JulesFish: June 2012

Saturday 30 June 2012

Team RadioShack in Crit�rium du Dauphin�

June 5-12, 2011 Team Radioshack will participate in Crit�rium du Dauphin�, France.
Team Radioshack’s young star Jani Brajkovic won the race in 2010 (Read more here…)
Needless to say he is once again on the team, as he is eager to defend his title, and with him he has a strong team of both young and more [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack-in-criterium-du-dauphine/

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CALIFORNIANS, Call Senator Boxer Today

California Cycling Friends --

Your Senator -- the Honorable Barbara Boxer -- is meeting with U.S. House leaders TODAY to decide the fate of biking and walking programs in Congress.

Will you call Senator Boxer at one of her district offices today and ask her to save local control of federal dollars for biking and walking?

Over the last few years, we?ve seen a few Members of Congress try to block funding for biking and walking again and again. People all over the country have sent emails, made phone calls, and organized events to ensure that Congress protect the funds that make our streets safer and more accessible to everyone.

So far, we have been successful at protecting the federal investments for cycling and walking that make streets safer and more accessible in our communities.

Now, biking and walking programs will be on the line in today's meeting between Senator Boxer and Representative John Mica, the head of the House Transportation Committee.

It?s easy to call Senator Boxer?s office. Choose an office from the list below and use the following suggested talking points.

Oakland: (510) 286-8537
Los Angeles: (213) 894-5000
Sacramento: (916) 448-2787
San Diego: (619) 239-3884
Fresno: (559) 497-5109
Riverside: (951) 684-4849

Suggested script:
Hi, my name is [name] and I live in [city/town]. With whom am I speaking?

I?m calling to ask that Senator Boxer maintain the Cardin-Cochran agreement and ensure that Transportation Alternatives not allow states to opt-out of local control over local transportation projects, including biking and walking improvements. The bipartisan Cardin-Cochran agreement in the Senate transportation bill would ensure that local governments can access 1-2% of federal transportation dollars for local projects.

Local officials, who govern closest to the communities they serve, need an opportunity to guide funding for local projects such as biking and walking improvements. It is essential that biking and walking programs not include a state opt-out provision. When the state controls all funding, small, local projects fall between the cracks and local officials lose the opportunity to use transportation funds to address local transportation needs.

Will Senator Boxer preserve the bipartisan Cardin-Cochran agreement and ensure that Transportation Alternatives not allow states to opt-out of local control?

Thank you, my California friends, for standing up for biking and walking at this absolutely pivotal time.

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JIM SAYER is the executive director of Adventure Cycling Association.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/06/californians-call-senator-boxer-today.html

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Midge(s) you?re annoying?

In light of the the hullabaloo about doping past and present I’ve found a new performance enhancing stimulant that must be as old as the hills. And legal. Its long latin name is Cuculiodes impunctatus, but most people know it as the very small but incredibly annoying biting midge.Each one is only a couple of [...]

Source: http://magazine.bikeradar.com/2012/06/20/midge-youre-annoying/

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Auction Update: Napa Valley Wine Tasting for 6

A trip to the Clif Family Winery will include more than just wine for the lucky winner of this wine tasting for six during Adventure Cycling's first annual Summer Cycling Auction.

The Clif Family (of Clif Bar fame) are the proud owners of two vineyards in Napa Valley. The recipient of the wine tasting for six will journey to the Velo Vino tasting room in downtown St. Helena, CA.

The highest bidder (and five friends) will enjoy a private tasting including a full flight of wines with food pairings. Cap the experience off with a hand-crafted espresso made by one of Velo Vino's talented baristas.

But where does this fit into the cycling theme? Let's hear what the owners have to say:

Clif Family Winery at Velo Vino is a unique place where the passions of cycling and wine are celebrated and blended. Enjoy a variety of food and wine pairing experiences, delicious espresso drinks, customized bike rides and rentals, wine by the glass, cycling apparel and an electric car charging station.*

At Velo Vino you will find a lively tasting bar full of cycling memorabilia, gourmet food and Clif Family Wines. You will also enjoy a seated tasting in our private tasting room with one of our attentive staff members. Our outdoor patio and wine sensory garden is the perfect venue for a relaxing wine tasting and post ride celebration.

Visit our online auction on June 18th through the 22nd and bid to win this flavorful experience! (The bidding starts at just $50.) This would be the perfect end to your Californian cycling tour.

June 18th through 22nd, Adventure Cycling Association will offer its members and the general public something new and exciting -- the opportunity to bid on fantastic tour spots, bike-specific art, and even this wine tasting in our first annual Summer Cycling Auction! Visit our Bidding for Good auction and keep an eye on the blog in the coming weeks to see other items that we will be auctioning.

Funds raised will support the reroute of the eastern Montana and North Dakota sections of the Northern Tier and Lewis & Clark routes due to safety concerns, and will support the research and development of Bicycle Route 66!

*Bicycle rides/rentals and cycling apparel not included in prize package.

Photos by Clif Family Winery.

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SUPPORT ADVENTURE CYCLING is written by Alex Campbell, development assistant for Adventure Cycling Association.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/06/auction-update-napa-valley-wine-tasting.html

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Andreas Kl�den Wins Stage 3 of Criterium Int?l 2011

Team RadioShack?s Andreas Kl�den (GER), continued to show his strong form this spring by winning Sunday?s final 7.8 kilometer individual time trial stage at the Criterium International in France, by 4 seconds over second place finisher Bradley Wiggins (GBR) of Team Sky. Third place went to Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) of Leopard-Trek, 10 seconds [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/andreas-kloden-wins-stage-3-of-criterium-int%e2%80%99l-2011/

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Auction Highlights: A Colorado Backcountry Hut Tour

One lucky bidder will win a single-track bike adventure for two: Colorado Backcountry Biker (CBB) has offered up space for two people on their Dominguez Trip. Bid on this trip during Adventure Cycling's first annual Summer Cycling Auction.

