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Televising Tour de France in 2010

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Poll: Your favorite to win the 2010 Tour de France

Who do you think will win the 2010 Tour de France?

Will it be a repeat win by one of the former champions like Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador or Carlos Sastre? Or will a new cyclist — such as Cadel Evans, Christian Vande Velde, or one of the Brothers Schleck — climb to the top step of the podium in Paris?

I'm running a poll here in the right column where you can vote. I'll post the results Saturday morning before the Tour de France prologue starts in Rotterdam. Then we'll follow that favorite to see if he does finish on top when the race ends July 25.

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Cadel Evans of BMC Cycling

Tour de France contender

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Cadel Evans

BMC Cycling Team.

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Felt recalls more than 2,000 road bikes

A faulty fork steer tube is the culprit in the latest recall by Felt Bicycles.

The recall of 2,100 bicycles follows seven reported steering tube breaks, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission which is cooperating with the recall.

Felt recommends that anyone who owns a 2009 Felt model B12 (pictured), B16 and S32 road bicycle to stop riding it immediately and contact a local Felt Bicycles dealer for free inspection and repair….

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Bicycle recall for Felt

Felt recalls 2009 Felt model B12, B16 and S32 road bicycles. See Consumer Product Safety Commission recall announcement.

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Finally — the secret of bicycling revealed

The bicycle has been around in one form or another for more than 150 years, but you might be surprised that researchers are still studying how we can ride one without it falling over.

Actually, I thought Albert Einstein had it right when he said:

“Life is like riding a bicycling. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”

Maybe that explains more about life than it does about bicycling.

There's a lot more to it than that, as a three-day symposium — Bicycle and Motorcycle Dynamics 2010 — is scheduled for this fall (should I say autumn) at the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands.

Participants will hear about bicycles, motorcycles, unicycles …

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Albert Einstein rides a bicycle

Albert Einstein said:

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”

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Tour Divide mountain bike race route

The route covers 2,500 miles of dirt track and gravel roads down the spine of the Continental Divide

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Matthew Lee wins Tour Divide mountain bike race… again

Matthew Lee rolled into Antelope Wells, New Mexico, early Tuesday morning under the cover of darkness to win the 2010 Tour Divide mountain bike race.

Lee finished the both breath-taking and grueling race down the spine of the Continental Divide in 17 days, 16 hours and 13 minutes. It was his sixth victory.

Winning this year meant that Lee overcame the weather, the theft of his bicycle, a mid-route course change due to a forest fire, and the tragic loss of fellow Tour Divide cyclist David Blumenthal.

He averaged about 158 miles a day over dirt track and gravel road ….

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