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 [...]

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Adventure Cycling's Awesome Library

Pretty much every time I head toward the kitchen here at Adventure Cycling's world headquarters, I find myself perusing a set of bookshelves that hold most of the contents of our library. Easily distracted by both books and historical artifacts, one title or another catches my eye every time I walk past.

A few treasures from the collection:


"The leader of a cycling party of boys (or girls for that matter) must have an abundance of enthusiasm. Boys are adventuresome by nature, and the leader should match, if not excel them in that spirit."

Sadly, this British book from 1959 is not about us. Adventure Cycling is just one of many antique bicycling books donated by local resident Dick Taylor, which we keep in a special place away from the main stacks.


"Now you have the green light...the rest is up to you!"

This 1975 booklet, produced in Maryland, features the most entertaining pants ever on the cover. Do you think those fancy bell-bottoms get caught in the chain of his bike?


"Over the years I've thought about what is so different and unique about riding a bicycle. It's not easy to define; I have to compare it to other things I really like, such as rock music and basketball. A bicycle gives me a special combination of rhythm and speed that is continuously exciting, and it's different all the time. There's a freshness to it."

As a native of Portland, Oregon, I couldn't help but get really excited about this connection with our beloved Portland Trailblazers. Bill Walton was playing center for the Blazers in 1977, when Portland won the NBA finals, a feat the franchise hasn't repeated...yet. And Bill likes Bikecentennial: our maps are featured in the touring chapter!

"In my survey of women cyclists, out of a dozen things that might create problems, 'the inconsiderate motorist' was ranked most troublesome by more respondents than any other item. This is the driver who unnerves you by passing too close or by making a turn right in front of you so  you have to brake to a halt or turn quickly even though you hadn't intended to. Sooner or later we all meet this driver, and we are wary."

Adventure Cycling's own membership director, Julie Huck, graces the cover of this title! It's a great book, too ? it inspired me in my early days as an adult cyclist when I read it cover-to-cover about ten years ago.


Our most valuable treasure in the stacks is Chuck, the tenacious volunteer who has been working on cataloging the collection for almost three years! The library is still in development which means we can't open it to interested researchers, but Adventure Cycling co-founder, Greg Siple, is hoping to one day offer library access as a member benefit. In the meantime, you can check out the Adventure Cycling Library on LibraryThing.

Itching for more? There are a couple of other pretty special books I've unearthed from the early days of the organization ? I'll be blogging about those finds in just a few weeks. Stay tuned!

All photos by Heather Andrews.

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BACKSTORIES is written by Heather Andrews, publications intern. Sifting through the Adventure Cycling archives, the series presents interesting and unusual documents that illuminate the organization's history.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/07/adventure-cyclings-awesome-library.html

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Cycling a successful sportive.

No matter where you are in the UK there is a sportive somewhere near you. If you have never ridden a sportive you most properly thinking they are full of want to be Lance Armstrong?s although you will be right in part there is a lot of cyclist who are doing sportive for fun or just trying to set a Personal best (PB) or just to hammer some big hills.

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Tour de France Stage 14 ? The Big One

A beautiful day for a bike race! Blue skies and nice weather (a bit warm) greeted the cyclists at the start line in the city of Saint-Gaudens within sight of the mighty Pyrénées in the south of France. The 169-kilometer course had a shark?s tooth profile and with lots of categorized mountains, a bunched-up group [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tour-de-france-stage-14-the-big-one/

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TdF Stage 15 ? Sprinters Rule

Covering 193 kilometers, or 120 miles of pedaling in today?s 15th stage, the Tour revisited 2 cities in the southwest of France that it?s come through many times in the past, Limoux at the start and Montpellier at the finish. Montpellier near the Mediterranean shore holds fond memories for the 2 Robbies on Team RadioShack [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tdf-stage-15-sprinters-rule/

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Team RadioShack Line-up in Paris-Roubaix 2011

Paris-Roubaix (France), 10/04/11 This Sunday one of the toughest spring classics, Paris-Roubaix, will see the riders go through 27 cobbled sectors. According to the weather reports, it will be a dry day like last year, which means less danger in the cobbled areas. Team Radioshack Line-up Riders: Fumiyuki Beppu, Ben King, Robbie McEwen, Nélson Oliveira, Gregory Rast, Sébastien [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack-line-up-in-paris-roubaix-2011/

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Radioshack, Trek & Nissan, Sponsors Two More Years

Here is a bit of great news to the fans of Team Radioshack. Johan Bruyneel has just released the following message on his blog. “Even before the Tour has started, I have some great newsfor you. RadioShack, Nissan and Trek have all renewed their sponsorships for 2 additional years! The riders and staff are extremely grateful [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/radioshack-trek-nissan-sponsors-two-more-years/

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