Friday, September 10, 2010

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Hornby Street business owners oppose grade-separated cycling lane

September 9, 2010

Hornby Street business owners oppose grade-separated cycling lane According to the Canadian Independent Federation of Business, 90 percent of business owners along Hornby Street don’t trust the city. Read more on The Georgia Straight

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Cycling: Thomas too tired to help

September 8, 2010

Cycling: Thomas too tired to help Geraint Thomas has withdrawn from the Great Britain team for the Cycling World Championships in Melbourne. Read more on Edinburgh Evening News

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South Downs National Park guide: activity holidays, accommodation and restaurants

September 7, 2010

South Downs National Park guide: activity holidays, accommodation and restaurants A guide to visiting the South Downs National Park, including walking and cycling opportunities and the best hotels and restaurants. Read more on Daily Telegraph

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Prince on track with ‘eco-tour’

September 6, 2010

Prince on track with ‘eco-tour’ Prince Charles starts his “green” tour of the UK by visiting a cycling project in Glasgow before moving on to Edinburgh. Read more on BBC Glasgow

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Laurent Fignon obituary

September 5, 2010

Laurent Fignon obituary French cycling champion best known for his epic defeat in the 1989 Tour de France Laurent Fignon, who has died of cancer aged 50, won the Tour de France twice, but was also widely celebrated for losing it in the narrowest defeat in Tour history. He was a charismatic cycling champion with [...]

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St. Louis still has cycling with Gateway Cup

September 4, 2010

St. Louis still has cycling with Gateway Cup For the past four years, cyclists have looked to the Tour ofMissouri for their fix of good racing. Despite the race’scancellation, the situation is altered only slightly this year,thanks to the Gateway Cup. Read more on St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Local cycling team shifts gears with help from Verizon technology

September 3, 2010

Local cycling team shifts gears with help from Verizon technology By the time aspiring professional cyclist Mike Sherer learned how to ride a bike, the 23-year-old Winnetka native was already playing around with technologies that would eventually steer his career path. Now a trailblazer for the local Verizon U-25 Cycling Team, Sherer, who is dedicating [...]

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Improved tool developed for cycling fitness

September 2, 2010

Improved tool developed for cycling fitness For competitive bicyclists with goals — whether competing in the Tour de France or aiming for the podium at a local race — faster cycling comes from training regimens based on various zones of exercise intensity. New research from exercise scientists has found that effective training regimens, which generally [...]

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Urban cycling spawns its own peddlers

September 1, 2010

Urban cycling spawns its own peddlers Entrepreneurs are making gear and garb for those who use their bikes for casual commuting, shopping trips and social rides. Carol Agay loved the retro-style wire bike basket that came with her new yellow cruiser, except that her keys and cellphone kept falling through its holes. So the Costa [...]

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Roche impresses again in Spain

August 31, 2010

Roche impresses again in Spain SPORTS DIGEST:CYCLING: Showing he is in very strong form over a month after the Tour de France ended, Ireland’s Nicolas Roche placed sixth on yesterday’s uphill finish on stage three of the Vuelta a España. The Ag2r La Mondiale rider rode well on the short, sharp climb that took the [...]

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Tuft to cycle for Canada

August 30, 2010

Tuft to cycle for Canada Langley resident Svein Tuft will cycle for his country in the fall. On Thursday, the Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) and Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) announced the cyclists and coaches named to the Canadian team headed for the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India this October. Read more on The Delta [...]

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Video: Gay goes 9.79 in 100 at Van Damme

August 29, 2010

Video: Gay goes 9.79 in 100 at Van Damme Are you ready to watch cycling’s third Grand Tour event of the season? Register to watch the Vuelta a Espana LIVE for just $14.99. Watch track and field’s top athletes compete in the Diamond League series. Read more on MSNBC

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Cycling and transport policy in NSW

August 28, 2010

Cycling and transport policy in NSW Creator:  Daniel Montoya In the context of other transport issues , this briefing paper presents an account of the state of cycling in NSW and compares cycling in Sydney with the other Australian capital cities and with selected international cities. Health read more Read more on Australian Policy Online

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Paralympian makes Commonwealth cycling team

August 27, 2010

Paralympian makes Commonwealth cycling team Storey joins 20-strong Delhi squad Read more on BikeRadar

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Tech Update: Garmin releases new touchscreen Edge 800 GPS

August 26, 2010

Tech Update: Garmin releases new touchscreen Edge 800 GPS Garmin’s new Edge 800 cycling GPS unit offers more features — including a color touchscreen — than the minimalist Edge 500. But it’s not much bigger Read more on Velo News

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Preview: RBC GranFondo Whistler

August 25, 2010

Preview: RBC GranFondo Whistler While the popularity of cycling has grown substantially in North American in just the past few years, the number of opportunities to ride in organized events in great locations has not. Read more on PezCycling News

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