Photo of cyclists summiting Medicine Lodge Divide in Montana on previous bicycle race along Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. More Montana mountain bike race photos at Tour Divide.
2009 archive
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/18/tour-divide-bicycle-race/
World's fastest bicycle traveler is back on the road again
The Scottish bicycle traveller who holds the world record for fastest circumnavigation of the Earth is taking his BBC audience on a bicycle tour of the Americas.
As I write this, Mark Beaumont is returning from his ascent of Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska by foot.
Over the next seven or eight months, the 26-year-old bicycle adventurer will pedal the coastal mountain ranges all the way to Argentina where he'll summit Aconcagua in the Andes.
Global cyclist
In February last year, Beaumont finished an 18,000-mile solo bicycle tour that circumnavigated the globe. His 195-day trip shattered the previous record of 276 days …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/18/worlds-fastest-bicycle-traveler-is-back-on-the-road-again/
Solo men begin 2009 Race Across America by bicycle
Four-time Race Across America winner Jure Robic, left, of Slovenia took off from Oceanside, California, on his bicycle at noon Wednesday to defend his title against 23 other men entered in the solo division of the 3,022-mile cross-country race.
He's expected to finish sometime on Friday, June 26, when he pulls into City Dock in Annapolis, Maryland.
This is the 28th running of RAAM, the amazing uber-endurance bicycle race that's the longest, and probably the most difficult, bicycle race in the world.
Four solo women and one man over 60 started their trans-America uber-endurance bike race at noon Tuesday; the 2-person, 4-person and 8-person teams will leave Oceanside on Saturday …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/17/solo-men-begin-2009-race-across-america-by-bicycle/
Lance Armstrong to miss Seattle LiveStrong Challenge bicycle ride
The 2,000 participants in the inaugural LiveStrong Challenge in Seattle this Sunday might be disappointed to learn that Lance Armstrong won't be appearing at the charity bicycle ride.
Instead, Armstrong announced Tuesday that he and teammates Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner will be racing at the Nevada City Classic that day.
Responding on his Twitter account to a discouraged fan, Armstrong wrote:
“I hear ya. If it weren't for the TdF then I'd be there. Have to get some racing in prior to the big race. Tough to balance it all.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/17/lance-armstrong-to-miss-seattle-livestrong-challenge-bicycle-ride/
A perfect storm of bicycle rides and tours this weekend
Sometimes when the planets align correctly and all other conditions are just right, we have the perfect storm of recreational bicycle tours. It's a good thing.
Such is the case this weekend.
If you live in Washington state and you can't find a ride this weekend, then you aren't trying very hard.
I count eight organized bicycle rides this weekend from Seattle to Winthrop to Walla Walla. Seven compete for our attention on Saturday, while the LiveStrong Challenge has Sunday all to itself when 2,000 hit the roads in the Seattle and the Eastside.
Here's a rundown (also available on the June Bicycle Ride Calendar at BikingBis):
Saturday
— Painted Cyclists Solstice Parade: Leave the spandex at home for this ride. Participants in the annual Fremont parade ride au naturel beneath about 8 ounces of paint …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/16/a-perfect-storm-of-bicycle-rides-and-tours-this-weekend/
Bicycling interest declining in UK, but still ahead of US?
Research from England shows that bicycling is on the decline in that country as kids spend more time in front of the TV and computer games.
A report by Kellogg's finds that one home in three doesn't have a bicycle, and half the parents responding to a survey says riding a bicycle isn't important for kids today as when they were growing up.
In fact, one of every five parents in London won't bother to teach their kids how to ride a bicycle. And half the parents said they simply don't ride a bicycle anymore themselves.
While the Guardian newspaper was alarmed at this decline in bicycling, I wondered if there are similar trends in the US …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/15/bicycling-interest-declining-in-uk-but-still-ahead-of-us/
Valverde holds off Evans to win Dauphiné Libéré
Try as he might, Australian cyclist Cadel Evans couldn't shake Alejandro Valverde as he tried to make up the 16-second margin that separated him from the yellow jersey in the final stage of the Dauphiné Libéré on Sunday.
No. 2 Evans attacked at least four times on the last climb, the St. Bernard-du-Touvet. Each time he was marked by Valverde and No. 3 Alberto Contador of Team Astana.
Stef Clement of the Netherlands won the stage in Grenoble, followed across the line by Garmin's Timothy Duggan of Boulder, Colorado …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/14/valverde-holds-off-evans-to-win-dauphine-libere/
Valverde holds lead at Dauphiné
Pierrick Fédrigo joined a 14-man breakaway just 10 miles into the 65-mile stage over the Col d'Izoard and beat the three other survivors as they raced their bicycles into Briançon on Friday.
Among the Dauphiné Libéré bike race leaders, Alejandro Valverde retained his margin over Cadel Evans and Alberto Contador at the end of Stage 6. The race ends Sunday in Grenoble.
While the leaders matched each other in the peloton on the steep climb up Izoard, Spaniard Mikel Astarloza made the only bold move and attacked…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/12/valverde-holds-lead-at-dauphine/
2 WSU football players arrested in connection with bicycle thefts
Bicycle thefts on college campuses can be frequent and commonplace, but I've been surprised this year by some of those held responsible.
First was the case of the University of South Florida dean whose involvement in a bicycle theft at the campus hospital was caught on tape. The dean, who earned $384,000 a year, is shown on tape helping his handyman take the bike.
Now, Washington State University in Pullman has suspended two freshmen football players from team activities after they were arrested in connection with bicycle thefts from a dormitory …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/12/2-wsu-football-players-arrested-in-connection-with-bicycle-thefts/
Screenwriter hired for Lance Armstrong movie
It's not quite time for “Lights. Camera. Action!” for the Lance Armstrong biographical movie, but apparently plans are shifting into a higher gear.
The screenwriter for the movie “Seabiscuit,” Gary Ross, has been hired to write a script for the movie based on Armstrong's first book, “It's Not About the Bike.”
The film's producer, Frank Marshall, told the Risky Biz Blog that the tale of the pro cyclist and the race horse have certain similarities …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/11/screenwriter-hired-for-lance-armstrong-movie/
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