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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Tragic end to TransAmerica tour for California cyclist

Sad news from Kentucky where a 71-year-old touring bicyclist from Chico, California, died from injuries he suffered when he fell off his bike.

Retired Yuba City dentist Oliver “Ollie” Scheideman Jr. was fulfilling his dream to complete a TransAmerica bicycle tour. An earlier attempt in 2009 ended when he crashed soon after the start of …

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Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/10/tragic-end-to-transamerica-tour-for-california-cyclist/

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Countdown to June 1st

April showers bring May flowers, and May brought the Build It. Bike It. Be a Part of It. campaign. Now with June on the horizon, we officially have 43 hours left to hit our $50,000 fundraising goal for the U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS). At our current total of $40,845, we are so close to where we would like to be. Help us raise that last $9,155 in the next two days: Donate today!

Why should you give to build the U.S. Bicycle Route System? Here's a recap of some of the many reasons that we have mentioned over the last month (with a few new ones thrown in):

  • Bicycle routes bring people together.
  • Numerous other countries have built cycling networks and have seen a spike in cycle usage as a result.
  • Adventure Cycling staffer Amanda would like to take her dog across the country on a U.S. Bicycle Route. I sure would too!
  • The U.S. Bicycle Route System will mean more infrastructure for the traveling cyclist.
  • Signed routes would make wayfinding super easy.
  • The average American spends more than 100 hours a year commuting to and from work in their cars (that doesn't count the time spent going other places; total driving around time of 434 hours per year in your car). This 5% of your life could be much better spent biking around on official bicycle routes.
  • The Federal Highway Administration calculated that the average annual miles driven per person (of legal driving age) in the U.S. is 13,476. Imagine how fit you would be if you biked those instead!
  • Biking makes you happy.
Do you need another reason to help build the U.S. Bicycle Route System?

If you donate today, not only will you be helping us beat our $50,000 goal, but you will help us meet a $1,000 fundraising challenge offered by Primal Wear, and be entered to win one of these Osprey hydration packs (they're gender specific)! If you missed this offer in week one of the Build It. Bike It. Be a Part of It. campaign, don't make the same mistake twice. Judith Knoll is currently enjoying the Osprey pack that she won from donating on the first day of the campaign. Donate by May 31 and you will be put in a drawing to win!

Read on to hear about one of our corporate supporters -- Primal Wear.


Primal Wear, founded in 1992, is a leading designer and manufacturer of elite cycling apparel for teams, clubs, and events around the world. Primal is committed to furthering cycling advocacy through its efforts and partnerships with companies and individuals that also believe that cycling is the answer to many of the health, transportation, and environmental issues facing our world today. Our mission is to provide the highest quality cycling apparel available, to get more people on bikes, and to continually promote, fundraise, and increase awareness of causes that make a difference in people?s lives.

"We are proud to support Adventure Cycling Association and their mission to inspire and empower people to travel by bicycle. Their dedication to provide services to cyclists across the nation has been remarkable." said Jessica Edwards, Primal Wear, Inc. Sales Director. "We hope that our contributions will help Adventure Cycling Association continue the amazing work it has done for over 30 years."

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The 2012 BUILD IT. BIKE IT. BE A PART OF IT. campaign runs through May 31, 2012. Please donate $10 today! All donations are tax deductible and will support Adventure Cycling Association's organizing efforts and technical assistance for the U.S. Bicycle Route System. The campaign is supported by Adventure Cycling members, a dedicated group of Core Supporters, bicycle-industry partners, state and local bicycle organizations, and cyclists across North America.

Campaign business sponsors include Walz Caps, Razoo, Giant Bicycles, Adventure Center, TeamEstrogen.com, Stan?s NoTubes, Sun Bicycles & Origin-8, WomanTours, Ortlieb and Primal Wear.

In-kind product support to the Build It. Bike It. Be a Part of It. campaign has been donated by Osprey Packs, Moots, BOB Trailer, Brooks, Planet Bike, BikeFlights.com, and Hans Bagworks.

State partner organizations include Bike-Walk Alliance of NH, Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation, and Bicycle Alliance of Washington.

Web partners for the campaign are PathLessPedaled, BikingBis, Bike Style Spokane, Chicks on Bikes Radio, Change your life ride a bike, and Bicycle Radio.

The U.S. Bicycle Route System is supported in part by grants from the SRAM Cycling Fund, the Surdna Foundation, the Lazar Foundation, New Belgium Brewing, and the Michigan United Tandem Society.

Thank you all for your support and participation!

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/05/countdown-to-june-1st.html

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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. [...]

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

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Klöden 3rd Horner 4th After Day One of Basque Tour

Team RadioShack?s Andreas Klöden (GER) continuing to display exceptional form this season came in 3rd today with ?The Shack?s? Christopher Horner (USA) close behind in today?s 150-kilometer mountainous first stage of the Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco, Tour of the Basque Country in Northeast Spain. This first of 6 stages was deemed by some [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/kloden-3rd-horner-4th-after-day-one-of-basque-tour/

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Is Addison Lee good for London cyclist?

At this stage I have to say RIP to all those who have lost there lives cycling on the UK roads at the hands of motorist. The Addison Lee debate seems to be the topic of the moment, its either the boss of Addison Lee  John Griffin is a genius or and absolute idiot. Griffin's original article had stirred up heated debate on the internet as it suggested that cyclists in London willingingly took their lives into their own hands by riding on roads. He said that cyclists should be properly trained and pay for using roads, summing up the article with "It is time for us to say to cyclists 'You want to join our gang, get trained and pay up'. I have come to the conclusion that he is a genius he is getting loads of free advertising when you think cab firm the 1st name that you will think of now will be Addison Lee. He has been in the printed press on the radio, Twitter, Facebook and now even I find my self-writing about John Griffin and Addison Lee. He is also good for cyclist and has highlighted the fact that cyclist need to stick together as we seem to be gaining more power in transport discussions in the city, we even have the London mayoral candidates fighting over or vote it is important that cycling stays free and free from the involvement of big business. It does not matter what John Griffin says about cyclist he is only a cab firm who wants to use the bus lanes and has been clever in the way he has diverted the attention of that topic and on to cycling and cyclist. What worry?s me if he get his way it would mean all cab firms and independent cab drivers will want to be able to use the bus lanes putting more cyclist in danger, a bus lane is like a secondary bike lane where as a cyclist.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cyclingchatcouk/~3/oLK8BsgvSg0/

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