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Bike to Work on Friday

The reasons to participate in Bike to Work Day on Friday are too numerous to mention. I'll take a stab at a few:
You'll get to do something you really like on the way to work;
You'll be admired by your slothful co-workers;
You can eat that mid-morning snack guilt-free;
You'll be sticking it to those big oil companies…

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Bike to Work day local for Cascade Bicycle Club and WRQ

2005

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Day 4…. trying to keep warm

Bundled up at Patrick Henry home site

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Bicycles-only on lakeside drive in Seattle

It's OK to ride your bicycle out in the middle of the road when it's Bicycle Saturdays or Sundays on Lake Washington Boulevard in Seattle.

The city bans cars from a 4-mile stretch of the lakeside road between Mount Baker Beach and Seward Park on occasional weekend days throughout the summer. The first closure was Sunday, although few cyclists took advantage …

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Petacchi wins sprint in Giro d' Italia, finally

Alessandro Petacchi, known as the Ale-Jet in the peloton, won his first stage in the Giro d' Italia Monday.
With a late lead out by the Fassa Bortolo team with about 1 mile to go, Petacchi battled earlier Giro winners Paolo Bettini and Robbie McEwen as well as accomplished sprinters Aurelien Clerc and Erik Zabel, according to CyclingNews.
Petacchi won …

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Lake Washington Blvd., Seattle

It's OK to ride out in the middle of the street on Lake Washington Boulevard on some Saturdays and Sundays as it's closed to traffic.

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American wins Giro d' Italia time trial

US rider David Zabriskie, riding for Team CSC, won Sunday's individual time trial at the Giro d' Italia.
You can add the name of this 25-year-old to the list of bicycle racers who could one day fill the shoes left by the expected retirement of Lance Armstrong after the Tour de France.
New to CSC this year, Zabriskie came from the …

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David Zabriskie Team CSC

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Day 3: Bruce bundled up on the washington Rochambeau route

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New cast members at Giro d' Italia stage finish line

There were some new characters crossing among the leaders at the finish line of the Giro d' Italia today. You can credit an early breakaway and the steep climb up Sammome'.

The new, Spanish rider Koldo Gil Perez of Liberty Seguros. He won the stage after joining a breakaway early …

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