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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Team RadioShack Moves 3 into Paris-Nice Top 10 after Stage 6

In Friday’s race of truth, the individual time trial at the 69th running of Paris-Nice, Tony Martin of HTC-Highroad, as expected by many, laid down a devastating effort over the 27 kilometer course, beating the next competitor by a full 20 seconds and scrambling the general classification from the previous day’s posting. However, Team RadioShack [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack-moves-3-into-paris-nice-top-10-after-stage-6/

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Sebastien Rosseler Wins Overall In De Panne

After riding pretty quietly for the first 3 stages, Team RadioShack?s Sebastien Rosseler (BEL) decided to put the hammer down and ate up the pavement in the afternoon?s individual time trail at the 3 Days of De Panne, beating the field by nearly 14 seconds on the 14.7-kilometer course with a time of 18:31.83. Not [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/sebastien-rosseler-wins-overall-in-de-panne/

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Fall is in the Air

And the Cycling is Gran:

Well, I've been chided for saying it, but fall is indeed in the air. The leaves are changing and I now wear a jacket and gloves as I rocket down my hill. There is less light in the evenings, so I have been enjoying riding home in the dappled fall rays. It's also almost cyclocross season, and the perfect time and temperature to start cranking out some intervals and longer weekend rides.

I was also recently reflecting on the rise of Gran Fondo events in my area. Last year a friend of mine created a  local fall Gran Fondo near White Sulphur Springs MT called The Ride Around the Castle Mountains. It was fantastic and I'm wondering if the event will occur again. Fondo's are traditionally longer annual cycling events that typically occur in one day and are more akin to a mass ride than a race. Perfect!  A yearly reunion with great friends, good food (why not!), and a bike ride. I feel more Fondo's have been popping up, they are relatively easy to design, especially if you have a route in mind, something longer and challenging, its also nice to have a little support since the events traditionally run all day. 

Needless to say we had blast and I am hoping for the Ride Around the Castles 2012 version. I also noted some Gran Fondo events in Montana this year with the Ovando Gran Fondo just around the corner. This is a 57-mile orchestrated supported ride, a mixture of paved and dirt roads in the Seeley Swan Valley and a fundraiser for the Missoula Symphony Association.


What are some of the Fall cycling events in your area?  Any Fondo's on the list?  If you haven't tried one, give it a spin this year.  Also, Adventure Cycling still has a few openings on some of our Fall tours:
Some of these only have a few spots, but what a great way to enjoy the season, cool cycling air, fall colors, the effervescent smells of decaying leaves. So, be a kid again, kick-up some leaves with those bicycle tires, and enjoy the open road.


Photos: Biking home in Missoula, by Mo

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ON THE ROAD is written by the tours team -- Mo, Paul, Madeline, and Arlen -- tours specialists and intrepid bicyclists, covering all things related to Adventure Cycling's Tours Department. Find your  dream tour now!

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/09/fall-is-in-air.html

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Amgen Tour, Stage 4, Chris Horner?s Climbing Clinic

Team RadioShack?s Chris Horner schooled the peloton at the Tour of California on how to power up the summit on Sierra Road at the end of the 82-mile (132-kilometer) stage from Livermore to San Jose, with a burst of power that must have left heads shaking in disbelief. While everyone was convinced that Levi Leipheimer?s [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/amgen-tour-stage-4-chris-horner%e2%80%99s-climbing-clinic/

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