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Donate your old bike to Africa
Jole Rider repairs any type of bike and gives them to children in Gambia whose walk to their secondary schools can be more than 10 miles each way. The Gloucestershire-based group are asking Bristolians to check sheds and garages to find either bikes or spare parts that are no longer needed. (28/09) ReadYou may also like
Winning the Tour de France Takes Grit, Strength--And Cutting-Edge Technology
Scientific American | 03/07/08 
To wear the winner's distinctive yellow jersey when this year's Tour de France ends in Paris on July 27, cyclists must make every second count throughout ... More
U B the expert: Do your own bike repairs
WalletPop | 03/07/08
I've noticed a dramatic increase in the number of bicycle riders in my hometown this summer, many, I presume, driven to pedal by the rise in gas costs. ... More
Endurance mountain biking relatively safe: study
ABC News | 03/07/08
The study examines injury and illness rates of nearly 15,000 elite and recreational riders during eight years of endurance races.
It shows hotter and ... More
Is Pierre Rolland France's next big thing?
Cyclingnews | 20/06/08
It was touching to see Pierre Rolland kissing his polka dot jersey at the end of this month's Dauphiné. After getting to know him through his team ... More
Mr Who does talking on the bike
News.com.au | 12/06/08
Lined up beside gold medallists Ryan Bayley and Anna Meares, it was not exactly Phil Who?
He's a lot better than that.
But even Thuaux was surprised ... More
2,000 Naked Cyclists to Ride through 7 UK Cities
pressdispensary | 06/06/08
The World Naked Bike Ride ( www.worldnakedbikeride.org ) is now in its fifth year, and the rides in early June 2008 are expected to mobilise 2,000+ riders ... More
The wheelbarrow-bike that could be the solution to school-run traffic jams
MailonLine | 29/05/08
It looks like a wheelbarrow attached to a bike - but transport experts believe it could be the solution to school-run traffic.
Families in Richmond ... More
Common bike helmet mistakes that put riders at risk
kpic.com | 29/05/08
You wear a helmet when you ride a bike because you expect it to protect your head if you fall or crash. But safety experts warn as many as half of all ... More
Reflectivity, why not more?
Bicycle Desgn | 22/05/08
This picture, from our local bike to work day breakfast last week, shows one of the red blinkie lights on the back of my commuter bike. I have one on my ... More
Giro d'Italia classifications demystified
Cyclingnews | 15/05/08
To wear any special jersey in the Giro d'Italia is a great honour - one which all riders dream of gaining. If a rider takes the lead in one of the jersey ... More
Cycling Success Measured in Frequent-Flier Miles
The New York Times | 09/05/08
EARLY last year, Dr. Jason Newland, a 34-year-old pediatric infectious disease physician from Stilwell, Kan., decided he would upgrade his Cannondale road ... More
Riding clean
Rocky Mountain News | 26/06/07 
Discouraged by the direction his sport was taking, competitive amateur cyclist Doug Lovejoy started a grassroots movement last summer he hopes will become ... Read
Sitting In: It's Millar Time
Bicycling | 02/03/07
There are very few iconic cyclists — the kinds of riders who not only illuminate some elemental quality about what my friend Steak calls the human condition, ... Read
Drug claims are rubbish: O'Grady
The Sydney Morning Herald | 19/10/06
TOUR de France cyclist Stuart O'Grady has dismissed claims that almost all the sport's elite riders are drug cheats. O'Grady, who has returned to Adelaide ... Read
Introducing The ProTour Team Cars
PEZCycling | 29/03/07
PEZ correspondent, Pascal Orsini, was on the loose at Paris-Nice with his trusty camera, and unlike most who aim for the riders and their steeds, he took ... Read
Bruyneel defends decision to sign 'the best rider in the world'
Velonews | 23/11/06
Discovery Channel team manager Johan Bruyneel on Saturday responded to the critics over his decision to sign Italian star Ivan Basso. Bruyneel's decision ... Read
The Soigneur
Pez Cyclingnews | 02/03/07
She's been the soigneur to many champions in the world of pro cycling from Ivan Basso and Jens Voigt to sprinters like Robbie McEwen and Stuart O'Grady. ... Read
No ear piece required
Cyclingnews.com | 31/05/07
"It's not that I refuse it," said Di Luca, referring to his lack of an ear piece which many riders in the modern peloton cannot function without. "But ... Read
The Grand Prix La Marseillaise
Procycling | 08/02/07
Jeremy Hunt, a man so often overlooked by British selectors, made a flying start to the season with a win today that said much about his qualities as an ... Read
Bike Riding Polish Governor Had No License
Masterpage | 01/02/07
When Polish police order a weaving bicycle rider to stop he fell off the bike as he tried to leave the road and get on the sidewalk. The rider turned out ... Read
Massive challenge for Mat in 3,000-mile US bike race
Hereford Times | 06/06/08
A HEREFORD man who cycles to work in Wolverhampton is taking part in the world's toughest bike ride next week.
Mat Wilson, from Credenhill, will be ... More
The wheelbarrow-bike that could be the solution to school-run traffic jams
MailonLine | 29/05/08
It looks like a wheelbarrow attached to a bike - but transport experts believe it could be the solution to school-run traffic.