With an opening bid of $350, this epic bike trip for two includes food and drinks, two nights in cozy backcountry huts and an additional night at the exclusive Gateway Canyons Resort.

"You'll meet CBB owner Kevin Godar, "The Hut Guy," at 7 a.m. for pre-trip orientation before hitting the Smith Point Trail, a single track gem which winds through the Dominguez Canyon. You'll navigate the pristine single track through a pinion and juniper desert before a big climb into a huge forest of ponderosa pines and aspens before reaching your first destination -- a backcountry cowboy camp where you'll spend your first night.

After a good night's rest and a big breakfast you'll have a mild 3-mile climb then cruise 6-miles to the next hut and a 12-mile single track loop which will entertain, challenge and delight you for the rest of the day.

The last day of your adventure includes more technical single/double track or an alternate non-technical jeep trail route. Either way it's a great day of riding with huge views of the La Sal mountains and a 3000 foot plunge into Gateway Canyon. You'll cruise the final miles to the secluded Gateway Canyons Resort. If you're spending the night you can check in, enjoy a hot shower and explore what the resort has to offer.

After a gourmet meal and a recuperative night, spend a lazy day around the resort's pool, tube down the Dolores River or try your hand at fly fishing. We encourage you to visit the resort's website for a complete list of amenities."

Colorado Backcountry Biker, based in Fruita, Colorado, began operating in 2006 to offer hut to hut mountain biking trips to people looking for a little adventure with their trail ride. The concept of hut-to-hut trips is an old one and usually perceived as primitive. However, Colorado Backcountry Biker takes it up a notch and transforms the idea of a self-guided trip into a luxury adventure by transporting gear, fresh food, and cold beer to the hut to make the riders' arrival more like a reward. Kevin Godar, sometimes referred to as The Hut Guy, is the founder, owner and operator.

June 18th through 22nd, Adventure Cycling Association will offer its members and the general public something new and exciting -- the opportunity to bid on fantastic tour spots, bike-specific art, and even a wine tasting in our first annual Summer Cycling Auction! Visit our Bidding for Good auction and keep an eye on the blog in the coming weeks to see other items that we will be auctioning.

Funds raised will support the reroute of the eastern Montana and North Dakota sections of the Northern Tier and Lewis & Clark routes due to safety concerns, and will support the research and development of Bicycle Route 66!

Photos by Colorado Backcountry Biker

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SUPPORT ADVENTURE CYCLING is written by Alex Campbell, development assistant for Adventure Cycling Association.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/06/auction-highlights-colorado-backcountry.html

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Travelling without a bike

Source: http://amrcycling.blogspot.com/2012/03/travelling-without-bike.html

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Gila Wrap

I never wrote a follow-up on the Tour of the Gila, and that can be summarized pretty simply. KStrong is fast. Just plain fast. Ramping up? She is on fire and London bound.� She is so fast it is scary.� She won Stage 1, then proceeded to win Stage 2, 3, and 5.� Good thing [...]

Source: http://alisonstarnes.com/2012/05/14/gila-wrap/

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Poll: Who Should the Team Ride for in Tour de France 2011

Team Radioshack have just announced their line-up for the upcoming Tour de France, and there are no big surprises. Just a roster with very strong riders and several race favorites.
Who should the team ride for as leader in the General Classification?
Cast your vote here:
http://www.teamradioshack.us/polls/poll-who-should-be-team-leader-in-tour-de-france-2011/

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/poll-who-should-the-team-ride-for-in-tour-de-france-2011/

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Yarosolav Popovych out of the Tour

Yaroslav Popovych will not take the start of stage 10 in the Tour de France. Since Sunday Popovych has fever. As the rest day didn?t bring any amelioration, the team decided not to let him start in Aurillac. The former Tour de France stage winner will undergo some extra tests today.
In stage five Popovych crashed [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/yarosolav-popovych-out-of-the-tour/

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Alaska: Night Ride in the Light of the Midnight Sun

The photo above is of the moon over Denali, aka Mount McKinley, taken on the summer solstice of a previous year (as you probably know, the 2012 summer solstice happens tomorrow!) Wow. This week's Bike Overnight concerns a ride in the national park encompassing Denali; a ride made during the light of the night in the Land of the Midnight Sun.

Kate Batten, a contributing author writes, "I have done this solstice ride for the past four years and can think of no better way to stay up and enjoy the 'longest day' in this beautiful part of the world. There's perhaps no better time to ride the Denali National Park Road than on solstice night -- when the buses stop running for the evening, you have the road to yourself ... well, there will probably be other riders and some wildlife!

Kate, with a Denali backdrop, at around 10 p.m.

"We take the last bus of the day in to Wonder Lake, mile 85, and ride through the night back out to the park entrance. We start riding at about 9 p.m. and watch the sun set -- and then watch it rise again just three hours later, with dusky light illuminating the ride in between. In the past few years while doing this ride we have seen grizzlies, wolves, moose, caribou, Dall sheep, and numerous bird species."

The view from the saddle.

