Will you be wearing GB Cycling Team replica kit?

I don?t know if you seen the full GB Cycling Team replica kit but if you have not put your sun glasses on now. A range of official GB Cycling Team replica clothing made by Adidas is now on sale. There'll be short- and long-sleeved jerseys, a gilet, bib shorts, gloves, socks and a cotton cap, plus a children's jersey.

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Recap at The Giro?s Halfway Point

Today marked the 10th stage of this year?s 3,525 kilometer (2190+ mile), 21-stage Giro d?Italia. Some of the great racing so far will not soon be forgotten, but unfortunately this year?s 94th edition of the race may be most remembered for the horrible tragedy that befell one of its up-and-coming stars on Monday?s stage [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/recap-at-the-giro%e2%80%99s-halfway-point/

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Will Gert Steegmans Switch to Quick Step?

According to cyclingnews.com Quick Step will publically confirm a deal with Team Radioshack rider Gert Steegmans today, Monday. So it seems that the 30-year old Belgian riders will return to the team that he laft two years ago. Before joining Team Radioshack Steegmans rode for Team Katusha. Gert Steegmans created problems while riding for Team Katusha, [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/will-gert-steegmans-switch-to-quick-step/

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Riding Conditions on Route Maps

Based on some of the phone calls and emails we get, it seems to me the "Riding Conditions" section on our route network maps is often overlooked. Probably not on purpose; I mean, you just bought a map, right? So you open it up and are looking at the maps, and you can get engrossed in seeing where you are heading. Who wants to read text at that point, when you can see where the turns are and all the other fine details found on a map panel? However, reading the "Riding Conditions" is worth your time, I promise.

You will find the "Riding Conditions" in the same block of text as "Using this Map" and "Climate." This block of information is usually on the same side of the map as the "Service Directory." The Tidewater Potomac Heritage Bicycle Route, Underground Railroad Bicycle Route and the downloadable pdf maps are exceptions to this set up and the "Riding Conditions" location will vary. On the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, the "About Map A" and "About Map B" boxes take the place of "Riding Conditions."

On average, we have about 400 words per map section to tell you about things not necessarily represented on the map panels. A route researcher compiles first rendition of this information, while subsequent editions incorporate feedback we've received from cyclists who've ridden the route. The most vital points are related to safety and knowledge about the situations you will encounter on the route. Specific items include:

  • The presence of little to no shoulders, unavoidable high traffic areas, poor road surfaces, and exceptionally long distances between services.
  • We warn you about roads you do not want to use as a shortcut, no matter how appealing they may appear when viewed on paper.
  • If there is an alternate or spur on the route, we give a brief description of it, including distance and reasons why you might want to use it over the main route, as applicable.
  • As space permits, we also list additional map resources that you might find helpful on your tour, especially in urban areas.
Before you hit the road on your tour, I highly recommend reading over the route's "Riding Conditions." We do the best we can to compile relevant information to make your trip enjoyable and safe. And if you have feedback for future map editions, send it to us via the usual methods: map correction cards (mail a postcard or submit online), email through the website, or send us a tweet at @acaroutes. Many thanks in advance!

Photo by thirteenvegetables on Flickr, submitted to our 2nd Annual Bicycle Travel Photo Contest.


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GEOPOINTS BULLETIN is written by Jennifer 'Jenn' Milyko, an Adventure Cycling cartographer, and appears weekly, highlighting curious facts, figures and persons from Adventure Cycling's Route Network with tips and hints for personal route creation thrown in for good measure. She also wants to remind you that map corrections and comments are always welcome via the online Map Correction Form.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/06/riding-conditions-on-route-maps.html

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Two-for-Two for Chris Horner

Team RadioShack?s Chris Horner won the Storm the Beach Cyclocross on Sunday in Oceanside, California.  The 8th race of the Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross ended in a two man battle between Horner and Sid Taberlay, the leader in the Series. ?It was a battle between us for the whole hour of racing?, explained Chris [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/two-for-two-for-chris-horner/

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Fellow Cyclists ? Stranger or Friend?

There are sometimes when you are cycling down a busy A road, cars and lorries squeezing past at 50mph – not a cyclist in sight, and you start to wonder ‘why am I the only person cycling here?’ In some areas of Britain, cyclists can be so rare on the road it feels a little disconcerting. And if nothing else you’d like to see a cyclist just for the irrational re-assurance, bikes haven’t been banned on this particular stretch of road. Motorists cocooned in their warm and comfortable cars are effectively another species, there is no empathy between their experience and yours. If I see a cyclist going the other way,  I will invariably nod, smile or briefly wave. I don’t expect anything back, I’m just glad to know someone else is ploughing the same furrow. If nothing else, at least you know a fellow cyclist isn’t going to try and muscle you off the road, beep at you or shout out of the window for not cycling on a non-existent cycle path. Catching up a Cyclist in the Road Then there are the times when you catch up with a cyclist going in the same direction. This provokes a [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/articles/fellow-cyclists-stranger-or-friend/

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Robbie McEwen & Robbie Hunter Join Team RadioShack

Sprinters Robbie McEwen and Robbie Hunter are joining Team RadioShack in 2011. Both riders were part of the Pegasus Sports project which failed to get a ProTour or Professional Continental license for the upcoming season and opted to change teams. The negotiations between the Team and riders were settled promptly with both riders keen [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/robbie-mcewen-robbie-hunter-join-team-radioshack/

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