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Pupils pedal length of Africa in virtual bike race challenge
Bikeradar | 15/05/08
Some 80 schools are taking part in the first ever national Bike It virtual bike race - a 7,500-mile journey from Cairo to Cape Town, based on the route ... More
Wheeling through history
The Phoenix | 09/05/08
n a cramped basement in Watertown, collector Michael Kaplan squeezes another box of parts next to his $10,000 1934 Schwinn Streamline Aerocycle. At a bike ... More
Weights Help You Hang
Bicycling | 09/05/08
Sprinters and climbers know that strength training is essential for increasing their max power, but Norwegian researchers have found adding weights to ... More
New cycling test set for children
BBC | 07/09/06
A new cycling proficiency award aimed at preparing children for the present traffic and road conditions has been launched. Bikeability will be awarded ... Read
Neck break teacher's bike quest
BBC | 07/06/07
Dave Griffin, 43, severed his spine demonstrating a trampoline bounce to pupils at Llanishen High School in Cardiff in 2005. But just six weeks after the ... Read
Riding a bike for long periods can cause difficulties
Kontraband | 02/03/07
When a new report from Harvard Medical School suggests that riding a bike for long periods can cause temporary erectile difficulties, nothing is said about ... Read
‘Ghost bikes' are shrines to victims of cycling accidents
The Providence Journal | 17/05/07
Their first date was on bicycles. They took their two children to school on bicycles. They toured the world on bicycles. Bicycles were a major part of ... Read
Pedal power
The Guardian | 12/04/07
In his first three years at secondary school, Kevin Kane's mum was spending more than £5 a week from her tight family budget so he could get the ... Read
Strida is splashed all over tabloids thanks to Royal patronage
Bikebiz.co.uk | 28/09/06
A paparazzi pic of Lord Linley talking his daughter to school by bike is today featured in The Mirror, The Daily Mail and The Express. These latter two ... Read
Triathlon incidents may be wake-up call
Charleston Post Courier | 03/07/08
There is so much good about participating in local road races, bike rides and triathlons. For one, it gives people goals to improve their personal physical ... More
Coast to Coast in Costa Rica
Pez Cyclingnews | 20/06/08
During the summer of 1972 Mike and Linda Winter led a group of 18 students from Ottawa, Canada to England and Wales for a month of cycling. The very enthusiastic ... More
Let's change the bike laws
SFBG | 20/06/08
Should bicyclists be allowed to treat stop signs as “yields” and stop lights like stop signs? Tomorrow, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Bicycle ... More
Curbing bike theft with thievery lessons?
Reuters | 06/06/08
A Dutch cyclists lobby group plans to teach more people across the country how to steal bikes after lessons it conducted in the big cities showed that ... More
How to train for a triathlon
SunHerald.com | 29/05/08
Racing from one sport to another in a triathlon takes skill and experience. So does trying to keep up speed through three sports. Many triathletes are ... More
Wheeling through history
The Phoenix | 09/05/08
n a cramped basement in Watertown, collector Michael Kaplan squeezes another box of parts next to his $10,000 1934 Schwinn Streamline Aerocycle. At a bike ... More
Out of the Land Cruiser and Onto a Bike
Washington post | 01/05/08
Dark clouds loomed above the acacia forest about a mile behind us. But despite the threat of rain, no one made a move to leave the lakeshore, the destination ... Read
Landis decision due before Interbike
Bikebiz.co.uk | 17/09/07
Interbike's Outdoor Demo starts on September 24th with the indoor convention kicking off on September 26th. If Landis is cleared by the three-man arbitration ... Read
Huffy: Re-Launch on EU Markets
Bike Europe | 22/09/06
The revived US based Huffy Corporation is in cooperation with the Bangladesh based Meghna Group, re-launching Huffy branded bikes in the EU markets. In ... Read
Bike Club Files First Lawsuit Challenging NYPD “Parade Rules”
Streetsblog | 29/03/07
On March 27, the 5 Borough Bicycle Club and several other affected parties filed a lawsuit in Federal court, asking a judge to stop the NYPD's new rules ... Read
Go Ahead, Scare Yourself
Bicycling | 29/03/07
Think about what you want to do cycling-wise in 2007. Now, raise your hand if you set a goal you know you can achieve. In my experience, at least half ... Read
'Less gas, more ass'
Edmonton Sun | 24/05/07
Drivers across Canada will face a major distraction on June 9. Groups of cyclists in Victoria, Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Moncton have committed ... Read
Flowers, Love, and Rage
Queens Ledger | 11/01/07
They ranged in age from ten to 60, and they lived in every corner of the city, from St. Albans to Williamsburg, but all 14 of them have this in common: ... Read
Environmentalists stage 'naked' bike ride protest
24dash.com | 19/10/06
A group of brave environmentalists staged a "naked" bike ride through a busy city centre today. Bemused shoppers - many wrapped in coats and scarves ... Read
Photographer snaps 2000 nudes in Amsterdam
The Sydney Morning Herald | 07/06/07
Dozens of women posed naked on their bicycles on a bridge over one of Amsterdam's historic canals on Sunday - a unique sight even in a city famed for ... Read
Spinning made simple
The Sydney Morning Herald | 09/11/06
The scene in Bridget Jones' Diary where Renee Zellweger famously collapses from her exercise bike is more plausible than you think: a session of group ... Read
Bouticycle: new investments?
Bike Europe | 03/05/07
Facing bad results, the shareholders of netHub, owner of bike retail chain Bouticyle and wholsesaler José Alvarez, have decided to recapitalize ... Read
Transcript: Yoshizo Shimano, Chairman of Shimano
CNN | 02/11/06
Yoshizo Shimano straddles two of the world's most influential corporate cultures - the U.S. and the Japanese way of doing business. He heads the family-run ... Read