2011 archive

Route for 2011 Ride the Rockies

2011 bike route for Ride the Rockies

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Collegiate cycling powerhouse first to offer minor in bicycling

The president of Lees-McRae College sees the future and it is bicycles.

The small college in the hills of Banner Elk, North Carolina, will become the first in the nation to offer a minor in Bicycle Studies when the program is launched this spring.

Already an athletic cycling powerhouse with 10 national championships since 2003, now bicycling will roll into the academic realm with course offerings for careers on and off the bike.

Students seeking a minor in Bicycle Studies will learn bicycle history and the principles of bicycling, as well as …..

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Minor in cycling

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Bicycle Studies at Lees-McRae

Minor in Bicycle Studies at Lees-McRae in North Carolina

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High Point – Preston Trail: Another gap closed in the Mountains to Sound Greenway

Another missing link in an off-road bicycling route between Seattle and the Cascades has been closed.

The state transportation and parks departments completed a 1.2-mile connector trail between the Issaquah-High Point Trail and the Preston-Snoqualmie Trail in December.

The trail, which cost $4.7 million, eliminates one of the gaps in the Mountains to Sound Greenway that runs from the Seattle waterfront to Central Washington generally along the Interstate 90 corridor.

I rolled up there last month to check it out. It starts across the street …

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High Point – Preston Trail

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Women in Uganda choosing careers in bicycling

Women in an isolated district of southwestern Uganda are learning to ride bicycles to make their daily chores easier and to even earn money as bicycle tour guides and mechanics.

The program called Ride 4 a Woman in Buhoma was set up with the assistance of US-based nonprofit One Street to offer local women the opportunity for more social and economic power.

It's just another example where bicycles can be used to improve the quality of life.

Ride 4 a Woman is located near the aptly named Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, which is the home to the mountain gorilla and a destination of eco-tourists from around the world. The project rents bicycles and sends tours through the park and the surrounding countryside …

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Women wrench a bike wheel in Uganda

Ride 4 a Woman project teaches new skills and opportunities.

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January ride-stat discovery: the rainfall-bicycling relational hyperbole theory

My annual goal for bicycling since moving here to Washington state 10 years ago has been 4,000 miles. I've achieved that three times. Three for 10 is not a good record, unless we're talking batting averages.

At the end of 2010, when I missed my goal by about 500 miles, I announced I was shooting for 4,000 miles again this year. By making my monthly totals in a public setting, I'm thinking it will inspire me to keep my eyes on the prize.

So in the spirit of public disclosure, I'm proud to announce that I rode 309 miles in January. That's only about 24 miles off the 333 miles I must average monthly to hit 4,000 miles at the end of the year….

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Update: Cascade to offer new ride — RSVP2; February registration details

Because of the huge demand for Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party (RSVP) in recent years, the Cascade Bicycle Club has announced it will host a second identical ride this year — dubbed RSVP2 — that leaves one-day later.

Unlike the grandfather ride, registration for the new RSVP2 will be handled on a lottery basis with winners selected by random.

Registration for the lottery runs from next Wednesday, Feb. 9, to Feb. 23 …..

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