February 2008 archive

Short, steep hill on Chilly Hilly

Still smiling in spite of some sudden short hills on the 2008 Chilly Hilly.

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Helping the local economy at Chilly Hilly 2008

Local children sells cookies, brownies and water to the passing cyclists. It makes a nice place to stop.

 

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Little tyke gets a lift

Comfortable, dry temperatures made this 2008 Chilly Hilly a good day for a ride in the bike trailer.

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Amazing views at 2008 Chilly Hilly

The 2008 Chilly Hilly saw lots of sunny skies, allowing great views across Puget Sound to Seattle and the Cascades beyond.

 

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Family rides Chilly Hilly

Trailer bikes and plain ol' trailers allow parents to take their kids on Chilly Hilly.

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Luciano Pagliarini

Won Stage 6 of Tour of California after another rider was penalized.

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Cavendish wins sprint, but stage goes to Pagliarini; Leipheimer still leads

Race judges awarded Stage 6 to Brazil's Luciano Pagliarini because the first man across the finish line, Mark Cavendish used a team car to regain the peloton after a crash by other riders at the Amgen Tour of California.

The 20-second penalty must be a huge disappointment for Cavendish's High Road Team, which has yet to win a stage or make a threat in the overall leader's race.

American Levi Leipheimer finished safely in the peloton and retained his lead in the Tour. He only has to hold it for one more day to win the event in the final stage to Pasadena on Sunday …

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Scotland to Syria by rowboats and, when necessary, bicycles

Colin and Julie Angus are two adventurers who are taking a 4,000-mile rowboat and bicycle expedition across Europe that you'll be able to follow online beginning in March.

The two experienced travellers from Canada are rowing down rivers, coastlines and canals from Scotland to Syria. When it's time to portage over passes or around dangerous rapids, they'll use the foldable bicycles and trailers stowed on board to tow their watercraft.

That makes it a completely human-powered expedition on old trade and migration routes from the Scottish highlands to the deserts of the Middle East. The trip also includes a component that enables children in classrooms around the world to interact with the travellers.

Larry Lagarde at the RideThisBike.com website tipped me off about this adventure. He also donated through his website the two full-sized folding mountain bikes the pair will use. Colin Angus will be riding a flat black SwissBike LX; Julie is riding a baby blue Montague CX ….

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Towing a rowboat with foldable mountain bike

Julie and Colin Angus will carry foldable mountain bikes and trailers on their expedition from Scotland to Syria.

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Route across Europe by Julie and Colin Angus

Experiences travellers set out on human-powered expedition by rowboat and bicycles in March 2008.

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