According to the national park's website, "Denali, the 'High One,' is the name that the Athabascan native people gave the massive peak that crowns the 600-mile-long Alaska Range. ... More than 650 species of flowering plants as well as many species of mosses, lichens, fungi, algae, and other flora grace the slopes and valleys of Denali. Only plants adapted to long, cold winters and short growing seasons can survive in this subarctic wilderness. Permafrost ground underlies many areas of the park, where only a thin layer of topsoil is available to support life."

Sounds to us like a bucket-list place to ride. To do so vicariously, read the rest of Kate's tale of the far north at BikeOvernights.org, then do it for real next year!

Our current Photo of the Week, shown below, comes from the May 14, 2012, post Bikepacking on Santa Catalina Island, by Errin Vasquez.

BikeOvernights.org Photo of the Week, 06.15.12.

Top 3 photos by Kate Batten.

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BIKE OVERNIGHTS is posted every Monday by Michael McCoy, Adventure Cycling?s media specialist, and highlights content from BikeOvernights.org. Previously, from March 2009 through January 2012, Mac posted weekly at Biking Without Borders. He also compiles the organization's twice-monthly e-newsletter Bike Bits, which goes free-of-charge to 45,000 readers worldwide.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/06/alaska-night-ride-in-light-of-midnight.html

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Official Team Radioshack Roster for Tour de France 2011

Team Radioshack has just announced their line-up for Tour de France 2011.
Jani Brajkovic
Chris Horner
Markel Irizar
Andreas Kl�den
Levi Leipheimer
Dmitriy Muravyev
S�rgio Paulinho
Yaroslav Popovych
Haimar Zubeldia
Team Sports Manager Johan Bruyneel, together with Team Directors Dirk Demol and Alain Gallopin will direct the team.
?It was hard to make the selection of these nine riders,” said Johan Bruyneel. ?After the injury of [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/official-team-radioshack-roster-for-tour-de-france-2011/

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Friday 29 June 2012

Sebastien Rosseler Wins Overall In De Panne

After riding pretty quietly for the first 3 stages, Team RadioShack?s Sebastien Rosseler (BEL) decided to put the hammer down and ate up the pavement in the afternoon?s individual time trail at the 3 Days of De Panne, beating the field by nearly 14 seconds on the 14.7-kilometer course with a time of 18:31.83. [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/sebastien-rosseler-wins-overall-in-de-panne/

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Team RadioShack in Franco-Belge and Binche

The Team line-up for the next races:
Circuit Franco-Belge (Belgium) 29/9-2/10/11
Riders: Sam Bewley, Ben Hermans, Michal Kwiatkowski, Geoffroy Lequatre, Robbie McEwen, Gregory Rast, Jesse Sergent & Evgeniy Shalunov
Director: Dirk Demol
Binche-Tournai-Binche (Belgium) 04/10/11
Riders: Manuel Cardoso, Ben Hermans, Robert Hunter, Michal Kwiatkowski, Geoffroy Lequatre, Robbie McEwen, Jesse Sergent & Evgeniy Shalunov
Director: Dirk Demol

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack-in-franco-belge-and-binche/

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Mirza Ghasemi (Iranian Aubergine Dip) - Eating London A to Z

Mirza Ghasemi (Iranian Aubergine Dip) Here is a recipe from Mohsen Iranian restaurant. Aubergines are considered a staple in Iran, not dissimilar to our potato. They are used in numerous recipes an this simple recipe is for a tasty dip...

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/thehungrycyclist/~3/wMFJr7OlPPo/mirza-ghasemi-iranian-aubergine-dip-eating-london-a-to-z.html

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2012 Strava Promo Code

Too much of my time is spent on STRAVA, so if you want to have fun with it, use this 2012 Strava Promo Code: AT2012 Shameless plug?� Maybe.� But really because I love it, and so should you! Now, it appears I have a time trial to go to at the Amgen Tour of California.� [...]

Source: http://alisonstarnes.com/2012/05/17/2012-strava-promo-code/

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Putting a road on a diet

I?ve long been a fan of ?complete streets.? That, essentially, is the notion ? sometimes considered radical or even socialist in car-centric Texas — that streets aren?t only for cars. The National Complete Streets Coalition perhaps says it best: ?The … Continue reading →

Source: http://jimsbikeblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/putting-a-road-on-a-diet/

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Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Stage 1, Zumarraga to Zumarraga

The last few kilometres were all that I managed to see of today?s stage 1 of the Pais Vasco and coverage was intermittent even then as the cameras cut back to the finish line rather than following all the action.
But when the focus was on the riders what a stage this was.
Let?s be clear. Chris [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/vuelta-al-pais-vasco-stage-1-zumarraga-to-zumarraga/

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Bike shop?s and poor customer service!

I wonder how many cyclist have felt the same way as I do about entering a bike shop the feeling that they do not want you there or the view you as an other idiot that has not got a clue, well at least the impression that I get when walk into some of the bike shops. I remember when I was looking for my second road bike I went to Evans cycles as they let you have a quick ride for a one pound deposit taken of your credit card, I was greeted by a young girl that was no more than 4 years old or at least she had about that amount of knowledge about bikes, this was totally of putting she had to keep on asking a senor sales assistant if the bikes that I was interested in were in stock you would have thought she would have known or at least be able to use the shops computer to find out. The 2^nd bike shop I went to never had no time and thought I had only come there to waste there time at least that?s the impression I got. The third shop was more than helpful, I stood there talking to a friendly assistant that knew quite a lot about bikes they had in stock and asked me what I was going to use the bike for and went about explaining about the advantage of a stiff of bottom brackets, and what groupset would be best at the budget I had in mind etc. Guess from whom I brought my bike from ?Exactly? it called customer service.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cyclingchatcouk/~3/BTNGaaiTIC4/

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Putting a road on a diet

Source: http://jimsbikeblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/putting-a-road-on-a-diet/

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Good News in Vancouver, Bad News in DC

Greetings from Vancouver, British Columbia and Velo-City 2012, the international conference focused on all things bicycling, from urban bike facilities to bike touring. There is amazing energy here, and all across the world (literally), biking is booming. Biking is popular for transportation and recreation. It's in demand in big cities and small towns. It's getting significant support from national and local governments.

