The Anti-Tour: The Lighter Side Of Cycling
Okay, so we have some degree of drama in the Tour (finally) as Cadel Evans struggles to hang on to his presumed superiority in the race, and yes, we’ve had the obligatory doping arrests which have, thankfully, become mostly non-news. So far, so good.
Beginning tomorrow and following on Wednesday we can expect some continued [...]
July 4th 2008 - One Family’s Bike Ride
On July 4, 1776, America claimed our independence and Democracy was born. July 4, 2008, my family celebrated that freedom and independence - our American dream - with a bike ride.
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By: James Bracken
Cyclists’ “Woodstock” Weeks Away
Going to RAGBRAI again, God Bless!
The cyclist’s version of Woodstock is once again, gratefully, at hand, and I’m positively stewing in anticipation of the chance to get together with a couple tens of thousands of cyclists and a five-hundred miles of nearly constant SAG support.
For those of you who haven’t heard of it, the acronym [...]
PUMA Presents The I-Cycle Film Series, Produced and Directed by Cinecycle
Being a longtime supporter of and innovator in the bike community, PUMA® releases the I-Cycle Film Series, a collection of short films exploring bike culture and the people who influence it.
The I-Cycle Film Series focuses on some of today’s biggest advocates for two-wheeled life, including - Matthew McGuinness, a cofounder of The 62, a Brooklyn-based [...]
BIKE MS - September 20th & 21st, 2008 - Camarillo to Santa Barbara
The Bike MS: Southern California Ride 2008 is a fundraising event for the National Multiple Sclerosis, Southern California Chapter. The bike tour offers various route options for all levels of cyclists over two days. This year’s event will return to Camarillo, head north through Ojai Valley, over Casitas pass and finish at Leadbetter [...]
Planet Ultra KOM Century Challenge - One Riders Record Breaking Ride
The 2008 Planet Ultra King of the Mountains Century Challenge was awesome! 3 days, 323 miles. And 30,800 ft. of climbing; what more could any cyclist ask for? From the beautiful Malibu hillsides, to the highest paved road in SoCal, and all the way to the frigid cold of the Los Padres National Forest, this [...]
TEACH YOUR CHILD TO RIDE IN ONE HOUR OR LESS!
With No More Tears, No More Fears
First, a moment of gratuitous, self-indulgent bragging: I’m certainly not Superdad, but I tell myself I’ve got redeeming qualities. Like, I’m the parent kids come to when they need a splinter removed. I know how to do it with minimal pain. And I’m the one they come to when [...]
Bolivian ‘Highway of Death’ Claims 9 More Lives in Rocky SUV Accident
Friday , April 25, 2008
LA PAZ, Bolivia —
A packed SUV collided with a group of cyclists on Bolivia’s “Highway
of Death” on Thursday, killing nine people — including a British man
who was the second foreign tourist to die this week along the
notorious road.
The accident took place just minutes after the cyclists began their
tour on a [...]
Ten Year Old Twin’s Plan To Set World Record Traveling The Pan-American Highway
Davy and Daryl Vogel, ten-year-old twin brothers from Boise, Idaho, will pedal away from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska starting in June 2008. Approximately thirty months later, they plan to arrive at the southern tip of South America and become the new Guinness World Record holders as the youngest people to cycle the Pan-American Highway. [...]
My Husband Has Begun To Drool - Here Comes the Amgen Tour of California
Originally, I thought the Tour of California sounded like a lovely family-friendly vacation involving, perhaps, an RV and the Redwoods while my children were galloping through fields of poppies.
There must be a big bicycle race coming to California. I can tell with almost complete accuracy when there are exciting happenings in the cycling world. [...]
