Team Radioshack Line-up in Tour of Flanders 2011

Team Radioshack is ready with their line-up for the Tour of Flanders 2011, which will start in Belgium on the 3rd of April, 2011. This is the official line-up: Riders: Fumiyuki Beppu, Manuel Cardoso, Robbie Hunter, Geoffroy Lequatre, Robbie McEwen, Dmitriy Muravyev, Gregory Rast, Sébastien Rosseler Directors: Johan Bruyneel & Dirk Demol Official race website: http://www.rvv.be/en

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack-line-up-in-tour-of-flanders-2011/

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Not quite back, but a comeback kid.

You can say “Welcome Back” but I can assure you that I am not quite back, but I am on my way.  There may be no specific destination in view, but there is a step forward. Rebuilding takes time, but each small step I take helps conquer the doubt and darkness along the way. This week you can find me racing at the  Exergy Tour.  The biggest race in the USA and one of the biggest in the world.   I will be ready for the unexpected and for the step...

Source: http://alisonstarnes.com/not-quite-back-but-a-comeback-kid-2/

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Amgen Tour of California ? The Day After

The only thing bad about the Amgen Tour of California, with it’s beautiful scenery, world-class competition, excellent organization and stage selection, is that every year…it has to come to an end.  For a rabid cycling fan, the worst day of most big stage races is the day after it’s concluded.  You wish it could go [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/amgen-tour-of-california-%e2%80%93-the-day-after/

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Another medal for US women cyclists at Olympics

Congratulations to US cyclist Georgia Gould, who is bringing home the bronze medal in Olympic mountain biking after trailing gold medal winner Julie Bresset of France.

The Fort Collins, Colorado, mountain biker missed a silver medal by just 6 seconds, but couldn’t close the gap to Sabine Spitz of Germany. Bresset, 23, won by 1:02 …

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Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/08/11/another-medal-for-us-women-cyclists-at-olympics/

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A Springlike Ride in Winter: Philly to Port Jervis


"For many cyclists in the Northeast, there was no off season this year. With the mildest winter in over a decade, we simply had no reason to stop riding. These unusual climatic conditions coincided with the final spring break of my college years, leading me to escape the urban confines of Philadelphia and seek tranquility (maybe even some guidance), cycling along the Delaware River. My friend Arthur joined me for the roughly 150-mile journey north."

So writes Jerome Lissman, in this week's Bike Overnight, Passing High Point: A Three-Day Ride from Philadelphia to Port Jervis. He continues:

"We left my red row home on a windy morning in early March. As we pedaled into Manyunk, a quaint neighborhood in the northeast corner of the city, we were passed by dozens of cyclists out for their Sunday morning joyrides. After stopping for a bagel and coffee we got on the Schuylkill River Trail. In Manyunk, the trail is a towpath that runs along one of the country?s oldest canals. But it soon becomes a paved surface, which led us for 15 miles to Valley Forge National Historical Park. There we said farewell to the Schuylkill River and continued on the Perkiomen Trail along the muddy waters of Perkiomen Creek."


The days were relatively toasty, but Jerome had a bit of trouble staying warm at night, with temperatures dropping into the low thirties. After two nights of it, he and Arthur hit the trail for their third and final day:

"Leaving town, we could tell it would be the most scenic day of riding we?d have on the trip. For miles, our ribbon of road gracefully climbed and descended modest hills. To our left was a cliff maybe 250 feet high; to our right, the Delaware River with the Garden State beyond. The sunshine was delicious.Through the bare trees we could see a trail that paralleled the road. We decided to take it and began riding a bit slower on its cobbly surface. At some points tree branches arched over the trail to form a sort of canopy, making it feel like we were pedaling through a tunnel. At other times, clearings provided awesome views of the water."

Read the rest of Jerome's tale, filled with rivers and great riding, at BikeOvernights.org.

Our current Photo of the Week comes from last week's post, San Francisco to Point Reyes National Seashore, by Jeff Pieper. It's such a lovely, dream-inducing seascape that we wanted another week's worth of looking at it.



BikeOvernights.org Photo of the Week, 07.20.12.

Top 3 photos by Jerome Lissman

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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 45,000 readers worldwide.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/07/a-springlike-ride-in-winter-philly-to.html

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Video with Lance Armstrong: Is there a Cure for Cancer?

Jules organised for his mate Jim Stynes to catch up with cancer survivor Lance Armstrong. Jim is going through his own cancer treatment at the moment. For more information on Jim’s story go to http://www.reach.org.au or for more information on cancer visit http://www.cancerinstitute.org.au

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/video-with-lance-armstrong-is-there-a-cure-for-cancer/

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Tribute to Wouter Weylandt (#108), 1984-2011

I’m sure many of you have heard the news regarding the tragic death of Wouter Weylandt of Leopard-Trek last week during the third stage of the Giro d?Italia, after he crashed during a mountain descent. The funeral was this week. This horribly sad event has really given me pause, but also a deeper understanding and [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tribute-to-wouter-weylandt-108-1984-2011/

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