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Lance Armstrong Getting Cold Feet About 2009 Tour de France

Nov 5, 2008
What is the root cause of Lance Armstrong's indecision about riding his bicycle in the 2009 Tour de France? Until I read recently filed stories about his training for next season, I thought he was...

Leipheimer Abandons Tour de France in 4th Place

Nov 30, 1999
American cyclist Levi Leipheimer withdrew from the 2009 Tour de France on Friday with a broken wrist. He suffered the break on Thursday's run-in to the finish in Vittel. Since the crash occurred within 3 kilometers of the finish line, the rider on the...

Big jump in Seattle bike commuting the past two years

Dec 15, 2009
<DIV style="FLOAT: left; ”display: block" 5px 5px;”> Seattle experienced a 15% increase in bike commuting in the past two years, based on a count conducted in September. Volunteers stationed at 30 locations around the city counted 2,609...

Canada's most prolific bike thief gets 30 months

Dec 15, 2009
Toronto's most notorious and prolific bicycle thief pleaded guilty to possessing 10 stolen bicycles and six drug charges on Wednesday, resulting in a 30-month prison sentence. That guilty plea covers just a few of the 2,200 to 2,900 stolen bicycles...

Pick your bike racer quote of the year

Dec 15, 2009
Podium Cafe lists a couple of dozen quotes uttered by current and former pro cyclists during the past year and asks for our favorite. The list has a few Lance Armstrong tweets about Alberto Contador being a "pistolero" and  having "lots to learn."...

Plans to start 2012 Giro d'Italia in Washington DC

Dec 14, 2009
As strange as it may seem, a move is afoot to bring the Giro d'Italia bike race to Washington DC in 2012. The Giro characteristically has begun the 3-week bike race for a few days in other countries before relocating to Italy for the bulk of the...

An incentive to ride a bike or dangerous obstruction?

Dec 14, 2009
<DIV style="FLOAT: left; ”display: block" 5px;” 5px> Bruce Friedland A bicycling buddy saw this beer truck blocking a bike lane while he was visiting in New York recently and sent me the picture, entitling it, "An Incentive to Ride a Bike."...

Lance Armstrong Getting Cold Feet About 2009 Tour de France


Leipheimer Abandons Tour de France in 4th Place



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