Sebastien Rosseler Wins Overall In De Panne

After riding pretty quietly for the first 3 stages, Team RadioShack?s Sebastien Rosseler (BEL) decided to put the hammer down and ate up the pavement in the afternoon?s individual time trail at the 3 Days of De Panne, beating the field by nearly 14 seconds on the 14.7-kilometer course with a time of 18:31.83. Not [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/sebastien-rosseler-wins-overall-in-de-panne/

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Just a mirror for the sun

Yesterday I didn’t ride.  But I did do something constructive – I finally washed the Cinelli!  Washed, scrubbed, flossed, sprayed, polished, buffed…all thanks to my Purple Harry kit.  Not only are you to admire the transformation, but also my groovy little bike stand, which made it lot easier to clean it.  It’s so elegantly simple [...]

Source: http://www.thecyclingmayor.com/just-a-mirror-for-the-sun

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Uniglide and Hyperglide compatibility

I've been reading about how Shimano's 10-speed MTB rear derailleurs are not compatible with their 10-speed (STI) road shifters. This affects those of us who prefer to use lower gears on our road bikes rather than grind our way up hills. It reminded me of when I had a pair of wheels built in the [...]

Source: http://cycleseven.org/uniglide-and-hyperglide-compatibility?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uniglide-and-hyperglide-compatibility

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TdF Stage 4 ? Shoot Out at Mur-de-Bretagne

Many thought that today?s 173-km (107.5-mile) 4th Stage going from Lorient to the short but steep ramp up the Mur-de-Bretagne had Philippe Gilbert?s name written all over it. This is exactly the type of course that the current dominant Belgium national champion has built his reputation on. And given his latest form, winning just about [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tdf-stage-4-%e2%80%93-shoot-out-at-mur-de-bretagne/

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The Tour de France Opens Dramatically

The Tour de France Opens Dramatically (But the Shack Make a Great Showing) For Team RadioShack supporters the expectation of our favourite team must be immense; the year to date has been a good one for the Team. Latterly Levi Leipheimer took the Tour de Suisse by riding an exceptional final stage time trial, Chris [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/the-tour-de-france-opens-dramatically/

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Oliveira Wins the Time Trial Championship in Portugal

Portuguese rider Nelson Oliveira has just won the national time trial championships on the circuit of Pataias in Portugal. Things are really happening for the rider who is in his first year as a professional, riding for Team Radioshack. Just a little over a week ago Oliveira finished fourth in the Tour de Suisse time trial, [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/oliveira-wins-the-time-trial-championship-in-portugal/

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Amgen Tour of California ? The Day After

The only thing bad about the Amgen Tour of California, with it’s beautiful scenery, world-class competition, excellent organization and stage selection, is that every year…it has to come to an end.  For a rabid cycling fan, the worst day of most big stage races is the day after it’s concluded.  You wish it could go [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/amgen-tour-of-california-%e2%80%93-the-day-after/

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Is Addison Lee good for London cyclist?

At this stage I have to say RIP to all those who have lost there lives cycling on the UK roads at the hands of motorist. The Addison Lee debate seems to be the topic of the moment, its either the boss of Addison Lee  John Griffin is a genius or and absolute idiot. Griffin's original article had stirred up heated debate on the internet as it suggested that cyclists in London willingingly took their lives into their own hands by riding on roads. He said that cyclists should be properly trained and pay for using roads, summing up the article with "It is time for us to say to cyclists 'You want to join our gang, get trained and pay up'. I have come to the conclusion that he is a genius he is getting loads of free advertising when you think cab firm the 1st name that you will think of now will be Addison Lee. He has been in the printed press on the radio, Twitter, Facebook and now even I find my self-writing about John Griffin and Addison Lee. He is also good for cyclist and has highlighted the fact that cyclist need to stick together as we seem to be gaining more power in transport discussions in the city, we even have the London mayoral candidates fighting over or vote it is important that cycling stays free and free from the involvement of big business. It does not matter what John Griffin says about cyclist he is only a cab firm who wants to use the bus lanes and has been clever in the way he has diverted the attention of that topic and on to cycling and cyclist. What worry?s me if he get his way it would mean all cab firms and independent cab drivers will want to be able to use the bus lanes putting more cyclist in danger, a bus lane is like a secondary bike lane where as a cyclist.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cyclingchatcouk/~3/oLK8BsgvSg0/

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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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Gifts for Bike Lovers.

The holidays are here, so I thought that I would let you in on my favorite gifts for the bike lovers in my life. All of these gifts (except for number five) I have actually purchased for bicycle enthusiasts ...

1. Walnut Six Pack Holder -- I don't think my bearded manfriend has ever been as popular as when he started riding around town carrying tasty brews on his bike. People ask him ALL the time where he got this six pack holder. Trust me, you wanna be responsible for gifts this awesome.

2. Hans Bagworks Bike Map Wallet -- Being a freshman in college, my brother doesn't have too much to store in this wallet. But he has made a couple friends from conversations about his Hans Bagworks wallet that's made from Adventure Cycling bicycle maps, and that's way more valuable than dolla dolla bills.

Hans Bagworks also lives up to their namesake by making incredible bags!

3. Adventure Cycling Silipint -- I LOVE these things. Seriously. I am the reason we started carrying them at Adventure Cycling -- I love them so much, I convinced our Sales Department we needed them.

A couple years ago, I ran a half marathon and the trophy wasn't a medal or a t-shirt, it was one of these. And now I'm hooked. They are so light, yet sturdy. My friends and I throw them in our bags all the time. It's always nice to show up to a keg event with your own reusable pint glass.

Also, they're silicone so they can do so many amazing things! They can even be used as a pot-holder! Seems like they could quickly become a bike touring staple.

4. Adventure Cycling Trucker Hat -- If you want a super sweet hat and also want to support your favorite bicycle-travel non-profit, have we got the thing for you. These things are flying like hot-cakes, though, so act quickly!

5. Anything from Swift Industries -- I haven't bought anything (yet) from Swift Industries, but I desperately want almost everything they make. (cough, cough, hint, hint, to my loved ones.) They are a two-person company based in Seattle making some insanely rad panniers and bags. It's a Wish List topper, for sure.

You can find a review of a couple Swift bags in the October/November issue of Adventure Cyclist.

No matter what you give or get, I hope you find joy every day in the adventure of this time of year!


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ART. ADVENTURE. AWESOMENESS. wishes to bring enthusiasm to your second and fourth Monday of every month. This column is written by Rachel Stevens, a graphic designer at Adventure Cycling Association

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/11/gifts-for-bike-lovers_26.html

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