2007 archive

Boy's bike stolen

Says he'll trade his Yu-Gi-Oh! cards for a bicycle to replace one that was stolen. See the ad for contact information.

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Parlez vous Montreal-Boston Cycling Tour?

There's going to be another French-speaking bicycle race this summer, and it's happening in North America.

The Montreal-Boston Cycling Tour runs from Aug. 5 to 12, beginning with four stages in Quebec, followed by one stage in Vermont, two stages in New Hampshire and the final stage in Massachusetts for the finish in Boston.

This makes four stage races in the US and Canada this summer that are sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale, which means the top professional teams can send riders to compete. …

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2007 Montreal-Boston Cycling Tour

The 2007 Montreal-Boston Cycling Tour runs from Aug. 5-12, with racers cycling through Quebec, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

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Dog-powered scooter could be a plus for cyclists

At first I wasn't going to write about the dog-powered scooter that inventor Mark Schuette e-mailed me about. Technically, it ain't a bicycle.

Schuette's contraption does have two wheels, but the similarity to a bicycle pretty much ends there. The scooter is powered by a dog, the rider doesn't get a whole lot of exercise except for balancing and steering.

But as I read through the Dog-Powered Scooter website, I started seeing some advantages for bicyclists, especially those who take to multi-use bicycle paths where people like to walk or run their dogs. …

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Groups try to save funding for bike trail projects

The federal government is asking states to return a record $3.47 billion in transportation funding, and two groups that advocate for bicycles and trails want to make sure that funding for bike facilities aren't hit the hardest.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (they've assisted with 13,000 miles of rail-to-trail projects) and Thunderhead Alliance (bicycle and pedestrian advocacy groups) sent out alerts regarding the federal rescission order from the US Department of Transportation.

States can choose what programs they want to cut, the groups warn, and as they often protect their highway programs, they cut from funds that support bicycling and pedestrian projects. …

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/03/21/groups-try-to-save-funding-for-bike-trail-projects/

Portion of East Lake Sammamish bicycle path

A rail to trail path connecting Issaquah and Redmond in Washington's King County. Path follows Lake Sammamish. More at flickr.com

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2007 Tour de Georgia

Course map for 2007 Tour de Georgia bike race

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Tour de Georgia bike race teams announced; Hamilton returns

Tyler Hamilton, left, officially returns to pro cycling in the US next month as his Italy-based Tinkoff team is among the 15 that will compete in the week-long Tour de Georgia.

Discovery Channel's George Hincapie also is expected to have recovered from his broken wrist and be back in the saddle in time for the 667-mile Tour, scheduled for April 16-22.

The Tour de Georgia team list, as reported in the Rome (GA) Tribune, includes five ProTour teams (CSC, Discovery, Prodir-Saunier, QuickStep, and Predictor-Lotto), as well as four UCI Professional Continental teams and five UCI Continental (USA) teams. …

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Deadly business of hauling coal by bicycle in India

A story out of India this weekend about people who haul coal by bicycle struck me for two reasons: 1) it's about bikes, and more importantly, 2) it shows the risks people will take to scratch out a living.

The reporter interviewed coal carriers in the Jharkhand area of eastern India, where abandoned coal mines still cough up enough fuel for locals to illegally mine and transport to larger cities for sale on the black market.

It's a dangerous business. The bicyclists haul 1.5 quintal (330 pounds) of coal by bicycle on narrow roads out of the hills 30 or 40 miles to their destination. They'll make a couple of trips a week, earning less than $70 a month for their efforts. …

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Carrying coal by bicycle in India

Photo by colorofash at flickr.com

Bicycle loaded with illegally mined coal in India.

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