May 2009 archive
A petition that trail advocates are pushing in Virginia could result in hundreds, if not thousands, of miles of bicycling trails alongside active railroads.
The central idea of the petition is that citizens should benefit directly from railroad projects that receive government subsidies for new construction or improvements.
The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy points out there already are 200 rails with trails projects in the US totaling more than 2,000 miles.
Currently, the Virginia Bicycle Federation is asking Gov. Timothy Kaine to support trails with rails on all major railroad projects in the state.
Here is VBF's take on the issue …
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Update: Universal Sports comes to the rescue!
The sports programmer will offer Giro d'Italia coverage on a live webcast and a slightly delayed TV broadcast beginning Saturday.
See the Universal Sports Cycling Dashboard for more information as it develops. Apparently the deal was just inked earlier Thursday.
Previously: If you're thinking you'll catch coverage of the Giro d'Italia on Versus — the “all-Lance-all-the-time” network during the Tour de France — then guess again.
Unless events change, Versus will be completely out of the picture for coverage of the Giro d'Italia, which begins Saturday and runs through May 31. That omission even includes the network's Sunday cycling show, which is in hiatus until June 7, and its website …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/08/where-to-watch-the-2009-giro-ditalia-universal-sports/
Bike shop in Logos Bible Software company in Bellingham, Washington. Photo from Logos blog used with permission.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/07/logos-software-company/
A petition is seeking to require that any new or improved railroad projects that use public money install a trail alongside. Picture by Stuart MacDonald
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/07/a-rail-with-trail-in-st-paul/
A jury took less than two hours to reduce the charges against a woman who struck and killed a bicyclist in last year's Tour of the Scioto River Valley (TOSRV).
The motorist was originally charged with the third-degree felony of leaving the scene of a fatal accident. The Pike County, Ohio, jury on Wednesday reduced the charge to a misdemeanor crime of leaving the scene of an accident.
The jury reasoned (and I'm using the term loosely) that because the bicyclist suffered head injuries that killed him instantly, the motorist's failure to stop did not in and of itself result in the bicyclist's death.
The third-degree felony carries a 1- to 5-year prison sentence; the maximum punishment for a misdemeanor conviction is a 6-month sentence and $1,000 fine
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/07/jury-reduces-charges-then-convicts-motorist-in-tosrv-bicycle-fatality/
Begins in Venice on May 9 and ends in Rome on May 31.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/07/official-map-of-the-2009-giro-ditalia/
Giro d'Italia is May 9-31, 2009
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Mark your calendars: The 2010 edition of the Amgen Tour of California is scheduled for May 16-23.
This change could be a good or a bad thing. The race previously has been scheduled for a week in February for its first four years.
Good: May is a much more weather-friendly month in California than February. In fact, a couple of stages in the past two years have been downright miserable.
Bad: The dates put it smack dab in the middle of next year's Giro d'Italia, which has been the cycling world's focus in May for decades …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/07/2010-tour-of-california-will-be-raced-in-may/
A Seattle-based outdoors magazine is offering a new Norco bicycle as first prize to the person who tells the best bicycle commuting story — in 300 words or less.
The publishers of Outdoors NW are looking for real-life bicycle commuting experiences from the Northwest:
“Stories may include your experiences about your first bike commute, why you decided to start commuting, your best – or worst – commuting day, your rainiest commute, how it helped you get in shape, how it changed your life, etc. Stories may be funny, sad, contemplative … anything goes…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/06/best-pacific-northwest-bike-to-work-story-wins-a-new-bike/
Commuter style bicycle built by Canadian bicycle distributor Norco is first prize in Northwest bicycle commuting essay contest. See rules at OutdoorsNW.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/06/norco-vfr-v-brake-3/
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