Meet the Team :: Daz Carter

Meet the latest team member, double ironman finishing, sub 9 hour Ironman Darryl “Daz” Carter. He’s gunning for a slot at Hawaii at next weekends Ironman UK in Bolton. Here’s Daz in his own words… I’ve spent the last three years as a triathlon coach, personal trainer and ?part-time? long-distance triathlete, having previous worked for 10 [...]

Source: http://blog.bike-science.com/2011/07/25/meet-the-team-daz-carter

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The joy of bicycling Washington's Palouse region

Crossing mountain passes by bicycle always gives me a lot of satisfaction, but I get the most thrill from bicycling on rolling rural roads.

I enjoy using my big gear to power downhill and gain enough momentum to help me up the next rise. At the top a view of the landscape unfolds in front of me before I dive into the next tight valley.

Some of the best rolling terrain I've ever ridden is in the Palouse region of southeastern Washington, above.

This is a wheat and legume-growing area encompassing hundreds of square miles of silt dunes created during the last Ice Age. Farm roads wind around these humps and hallows ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2011/8/14/4878913.html

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Team Boardman Cycling Plus ? Sean Lacey

Team Boardman Cycling Plus  will be updating you each week with the highs and lows of their training as part of the team. This week Sean learns the importance of rest and recovery?. Sean Lacey Lives: Shropshire Age: 40 Height: 1.88m Weight: 93kg Reasons to ride: mid-life fitness crisis and to make my 71-year-old roadie [...]

Source: http://magazine.bikeradar.com/2011/08/04/team-boardman-cycling-plus-sean-lacey-2/

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Meet the Team :: Daz Carter

Meet the latest team member, double ironman finishing, sub 9 hour Ironman Darryl “Daz” Carter. He’s gunning for a slot at Hawaii at next weekends Ironman UK in Bolton. Here’s Daz in his own words… I’ve spent the last three years as a triathlon coach, personal trainer and ?part-time? long-distance triathlete, having previous worked for 10 [...]

Source: http://blog.bike-science.com/2011/07/25/meet-the-team-daz-carter

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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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MapMyRIDE Signs Levi Leipheimer

MapMyRIDE Signs Team RadioShack’s Levi Leipheimer as New Product Spokesperson 2011 Tour de Suisse Winner and Team RadioShack Member Will Use MapMyRIDE’s Innovative Web And Mobile Products Over the Course of His Training MapMyRIDE, the premier provider of Web- and mobile-based training and mapping applications for cyclists, announced today that Levi Leipheimer, current member of the Team [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/mapmyride-signs-levi-leipheimer/

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Tour Leader Showdown: Steve Parsons Vs. Joe Loviska


We've got a lot of fantastic tour leaders here at Adventure Cycling, as well as our fantastic tours themselves! Often a tour leader can take a tour experience from alright to amazing, as I'm sure you know. So how are you supposed to choose? Well, we've selected two of our best for you this week, both leading fall tours along the Pacific Coast, and pitted them against each other to help you decide which leader style is right for you!

First up, and leading our self-contained Pacific Coast trip, we have Joe Loviska (pictured above in the blue t-shirt).

Age: 27 Height: 6? 4.5?
Weight: 160lbs
Bike frame Size: 61cm
Highlights of upcoming tour: Puget Sound, the Oregon sand dunes, and Big Sur
Bike you will tour on: Surly Long Haul Trucker?26? wheels, lots of room!
B.O.B. or Panniers: Panyays all the way!
Favorite personal tour: Eastern B.C.?Penticton to Missoula, MT. Lakes, mountains, peaches, and ferries. Oh yeah!
Tours led/staffed for Adventure Cycling: Cycle MT, Cycle WA, Coast & Covered Bridges, Cycle the Gorge, TX Hill Country, S. Arizona Road Adventures, Black Hills Loop, Idaho Relaxed, Idaho Family Fun, Farm Fresh, 2010 Northern Tier and 2011 Pacific Coast self-contained
Favorite ice cream: Black Licorice or Peanut butter-pretzel-cookie dough
Tent stuffer/tent roller: Got to fold, then roll. Although I may be a little OCD.
Pets: Future cat. For now? A fluffy alien turtle thing.
Favorite Recovery Drink/Beer: Espresso, water, lemonade. Beer? Kettlehouse Amber or Manny?s Pale Ale.
Most unusual object carried on a tour: My juice harp, or my ultra-loud refillable compressed air horn. Beep!
Favorite rest day activity while on tour: Hike to find a swimming hole, then troll town for fudge, ice cream, and espresso. Or just lay in the grass, read a book and nap!

And in this corner, wearing orange, and leading our Wild Coast tour this fall, is Steve Parsons!

Age:22 Height: 6? 3?
Weight: 170lbs
Bike frame size: 61cm
Highlights of upcoming tour: Meeting other cyclists with as much enthusiasm for touring as I have. Also, riding through the Redwoods.
Bike you will tour on: Trek 520, with bright yellow fenders.
B.O.B. or Panniers: There is only one logical choice?panniers!
Favorite personal tour: Southern France/French Alps. Climbing for hours on end followed by breathtaking views and descents.
Tours led/staffed for Adventure Cycling: 2010 TransAm Van, 2011 TransAm Van (through Missouri and Kansas), 2011 Wild Coast
Favorite ice cream: Penn State Creamery, or Ben and Jerry?s Chubby Hubby
Tent stuffer/tent roller: Come on, don?t be lazy? give it a roll!
Pets: Future Border Collie, and a current rescued cross-eyed kitty
Favorite recovery drink/beer: Chocolate milk/Ithaca Pale Ale
Most unusual object carried on a tour: Ultra-light hammock, great for pre-dinner naps, or my fishing pole.
Favorite rest day activity while on tour: I like to be active on rest days, including things like hiking, mountain biking, canoeing or kayaking

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ON THE ROAD is written by the tours team -- Mo, Paul, Madeline, and Steve -- tours specialists and intrepid bicyclists, covering all things related to Adventure Cycling's Tours Department. Check out our 2011 guided tours today.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/08/tour-leader-showdown-steve-parsons-vs.html

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Colombian wins Stage 4; Leipheimer still leads Tour of Utah

Levi Leipheimer maintained his lead at the Tour of Utah on Saturday in spite of a breakaway that threatened to put one of his rivals into striking distance of the yellow jersey.

Meanwhile, Colombian cyclist Javier Acevedo attacked the breakaway to win Stage 4, an 82-mile circuit race around Salt Lake City.

Acevedo is a member of the Gobernacion De Antioquia-Indeportes Antio, a Colombian cycling team that has two wins at the Tour and held the overall race lead until Friday ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2011/8/13/4878336.html

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The White Swan Hungarian Restaurant - Awarded Hungry Cyclist Wheel of Approval

Words by Al Humphries Even as a rookie in the cut-throat world of restaurant reviewing I could tell that this was not beginning well. The address on the post-it note in my hand matched the empty shell of a property...

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