2010 archive

Tejay van Garderen

HTC Columbia cyclist born in Tacoma but grew up in Bozeman, Montana.

 

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Albuquerque bike bridge

Gail Ryba Memorial Bridge

 

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New bike bridge in Albuquerque dedicated to bicycle advocate Gail Ryba

Albuquerque officially opened a new bicycle bridge over the Rio Grande River on Monday that helps link the city's 400-some miles of bicycle paths and trails.

The $6.9 million bridge just north of I-40 is named for Gail Ryba, the founder of Bike ABQ, the city's first bicycle advocacy group. She died of cancer earlier in May.

The Gail Ryba Memorial Bridge, together with the approaches, is about a mile long. It was built with $5.3 million in federal stimulus funds, along with $1.3 million kicked in by the city.

It provides a central link for the the north-south Paseo Del Bosque Trail …

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Gail Ryba

Founder of Bike ABQ, died in early 2010 from cancer. A bicycle bridge in Albuquerque, NM, is named for her.

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Phillipe Gilbert

Omega Pharma Lotto

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Belgian takes stage and lead at Vuelta

Riding out front of the Vuelta a Espana nearly all day wasn't good enough for Serafin Martinez to win Stage 3 on Monday.

The peloton closed a 30-second gap to Martinez in the next to last kilometer of the race to Malaga. Phillipe Gilbert (left) attacked on the climb and held off all challengers to win the stage and take the overall …

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Cyclist, 70, keeps the centuries rolling north of the border

Imagine that you're 70 years old and you have completed an organized bicycle century ride in all 50 states between 2002 and 2009. What's next?

If you're Al Emma of Exton, Pennsylvania, you keep rolling down the road on your bicycle.

Just about the time he was wrapping up his 50 100-milers in July 2009, Emma had started on his next endeavor — riding a 100-mile century in each of the 10 Canadian provinces.

He started with the Southern Ontario Century Ride in Alliston on May 23, 2009 and completed the cycle with The Fredericton Freewheelers Century Ride in New Brunswick just a couple of weeks ago on Aug. 22 …

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Al Emma

Cyclist has ridden centuries in all 50 states in the US and 10 provinces in Canada

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Dutch cyclist returns to US to finish 1976 TransAmerica bike tour

 If you're bicycling anywhere on the eastern half of the TransAmerica Bicycle Route over the next six weeks, keep an eye open for a cyclist wearing a yellow T-shirt that says “Tour de Frank: 1976 – 2010.”

Wave, give him a thumbs up, or even stop for a chat. That's Frank van Dijk, a fragment of bicycle touring history.

The 58-year-old Dutchman is finishing his Bikecentennial tour that he started 34 years ago.

Frank was one of thousands who took to the road in 1976 to cross the United States by bicycle to celebrate the nation's 200th anniversary. Frank set out with a group of 179 cyclists called “The Dutch Apples” who left the Pacific Coast to ride east to Yorktown, Virginia.

Unfortunately for Frank, an elderly motorist ran into him with her Buick ….

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Frank van Dijk on bike trip

1976

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