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A little bike racing advice?

I have been asked several times what advice I would give the up and coming cyclist.  Cycling is a beautiful sport.  Not only does it promote health and wellness, but it is also completely liberating.  When approached properly, it is a sport that has longevity and challenge.  It has purity and depth that not many other sports can give. Should you race?  If you want to.  If not, just challenge yourself each day with a goal, even if that goal is to do a local century or beat your friends...

Source: http://alisonstarnes.com/a-little-bike-racing-advice/

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TdF Stage 5 ? One Ugly Crashfest

Team RadioShack?s Slovenian Time Trial Champion Janez Brajkovic crashed hard just shy of the halfway point of today?s 165-kilometer 5th stage in the northwest Brittany region of France. After about 75 kms while tightly packed on the far left of the peloton he went down in a heap, hard and fast with little warning, looking [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tdf-stage-5-one-ugly-crashfest/

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Team RadioShack Line-up in Paris-Roubaix 2011

Paris-Roubaix (France), 10/04/11 This Sunday one of the toughest spring classics, Paris-Roubaix, will see the riders go through 27 cobbled sectors. According to the weather reports, it will be a dry day like last year, which means less danger in the cobbled areas. Team Radioshack Line-up Riders: Fumiyuki Beppu, Ben King, Robbie McEwen, Nélson Oliveira, [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack-line-up-in-paris-roubaix-2011/

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The truth and the bike.

We are all guilty of it. We get entrenched in the monotony of the bike.  We get to our group rides, we pedal, we suffer, we blow snot, we stare at the wheel in front of us, we tough it out, we train.  I love the grit and the romance.  It has almost a cathartic rhythm to it all. I love the predictable nature my training lends me.  I love my roads, I love my potholes, and I love my routine.  I clip in, I ride, I get stronger, I...

Source: http://alisonstarnes.com/the-truth-and-the-bike/

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Ben Hermans Top Ten at Amstel Gold

Ben Hermans continues to show his strength, intelligence and overall ability in the one-day classics coming in 8th today in a field of quality riders in the Amstel Gold Race, right on the heels of his 12th place in Wednesday?s Brabantse Pijl, just four days ago. For most of the day Ben was seen riding [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/ben-hermans-top-ten-at-amstel-gold/

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Who is Your Dream Touring Companion?

I was listening to a podcast the other day when a version of the "If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be?" question was posed. After the the episode ended, I found myself twisting the question around a bit and started wondering who my dream bicycle travel companion would be.

The first choice that popped to mind is my friend Elisabeth. We had a great time together this summer in Colorado. Our styles complimented each other. When I was down, she was up and helped me back and vice versa -- even on our miserable, wet and cold day. We both liked to stop and enjoy the scenery (or a beverage!). Our eyes saw things in slightly different perspectives, opening to new ways to drink in the experience. Why mess with this kind of success?

If I were to go to my fantasy list of companions I would consider Terry Tempest Williams for her view on landscapes large and small, Heidi Swift for her pluck and tenacity or Terry Gross for her curiosity and mad interviewing skills. Or maybe James Taylor to sing me to sleep and up tough hills. Or Jens Voigt for inspiration and grit. It would be hard to choose!

How about you, who would be your dream touring companion(s)?

Bonus question: What route would you take them on?

Photo by Elisabeth Revell.

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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/2012/11/who-is-your-dream-touring-companion.html

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