Robbie McEwen Profile

Robbie McEwen (born June 24, 1972 in Brisbane) is an Australian road-racing champion in his final ? 15th ? season as a professional with Team RadioShack, having started his career with Rabobank in 1996. Nicknamed the Pocket Rocket, he has amassed an almost unsurpassed record of well over 200 victories throughout his long and [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/robbie-mcewen-profile/

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Share the Joy Winners for March, April and May

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The 2011 Share the Joy program is going strong! As you know, we've been conducting monthly drawings for a bevy of fabulous prizes. It's been a little while since our last update, so here are our most recent winners:

William Schaefer, a 2-year member from Chester, VT, was our March winner. William won a Yak Trailer from BOB Trailer.

Our April winner, Jody Watson, a 5-year member, from Norman, OK, won a set of Arkel T-42 panniers.  

In May, Mike Petersen from Greeley, CO -- who has only been a member for 6 months -- won a Red Rock Rack from Old Man Mountain.

Congratulations everyone! Our June winner will receive an Ortlieb Travel Set, while the July prize is a jacket from Shower's Pass.

Our two grand prizes for the year include a $500 Adventure Cycling shopping spree (for the person who recruits the most new members by the end of the calendar year) and a Novara Verita bicycle from REI valued at $1,099. The bicycle winner will be randomly drawn from all entries. Visit the contest page to learn about all of the ways that you can get entered to win.

All of our prizes are generously donated by these businesses because they believe in the mission of Adventure Cycling and support the work we do. Please consider supporting these great sponsors as you coast through the 2011 touring season. Many of the brands can be found in the Adventure Cycling Cyclosource store.

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MEMBERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS is typically posted on Fridays by Amy Corbin, membership and marketing coordinator. Membership Highlights spotlights the various benefits of membership, what we have accomplished thanks to member support, and even interviews with some of our most passionate and dedicated members, both individual and organizational.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/07/share-joy-winners-for-march-april-and.html

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Silly Helmets

Caption competition   I have a theory that the time getting ready for a bike ride is roughly inversely proportional to the time you spend on the bike. Go out for a 30min recovery ride, and you can guarantee you will have to spend 30 mins looking for your glasses, helmet, shoes, and then fixing a loose bolt (but only after spending 10mins finding right the size allen key). When you finally get out of the door, you’ve forgotten your pump so you have to go back home, unlock door – find pump and go through whole rigmarole again. By the time you finally get riding, it’s either dark or time to go back home. I’m currently visiting Yorkshire and I had to carry two bikes with me (road bike and TT bike). I anticipated packing two bikes with real trepidation; it’s really difficult to fit in two bikes in the car, whilst remembering every accessory, two sets of wheels, two sets of clothes plus a suitcase for normal clothes. Anyway, I thought I had done really well. At least this time I didn’t forget my pedals or front wheel like I have in the past. But, when I disembark [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/cycling/silly-helmets/

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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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Klöden Ignites Another Fire in Trentino

No matter how many times I write it this spring, I’ll never tire of typing the name Klöden and the word ?WIN? in the same sentence! Team RadioShack’s 35-year old German wonder bested another field of quality contenders in the opening 13.4-kilometer Time Trial of the Giro del Trentino today, clocking 15:24 on the [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/kloden-ignites-another-fire-in-trentino/

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Exciting Updates about the U.S. Bicycle Route System


Wow, what a month!

Good news abounds for the U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS). Recently, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood blogged on Fast Lane that the recent approval of new U.S. Bike Routes for this emerging network will help more Americans use their bikes for transportation and recreation. Like last summer's post, LaHood's recent comments sparked new media interest in the project.

My favorite line from the Secretary's post might be his statement that, "Thirty states are now working on routes to serve as easy-to-ride trunk lines connecting city, regional and statewide cycling trails (and routes). These will provide transportation, tourism, and economic development opportunities across the country."

But that line also made me pause; we've been touting our total number of states involved in USBR development at thirty since March, when we announced that grand total at the National Bike Summit. However, in updating the Getting It Done: Status Report, I see that the grand total of states involved now sits at 40 -- plus the District of Columbia.

Yes, since March, states that have come on board include Arizona, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Wyoming.

And the good news doesn't end there.


My good friends Mike and Joan wrote to tell me that they witnessed new U.S. Bike Route Signs going up along the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail in Kentucky (remember, USBR 76 was designated in 1982). You can see more photos of the county transportation workers placing the signs along the roadway and read about their experience in Mike and Joan's journal. A year ago, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet promised they would provide the signs -- and they followed up on that commitment. Thank you, Kentucky!

This week I am off to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada for the Ontario Bike Summit to talk about the economic and other benefits associated with bike tourism and travel. One of my goals will be to inspire growing interest in developing a regional bike network -- possibly similar to Quebec's La Route Verte, but with ties to U.S. Bicycle Routes, such as the newly designated USBR 20 through Michigan.

All in all, a great month for the project. Thanks to the many helpers I have out there working to make this happen! You know who you are.

Top photo of Secretary LaHood by Jonathon Maus of Bike Portland; middle photo by Mike Weingarten.

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BUILDING THE U.S. BICYCLE ROUTE SYSTEM (USBRS) is posted by Ginny Sullivan, USBRS coordinator at Adventure Cycling, and features news and updates related to the emerging U.S. Bicycle Route System. The USBRS project is a collaborative effort, spearheaded by a task force under the auspices of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Members of the task force include officials and staff from state DOTs, the Federal Highway Administration, and nonprofits like the East Coast Greenway Alliance, and Mississippi River Trail, Inc.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/06/exciting-updates-about-us-bicycle-route.html

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Cycling in Copenhagen Vs London

I have a question can London really be ever, a commuter friendly city for cyclist? After watching the video of cyclist commuting on the streets of Copenhagen streets, it becomes clear why cycling commuting works in Copenhagen. It?s a culture it a way of life. Every need of cyclists has been considered, cycling is for all skills levels in Copenhagen some as young as 4 years old are riding to school, you have 50% of women cycling and even the motorist have a better understanding of cycling as they would have being cycling from a very young age themselves. ?It just great I am totally sold?

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cyclingchatcouk/~3/q3XYJ8-5vWY/

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