So early this morning, on a conference call with my colleagues at America Bikes -- the national coalition working for better policies and resources at the federal level in the U.S. -- it was truly disappointing to examine the apparently final new federal transportation bill which will be voted on by Congress as early as tomorrow.

Below, I've pasted the America Bikes statement regarding the bill, but in brief, it's a very bad bill. It will cut investments in biking and walking as much as 60-70%. In some states, which choose to opt-out of biking and walking programs, the bill could mean eliminating 100% of all federal investments. That would mean zero or very limited investment in safer bike lanes, paths, and safer routes to school for millions of kids, and more dangerous streets in general.

If this bill is passed and signed into law (as seems likely), America's cycling groups will have to work harder than ever at the state and local levels to improve cycling conditions.

We appreciate everything everyone has done to maintain any support for cycling at the national level (it helped stave off complete elimination of any national bike/walk program). While this outcome seems bleak, I can assure you, based on my experience here at Velo-City and my experience traveling around the country -- meeting thousands of people and hundreds of groups pushing for better cycling -- that we in the American cycling community, along with our many partners, shall overcome this obstacle and we shall continue to make bicycling an even more vital part of the U.S. transportation and recreation systems.

AMERICA BIKES STATEMENT ON FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION BILL
June 28, 2012

The America Bikes coalition -- representing the nation?s leading bicycling and walking groups -- and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership oppose the new transportation bill, which would nationally cut funding for biking and walking projects by 60 to 70 percent.

We are deeply concerned that bicycling and walking programs suffer large and disproportionate cuts in funding in the new bill. Programs that save lives and dollars are eliminated.

The full extent of cuts to biking and walking funding will be determined at the state level and may be even deeper. We will continue to work in states and local communities to support safe, accessible streets.

The new transportation bill is a bad bill for biking and walking.
This bill:

Cuts available biking and walking funds by 60 to 70 percent. Biking and walking programs are combined into a single program, Transportation Alternatives, with drastically reduced funding.

Eliminates dedicated Safe Routes to School funding. The bill eliminates dedicated funding for the massively popular and cost-effective Safe Routes to School program, which helps make walking and biking to school safer for millions of American schoolchildren.

Weakens local control. The new transportation bill allows states to opt-out of half of the funds potentially available for small-scale biking and walking projects. Whereas the bi-partisan Senate bill allowed local governments and planning entities to compete for 1% of transportation funds, the new bill allows states to opt-out of the local grant program completely.

Makes biking and walking compete with new, expensive eligibilities. Eligibilities such as road uses and environmental mitigation have been added to Transportation Alternatives, making it harder for local communities to compete for funding for local biking and walking projects.

This two-year bill represents a major step backwards in transportation policy for transportation choices and healthy physical activity. Despite this temporary setback in national policy, bicycling and walking will continue to grow and gain support, and Americans will continue to demand safer, more accessible streets and communities. Going forward, biking and walking will return to a central place in America?s transportation policies and programs.

JIM SAYER is the executive director of Adventure Cycling Association.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/06/good-news-in-vancouver-bad-news-in-dc.html

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How to Read Adventure Cycling Maps Video

Back in the day when Tom Robertson was a staff cartographer here at Adventure Cycling, every spring he would organize a Map Reading Clinic for staff, especially helpful for those fielding phone calls and greeting cyclists. These were informative gatherings that allowed him to review what symbols meant, how to read the narratives, how to use point to point mileages, and highlight anything new since the prior year.

When Tom decided it was time to leave us and start a new phase in his career, we convinced him to record the clinic on video before making his departure. We had him do this in the hope we could post it on the website for cyclists benefit. Unfortunately, that video ran long -- really long in today's terms -- right around the 25 minute mark. The video went on the shelf due to a lack of time to edit it down to a manageable length.

Cue Media Department, Spring 2012 ...

Winona Bateman, Adventure Cycling Media Director, added a line in her 2012 budget to bring this project back to the forefront. Yippee! Though there was some good material in Tom's video, the last few years have included a number of changes in features and symbolization on the maps leaving the content a little stale. Winona asked me to review Tom's original clinic script and point out the most pertinent details and add changes where necessary.

Meanwhile she made contact with Michelle and Ryan at America ByCycle -- bicycle traveling friends and journalists turned videographer duo -- whom she'd already had experience working with on some other video projects. They are avid users of our maps and were psyched to give them the royal treatment.

The four of us chatted multiple times about the material and how to get everything in there in a coherent, fun way in under 10 minutes. Winona and I reviewed first cuts, offered feedback and watched in awe as Ryan and Michelle took it all in stride, producing a terrific, 8:41 video packed with information in an articulate yet entertaining fashion.

Feedback from staff so far has been "two thumbs up." Julie Huck, Adventure Cycling Membership Director says, "What a fun and quick way to find out all the details about our maps! "

So sit back, turn up the volume and check out our How to Read Adventure Cycling Maps video. And don't worry if you missed something or need to hear it again, that's one of the joys of video, right? You can pause, rewind and replay as many times as you wish! (For future reference, you can always find the video at www.adventurecycling.org/readingourmaps.)

