2010 archive

Paris Mountain route at national cycling championships

The road race route for the US National Cycling Championships includes four ascents over Paris Mountain.

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Belgian racks up another stage victory at Vuelta

An early race leader rocketed up the brutally sudden uphill finish in Toledo to win Stage 20 of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday.

Phillipe Gilbert (left, Omega) attacked the peloton after it crossed a bridge leading to the final mile into town. American Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) hung onto his wheel but was unable to pass the driving Belgian.

Overall leader Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) finished in a small group just 1 second behind, earning himself another 12 seconds of breathing room over 2nd place Ezequiel Mosquera ….

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Leadville 100 returns to the big screen with Race Across the Sky 2010

Generally, I'm not much of a fan of movie sequels (unless it's the upcoming Harry Potter), but “Race Across the Sky 2010” sounds promising.

This is the second year in a row that the Leadville 100 mountain bike race has been immortalized for release in theaters.

Following the slipstream of its success with a documentary on the 2009 race, “Race Across the Sky 2010” will be shown in some 500 theaters nationwide on Nov. 4 (that's a Thursday).

Details of that release and ticket information ….

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Another sprint finish at the Vuelta; another win

His third victory at this year's Vuelta a Espana will be recorded as an individual sprint win, but once again Mark Cavendish got a lot of help.

HTC-Columbia teammate Matt Goss delivered Cavendish to within about 200 yards of the finish line on Thursday, allowing the “Manx Missile” a clear sprint to the finish line in Salamanca.

He finished one second ahead of second-place finisher J.J. Haedo (Saxo Bank), who was followed by a dozen other sprinters to close the flat 18th Stage of the Vuelta ….

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18 more U.S. cities earn bicycle-friendly stamp of approval

The combined efforts of bicycle advocates and city staffs to encourage bicycling has paid off in 18 cities this fall as the League of American Bicyclists announced the latest round of Bicycle-Friendly Communities.

Two of them — Baltimore and Knoxville — must be given credit for hanging in there to earn the award on their third attempt.

All the cities — there are representatives from north, south, east and west — earned their entrance at the lowest bronze level. Now they can work toward the goal of a silver, gold or platinum level designation. Only Portland, Ore., Davis, Calif., and Boulder, Colo., are at the highest level.

The League also renewed the designations of eight cities — three at the silver level and five at the bronze level …

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Bicycle Friendly Community sign

Posted in Folsom, California, along the American River bike trail.  Folsom is now a silver level community.

 

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Washington state seeks volunteers for bicycle count

Can you count and are you free Oct. 5, 6, or 7th?

Then you can volunteer to participate in the 2010 Washington Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project.

The state wants to count bicyclists and pedestrians at specific locations year after year to estimate demand, measure the success of investments and design future projects.

Cities seeking volunteers comprise Bellevue, Bellingham, Bothell, Bremerton, …

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Decisive loss on a flat stage at Vuelta a Espana bike race

One cyclist may crack on the lofty summit of a mountaintop finish. Another will fail on an individual time trial over a dead flat course. Each time, the overall race lead changes.

That's the story of the past two stages of the Vuelta a Espana.

On Monday's Stage 16, red jersey leader Vincenzo Nibali lost more than a half-minute when many of his rivals attacked near the summit of Alto de Cotobello and he couldn't respond. Joaquim Rodriguez moved into first place overall. ….

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Musicians hitting the road by bicycle for fall concert tours

Taking your show on the road has a completely different meaning for muscians Ben Sollee and Taylor Ho Bynum.

Separately, the two are bicycling to their schedule of far-flung gigs. For cellist/vocalist Sollee, it's a cross-country tour. For jazz trumpeter Bynum, it's bike tour to concerts in New England.

Although it's unusual, they're not the first. They'll be following in the virtual bicycle tire tracks laid down by the Ditty Bops four years ago.

The Los Angeles-based girl band duo known for their music, as well as their love of bicycles, took off on their cross-country bicycle performing tour in 2006. At the time, band member Abby DeWald said that it was better to move their bodies “than sit in a mush pile in the back of a dirty van.” ……

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Ditch the Van Tour

Ben Sollee and his three-person crew on the road in Kentucky. See Vimeo video.

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