Thrice the Fun! Team Radioshack in May 2011

Thrice the Fun! Team Radioshack done proud at Amgen Tour of California, Giro d?Italia, and US Cycling Professional Road Race National Championship It?s been quite a month for the riders of Team Radioshack (RSH), quite a month indeed! No lie, plenty of racing to be had, and the Shackers showed up big time and done [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/thrice-the-fun-team-radioshack-in-may-2011/

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Team RadioShack, By The Numbers

As we now head full steam into the 2011 racing season, with several major races, and victories already in the record books, it seems a good time to provide a brief overview of the 29 riders making up this year?s Team RadioShack roster and compare some of their statistics. You can always find more [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack-by-the-numbers/

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Depth Added to a Strong Team Radioshack

This fall, Team Radioshack has added six new riders to the squad, creating a team with serious depth. It is a team that will make its presence known, hopefully, at all the major races, and at the three grand tours. Team Radioshack may have started as a team based around one absolutely exceptional rider (Lance [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/depth-added-to-a-strong-team-radioshack/

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Record fines of £200 for cyclists using Olympic VIP Lanes

Last July, news emerged of £200 fines for motorists and cyclists caught using Olympic Lanes. The news today, is that this disruption could continue for up to 100 days from June to September. A TfL consultation is currently taking place where it is possible to see the roads in London affected by the Olympic Route [...]

Source: http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/record-fines-of-200-for-cyclists-using-olympic-vip-lanes/

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Bjorn Selander Home on Break from Team RadioShack

It is fair to say that Bjorn Selander has arrived as a professional cyclist. The 22-year-old Hudson native earned praise in his first season with Team RadioShack, the bicycle-racing world?s equivalent of the Green Bay Packers in the NFL or the Minnesota Twins in Major League Baseball. Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is a [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/bjorn-selander-home-on-break-from-team-radioshack/

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Capturing Sunsets

It has been a wet, damp, cloudy, colder-than-usual spring in Seattle. Perhaps that is why I'm longing for sunsets. Not that the sun doesn't set here in the Pacific Northwest. We simply haven't been able to observe that lovely orange orb.

I've lost count of the number of times I've jumped off my bicycle and raced to get that perfect sunset shot, only to be disappointed with the results. The images are usually washed out and boring. Nothing like the dramatic event I witnessed in person.

Then a photographer I met in Belize told me, "You are focusing on the sun when you should be focusing on what the sun is silhouetting."

It was great advice.

Now when I'm pedaling and the sun is getting low in the sky, I start looking for that object, person or tree that will make my sunset shot worthy of keeping.

As far as silhouettes go, you won't get many more dramatic than that of the Pohutukawa tree. This native tree of the North Island of New Zealand (also known as the New Zealand Christmas Tree) has limbs that reach out and appear to defy gravity.

This photo instantly takes me back to a glorious bike trip around one of the friendliest and most beautiful countries on earth.

Photo: New Zealand 1993 by Willie Weir

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS appears on Friday afternoons. Willie Weir is a columnist for Adventure Cyclist magazine. His latest book Travels with Willie: Adventure Cyclist will inspire you to hit the road and just might change the way you approach bicycle travel. He lives in Seattle with his wife Kat. You can read about their local adventures and life without a car at http://YellowTentAdventures.com/.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/06/capturing-sunsets.html

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Thinking of bike touring? Start here

I?m losing count of the number of times I?ve entertained the thought of doing a bike tour. London to Amsterdam would be fascinating. Not only would I enjoy the long ride but then on the other end I could be discovering Amsterdam?s cycling culture (amongst other cultures). Or how about from London to the South [...]

Source: http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/touring/thinking-of-bike-touring-start-here/

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Beppu National Japanese Road Champion

Team Radioshack’s Japanese rider Fumiyuki Beppu has just won the Japanese Pro Road Championships in Hachimantai, Japan, just two weeks after winning the Japanese Time Trial Championships This is the second time that Beppu wins this title. First time was in 2006 where he also won the Time Trial Championships. This year Beppu participated in Giro [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/beppu-national-japanese-road-champion/

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Stage 1. NVGP.

Here is a video from the podium today. Time Trial.  Eddy Merckx style. No aero equipment allowed. Rain. Time Trial. 1st. KStrong (PB2012). 2nd. Evie (HTC). 3rd. Me (PB2012). 4th. Amber Neben (HTC). 5th Kmac (PB2012) Looks like a Peanut Butter & Co/ HTC sandwich. There is nothing pretty about a time trial.  It involves [...]

Source: http://alisonstarnes.com/2011/06/15/stage-1-nvgp/

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