Lafayette died at about 11:15 a.m., about halfway through the 100-mile event.

The newpaper quoted the county coroner as saying Harmon completed a 100-mile bike ride two …

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