Mark Cavendish mug shot. Team Columbia
2009 archive
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Fabian Cancellara
Swiss time trial specialist for Saxo Bank, Fabian Cancellara
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Lance Armstrong takes best time (briefly) at 2009 Tour de France; Cancellara wins Stage 1
Lance Armstrong tore through a 9.6-mile individual time trial course in Monaco at 20:12 on Saturday morning, finishing in 10th place on the first stage of the 2009 Tour de France.
It followed by nearly four years Armstrong's declaration of “Vive Le Tour” as he bade farewell to professional cycling from the top step of the podium in Paris with his 7th Tour de France win in 2005.
Armstrong was the 18th cyclist on the course and set an early best time. By the end of the day, after all 180 riders had finished, he had only dropped to 10th.
Swiss time trial phenom Fabian Cancellara had the best time of 19:32. He'll start in yellow to start Stage 2, a 116-mile race from Monaco to Brignoles …
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Levi Leipheimer mug shot
Levi Leipheimer at 2009 Tour de France
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Lance Armstrong mug shot
Lance Armstrong mug shot from 2009 Le Tour.
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Watching the 2009 Tour de France;
Start with 14 hours a day on Versus
It will be all Lance all the time on the Versus cable network when the 2009 Tour de France kicks off in Monaco on Saturday.
After a series of 10 one-hour shows on Friday highlighting the all-time best Lance Armstrong stages, Versus will launch its live coverage for Stage 1 at 9:30 a.m. (ET) Saturday.
There will be live coverage in the morning, followed by three two-hour replays throughout the afternoon, followed by a 3-hour “expanded” primetime show in the evening that will be repeated once.
That's 14 hours a day for the “routine” stages. Mountain stages could get 17 hours of coverage in a 24-hour period.
I'm sure that's OK with most cycling fans. Although I try to watch as much of the live show as possible in the morning, I'm often hooked in the evening by the primetime show …
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The incredible lightness of being
an ultralight bicycle traveler
A couple of days ago I stumbled across a bicyclist who is preparing to ride from Vancouver, BC, to New York City with less than 35 pounds — including his bicycle.
This is no credit card tour, however. The cyclist, Igor Kovse, is geared for full-out camping with a tent, sleeping bag and a pad. He's also carrying tools, clothing for wet and cold weather, a camera and photographic supplies.
Whenever I'm bicycle touring, it's obvious that I'm in serious need of a gear diet. That's why I like to see how the ultralight half lives.
Apparently Igor has been traveling like this for quite a few years. He announced his upcoming transcontinental tour at the Ultralight Biking Yahoo group, and referred people to his Crazy Guy on a Bike touring page for a previous ride from Dushanbe to Delhi that lists all of his equipment …
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Bicycling's impact on bone density
Another day, another study with something for us to worry about.
Coming on the heels of a report that tied bicycling and infertility, the New York Times reports on a couple of studies that ties bicycling with the reduction in bone density.
That makes cyclists more susceptible to breaks, such as Lance Armstrong's collarbone fracture earlier this year, above.
An encouraging note is that recreational cyclists are not subject to the infertility and bone density problems. The studies looked only at elite athletes who push themselves to the extreme in training and competition ….
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Ultralight bicycle touring set up
Here is Igor Kovse on the road somewhere between Dushanbe and New Delhi on a bicycle tour last year. Note the absense of panniers. From his website “On My Bicycles.”
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One Sunday spent noodlin' around on a bicycle
Although I don't keep to a tightly regimented training schedule for bicycling, I usually know my route when I roll down the driveway and I'll stick to it.
Occasionally, though, I just take my bike and head out with no destination in mind. I'm just going out exploring on my bike, or noodling around. Although it doesn't account for many miles in the saddle, it always results in some interesting finds.
On Sunday, for example, I headed down the pipeline right-of-way on my Rockhopper and followed it to the dead-end above May Creek. That's where I veered into the woods on a light trail. Not far along, I came upon this vintage US Mail truck rusting back into its elements in the woods …
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Trail biking
- Bike Bemidji to host 'Reverse Half Loop the Lake' July 24Riders will start at the South Shore Beach House and bike along the Paul Bunyan Trail to Lake Bemidji State Park and back, a total of 12 miles, a ...
- Quebec's La Route Verte is North America's Most Epic Cycling Network | Momentum MagLa Route Verte is a system of stunning cycling routes that wind through the entire province, to the tune of some 5300 kilometers.
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