Bicycling with the return of weather and fall foliage forecasts

Gosh. I just love the sound my bicycle tires make as they zip through puddles and slosh over soggy leaves that fall on wet autumn days. That’s why it was so much fun to ride through the first decent rain of the season on Sunday.

OK. That’s a bunch of malarkey.

I never enjoyed bicycling …

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Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/15/bicycling-with-the-return-of-weather-and-fall-foliage-forecasts/

2011 tour de france

Team RadioShack?s Sophomore Season: Plenty of Reason for Excitement in 2011

The racing?s well underway in the 2011 ProTour season, and it?s clear that Team RadioShack (TRS) means to make its mark during its sophomore campaign. With the team?s well-known founder, Lance Armstrong, announcing his retirement after this year, and already concluding participation in international races for the season, there?s plenty of opportunity for the many [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack%e2%80%99s-sophomore-season-plenty-of-reason-for-excitement-in-2011/

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Andreas Klöden Out of the Tour

And then there were 5! After just a few minutes of pedaling into today?s Stage 13, Team RadioShack?s Andreas Klöden was forced to abandon his Tour effort this year succumbing to numerous injuries from several bad crashes. With numerous bruises and bad scrapes the most serious injury was Andreas? back, which caused him severe pain. [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/andreas-kloden-out-of-the-tour/

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Museum selling vintage-bicycle collection at auction

One of the world's largest collections of vintage bicycles and bicycling memorabilia is hitting the auction block in three installments, beginning December 1. Hundreds of bicycles -- some dating back to the 1880s and earlier -- will be included in the auction of items once housed at the Pedaling History Bicycle Museum in Orchard Park, New York, since 1991. The museum owners, Carl and Clarice Burgwardt, began collecting antique bicycles in the 1970s ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/16/museum-selling-vintage-bicycle-collection-at-auction/

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How do you win a bike race?

How do you win a bike race? This seems to be quite a simple question for quite a complex answer.  If it was that simple, everyone would be able to do it, right?  I will not claim to know the art of winning, but I have won a race or two in my career.  That being said, I have also lost far more than I have won, yet through each loss, I continue to learn.  Learn from my mistakes, and start winning more.  Or, it may be more fun to...

Source: http://alisonstarnes.com/how-do-you-win-a-bike-race/

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