There aren't many bike paths that could be closed by a tunnel collapse. The Route of Hiawatha in Idaho is one of them.
The 15-mile crushed gravel bike path leads cyclists through 9 tunnels and 7 high-steel railroad trestles between the Montana border and the abandoned town of Roland in Idaho.
The path is the Milwaukee Railroad's old railroad bed …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/09/13/idahos-route-of-hiawatha-bike-trail-closed/
The Courage Classic winds up on Monday, meaning there is still a Cascade pass — namely the 4,061-foot elevation Stevens Pass — to climb for 425 bicycle riders.
The cyclists already have topped Snoqualmie Pass (at 3,022 feet) and Blewett Pass (at 4,100 feet).
By the time they roll into the finish in Skykomish, the cyclists have climbed 7,068 feet on their 172-mile …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/08/three-days-three-mountain-passes-in-courage-classic/
Bicycles painted a ghoulish white are appearing around Seattle to mark locations of car-bike accidents.
The displays are the work of the GhostCycle bike accident awareness project. The activists want to draw attention to particularly hazardous locations where bike accidents happen.
The group collected data on bicycle accidents from cyclists at its GhostCycle.com website for about three months. Then it took …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/08/02/ghostcycle-tracks-seattle-bike-accidents/
True, Lance Armstrong has retired from professional bicycle racing. But the 7-time Tour de France winner will be putting plenty of miles on his bicycle this fall in three events. Two events are still seeking cyclists to join him.
All the events are fund-raising efforts for cancer research and cancer awareness. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/07/31/lance-armstrong-riding-at-3-events-this-fall/
Seattle area residents see the Tour de France twice on the big screen on Saturday — in the morning or the evening.
The morning live showing is sponsored by the Tyler Hamilton Foundation. It hosts a live simulcast of Saturday Stage 14 of the Tour de France at 51 Regal Entertainment Group theaters across the US and one Georgia Theater Company.
For more information …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/07/15/tour-de-france-on-big-screen-saturday/
That can't be a sag wagon hauling someone back to Seattle after 10 miles, can it?
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Riders begin 204-mile journey to Portland
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Official STP jacket or polo shirt. Anything goes.
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Riders leaving Seattle on Saturday morning
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Leaving Seattle
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