The Tour de France Opens Dramatically

The Tour de France Opens Dramatically (But the Shack Make a Great Showing) For Team RadioShack supporters the expectation of our favourite team must be immense; the year to date has been a good one for the Team. Latterly Levi Leipheimer took the Tour de Suisse by riding an exceptional final stage time trial, Chris [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/the-tour-de-france-opens-dramatically/

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Klöden or Horner Could Win Tour of the Basque Country

Today?s 4th stage of the Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco, Tour of the Basque Country in Spain, was predicted by many to be the decisive battle in the mountains that would reveal the one or two riders that could stomp down on the field and make this race their own. And while it was dramatic [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/kloden-or-horner-could-win-tour-of-the-basque-country/

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Giro d?Italia Recap Stages 13-18

This great monument of Europe?s three Grand Tours continues to produce exciting racing, a little drama, and a real display of dominance by its current leader as we now complete 6/7ths of the race today (knew those math classes would come in handy some day!). This 94th edition of the Giro, which will ultimately cover [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/giro-d%e2%80%99italia-recap-stages-13-18/

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Why I Love Working Saturdays

If you get a tour of the Adventure Cycling headquarters in Missoula, I'm your last stop. I sit upstairs, on the far end of the building and I spend most of my time staring at a computer, wearing headphones. Lots of times I'm listening to This American Life, because then it feels like I'm actually interacting with humans.

Please don't get me wrong, I more than love my job. (I can't believe I've already been here a year!) Getting to do graphic design for one of Outside's "Best Places to Work" is a dream come true. But my Monday through Friday seat makes me love working on Saturdays and talking with cycling enthusiasts.

During the cycling season, Adventure Cycling is open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We have two staff members here to give you information about the organization, show you around the building, help you buy stuff, and offer you ice cream!

I've worked two of our recent Saturdays and it was incredible. We had 97 people visit in those eight hours of operation! The following people (and many more) graced our office...

? A trio of hilarious men from Boston trying to make purchases for each other (for their upcoming trip) while simultaneously trying to stop the other two from buying them anything. "I'm ganna buy these for thems. Don't let them buy me nothin'!"

? A cyclist from Japan that wanted me to help him figure out how to wear his new bandana.

? Two first time long-distance touring cyclists who had their third companion recently crash. Now they're waiting out his full recovery in Missoula and loving every moment of their time here. I later saw them while I was tubing on the river. (Small world!)

? Locals wanting to see our new expansion.

And there were many more cyclists and non-cyclist visitors, but the most memorable was Paul VanDevelder. Paul was so excited to be in the building. He hadn't been inside Adventure Cycling since 1976, when he was part of the staff, working in the Publications Department. Back then we were Bikecentennial.

"Oh, no way!" I told him, "I work in the Publications Department now."

"This is unreal. We worked in a space as big as your Cyclist's Lounge and worked for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches," Paul replied.

"Wanna see where the Publications Department is now?"

As we were walking, I first took him to our conference room to show him some of the Bikecentennial photos.

"Yep, that was us. Wow. This is such a trip."

And then pointing to this photo,

Paul said, "Ahh, the Tetons. I love them so much."

"Me too," I agreed. "I lived there for five years. That's where I moved from when I came here."

"Yeah, I lived in Jackson when I was pretty young. I worked for the Jackson Hole Guide."

"No way! So did I!"

Years apart, we both worked for the same publication; the same newspaper. We really couldn't get over it. Our lives seemed to be paralleling one another's, decades apart.

I finished up the tour and we continued to exchange stories of Jackson, of Adventure Cycling, Bikecentennial, the Jackson Hole News & Guide, and the life in between and onward. We couldn't help but get each other's business cards, excited to keep in touch.

A friend joked with me, saying, "You should find out where he worked after Bikecentennial so you know where you're going to end up next!"

I laughed, but I'm not going anywhere for a good, long while. I love working here and, even more so, I love connecting with the community of Adventure Cycling.

The two photos used are photos of photos originally photographed by Dan Burden.

