Posted February 28th, 2006
I really enjoyed this article in SF Gate, it’s about walking, but much of it could also be applied to the joys and experiences of riding a bicycle.
Walking is a way to gain freedom and make connections at the same time. You free yourself from the limiting environs of an enclosed vehicle and begin to […]
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Posted February 28th, 2006
Yep, it’s a truly horrid city, fit only for politicians and Summernats yobbos. But what’s this about cyclists?
I was pedalling down the bike path in Canberra to work the other day, when from behind me came another cyclist. Ignoring the brotherhood of cyclists, he doesn’t ding his bell, or call “Good morning” or an “excuse […]
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Posted February 28th, 2006
News.com.au.
Former Olympic cyclist Gary Neiwand may be spared jail for harassment today after a plea by his ex-wife.
Neiwand will be sentenced for twice breaking the terms of a restraining order taken out by former wife Catherine.
But Melbourne Magistrates’ Court heard Catherine Neiwand had since made a statement to police saying she did not want to […]
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Posted February 28th, 2006
Interesting.
When they met at the Olympic Winter Games in Torino, WADA’s Chairman Dick Pound told UCI’s Vice-President Hein Verbruggen that WADA had in its possession copies of the 15 doping control forms signed by Lance Armstrong during the 1999 Tour de France and that those copies originated from the UCI.
The UCI has immediately carried out […]
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Posted February 27th, 2006
I dislike George Bush as much as the next guy but this truly is a non-story.
He may be the most powerful man in the world, but proof has emerged that President George Bush cannot ride a bike, wave and speak at the same time.
Scotland on Sunday has obtained remarkable details of one of the most […]
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Posted February 27th, 2006
China’s amazing rush to the future comes at a cost.
“In 2005, 98,738 people were killed in 450,000 road accidents and 470,000 were injured, with direct property losses totalling 1.88 billion yuan ($233.8 million),” Xinhua news agency quoted Xu as saying.
The car economy continues apace.
technorati tags: georgebush, bicycles, crash, scotland
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Posted February 26th, 2006
Every once in a while an athlete comes along that blows you away. Former cyclist and now gold medallist speed skater Clara Hughes is that athlete.
With a resume that defies probability given the specialisation and demands required of modern day sport, she’s without a doubt one of the finest female athletes in the history […]
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Posted February 26th, 2006
The United States National Association of Manufacturers blog ShopFloor has a wonderful video from the 50’s posted on the manufacture of Coloumbia bicycles. Watch it.
Via Make.
technorati tags: columbiabicycles, manufacturing, video
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Posted February 26th, 2006
It’s the northern spring and every cycling fan’s thoughts turn to the best part of the European road racing season. It’s time for the classics. Cold, wind, rain, snow and cobbles…..oh yeah! Jeff Jones of Cyclingnews has the scoop on the 61st Omloop Het Volk.
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux - 4.56.18 (40.904 km/h)
2 […]
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Posted February 26th, 2006
Once again Pedaller channels my thoughts exactly.
Pedaller suggests the main reason that cycling in Sydney may be seen as “notoriously unsafe” is not due to poor roads, lack of bicycle infrastucture, poor education, nor the refusal of motorists to respect cyclists rights, but in reality is due simply to the lack of visible bicycles on […]
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