In this article in the New York Times, the author rides 100 miles in 3 days around Luxembourg on a touring bike. We love this story because not only is it well told, but the adventures of Bruce Weber on this trip sound like so much fun. The best part, he and his companion...
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Tags: #cycling, Andy Schleck, Belgium, France, Frank Schleck, Germany, Hotvelociti, hybrid bicycles, in the news, Le Ventoux, Luxembourg, NY Times, Paris
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A judge in Austin, Tex., had tough questions for United States antidoping officials in their pursuit of Lance Armstrong, grilling them at length in a hearing.
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Tags: Armstrong sues USADA, Austin, Federal District Court, in the news, Judge Sam Sparks, Lance Armstrong, NY Times, Texas, US Anti-Doping Agency, USADA
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In The News The president of the Olympic commitee in Libya was kidnapped yesterday outside his office. Nabil Elalem was taken by unknown gunmen days before he was to depart for London for the Olympic games, reported the Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive. Three vehicles were said to force Elalem’s car to a...
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Tags: 2012 Olympics, AIPS, Ghadaffi, GIanni Merlo, in the news, kidnapping, Libya, Nabil Elalem
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By Jen Benepe, July 4, 2012 Posted on his Twitter account, check out the injury that Phillipe Gilbert, BMC Team sustained in stage 3 of the TDF 2012. Nasty. Don’t forget how well Gilbert did in last year’s Tour and that this year his goal is to assist Cadel Evans bring home another...
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Tags: BMC Team, in the news, injury, Phillipe Gilbert, popcorn cartoon, Stage 3, TDF 2012
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The media has been buzzing about the cyclist who was arrested for striking a pedestrian because by his own admission, he could not stop when going through a yellow light. But one thing missing in all the uproar over Bucchere is a sound fundamental in the traffic profile of San Francisco: Many more cyclists...
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Tags: Chris Bucchere, cyclist-pedestrian collision, District Attorney George Gascon, fatality, in the news, Manslaughter, San Fancisco cyclist, San Francisco, SFist
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Andy Schleck, a top Tour de France podium winner in the 2011 event, will not be competing in the big French race this year, according to a flash article published in Bicycling.com. http://bicycling.com/blogs/thisjustin/2012/06/13/andy-schleck-out-of-tour-de-france/#.T9jJCg_f07M.facebook Allegedly the rider has suffered a fractured pelvis in the Criterium du Dauphine this month, and will not be able to...
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Tags: Andy Schleck, Criterium du Dauphine, fractured pelvis, France, in the news, TDF 2012, Tour de France 2011, Tour de France 2012
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Gill writes that he sat down with London's Mayor, Boris Johnson about what Americans should do when they come to the city. "Um, visitors should hire a bike and ride through the parks," Johnson is reported to have said.
The author goes on to explain, "The vehicles are sometimes referred to as Boris bikes after...
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