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GEOPOINTS BULLETIN is written by Jennifer 'Jenn' Milyko, an Adventure Cycling cartographer, and appears weekly, highlighting curious facts, figures, and persons from Adventure Cycling's Route Network with tips and hints for personal route creation thrown in for good measure. She also wants to remind you that map corrections and comments are always welcome via the online Map Correction Form.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/06/how-to-read-adventure-cycling-maps.html

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Putting a road on a diet

Source: http://jimsbikeblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/putting-a-road-on-a-diet/

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Video: Paris ? Nice 2011. Stage 5, Final 5km

This video covers the last 5 km of stage 5 in Paris-Nice 2011. This was a big day for Team Radioshack and Andreas Kl�den who won the stage.

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/video-paris-nice-2011-stage-5-final-5km/

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Thursday 28 June 2012

Summer morning

Source: http://amrcycling.blogspot.com/2012/02/summer-morning.html

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Go nuts for our Wonderful Pistachios competition!

We’ve teamed up with Wonderful Pistachios to give two lucky readers the chance to win a tasty (and practical) cycling pack. This fabulous prize includes a Wonderful Pistachios cycling team jersey, a pair of cycling gloves and a year?s supply of Wonderful Pistachios* to provide you with some tasty post exercise snacks! Wonderful Pistachios say [...]

Source: http://magazine.bikeradar.com/2012/06/27/go-nuts-for-our-wonderful-pistachios-competition/

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Tips for Recovery After Cycle Ride

(advanced recovery position) When we are training hard, we are stretching the muscles. Improvement comes when we allow the muscles to recover and grow stronger. Recovery is equally as important as the stress of training. After a particularly hard cycle ride, it’s tempting to shower, sit on the couch and stuff the closest and most [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/5009/cycling/tips-for-recovery-after-cycle-ride/

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Team RadioShack Line-up for Tour de Romandie

Team Radioshack is ready with their team for the 2011 edition of the Swiss race Tour de Romandie, which runs in the French speaking part of Switzerland.
Tour de Romandie (Switzerland), 26/04 – 01/05/2011
Riders : Fumiyuki Beppu, Jani Brajkovic, Manuel Cardoso, Ben Hermans, Geoffroy Lequatre, Dmitriy Muravyev, S�bastien Rosseler & Haimar Zubeldia
Directors : Alain Gallopin & [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack-line-up-for-tour-de-romandie/

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Road Design for Creating More Space

One of the most popular cycle campaigns is the simple message – Give Cyclists Room. The basic principle of ‘give cyclists more room‘ is: Cycling becomes safer. Less likely to be knocked off by passing motor vehicle misjudging how close you are. Cycling becomes more enjoyable (less stressful). When cars pass at 50mph with [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/5089/commuting/road-design-for-creating-more-space/

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Rideau Lakes 2012

Last weekend was the annual Rideau Lakes Cycling Tour ride from Ottawa to Kingston. We were almost at the registration area and had not seen a single cyclist. ?Are you sure we have the right date?? It was the right day, alright ? we were just a bit early getting started. What a gorgeous morning. [...]

Source: http://cycleseven.org/rideau-lakes-2012

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Planet X Demo Bike Clearance ? Bag a Bargain NOW

We’re clearing out our entire stock of Planet X and On-One demo bikes. New and nearly new bikes at bargain prices. What’s more, we’ll include a FREE Level 1 bike fit with each bike if you collect from our Bristol Studio. Watch the website next week for BIG news about our new brands.
Planet X Stealth [...]

Source: http://blog.bike-science.com/2012/04/07/planet-x-demo-bike-clearance-bag-a-bargain-now

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I have no secret I am just me

Monday – rest day. �Well, apart from a walk with eldest. �I was kinda busy so I’d have been hard pushed to do much more even if that were wise. Tuesday – gym session to check that the body still worked. Today – bike session to check that the bike still worked, and that the [...]

Source: http://www.thecyclingmayor.com/i-have-no-secret-i-am-just-me

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Rideau Lakes 2012

Source: http://cycleseven.org/rideau-lakes-2012

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Video: Lance Armstrong Talks About the Cuts on Cancer Research

Video from cnsnews.com where Lance Armstrong talks about the cuts on cancer research.

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/video-lance-armstrong-talks-about-the-cuts-on-cancer-research/

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The Only Official Tour De France Guide is onsale now for only �9.99 including free delivery!

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Source: http://magazine.bikeradar.com/2012/06/15/the-only-official-tour-de-france-guide-is-available-now-for-only-9-99-including-free-delivery/

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The Finishing Touch

When I recently described various upgrades that I had made to Why?Bike there seemed to be general agreement that my tatty, creaky, adjustable handlebar stem had to go next. I did think long and hard about going all modern and getting an Ahead converter but I like the looks of quill stems and had secretly [...]

Source: http://cycleseven.org/the-finishing-touch

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Wednesday 27 June 2012

Planet X Demo Bike Clearance ? Bag a Bargain NOW

Source: http://blog.bike-science.com/2012/04/07/planet-x-demo-bike-clearance-bag-a-bargain-now

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Tour de Suisse ? Levi Leipheimer Laughs Last

The 9-Day, 1,245.9-kilometer (774+ mile) 75th edition of the Tour de Suisse is now in the record books. Traveling through some truly beautiful country, great old cities,
serious alpine climbs, 3 countries, and numerous tricky switchbacks and tight turns,
Team RadioShack?s members had not been setting many headlines. Sure there were
some excellent performances, Andreas Kl�den and Levi [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tour-de-suisse-levi-leipheimer-laughs-last/

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Day 45 ? This ?health? beverage tastes better than Gatorade

PAGOSA SPRINGS, COLO. -We hooked up with a German couple on the road today who taught us about a new health drink, although we have yet to try it while cycling.

