Tour De Wallonie ? Team Radioshack Bounces Back

After facing a great many challenges during the Tour de France earlier this month, Team Radioshack (RSH) needed to demonstrate they could still field a squad ready and able to compete at the front of the peloton. The team did just that in the five stage Tour De Wallonie, which concluded today in Thuin, Belgium. [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tour-de-wallonie-team-radioshack-bounces-back/

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Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Stage 1, Zumarraga to Zumarraga

The last few kilometres were all that I managed to see of today?s stage 1 of the Pais Vasco and coverage was intermittent even then as the cameras cut back to the finish line rather than following all the action. But when the focus was on the riders what a stage this was. Let?s be [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/vuelta-al-pais-vasco-stage-1-zumarraga-to-zumarraga/

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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 [...]

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

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Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure celebrates 25th anniversary in 2013

The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure takes its silver anniversary celebration to western Ohio in 2013.

One of the longest running mass bicycle rides in the US, GOBA-25 is calling itself “The Reunion of the Fittest” when it rolls out next June.

Along the way, cyclists can visit the Bicycle Museum of American in New Bremen, …

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Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/03/great-ohio-bicycle-adventure-celebrates-25th-anniversary-in-2013/

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Awesomeness All the Way Around


This week's story is by Adventure Cycling's own Amanda Lipsey, our super-duper Development Director. "I'm a runner, cyclist, and dedicated dog mommy in Missoula, Montana," Amanda says of herself. "I have the great advantage of working at Adventure Cycling Association, where figuring out how to do stuff like this -- travel by bike with a dog, that is -- is what we do."

Travel by bike with a dog, indeed. In "An Awesome Gal and Her Awesome Pup," Amanda and her border collie Astro packed up and hit the open road last summer.

"In preparation for a longer self-contained bicycle trip, Astro and I scheduled a mid-August shakedown overnight. The purpose of a shakedown ride was to figure out anything that might not be working logistically or mechanically with the bike, and to learn if there was any additional equipment needed. For our overnight, we went from Missoula up the Bitterroot Valley to Bass Creek, camped for two days, then rode back home.


"I was very worried about the weight I?d be pulling around. My bicycle without gear probably weighs somewhere between 15 and 20 pounds. I carry 15 to 20 pounds of gear, not including the trailer, which weighs 22 pounds. Astro weighs 55 pounds, and I weigh 160. That?s more than 270 pounds that I have to push/pedal up hills and across many, many miles. Needless to say, I was feeling a bit of trepidation.

"Soon, though, I was little disappointed in myself for doubting my own strength as a cyclist. We got over the set of hills just as easily as when I ride with no gear."

Once they got to the Bass Creek Road, however -- where they faced a tough, 2-mile climb to get to the campground -- Amanda let Astro out of the trailer. He even helped pull the load, thanks to an innovative device known as the Springer

"On day two of our shakedown," Amanda continues, "we went for a nice hike up Bass Creek, on which Astro was expected to carry his own gear.


"The next day we arose early, packed up, and headed back to Missoula. My colleague Arlen, who joined me for the return ride, seemed a bit impressed by how well I handled the hills with all of the weight. That?s because I?m so awesome. And so is Astro."

Read the rest of Amanda's tale at BikeOvernights.org. There you'll also find a collection of Photos of the Week, including this week's image of a boy having an exultant time in the Canadian outdoors. It comes from To the Sugar Shack and Back: An Alberta Overnight, a story about a father-and-son outing that has generated more comments than any of the other 100+ Bike Overnights that have posted over the past two years.


BikeOvernights.org Photo of the Week, 12.07.12.

Top 3 photos by Amanda Lipsey, bottom photo by Dave Buchanan. 

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BIKE OVERNIGHTS is posted every Tuesday by Michael McCoy, Adventure Cycling?s media specialist, and highlights content from BikeOvernights.org. Previously, from March 2009 through January 2012, Mac posted weekly at Biking Without Borders. He also compiles the organization's twice-monthly e-newsletter Bike Bits, which goes free-of-charge to nearly 47,000 readers worldwide.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/12/awesomeness-all-way-around.html

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Wind, Water and? Whoa! the A1079

Sancton Hill Wind Farm On Sunday the frost was replaced by strong winds from the west. So I headed in that direction to take advantage of a tailwind on the way home. I really struggled into the headwind and the gradual drag up to the highest point of the southern edge of the Wolds. Four [...]

Source: http://cycleseven.org/wind-water-and-whoa-the-a1079?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wind-water-and-whoa-the-a1079

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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 course [...]

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

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Mirza Ghasemi (Iranian Aubergine Dip) - Eating London A to Z

Mirza Ghasemi (Iranian Aubergine Dip) Here is a recipe from Mohsen Iranian restaurant. Aubergines are considered a staple in Iran, not dissimilar to our potato. They are used in numerous recipes an this simple recipe is for a tasty dip...

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