Vietnam veteran Bob Rodweller is preparing to bicycle cross-country to raise money and awareness for disabled veterans. See his Bicycle America for Wounded Veterans webpage.
2007 archive
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Canadian wins snowy US Cycling Open
Canadian cyclist Svein Tuft won the inaugural US Open Cycling Championships on a snowy day in Virginia on Saturday.
The rider for the Symmetrics team bridged a gap to solo breakaway cyclist Jonathan Patrick McCarty (US) of the Slipstream team, and attacked on the last of eight 5.5-mile circuits around Richmond.
Tuft crossed the finish first, followed by McCarty then Argentinian Alejandro Borrajo of the Rite Aid team. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/07/canadian-wins-snowy-us-cycling-open/
Suggestions for bicycling the Great Allegheny Passage
This will be the first full year that bicycle tourists can ride the full-length of the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage between Cumberland, Md., and Pittsburgh.
Connecting with the 186-mile long C&O Canal Towpath between Washington DC and Cumberland, the entire route 336-mile route promises to be a popular destination for bicycling tours this summer, if the Rails-to-Trails' Greenway Sojourn 2007 along the the corridor is any indication.
A group of 12 cyclists from Atlanta recently completed the trip and posted some observations at GAP Yahoo group. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/07/suggestions-for-bicycling-the-great-allegheny-passage/
Bike to Work Day is just around the corner
Civic and business leaders in Silicon Valley jumped on their bikes Friday to rally the troops for a big turnout for National Bike to Work Day during the week of May 14-18.
Hundreds of bicycle clubs and business groups across the nation are making plans for Bike to Work Day, sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists. Workers are being encouraged to leave their cars parked at home and commute by bicycle that day in hopes that they'll realize that bike commuting is possible… maybe even fun.
In the Silicon Valley, business leaders are promoting the CEO/Celebrity Cycle to Work Day Challenge to encourage participation the event. Area CEOs and government leaders are being challenged to ride their own bikes to work on May 17, encourage employees to do the same, and host welcome stations for cyclists at their offices. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/06/bike-to-work-day-is-just-around-the-corner/
Silicon Valley business leaders bike
Carl Guardino, President & CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group; Yoriko Kishimoto, Mayor of Palo Alto; and Ed Colligan, President and CEO, Palm, lead other cyclists in a ride on Friday to encourage Silicon Valleyites to participate in the CEO/Celebrity Cycle-to-work Day challenge on Bike to Work Day on May 17.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/06/silicon-valley-business-leaders-bike/
Logo for US Open Cycling Championships
US Open held in Virginia on April 7.
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Double dose of pro cycling on TV this weekend
If you're working on your income taxes this weekend instead of bicycling, you might want to flip on the TV for the inaugural US Open Cycling Championships on NBC on Saturday or the Tour of Flanders on Sunday on the Versus (OLN in Canada) cable network.
NBC is televising the road race championships from Virginia from 2:30 to 5 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT) on Saturday. Coverage of the Belgium's Tour of Flanders spring classic runs from 7 to 8 pm. Sunday (ET) as part of Versus' Cyclysm Sunday series.
It is quite a coup for the US Open to get same-day coverage on network television. Cable sports stations rule the roost for cycling in the US and abroad; the last time network TV offered same-day domestic cycling coverage was 1996, an organizer told VeloNews. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/06/double-dose-of-pro-cycling-on-tv-this-weekend/
“The Flying Scotsman” bike movie opens in select cities in May
The film adaptation of two-time bicycling one-hour world record holder Graeme Obree's life is scheduled for release May 4 in Seattle, Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Toronto and Washington DC.
The year's first US screening, however, will be Friday night at the 16th Philadelphia Film Festival. Here's a two-and-a-half minute trailer for the film:
Obree's accomplishments are amazing, considering that he broke the world record as an amateur racing on a bicycle that he designed. He also battled bicycling federation bureaucrats who disapproved of his riding style, and his own inner demons, as he was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/05/the-flying-scotsman-bike-movie-opens-in-select-cities-in-may/
Another sponsor for 2007 Tour de Georgia
Still scratching around for money, Tour de Georgia organizers announced Wednesday that AT&T has come forward with $500,000.
Tour de Georgia backers said a couple of weeks ago that “the race must go on” in spite of a $1 million shortfall and lack of a title sponsor. The Georgia state legislature then got into the action; first House approved $1 million infusion in the 2007 state budget, then the state Senate removed it…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/04/05/another-sponsor-for-2007-tour-de-georgia/
Sharrow
Sharrow — emphasizing areas where cars and bike share the road. Photo by quosquos at flickr.com.
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Trail biking
- New 55-acre bike park opens in Victor, created by Iraq veteran and family - KPAXA new 55-acre bike park in Victor, created by Iraq veteran Arthur Sykes and his family offers mountain biking trails and serves as a healing space ...
- Weekend Warm-Up: North Shore Betty - Explorersweb »... biking Betty rides off down the trail. Photo: Screenshot ... On the screen, Betty's bike leaps over rocky trails and races around bends and through the ...
- With Alaskan Way bikeway opening, Seattle has a complete bike route along its downtown ...The waterfront (should we rename it the Dzidzilalich Trail?) is poised to be the new busiest bike route in the city, challenging the Westlake bikeway ...
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