We packed up early at the hostel in Durango and took off. Anymore, I always feel better being back on the road, no matter how much I needed a rest day. Today we're following a new map behind the clear window in my handlebar bag. We're long-finished with the traditional Bikecentennial maps -- that route veered north somewhere after Pueblo. We're on the Great Parks South Bicycle Route Extension map. ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/26/day-45-this-health-beverage-tastes-better-than-gatorade/

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A perpetual tailwind?

?Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia ?? – H.G. Wells, British futurist, 1866-1946 I came across a YouTube video of Bill Nye, the Science Guy, expounding on the cities of the future. Those future cities, says the guy in the … Continue reading →

Source: http://jimsbikeblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/a-perpetual-tailwind/

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I hear that voice again

OK, so I had a blinding Dragon ride. �I’m still kinda gobsmacked by that. �Let’s face it, that kind of performance is totally out character, and quite probably a complete fluke. �In years to come I’ll be sitting in various caf�s, recounting the time I was 234th…and everyone else will be yawning and ignoring the [...]

Source: http://www.thecyclingmayor.com/i-hear-that-voice-again

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Radioshack, Trek & Nissan, Sponsors Two More Years

Here is a bit of great news to the fans of Team Radioshack. Johan Bruyneel has just released the following message on his blog.
“Even before the Tour has started, I have some great newsfor you. RadioShack, Nissan and Trek have all renewed their sponsorships for 2 additional years! The riders and staff are extremely grateful [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/radioshack-trek-nissan-sponsors-two-more-years/

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Rast Within Inches of Podium at Paris-Roubaix

Beautiful blue skies, unseasonably warm shirt-sleeve temperatures, knowledge crowds thickly lining the roads, hard to see how it could get much better for the 109th running of the 258-kilometer (160 mile) Hell of the North. It?s been named that mostly because of the 27 cobbled sectors (51.5 kms) that the riders bounce over on [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/rast-within-inches-of-podium-at-paris-roubaix/

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2012, have fun!

Source: http://amrcycling.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-have-fun.html

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Featured Bike :: Boardman Elite Air Road

The latest in our series of blog posts featuring some of the best new bikes at Bike Science for 2012.
Next up, it’s what we believe the be the best all round bike out there. The Boardman Elite AiR Road. No matter what your chosen discipline, the AiR Road can do it all.
What is it?
The Boardman [...]

Source: http://blog.bike-science.com/2012/05/09/featured-bike-boardman-elite-air-road

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Team Radioshack Line-up in Tour of Austria

Team Radioshack is ready to ride in the 63rd edition of Tour of Austria (Internationale �sterreich Rundfahrt), which takes place July 3-10, 2011.
Team Radioshack will start with a team of relatively young riders:
Matthew Busche, Robbie Hunter, Ben King, Michal Kwiatkowski, Geoffroy Lequatre, Tiago Machado, Gregory Rast & Jesse Sergent
Director: Jos� Azevedo
Go Team Radioshack, Go!!!

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack-line-up-in-tour-of-austria/

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I is for Iran - Eating London A to Z Video Post

We ventured west this week, to Olympia, in order to try the Iranian restaurant, Mohsen. Here is what we found.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/thehungrycyclist/~3/8FR3JlMXbfA/i-is-for-iran-eating-london-a-to-z-video-post.html

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U.S. Bicycle Route System 102

It's about time for a refresher course on the U.S. Bicycle Route System.

Background: The U.S. Bicycle Route System is an emerging national network of bicycle routes that are of national or regional significance. Routes in the network provide important links to cities, towns, transportation hubs, and scenic, cultural, and historic destinations. They are continuous, crossing state and, maybe in the future, international borders. These routes are on roads, trails, city streets and offer facilities that are suitable for bicycle travel. And the routes often follow historic or scenic corridors -- such as a coastline, a river valley, a lake shore or a historic road, like Route 66.

U.S. Bicycle Routes (USBR) are nominated for numbered designation by State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and are catalogued by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) through the committee on U.S. Route Numbering -- the same committee that assigns route numbers to the U.S. highway and interstate system.

The first routes in the system were designated in 1982, followed by a long, stagnant period (try 29 years!) Read more about the history of the network or check out the original U.S. Bike Routes 101 post for more information. In May 2011, eight new U.S. Bike Routes were designated followed by two more in 2012. The recent activity occurred after AASHTO reinvigorated planning through the formation of the U.S. Bicycle Routes Task Force - of which Adventure Cycling provided staff support. The Task Force developed the national Corridor Plan (seen above) -- a visionary plan that states and their local partners can use to implement interstate bicycle routes. Corridors are not routes, but are desired lines where a bike route might exist or be developed over time. The corridor plan is not an end-all, but a plan for talking about opportunities. The plan changes, with corridors being added, shifted or removed based upon state and local interests.