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ART. ADVENTURE. AWESOMENESS. wishes to bring enthusiasm to your second and fourth Monday of every month. This column is written by Rachel Stevens, a graphic designer at Adventure Cycling Association.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/08/why-i-love-working-saturdays.html

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Thrice the Fun! Team Radioshack in May 2011

Thrice the Fun! Team Radioshack done proud at Amgen Tour of California, Giro d?Italia, and US Cycling Professional Road Race National Championship It?s been quite a month for the riders of Team Radioshack (RSH), quite a month indeed! No lie, plenty of racing to be had, and the Shackers showed up big time and done [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/thrice-the-fun-team-radioshack-in-may-2011/

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Vande Velde wins USA Pro Cycling Challenge

Christian Vande Velde made up a 9-second deficit to win the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on the final stage individual time trial in Denver on Sunday. By winning, he unseated Levi Leipheimer who usually excels at the ITT in crunch situations. Vande Velde said, "I actually had a lot of confidence in today. ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/08/26/vande-velde-wins-usa-pro-cycling-challenge/

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Baked Beans Bend, New Zealand

This week's Bike Overnights story comes from Kiwi promoter of personal adventure Paul Smith -- who, along with his friend Mike Wilson, accomplishes a true S24O (sub-24-hour overnight). In fact, it's more like a sub-16-hour overnight.

"Wednesday morning, 8:30," writes Paul. "As usual, I arrive at work on my bike. Unusually, though, my bike is loaded up with luggage. At the end of the working day I'll leave on my bike. But today I won't be going home to my family. The luggage on my bike is my overnight camping gear. Tonight I will be staying at Baked Beans Bend in Wellington's Belmont Regional Park. I wouldn't call it a campsite. It's nothing more than a small flat grassed area raised slightly above the Korokoro stream. But if drinkable running water and shelter from the the northerly wind are classified as 'facilities,' then Baked Beans Bend is well-equipped."

After Paul meets up with Mike, the two pedal past the congestion of "one person per car" commuter traffic that's apparently as common in Wellington as it is in U.S. cities. 

"We soon arrived at the entrance to our off-road excursion -- an ugly industrial area. But this was the gateway to the Korokoro stream trail that would lead us up into Belmont Regional Park and glorious isolation.


"After an hour of stop-start riding we climbed into a grassy clearing -- Baked Beans Bend. Our camp was a relaxed affair. We were no more than an hour or two from home, but a long way from normal life. It was comforting, thinking of the half-million people in their homes within easy reach, but disappointing to realize that the majority of them had never been to this place, let alone stayed here overnight. It is a shame that adventure is missing from much of modern life."

And so why is it called Bakes Beans Bend? Paul isn't really sure. But he is certain that breakfast the next morning was better than baked beans: "This wasn't a wilderness ride by any stretch, which had its advantages -- our breakfast was at a local cafe and coffee roastery. Two espressos and garlic mushrooms on focaccia. After that came 30 minutes of road riding, and then I waved goodbye to Mike."

And Paul was back at the office by 8:30 a.m. sharp. "Today, though, there were fewer strange looks from my co-workers.

"'Did you have a good night?' one of them asked.

'I sure did.'"

Read Paul's story in its entirety at BikeOvernights.org. While there you can take a look at our current Photo of the Week, which comes from the popular August 30, 2011, post Dreams of Herons on the I&M Canal Towpath, by Bob Morgan. 


BikeOvernights.org Photo of the Week, 08.17.12.

Top 3 photos by Mike Wilson. 

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BIKE OVERNIGHTS is posted every Monday by Michael McCoy, Adventure Cycling?s media specialist, and highlights content from BikeOvernights.org. Previously, from March 2009 through January 2012, Mac posted weekly at Biking Without Borders. He also compiles the organization's twice-monthly e-newsletter Bike Bits, which goes free-of-charge to nearly 46,000 readers worldwide.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/08/baked-beans-bend-new-zealand.html

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Ride for the Climate and Adventure Cycling

The Adventure Cycling Climate Ride team will be just as much fun as the staff at Adventure Cycling. Come join us!

This September, when most people are thinking about hanging up their helmets for this bicycle touring season, 100 inspiring, motivating, and passionate people will be embarking on a week-long journey to promote sustainability and bicycle advocacy known as Climate Ride.

Adventure Cycling is putting together a Climate Ride team to raise money for the implementation of the U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS). You can join us to help build the USBRS and ride the California Coast from September 9 - 13. Each rider only needs to fundraise $2,400 to be a part of this amazing event!

So what are you waiting for? Log on to the Climate Ride website and register. Then join Adventure Cycling's team and help raise money to build a national network of bike routes. Important note: $500 of your fundraising dollars must be secured by August 21, so you better act now: Register today!

Photo by Derek Gallagher

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SUPPORT ADVENTURE CYCLING is written by Alex Campbell, development assistant for Adventure Cycling Association.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/08/ride-for-climate-and-adventure-cycling.html

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