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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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 Horner [...]

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

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Good News in Vancouver, Bad News in DC

Greetings from Vancouver, British Columbia and Velo-City 2012, the international conference focused on all things bicycling, from urban bike facilities to bike touring. There is amazing energy here, and all across the world (literally), biking is booming. Biking is popular for transportation and recreation. It's in demand in big cities and small towns. It's getting significant support from national and local governments.

So early this morning, on a conference call with my colleagues at America Bikes -- the national coalition working for better policies and resources at the federal level in the U.S. -- it was truly disappointing to examine the apparently final new federal transportation bill which will be voted on by Congress as early as tomorrow.

Below, I've pasted the America Bikes statement regarding the bill, but in brief, it's a very bad bill. It will cut investments in biking and walking as much as 60-70%. In some states, which choose to opt-out of biking and walking programs, the bill could mean eliminating 100% of all federal investments. That would mean zero or very limited investment in safer bike lanes, paths, and safer routes to school for millions of kids, and more dangerous streets in general.

If this bill is passed and signed into law (as seems likely), America's cycling groups will have to work harder than ever at the state and local levels to improve cycling conditions.

We appreciate everything everyone has done to maintain any support for cycling at the national level (it helped stave off complete elimination of any national bike/walk program). While this outcome seems bleak, I can assure you, based on my experience here at Velo-City and my experience traveling around the country -- meeting thousands of people and hundreds of groups pushing for better cycling -- that we in the American cycling community, along with our many partners, shall overcome this obstacle and we shall continue to make bicycling an even more vital part of the U.S. transportation and recreation systems.

AMERICA BIKES STATEMENT ON FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION BILL 
June 28, 2012 

 The America Bikes coalition -- representing the nation?s leading bicycling and walking groups -- and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership oppose the new transportation bill, which would nationally cut funding for biking and walking projects by 60 to 70 percent.

We are deeply concerned that bicycling and walking programs suffer large and disproportionate cuts in funding in the new bill. Programs that save lives and dollars are eliminated.

The full extent of cuts to biking and walking funding will be determined at the state level and may be even deeper. We will continue to work in states and local communities to support safe, accessible streets.

The new transportation bill is a bad bill for biking and walking.
This bill:

Cuts available biking and walking funds by 60 to 70 percent. Biking and walking programs are combined into a single program, Transportation Alternatives, with drastically reduced funding.

Eliminates dedicated Safe Routes to School funding. The bill eliminates dedicated funding for the massively popular and cost-effective Safe Routes to School program, which helps make walking and biking to school safer for millions of American schoolchildren.

Weakens local control. The new transportation bill allows states to opt-out of half of the funds potentially available for small-scale biking and walking projects. Whereas the bi-partisan Senate bill allowed local governments and planning entities to compete for 1% of transportation funds, the new bill allows states to opt-out of the local grant program completely.

Makes biking and walking compete with new, expensive eligibilities. Eligibilities such as road uses and environmental mitigation have been added to Transportation Alternatives, making it harder for local communities to compete for funding for local biking and walking projects.

This two-year bill represents a major step backwards in transportation policy for transportation choices and healthy physical activity. Despite this temporary setback in national policy, bicycling and walking will continue to grow and gain support, and Americans will continue to demand safer, more accessible streets and communities. Going forward, biking and walking will return to a central place in America?s transportation policies and programs.


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JIM SAYER is the executive director of Adventure Cycling Association.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/06/good-news-in-vancouver-bad-news-in-dc.html

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Klöden Takes Stage & Overall Lead in Paris-Nice

Taking advantage of a perfect lead out by Janez Brajkovic, Team RadioShack?s Andreas Klöden out sprinted Euskaltel?s Olympic Road Champion Samuel Sanchez at the line to take Stage 5 at the mid-point of the 8-day/stage ?Race-to-the-Sun.? The day?s win put Andreas in the leader?s yellow jersey, and in excellent position to be on the podium [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/kloden-takes-stage-overall-lead-in-paris-nice/

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A Seattle Sub-24


As you may recall, a large share of the inspiration for the Bike Overnights project came from a piece in the January 2007 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine titled S24Os: Bicycle Camping for the Time Challenged. The story was written by Rivendell Bicycle Works founder Grant Petersen. S24O, as Grant explains in the article, is shorthand for sub-24-hour overnight and, he writes, "by definition [the trip] has to last less than a full day, doorstep to doorstep."

We don't put such strict limitations on our rides, of course, which is why we call them Bike Overnights and not S24Os. Some of the mini-adventures featured at the site are two, even three overnights in duration. Yet certain rider/writers do stick to the original concept, like Louise Kornreich, who posted this week's story, Overnight Escape from Seattle.

"After reading about Bike Overnights and S24Os on the Adventure Cycling blog, my friend Todd and I dreamed up a way to take a mid-week break to an island while not having to take any vacation time from work," Louise writes. "We would ride to work with our bikes fully loaded for a night of camping, slave all day at our desks (or not), and ride down to the Seattle ferry dock to depart for Bainbridge Island in the early evening."

And that's exactly what they did. Once on the island, they loaded up at a grocery store and headed to Fay Bainbridge Park, which "mostly hugs the shores of Puget Sound, and allows for many views to the north (e.g., Mount Baker) and east (the Cascade Range). At the park, we cooked dinner and watched the moon rise over Mount Rainier, then set up our tents at a site right near the beach.


"The next morning, after watching the sunrise, we had a quick snack and packed up to head back to town. While the area's commuters were queuing up for the ferry, we lingered over breakfast, then rolled down the ramp and onto the waiting boat, heading back to the city. Although it was another day of work we were headed to, our close-in adventure had made us feel like we were on vacation."

Read the rest of Louise's story at BikeOvernights.org.

Our current Photo of the Week comes from Beach Music: Wild Horses and a Rocket Launch, by Bill Clendenen. It posted at BikeOvernights.org on May 28, 2012.



BikeOvernights.org Photo of the Week, 07.06.12.

Top 2 photos by Louise Kornreich

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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/seattle-sub-24.html

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A tale of two cities ? and mayors

First impressions can be deceiving. Two cities: Toronto and Fort Worth. Two mayors: Rob Ford and Betsy Price. – Toronto, Canada?s largest city, prides itself on being the country?s cultural, entertainment and financial capital. It has the third-largest mass-transit system … Continue reading

Source: http://jimsbikeblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/a-tale-of-two-cities-and-mayors/

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Amgen Tour, Levi Just Misses TT, Horner Keeps Lead

The winner of the last 3 Tours of California, Team RadioShack?s Levi Leipheimer, who is also the winner of its last 3 time trials in the city of Solvang, just missed his fourth victory in this year?s TT to Garmin-Cervélo?s David Zabriskie by 13 seconds. Levi looked very strong on the first parts of [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/amgen-tour-levi-just-misses-tt-horner-keeps-lead/

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Team Radioshack Line-up in Tour of Austria

Team Radioshack is ready to ride in the 63rd edition of Tour of Austria (Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt), which takes place July 3-10, 2011. Team Radioshack will start with a team of relatively young riders: Matthew Busche, Robbie Hunter, Ben King, Michal Kwiatkowski, Geoffroy Lequatre, Tiago Machado, Gregory Rast & Jesse Sergent Director: José Azevedo Go Team Radioshack, Go!!!

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

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