Implementation: In order for U.S. Bike Routes to be designated, a number of stakeholders need to be involved, including the bicycle community, state and local agencies and organizations. There are a number of steps that happen in the implementation process, including gaining agreements from all the agencies and organizations that own the facilities on which the route travels (beyond the typical, these might include bridges, ferries, federal lands, etc). Sometimes state DOTs rely heavily on the bicycling and trail community to develop the routes; sometimes DOTs use their own staff and resources; and then there are those cases when multiple organizations and agencies are involved in a team or committee approach. There is no right way, but there are suggested guidelines on what makes a good bicycle travel route. Some states develop criteria to help with route development. Which criteria the state uses are not prescribed by AASHTO, however, there is a purpose and policy on the development of U.S. Bicycle Routes, which the DOT agrees to follow as part of the application for numbered designation. Adventure Cycling provides technical assistance to the route implementors and coordinates communication between states and other stakeholders. We also manage updates to the corridor map and liaison with AASHTO staff and the Task Force when questions or promotional opportunities arise.

Promotion: After route designation is granted by AASHTO, the DOTs are expected to map and promote the routes, either through conventional highway maps, state bike maps or online maps. These maps may also be contracted out for production by bicycle organizations or might be provided by volunteers.

Transportation agencies and local governments may also sign the routes with the official M1-9 sign (although this isn't required by AASHTO, it is strongly encouraged). The original USBR sign, the black on white version shown at the top of this post, was recently updated to the green-on-white version shown here. Though either sign works, the green version stays in the same color family as state bike route signs and it also indicates that the route is a U.S. route, vs. one of a local or regional level.

Next Steps: What lies ahead for the U.S. Bicycle Route System? Plenty. With over forty states involved at some level with implementation or promotion, Adventure Cycling staff have our hands full. There are now eleven routes in ten states: USBR 1 in ME, NH, VA & NC; USBR 20 & 35 in MI, USBR 76 in VA, KY, & IL; a portion of USBR 45 in MN and USBRs 97, 95, 8, 108, 208 and 87 in AK. We continue to provide assistance to states as they plan routes and work through the collaboration process. In order to keep assisting states in the best capacity, we've determined a best practices guide, which will highlight models of implementation and promotion that have been successful. This guide will be developed over the next year. It will be on-line and will be updated as more states get involved. We're very excited to begin the process of pulling together what will be an incredible resource. Stay tuned!

Top photo by Richard Halle, middle photo by Ginny Sullivan, bottom photo by Scott Anderson.

BUILDING THE U.S. BICYCLE ROUTE SYSTEM (USBRS) is posted by Ginny Sullivan, USBRS coordinator at Adventure Cycling, and features news and updates related to the emerging U.S. Bicycle Route System. The USBRS project is a collaborative effort, spearheaded by a task force under the auspices of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Members of the task force include officials and staff from state DOTs, the Federal Highway Administration, and nonprofits like the East Coast Greenway Alliance, and Mississippi River Trail, Inc.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/06/us-bicycle-route-system-102.html

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Tuesday 26 June 2012

Video: Lance Armstrong Talks About the Cuts on Cancer Research

Video from cnsnews.com where Lance Armstrong talks about the cuts on cancer research.

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/video-lance-armstrong-talks-about-the-cuts-on-cancer-research/

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Johan Bruyneel Sums Up the Tour de Crash

In a post-race interview with Eurosport after Thursday?s Stage 12, Team RadioShack?s Director Johan Bruyneel summed up the frustration and disappointment felt by the entire team and its fans with the numerous calamities that have befallen the group so far at this year?s Tour de France. With the months of preparation and hard work [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/johan-bruyneel-sums-up-the-tour-de-crash/

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U.S. Bicycle Route System 102

It's about time for a refresher course on the U.S. Bicycle Route System.

Top photo by Richard Halle, middle photo by Ginny Sullivan, bottom photo by Scott Anderson.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/06/us-bicycle-route-system-102.html

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Congratulations Green Edge Cycling

Source: http://amrcycling.blogspot.com/2012/01/congratulations-green-edge-cycling.html

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I is for Iran - Eating London A to Z Video Post

We ventured west this week, to Olympia, in order to try the Iranian restaurant, Mohsen. Here is what we found.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/thehungrycyclist/~3/8FR3JlMXbfA/i-is-for-iran-eating-london-a-to-z-video-post.html

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Featured Bike :: Boardman Elite Air Road

Source: http://blog.bike-science.com/2012/05/09/featured-bike-boardman-elite-air-road

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FAHLIN AND BARROJO WIN IN MENOMONIE

Optum's Zirbel regains lead, Small still in Yellow

Source: http://www.roadmagazine.net/content.php?itemid=6864

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Chris Horner out of Tour de France 2011

Chris Horner appears to have broken his nose and suffered a concussion with the nasty crash on stage 7 of the TDF that separated the main field about 37 mi from the finish. A concussion is a “jarring” of the brain caused by head trauma with the severity often being related to the time of [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/chris-horner-out-of-tour-de-france-2011/

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Putting a road on a diet

Source: http://jimsbikeblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/putting-a-road-on-a-diet/

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Tour de France Stage 14 ? The Big One

A beautiful day for a bike race! Blue skies and nice weather (a bit warm) greeted the cyclists at the start line in the city of Saint-Gaudens within sight of the mighty Pyr�n�es in the south of France. The 169-kilometer course had a shark?s tooth profile and with lots of categorized mountains, a bunched-up group [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tour-de-france-stage-14-the-big-one/

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Team RadioShack Moves 3 into Paris-Nice Top 10 after Stage 6

In Friday’s race of truth, the individual time trial at the 69th running of Paris-Nice, Tony Martin of HTC-Highroad, as expected by many, laid down a devastating effort over the 27 kilometer course, beating the next competitor by a full 20 seconds and scrambling the general classification from the previous day’s posting. However, Team RadioShack [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack-moves-3-into-paris-nice-top-10-after-stage-6/

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Radioshack, Trek & Nissan, Sponsors Two More Years

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/radioshack-trek-nissan-sponsors-two-more-years/

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Monday 25 June 2012

Grilled Aubergine with Miso Paste - Eating London A to Z

Grilled Aubergine with Miso Paste This was one of the many starters that were served on our visit to Kiraku in Ealing, West London. It takes no time and very little effort but the sweetness of the miso pastes and...

