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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Official Team Radioshack Roster for Tour de France 2011

Team Radioshack has just announced their line-up for Tour de France 2011. Jani Brajkovic Chris Horner Markel Irizar Andreas Klöden Levi Leipheimer Dmitriy Muravyev Sérgio Paulinho Yaroslav Popovych Haimar Zubeldia Team Sports Manager Johan Bruyneel, together with Team Directors Dirk Demol and Alain Gallopin will direct the team. ?It was hard to make the selection of these nine riders,” said Johan Bruyneel. ?After the injury of [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/official-team-radioshack-roster-for-tour-de-france-2011/

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Riding the Highest Highway


This week's Bike Overnight is by regular contributor Michael McGrath, who writes: "I rode one of my earliest Bike Overnights almost seven years ago, during the crazy summer that my son was born. That summer my wife and I spent Memorial Day weekend at the maternity ward and came home with a baby boy that changed our lives. I loved being a new father, even with the diaper changes and irregular sleep schedules, and I threw all my spare time into being a dad. Yet as summer wore on and I spent night after night rocking my son to sleep, I began to wonder: Do I have to completely skip bike touring this summer? I can't take a long tour, but what if I could leave for just one night? Surely I could go somewhere fun -- somewhere incredible. Maybe I could bike from my house to ... the top of the highest paved road in North America!"

Well, it wasn't easy, but Michael made it to the 14,240-foot summit (can you say "breathtaking?) of Mount Evans. "All around I saw jagged, treeless mountains covered with boulders and patches of snow. The place felt wild and rugged, and far, far away from the busy routine that I?d left just the day before. I stood there for awhile, absorbing the scene and thinking, 'Wow, I really made it here. This place is amazing!' Then it was time to head home."


Be sure to check out Michael's Mount Evans overnight at BikeOvernights.org, as well as his popular post from last November, Biking Mountain Canyons in Northern Colorado, about his father-son ride with now six-year-old Daniel. There's plenty more to read and enjoy at the site, including the Photo of the Week. Our recent weekly selection, published March 9 and featured below, comes courtesy of Lisa Maloney from her post Whoopie Pies for Breakfast in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

BikeOvernights.org Photo of the Week, 03.09.12.

Top and middle photos by Michael McGrath.

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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/riding-highest-highway.html

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Johan Bruyneel Sums Up the Tour de Crash

In a post-race interview with Eurosport after Thursday?s Stage 12, Team RadioShack?s Director Johan Bruyneel summed up the frustration and disappointment felt by the entire team and its fans with the numerous calamities that have befallen the group so far at this year?s Tour de France. With the months of preparation and hard work [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/johan-bruyneel-sums-up-the-tour-de-crash/

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Zubeldia Top 10 at San Sebastián

Team RadioShack?s highest placed finisher in the Tour de France, Haimar Zubeldia (ESP), finished 7th today in the 237-kilometer (147-mile) Clásica Ciclista San Sebastián contested in Basque country in the north of Spain. Omega Pharma Lotto?s Belgium star Philippe Gilbert continued his amazing streak this year walking away from some 20 top riders bunched [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/zubeldia-top-10-at-san-sebastian/

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TdF Stage 12 ? Klöden ? Pain and Suffering

To the uninitiated, when enthusiasts talk about how elite cyclists can suffer and push themselves through pain, it?s usually a good thing, a compliment. It often refers to a rider pedaling up a high mountain or a long time trial where the toughest mental competitors drive themselves beyond their physical red zone and can [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tdf-stage-12-kloden-pain-and-suffering/

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A cycling experience in France

What do quaint seaside villages, great seafood, picture-perfect medieval towns, stone age monuments dotting the landscape, crepes, galettes and hundreds of kilometers of car-free cycling paths have in common? They are just a few of the special treats to be enjoyed on a cycling holiday in Brittany! Whether you go for a week or a [...]

Source: http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/touring/cycling-franc/

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