Ever read Ten Points, by Bill Strickland?
Hillsboro-Roubaix; Got Bombed Yesterday
Bicycling magazine editor Bill Strickland spilled out the deepest, most painful secrets of his troubled life in a small but incredible book that contrast these horrific twists and turns, and his process of working through them, against his challenge of winning ten points in the local Crit series in one year.
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February 8th, 2007We featured an article about Monica Howe early last month, Street Safety for Roadies, when she was featured in the Los Angeles Times.
I’ll repeat what I said then: We should all strive to make our cities more bike friendly. Lets get busy, raise our voices, and be heard. We have a right to roads [...]
