Shack Sets Powerful Roster for The Tour of Switzerland

The 9-day long, 75th edition of the Tour de Suisse starts on Saturday, June 11th, and as usual, it promises to be a real shoot out, with many of the sports elite stars making their annual pilgrimage to the land of private banking, precise time pieces and great chocolate as the traditional tune up for [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/shack-sets-powerful-roster-for-the-tour-of-switzerland/

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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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Recap: Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen)

Hills are bad enough, Pave is not a preferred surface for cycling. Put the two together and you have a punishing prospect for a cycle race. And so it is with the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Thrills, spills leg-pain, guts and all out exhaustion are guaranteed in every running of this World Pro Tour race. Falling [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/recap-tour-of-flanders-ronde-van-vlaanderen/

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Video: A Historic Ride Through Adventure Cycling Association

In this video produced by America ByCycle about Adventure Cycling, America ByCycle heads to the Adventure Cycling Association headquarters in Missoula, Montana to meet the people behind the maps. There they finally get to weigh their fully-loaded bikes, meet Greg Siple, one of the founders of Bikecentennial and Adventure Cycling Association, and get their portraits taken.


A Historic Ride Through the Adventure Cycling Association from America ByCycle on Vimeo.

Make sure you check out America By Cycles' blog to read the awesome write-up about their trip to Missoula that accompanies this video.

Read the full story of Bikecentennial, the root of Adventure Cycling Association, or feast your eyes on some far out photos of our founders in cut-offs circa the epic summer of 1976 on our Bikecentennial Flickr group.

Ready to be inspired? Become a member of Adventure Cycling Association. You'll receive 9 issues of Adventure Cyclist magazine -- full of great photos and inspiring bicycle-travel stories from around the world.

Want to come visit us?  Our legendary TransAmerica Bicycle Trail, our Lewis & Clark Trail and our Great Parks Bicycle Route all run through our headquarters in Missoula, Montana. (We have free ice cream.)

How do you get here? Plan your own long-distance bike trip: Check out Adventure Cycling's How-To Department and the weekly Touring Tips and Gear column by Josh Tack.

Looking to spend that refund check on a brand-spanking new touring bicycle? Check out the Adventure Cyclist Touring Bike Buyer's Guide.

Need a riding companion? Peruse our Companions Wanted listings.

Need more? Check out America ByCycle's first video with Adventure Cycling: How to Prepare for a Long-Distance Bicycle Tour.

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NEWS, NETWORKING, AND NEW MEDIA is usually posted by Winona Bateman, Adventure Cycling's media director, and highlights cool media (articles, videos, photos, etc.) and meet-ups related to Adventure Cycling and bicycle travel. This week's post was by media & publications assistant Alison Riley. Writing a story about bicycle travel or Adventure Cycling Association? You can contact Winona via email: pressATadventurecyclingDOTorg. Visit our media room, view our news releases, or follow us on Twitter.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/02/video-historic-ride-through-adventure.html

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Levi Leipheimer Maintains 2nd in Catalunya 2011

Today?s 5th stage of Spain?s venerated Volta a Catalunya was about as mountainous as a route can be and still not be officially classified a full on ?mountain stage.? Starting in El Vendrell and finishing some 206 kilometers (128 miles) later in Tarragona, the route profile of this year?s longest stage had the [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/levi-leipheimer-maintains-2nd-in-catalunya-2011/

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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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