Brajkovic Leaps into 3rd Place at Dauphiné

Team RadioShack?s Janez Brajkovic (SLO) put in an excellent performance in today?s Stage 3, Individual Time Trail of the Critérium du Dauphiné in Grenoble, France, putting himself in very good position (3rd in the overall General Classification so far) to contend this race, and defend the victory he took here last year. And, putting icing [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/brajkovic-leaps-into-3rd-place-at-dauphine/

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A New Year in Tours

As another year comes to a close,  it is the perfect time to reflect on, and relive, all of the awesome cycling experiences, new cycling friendships, and beautiful stories from 2012. For me personally, I had some great opportunities this year: I rode on Adventure Cycling's Denali Adventure with my 22-year-old son Brandon. I led our revamped Wine & Harvest tour and met many new friends. I reconnected to Madge Noble, a trail angel that I met on my 2009 Natchez Trace tour in Canton, MS, and, I became the proud owner of Freddy, my new Bike Friday!


Working in the Tours Department of Adventure Cycling, I have been blessed with the opportunity to listen to the cycling dreams and aspirations of dozens of new and experience cyclists. Just the other day, a member share with me that he wanted to take our Tetons-Yellowstone tour because it would help him reach his goal of cycling in every state in the Lower 48. When I mentioned that all 50 states was one of my goals (only HI, OK, IA, AK, ND remain), we bonded instantly. Then I began to convince him that he might consider our Denali Adventure tour as a chance to bag his 49th state! In our department, a week doesn't go by without a great story about someone's cycling dream.


Thanks to the many cyclists that have already decided on their 2013 Adventure Cycling tour, we have sold out 18 of our 73 tour offerings, and another 23 trips are nearly full! But, it is not too late to fulfill your cycling dreams! Among our remaining offerings are:

Self-contained tours:

Inn-to-Inn tours:
Van-Supported trips:
Fully-supported events:
How can the dream weavers in the Adventure Cycling Tours Department help you in 2013?

Happy trails, happy dreams,, and Happy New Year!

- Arlen Hall

Photos by Arlen Hall

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ON THE ROAD is written by the tours team -- Mo, Paul, Madeline, and Arlen -- tours specialists and intrepid bicyclists, covering all things related to Adventure Cycling's tours Department. Check out our 2013 Tours!

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/12/a-new-year-in-tours.html

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Tour de Suisse ? Levi Leipheimer Laughs Last

The 9-Day, 1,245.9-kilometer (774+ mile) 75th edition of the Tour de Suisse is now in the record books. Traveling through some truly beautiful country, great old cities, serious alpine climbs, 3 countries, and numerous tricky switchbacks and tight turns, Team RadioShack?s members had not been setting many headlines. Sure there were some excellent performances, Andreas [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tour-de-suisse-levi-leipheimer-laughs-last/

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Bad Chip Seal on an Iconic Route

Cyclists face a lot of nemeses on the road, from rumble strips to distracted drivers. Another one is bad chip seal. As a periodic driver (and friend of quite a few road engineers), I know the value of this aggregate material and process for covering and preserving roadways -- but only when it's done right. And in California, we have a classic example of when it's done wrong. On a beautiful and important 25+ mile stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway(PCH), between Cambria and Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) resurfaced the roadway with big, chunky aggregate (including 3/8" to 1/2" pieces). This causes lots of problems for cyclists; it creates an unstable surface (especially for skinny-tire bikes), masks potholes and other hazards, and results in big piles of the aggregate taking over the shoulder, which forces cyclists into the travel lane. Already, one cyclist has been taken down by this poorly done chip seal, and has suffered a broken hip.

As someone who has ridden the entire Pacific Coast route with my family, and who knows how important the PCH is to locals and to riders worldwide (including as part of Adventure Cycling's most popular route, the Pacific Coast), I am disappointed by Caltrans' erroneous decision to use the larger aggregate. Caltrans can act today to fix this by re-doing the chip seal with smaller aggregate that is cycling-friendly. Along with our California friends, Adventure Cycling has protested to Caltrans, and you can too, through this petition. Even if you don't live in California, it's worth letting Caltrans know how important this route is to cyclists everywhere. Sign the petition today -- and thanks for your interest and help.

Photos: Imagine trying to ride your road bike on this huge chip seal aggregate! Photos by Mike Evans.

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JIM SAYER is executive director of Adventure Cycling Association.


Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2013/01/bad-chip-seal-on-iconic-route.html

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Nice jumpers?

Strange things happen in offices at this time of year and here at Cycling Plus the festive spirit has had an interesting effect on our sartorial sense… It’s as traditional as turkey, mulled wine and drunken fumbling by the photocopier… I’m talking, of course, about the Christmas jumper. As you’ll see from the accompanying photos [...]

Source: http://magazine.bikeradar.com/2012/12/12/nice-jumpers/

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The Hungry Cyclist Podcast - July 2011 - I is for Iran

Choosing a restaurant fro I in our alphabetical culinary quest was not easy. There were of course plenty of calls for India, a strong shout went out for Israel and with the current Nordic trend in cuisine many thought we...

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/thehungrycyclist/~3/1pqTiB9XQY0/the-hungry-cyclist-podcast-july-2011-i-is-for-iran.html

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