Jeans for cycling

Personally, I?ll wear anything to cycle in. From my normal every day clothes to Lycra and every once in a while I?ll even ride completely naked. Lately however, you probably were not too surprised to hear about jeans specifically designed for cyclists. After all, just because you ride a bike, you don?t necessarily want to [...]

Source: http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/cycling-accessories/jeans-for-cycling/

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Enjoying the Views for a Change

Last week, in between a few races, I was able to take it easy cycling through the Yorkshire Dales with enough time to enjoy the view. There are sometimes, when cycling takes a definite backseat and you want to just enjoy the scenery. Last week, I had no specific training plan, just trying to recovery [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/4480/cycling/enjoying-the-views-for-a-change/

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Giro d?Italia Recap of Stages 11 and 12

Stage 11, Wednesday, 18 May, Machado Finds No Level Terrain The profile for the route, covering 144 Kilometers (89 miles) on the east coast of Italy, looked like the cutting teeth of an abused crosscut saw and probably felt like it for the racers. The jagged, irregular climbs ? four category 4 mountains – kept [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/giro-ditalia-recap-of-stages-11-and-12/

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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 [...]

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

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That?s a Wrap. Best. Team. Camp.

And that?s a wrap. Team Camp is complete. Although it was a chaotic week of hard riding, challenging drills, and extensive learning, it was a resounding success.  The best team camp ever. Period. My Highlights of Team Exergy TWENTY12 Team Camp: Palm Springs. Palm Desert. Palm whatever. I love this place, and I think I [...]

Source: http://alisonstarnes.com/2012/02/13/thats-a-wrap-best-team-camp/

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Getting Away From It All -- In Crowded Holland


This week's Bike Overnight comes from Friedel Grant, who says this about herself: "I launched into bike touring with my husband on a tour around the world. We pedaled 48,000 kilometers through 30 countries before settling down to ride bikes in the Netherlands. I write about bike touring on my website, Travelling Two (though, with the recent birth of Luke, that may change to Travelling Three)."

Of her most recent Bike Overnight, Getting Away From It All -- in Crowded Holland, Friedel writes, "It's not easy to get away from the crowds when you live in one of the world's most densely populated countries. But if you know the right places, you can escape from the city to your own little bit of nature even in the Netherlands -- and for free!

"Last fall we did just that. With the essentials on board, we started cycling toward what we think is one of the best-kept secrets in the country: a paalkampeerterrein. What's that? Loosely translated, the name means 'pole camping site,' and there are about 30 of them across the country. The name comes from the fact that these simple tenting sites (don't count on water or a toilet) are marked only by a wooden pole. There's no cost to use them and they're usually set in a wooded area or other nature reserve. Only cyclists and walkers can use them, and we've fallen in love with a few particularly scenic ones.

"Our favorite paalkampeerterrein so far is just off a quiet bike path in the middle of the Dutch countryside. Across a narrow bridge is a small patch of land surrounded by water and trees, and with just enough space for three tents. A true hidden getaway. With only a few cows to keep us company, we cooked and laughed the night away at our own private campsite."

Be sure to read Friedels's entire Bike Overnight at BikeOvernights.org. While there, also check out the archives of Bike Overnights and Photos of the Week. Our recent weekly photo selection, published March 23 and featured below, comes courtesy of Carry Porter from her post North of the Border: Cycling with Sasquatch.

BikeOvernights.org Photo of the Week, 03.23.12.

Top photo by Friedel Grant.

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BIKE OVERNIGHTS is posted every Monday by Michael McCoy, Adventure Cycling?s media specialist, and highlights content from BikeOvernights.org. Mac also compiles the organization's twice-monthly e-newsletter Bike Bits, which goes free-of-charge to more than 44,000 readers worldwide.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/03/getting-away-from-it-all-in-crowded.html

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Poll: Team Radioshack Riders in Tour de France 2011

We are only a couple of weeks away from the biggest cycling event of the year. This year’s Tour de France starts Saturday July 2nd and ends Sunday July 24th 2011. This year the team will have to do without Lance Armstrong, but the team still has great podium potential. Which 9 riders do you think should [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/poll-team-radioshack-riders-in-tour-de-france-2011/

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