Visitors to the Brasstown Bald stage of the Tour de Georgia on Friday might have witnessed rescuers reviving a man who crashed his bike on the way down the mountain.
The man, Thomas Kinnebrew of Helena, Arkansas, crashed into a rock embankment after he lost control on his bike after the race. Rescuers at the scene kept him alive with ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/24/spectator-severely-injured-at-brasstown-bald-accident-after-tdg/
A French anti-doping laboratory has found synthetic testosterone in seven “B” samples taken from Floyd Landis during the 2006 Tour de France.
Landis, who has long-criticized the procedures at the lab, immediately said a representative of his defense team was blocked from entering the lab to observe technicians perform some of the tests. See FloydLandis.com.
The follow-up tests were ordered by the US Anti-Doping Agency, which is preparing a case against Landis, who was found to have a high testosterone/epitestosterone ratio after one stage of the Tour de France.
Probably a surprise to no one, the results were leaked to the French newspaper L'Equipe, which appears to be the publishing arm of the Laboratoire National de Dépistage du Dopage. No one else has seen the results. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/23/french-lab-alleges-more-evidence-of-doping-in-floyd-landis-samples/
Six cyclists from the Pacific Northwest competed at the 2007 Tour de Georgia. Here's how they did in the final standings:
Omer Kem of Salem, Oregon (Priority Health); 106th overall
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/23/results-of-six-pacific-northwest-cyclists-at-tour-de-georgia/
Some 50,000 bicycle riders took to the streets of Budapest, Hungary, for a mass procession to celebrate Earth Day.
The Sunday bike ride is the world's largest, organizers claim. The 9-mile ride ended with a traditional “lifting of the bikes” at the City Park at the end of the event.
So many cyclists participated, according to the Caboodle.hu website, that the first cyclists arrived at the final destination as others were still embarking on the ride. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/23/huge-bicycle-ride-in-budapest-supports-earth-day/
An Earth Day celebration in Budapest, Hungary, drew some 50,000 bicycle riders. Suhajdab photo at flickr.com
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/23/50000-ride-bicycles-in-budapest/
The Tour de Georgia has posted the highlights of several stages of this year's bike race at YouTube. Here's a 10-second clip of fans chasing Levi Leipheimer up Brasstown Bald.
As of Sunday night, the finishes for Stage 5 (Brasstown Bald), Stage 6 and Stage 7 were also posted. These clips run about 6 to 10 minutes each. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/23/2007-tour-de-georgia-highlights-at-youtube/
Janez Brajkovic, left, held off the challengers to win the 2007 Tour de Georgia on Sunday, becoming the first non-US cyclist to win the 5-year-old bike race.
Meanwhile, Argentinian sprinter J J Haedo repeated last year's feat by winning the last stage of the Tour, which ended in Atlanta with a 77-mile criterium race.
The overall win by the 23-year-old Discovery Channel cyclist from Slovenia is just one indicator of the growing international flavor of this stage tour, which has been dominated by Americans in previous years. Other winners were Chris Horner (2003), Lance Armstrong (2004), Tom Danielson (2005), and Floyd Landis (2006). …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/22/haedo-gets-finale-win-at-tour-de-georgia-brajkovic-wins-tour/
Slovenian cyclist for Discovery Channel pro cycling team wins 2007 Tour de Georgia
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/22/janez-brajkovic/
Yesterday was the first warm, sunny day in Annapolis, Md., in many weeks, and that meant it was time to start training for the 2007 Face of America Ride. The two-day, 110-mile ride is less than a week away, so it was time to get some miles in.
I had been riding my trainer indoors all winter, along with running and doing my regular exercise regimen of stretching and chin-ups, etc., but there is no substitute for time on the road, and that was far too apparent after 34 miles on flat terrain felt like a century in the Rockies.
But no worries, because just being a part of this ride is more important than how I get it done. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/22/2007-face-of-america-ride/
The Ranger's Station is a great place to take a break, fill up the water bottles and soak up some sun.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/22/rangers-station-on-the-ba-trail/
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