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/thehungrycyclist/~3/hmtnfezPU6o/grilled-aubergine-with-miso-paste-eating-london-a-to-z.html

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New UK idea fund is looking for bike safety and commuter innovations

Could you come up with next big thing in the cycling industry? Nesta, the UK?s innovation foundation, has two prizes up for grabs for innovative ideas. The first is a �50,000 prize for anyone who can come up with a good way of keeping bikes out of the hands of thieves. The second prize is [...]

Source: http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/new-uk-idea-fund-is-looking-for-bike-safety-and-commuter-innovations/

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Kl�den Ignites Another Fire in Trentino

No matter how many times I write it this spring, I’ll never tire of typing the name Kl�den and the word ?WIN? in the same sentence! Team RadioShack’s 35-year old German wonder bested another field of quality contenders in the opening 13.4-kilometer Time Trial of the Giro del Trentino today, clocking 15:24 on the [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/kloden-ignites-another-fire-in-trentino/

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Andreas Kl�den Finishes 2nd at Paris-Nice 2011

Team RadioShack’s Andreas Kl�den added to his long and impressive list of palmaires today, finishing in 2nd place in the overall general classification of the 8 days of the storied Paris-Nice race. On a cold and rainy day, on some very slick roads in the south of France, the experienced 35-year old finished the [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/andreas-kloden-finishes-2nd-at-paris-nice-2011/

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Video: Paris ? Nice 2011. Stage 5, Final 5km

This video covers the last 5 km of stage 5 in Paris-Nice 2011. This was a big day for Team Radioshack and Andreas Kl�den who won the stage.

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/video-paris-nice-2011-stage-5-final-5km/

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Team Radioshack Line-up in Tour of Austria

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack-line-up-in-tour-of-austria/

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Addison Lee Offices Die-in ?pictures?

It would like to start this as it was a warm spring evening, but in fact it was a cold and wet spring evening as a couple of hundred cyclists turned out on the door step of Addison Lees office in central London.�It was a pleasant affair with cyclist lying on the cold wet tarmac to demonstrate a point of cyclist been knocked down not necessary by Addison Lee drivers, shortly after that the word went around that John Griffin was at the office and will come out to have a few words with us. Needless to say he did not have much to say I what he said could not be heard by every one. He was saying he cares for cyclist safety, that?s why he would like to see compulsory training scheme for cyclist blah blah, he went on to offer the cyclist present leaflets about the caring Addison Lee drivers cyclist awareness ?Please? I wont go on but I hope you enjoy the pictures Don?t forget to sign the petition below.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cyclingchatcouk/~3/gjaQ9RZ-ktE/

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Urban bike culture on view at Bicycle Film Festival

The Bicycle Film Festival rolls out for a three-day run in New York City on Friday, reminding us that Seattle isn't included among the 25 international locations for the 2012 edition. Cycling fans in those festival cities will get to enjoy a slice of bicycling culture from the Pacific Northwest in a piece on Seattle Bike Polo entitled, "Hit 'Em in the Mouth." Described at the BFF website: "A documentary exploring the culture of Seattle Bike Polo, the birthplace of the current polo craze. The movie centers around the dominant figures of the scene, including the father of hardcourt bike polo Matt Messenger...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/24/urban-bike-culture-on-view-at-bicycle-film-festival/

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RadioShack and Leopard Trek Join Forces

So what do you get when you toss an American electronics retailer, a Japanese auto manufacturer and a mid-western bicycle maker into a blender together and hit the high-speed button, (besides the somewhat longish new name; RadioShack-Nissan-Trek)? Not sure? Then how about cramming together in the team car a hard-charging Luxembourg real estate [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/radioshack-and-leopard-trek-join-forces/

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Welcome back, Matt Lloyd

Source: http://amrcycling.blogspot.com/2012/01/welcome-back-matt-lloyd.html

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S�bastien Rosseler Wins Three-Day Race of De Panne-Koksijde

Press Release, 31st March 2011: Team RadioShack?s S�bastien Rosseler powered to the victory in the second part of the third stage of the Three-Day Race of De Panne-Koksijde (Belgium), an individual time trial in De Panne over 14.7km/9.2mi. The Belgian rider completed the course in 18:31:83 with an average speed of 47.6 k/h. [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/sebastien-rosseler-wins-three-day-race-of-de-panne-koksijde/

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Rast Within Inches of Podium at Paris-Roubaix

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/rast-within-inches-of-podium-at-paris-roubaix/

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Sunday 24 June 2012

Rainy days and Mondays always get me down

Just for once the weather forecast was right. �It predicted a patch of slightly less bad weather between bad weather (last night) and really bad weather (on its way in). �I really didn’t have any choice but to ride the bike as I really needed to know if the new chain, fitted by Andrew yesterday, [...]

Source: http://www.thecyclingmayor.com/rainy-days-and-mondays-always-get-me-down

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RadioShack and Leopard Trek Join Forces

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/radioshack-and-leopard-trek-join-forces/

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