By Paul Andrews, BI editor on June 12, 2009
DrunkCyclist updates a Biker Down thread and legal test of 3-feet-please in Arizona. This is one to watch. See comments section as well. Key line: “He may not have meant to do what he did, but he is still responsible.” BikePortland.org riffs on USA Today piece on Google’s move to put bike paths on Streetview. [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Culture, Mountain Biking, Obama Bikes, Rider Down | Tagged 3 feet please, Kidical Mass, lance armstrong, pedalpalooza, Rick Perry
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on June 11, 2009
Drug scandals are in the air over international cycling. Hmmm…must be about time for the 2009 Tour de France! Bernhard Kohl, recently banned for two years, quitting the sport entirely, weighs in on rampant corruption among the peloton. Lots of riders involved. “What were the French authorities going to do? Delete the overall classification for [...]
Posted in Culture, This Day in Doping | Tagged bernhard kohl, cycling drugs, greg lemond, lance armstrong, Tour de France, uci
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 31, 2009
The 2009 Giro d’Italia is history, with Lance Armstrong finishing in a solid and respectable 12th place, 16 minutes off the pace after a middle-of-the-pack showing on the final rainy stage. Now all eyes, and maybe even the traveling soap opera that has become Team Astana, shift to the Tour de France, starting July 4 [...]
Posted in Culture, Racing | Tagged Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, Leadville 100, Tour de France
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 14, 2009
Bike to Work Day is tomorrow! Looking outside this a.m. ain’t too promising, but the forecast is still calling for sunshine and 68 degrees. Quick check if you haven’t done so already: Test ride the bike today, lubing chain and other parts if needed and getting the tires up to pressure. Find someone to ride [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bike to work day, Culture, Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, league of american bicyclists, Mountain Biking, whistler
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 8, 2009
Lance/Astana soap opera silences for now: Apparently Lance’s public squawking freed up some funding for the Giro d’Italia leg of Astana’s season. As far as the Tour de France goes, stay tuned…on Universal Sports channel, which will carry the Giro after all. Another city adjusts to increased bike traffic: Vancouver BC is winnowing vehicular traffic [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Transportation | Tagged Astana, Bellingham, bicycle thief, Burrard Street Bridge, Cascade Bicycle Club Seattle, Craigslist, Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, Port Angeles Pro Gravity Tour, Vancouver BC
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 6, 2009
On one front, Lance Armstrong deserves huge accolades for going ahead with his racing plans despite a broken shoulder. He’s making the talk-show and publicity rounds, promoting his foundation and the fight against cancer, and generally playing the role of beneficent godfather of the sport, and that’s all good. On the other hand, you have [...]
Posted in Culture, Racing | Tagged Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, Tour de France
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 30, 2009
Cascade is compiling a list of Bike Month events, here‘s the early release. Bike to Work Day on May 15th should be a barnburner this year! Bicycle Retailer: If what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, then Bike Magazine may have a second wind after all. Here’s the optimistic outlook. The potential darker truth: Print [...]
Posted in Culture, News Cycle, Racing | Tagged bike month, cascade bicycle club, Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, Tour of Gila
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 28, 2009
Traveling back from the hugely successful Sea Otter Classic and brought back to Seattle some digitally compressed California sunshine, 1,000/1 ratio enabling an entire afternoon of sunlight to be transported in a container the size of a bike water bottle. US Patent No. A3587468bbT It’s all in the algorithm. I have enough in store to [...]
Posted in Culture, News Cycle | Tagged 3 feet please, cascade bicycle club, David Hiller, Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, Tour of Gila
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 15, 2009
The saga of Lance Armstrong and this year’s Tour de France is threatening to turn into a cheap soap opera, with allegations flying over Lance’s muffed drug test recently. It’s much ado about nothing, because France needs Lance more than the other way around. The Tour got really fat and really spoiled during the Armstrong [...]
Posted in Culture, Racing | Tagged cycling drug testing, lance armstrong, Tour de France
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 25, 2009
New details keep surfacing in the Lance Armstrong broken collarbone mishap. Instead of the earlier reported “clean break,” it now appears the bone broke into “multiple fragments.” Lance is putting his best hype forward, saying he expects to … what? be ready? ride part of? win? … the Giro. It isn’t clear. But as long [...]
Posted in Culture, News Cycle, Racing | Tagged Culture, imba, lance armstrong, Sea Otter
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