2006 archive

Phone booth in bike lane

The worst bike lanes, ever. Warrington, UK.

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Where in the world is cyclist Jan Ullrich?

German cyclist Jan Ullrich will be back in the saddle at the Giro d'Italia in May, but just to tune-up for the Tour de France in July.

Ullrich, touted by Lance Armstrong as the best candidate to win this year's Tour de France, was said to be in outstanding shape when he arrived at the T-Mobile camp this spring, but has yet to race. Hmm…

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Metal-plated cyclist training for 1,000-mile bike tour in Europe

Gavin Rees, who boasts that he has more metal in his head than anyone else in Europe, is planning a summer fund-raising bike tour from the UK to L'Alpe D'Huez.

The 29-year-old teacher has 24 titanium plates and 131 screws in his head. The metal was put in to reconstruct his skull after he fell more than 100 feet after colliding with his friend while skiing in the Alps. …

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Bicycle quote: Marin County plans hiking and biking trails

“Every time I see a cyclist go over the Golden Gate Bridge and then look like he's lost and doesn't know what to do next, I think, 'We can do better than this.'” …

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Gavin Rees and Duncan Edwards

Gavin Rees, front, received extensive reconstructive surgery after to his skull after colliding with his friend, Duncan Edwards, rear, in a skiing accident more than two years ago.

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Get your cycling kicks on Route 66

Cyclists who want to taste a small slice of Americana at 12 to 14 mph might be happy to know that the League of Illinois Bicyclists and the state have published a map of Illinois' Route 66 Trail.

Roger Kramer's Favorite Cycling Tours brings us the news that the maps with north to south (Chicago to St. Louis) cue sheets are available online.

For safety reasons, much of the 380-mile route doesn't actually use Old Route 66. You can't get many kicks if you're worried about getting run down on a busy highway. …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/03/22/get-your-cycling-kicks-on-route-66/

Route 66 in Illinois

A photo from The Mother Road: Historic Route 66 website. Shows a two-lane still in use between Springfield and St. Louis.

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Three for the road — family to bicycle cross-country on a triplet

A Florida family is taking to the road this spring to bicycle from their  home to Washington state to prove “you can do anything.”

Ron and Kate Nunes, with their 6-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, right, are pursuing the cross-country bicycle tour to raise awareness and funds for a group that offers support for orphanages in China. …

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The Nunes bicycling on triplet

Elizabeth Nunes, 6, looks back at the camera from the rear seat of a triplet powered by parents Ron and Kate Nunes. More about their ride at their journal at Crazy Guy on a Bike.

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Six top cycling teams in Tour of Georgia bike race

Next month's Ford Tour of Georgia bicycle race will feature six ProTour cycling teams in what organizers are touting as the only 2. Hors Classe race in North America.

Signed to compete are Team CSC (Denmark), Phonak (Switzerland), Davitamon-Lotto (Belgium), Prodir-Saunier Duval (Spain), Discovery Channel (USA), and Quick.Step (Belgium).

Although team rosters are not due until April, TdG organizers say they have commitments from 2005 winner Tom Danielson (Discovery), and 2006 Tour of California and Paris-Nice winner Floyd Landis (Phonak). …

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