TV SCHEDULE UNITED STATES:The Giro d’Italia starts May 4, and will be broadcast starting at 9:45 AM on beIN Sport US. Last year, the Giro was won by by Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal of Garmin-Barracuda, becoming the first Canadian rider to win a Grand Tour event and the second non-European rider to win the Giro (the first being Andrew Hampsten in 1988) according to...
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Final Blow to Cycling Groups Who Sought an Indoor Velodrome in the Bronx By Jen Benepe – New York -April 23, 2013 Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today that the city will be transforming an old armory in the Bronx into the largest indoor ice facility in the world. The Kingsbridge National Ice Center  will...
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A new job posting has popped up, for an experienced urban planner to work at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. The position requires a Phd and experience in urban planning and research. Applications are due by May 12, 2013. The job is funded for three years. *Lecturer in Transportation Planning* *University of Glasgow,...
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Below is the schedule for all the big European professional bike races this year, all of them held under the auspices of the International Cycling Union (UCI). Tourists and fans are allowed to travel to parts of these races and stand on the side of the road, climb or finish and watch the race...
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Love the wobbly wheel in the start for the time trial. Also, isn’t that Mary Ann Miller of Century Road Club Association in there somewhere? The video is a sales piece for one of the UCI-endorsed races for amateurs and masters who love the idea of being in the Tour de France, Tour de...
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In a city that is known for its progressiveness, Paris will now be employing sheep to mow its lawns. Well, one lawn to be correct, in the 19th arrondissement, outside the municipal archives building.  It’s just one more innovation under Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë who has brought bike share, expanded bike lanes, and Plage Paris–closed...
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When you set out for a ride every day, do you wonder whether you’ll make it home in one piece? If you do, there is good reason because American drivers are using more devices and are more distracted than other drivers worldwide, says a new report. Almost 70 percent of Americans ages 18 to...
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Two articles in today’s news talk about the benefits of caffeine in promoting long life, and in ensuring road safety. The first study documents how the people from Ikaria, an island in Greece, have unusually long life expectancies, and researchers think the cause may be the boiled coffee they drink. The islanders also eat...
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March 22, 2013 OPINION, By Jen Benepe A recent post in the Brooklyn Paper has unfairly stigmatized neighborhood activists who have gathered a petition to prevent the building of a bike lane through their historic district. The article points to two recent petitions being circulated by residents asking the city’s Department of Transportation to...
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Incident shows cycling in India is not safe, but some groups are innovating with GPS devices By Jen Benepe — March 16, 2013 At at time when India is coming under increasing international pressure to prevent violence against women, a female cyclist traveling in the central Madhya Pradesh region of India was gang-raped by 8 men...
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The teammate of Bradley Wiggins, Richie Porte became the first Australian to win Paris-Nice when he won the final time trial on Col d’Eze Sunday. Riding for Team Sky, the 28-year-old Tasmanian clocked 19:16 minutes on the training roads that he is accustomed to near his home in Monaco. It was a great victory...
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Andrew Talansky of Team Garmin-Sharp surged ahead to the win in the final stretch of the third stage of Paris-Nice in Brioude, putting him also in the overall lead for the 7-day stage race. “Andrew and the team fought hard for today’s stage,” said his Sports Director, Geert Van Bondt. ”Taking the leader’s jersey was...
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Two British cyclists who were traveling around Thailand by bicycle and documenting it in their blog were killed by a young driver who leaned down to pick up his cap while driving his truck. The 25-year-old driver was released pending an investigation. In Thailand, killing someone with your motor vehicle can result in up...
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You might not see your favorite rider on this list, but that’s just because they didn’t get caught. Here are some other names: Fausto Coppi, Eddy Merckx,  Jacques Anquetil, Marco Pantani, Levi Leipheimer, Bjarne Riis, Alberto Contador. Got the drift? Yup, all took enough drugs to actually get caught with banned substances in their...
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Dr. Michele Ferrari, the alleged doctor who provided banned substances to professional cyclists told a reporter at online news Al Jazeera that he never provided drugs to Lance Armstrong, and never saw him or heard of  him doping. Michele (pronounced Mee-kay-ley) Ferrari has long been linked at least publicly with doping in cycling. But...
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Greg Lemond, the man who was the first American to win multiple Tour de France races says he is vying for the top post at the International Cycling Union. In an interview with French newspaper Le Monde about whether he was prepared to run for president of the Swiss based union against incumbent Pat McQuaid, the 51-year-old...
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By Jen Benepe The city council voted yes today on a measure to regulate pricing in the pedicab business in New York City. The measure which was passed by the Consumer Affairs committee chaired by Councilman Dan Garodnick is likely to be given the go ahead by full council vote on Tuesday, then later...
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A motorist collided yesterday Wednesday with Bradley Wiggins, the 2012 Tour de France winner, sending him to the hospital with injuries. In a strange twist, hours later head coach for Great Britain, Shane Sutton was also struck by a motorist, and sustained more serious injuries, according to news reports. The driver who struck Wiggins,...
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