Team RadioShack Line-up for Tour de Romandie

Team Radioshack is ready with their team for the 2011 edition of the Swiss race Tour de Romandie, which runs in the French speaking part of Switzerland. Tour de Romandie (Switzerland), 26/04 – 01/05/2011 Riders : Fumiyuki Beppu, Jani Brajkovic, Manuel Cardoso, Ben Hermans, Geoffroy Lequatre, Dmitriy Muravyev, Sébastien Rosseler & Haimar Zubeldia Directors : [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack-line-up-for-tour-de-romandie/

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Super soaraway superbikes!

The latest issue of Cycling Plus hits the shops today and, as well as all the usual great stuff you’ve come to expect from Britain’s best selling cycling magazine, you’ll receive our free Superbike supplement containing 10 of the sexiest road bikes currently on sale! With super-sexy machines from the likes of Pinarello, Specialized, Colnago [...]

Source: http://magazine.bikeradar.com/2012/09/14/super-soaraway-superbikes/

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Beppu National Japanese Road Champion

Team Radioshack‘s Japanese rider Fumiyuki Beppu has just won the Japanese Pro Road Championships in Hachimantai, Japan, just two weeks after winning the Japanese Time Trial Championships This is the second time that Beppu wins this title. First time was in 2006 where he also won the Time Trial Championships. This year Beppu participated in [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/beppu-national-japanese-road-champion/

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How to make your next bike ride safer than the last

Have you ever heard any of the below advice that is frequently thrown around: Wear high-vis Wear a helmet Wear appropriate clothing Typically, this will come from a journalist writing for a car publication or someone with a deadline, and not enough time to really research what cyclists can do to stay safe. There?s nothing [...]

Source: http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/safe-bike-ride/

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Cycling centenarian sets records in France

This guy is awesome. His feats are amazing. But if I start training tomorrow, I think I can challenge his records when I qualify in the year 2050. French cyclist Robert Marchand, age 100, last week rode his bicycle on a track for 100 kilometers in 4 hours, 17 minutes and 27 seconds. That works out to about 14.3 mph, which is decent. Because there's no 100K record on the books for his age group, the Union Cycliste Internationale said it will recognize Marchand's feat. The over-100 category was created in February ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/02/cycling-centenarian-sets-records-in-france/

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How a simple sticker is reducing the number of doorings in New York

In New York City, the Department of Transportation (the equivalent of our TfL) has unveiled a new initiative aiming to reduce the number of doorings. This is when a driver or passenger opens their door in the way of a cyclist. Something that here in the UK, is illegal. Part of the campaign involves 26,000 [...]

Source: http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/stickers-dooring-new-york/

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