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Cycle classic a money-spinner for KZN
The wheels of tourism will be spinning even faster this coming weekend - and it's not even peak holiday season. More than 8 000 local and international cyclists - supported by some 16 000 family members - will converge on Durban and Pietermaritzburg for the "biggest and the best" Pick 'n Pay Amashovashova National Classic race, one of KwaZulu-Natal's top sports events.... (19/10) ReadYou may also like
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The New York Times | 03/07/08 
A coach once told me, “Go until you see Jesus.” Another told me, “Pedal until you taste blood.” Everybody in the Tour de France will suffer; the winner ... 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
Triathlon incidents may be wake-up call
Charleston Post Courier | 03/07/08
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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
Ride a bike and save the world
Canöe | 29/05/08
"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race." - H.G. Wells
Science has had a tremendous impact on ... More
'There's Mommy, riding a bike'
Toronto Star 1 | 29/05/08
Thirty-seven years after this race started, Grace Ramos stood, holding a video camera, at what her mother called "the finish line."
In Ecuador, men ... More
What goes through the head of a pro cyclist in a five-hour race?
VeloNews | 22/05/08
Somebody once made the mistake of asking “What do you think about out there during five hour races? It can't all be focus, right?”
You asked for it! ... More
The Race Across America... 3,000 miles on a bike!
9news.com | 22/05/08
It's been called "The World's Toughest Bike Race." What more of a challenge could four 50+ year old women ask for?
On June 11th, the Colorado Flash ... More
Pupils pedal length of Africa in virtual bike race challenge
Bikeradar | 15/05/08
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The Six Hour a Week Training Program
Pez Cyclingnews | 24/04/08 
I often hear from cyclists who would like to race but “just don't have enough time to train.” Even if you never plan to race, you can still see significant ... Read
The man who pushed his bike 175 miles – in Alaska
Worcester News | 15/04/08
AS Christian Cullinane admitted, it was no place to have the pedal fall off your bike. With temperatures touching minus 30C and the white wilderness of ... Read
Trapped in a vicious cycle
The Times | 28/09/06
Matt Carroll was looking for a mountain bike challenge but a 24-hour race called Sleepless in the Saddle was more than he bargained for. ‘Darling?” my ... Read
Teen cyclist emerges as king for a day
Herald Sun | 02/08/07
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Koreans win big at Vietnamese bike race
Thanhniennews | 03/05/07
Gong Hyo Suk took the mountain climbing title while his countryman Oh Se Yong took the overall race with a time of 35:38:06 hours. South Korea also snatched ... Read
Danish capital to host string of cycling world championships
International Herald Tribune | 26/01/07
Denmark has been awarded three international cycling races. The 2008 BMX world championship and the 2010 indoor cycling worlds will be held in Copenhagen, ... Read
An interview with Patrice Clerc: 'We're not afraid.'
Cyclingnews | 25/01/07
The divide between the most powerful race organisers in the world and the world's governing body of cycling has never been so deep. For over three years, ... Read
Rookie borrows bike to beat Watt
The Australian | 11/01/07
A FORMER middle-distance runner using a borrowed bike caused a major boilover yesterday, beating Kathy Watt to win the Australian women's time trial crown. ... Read
Tour de France strikes back at federation's grip on the big races
Guardian | 15/12/06
The festering conflict between the sport's governing body, the International Cycling Union, and major race organisers took a serious turn yesterday when ... Read
No USADA testing at 'Toona raises questions
Cyclingnews | 20/08/07
The International Tour de 'Toona, one of the two highest rated, non-championship races on USA Cycling's NRC calendar, had no US Antidoping Agency (USADA) ... Read
Pushing for reform
Cyclingnews | 16/07/07
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Bike passion spins out great tales of cycle pioneers in NZ
Hawke's Bay Today | 20/06/08
"Tearing along the traffic-burthened thoroughfare with staring eyeballs and reeking frame, this insane demon shoots past men, women and children, with ... More
Bike museum is judge's passion
Kentucky.com | 29/05/08
With so many bicycles on display, it's easy to overlook the framed, black-and-white photograph hanging on the back wall.
Taken in 1954, the photo shows ... More
Who'll dare to bare for naked bike ride?
Thisishampshire.net | 15/05/08
IT is the cheeky, head-turning protest that has a serious message.
Sporting nothing but their birthday suits and helmets, scores of people will take ... More
The Fixed-Gear Trend in Santa Cruz
City on a Hill Press | 09/05/08
Taylor Holmes pedals wildly as he charges downhill from the UC Santa Cruz campus, his skin-tight black jeans quickly spinning into blurs as he struggles ... More
Reinventing the wheel
Daily Princetonian | 24/04/08
Chances are you've never seen a bicycle made out of bamboo. If you picture a bamboo bike as wobbly or lopsided, though, think again, because when juniors ... Read
Andrea's Patagonian Adventure
Pez Cyclingnews | 25/01/07
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Their Kingdom for a Bike: It's Polo on Two Wheels
The New York Times | 03/05/07
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Wheels of fortune: The great debate rolls on between cyclists and motorists
Yorkshire Post | 29/03/07
As the Government unveils plans to invest £10m in 21st century cycling proficiency tests, Stephen Biscoe champions a return to pedal power, while ... Read
Artist is assembling sculpture out of bike parts
Ventura County Star | 04/04/08
Under a slight drizzle and with the ocean as a backdrop, Petaluma artist Mark Grieve began assembly Thursday of an 18-foot welded sculpture of dozens of ... Read
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The Register | 07/09/06
A Helsinki squirrel dived into the bicycle wheel of passing opera singer Esa Ruuttunen, hospitalising him and killing itself. The squirrel - apparently ... Read
Insider's tour of Marin, on two wheels
Los Angeles Times | 08/12/06
WAITING for my latte at Tiburon's Cafe Acri, I was surrounded by a dozen men in powder-blue spandex. Their legs were closely shaved, and they walked in ... Read
Australian cyclist fits continental tyres
The Raw Story | 02/11/06
Last year, 53-year-old German fitness freak Achim Heukemes ran the equivalent of two-and-a-half marathons every day for 43 days to set a record for the ... Read
Basic training gets bike riders in gear for the trail
Seattle Post Intelligencer | 31/08/06
Falling off a pair of spinning wheels happens too fast for your life to flash through your mind, but you usually can get a curse word out and -- surprisingly ... Read
Women encouraged to get on bikes
Oxford Mail | 31/05/07
Women are being urged to get on their bikes this weekend as part of a scheme to get more women on two wheels. The Five Miles to Fabulous rides are taking ... Read
Sore Butt? Greasy pant-leg? Bad date-on-wheels? Ask Mr. Bike
Miami New Times | 24/05/07
The other day, I was griping to Mr. Bike on the phone about how much crap I had hauled to work on my bike that morning. “Have you thought about getting ... Read
Big wheels OK, say UCI
Bikemagic.com | 14/12/06
Gary Fisher has managed to persuade the UCI to allow 29in wheeled bikes to take part in mountain bike races. He's been working on the UCI for several ... Read
To grasp disaster, bike New Orleans
International Herald Tribune | 07/09/06
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BusinessDay | 03/08/07
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Wired News | 13/07/07
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South Africa: Putting Rural Children On Wheels
allAfrica.com | 26/04/07
RON Thompson is happiest when riding his bike. He has devoted his time, energy and money to finding ways of putting thousands of poor people, and especially ... Read