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Ridin' With A Champ
LeMond Bikes used the Tour of California's opening road stage finish in Santa Rosa to introduce its new all carbon Tete de Course Triomphe Ultimate. Fittingly so, as this area was a regular training stop for the company's namesake, three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond. (22/02) ReadYou may also like
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
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
Cyclist robbed while training
Independent Online | 07/09/06
Organisers of a Pietermaritzburg cycling contest expressed dismay on Wednesday after a cyclist was attacked by three youths while training. "What creep, ... Read
Very Veronica: Back From The Brink
Pez Cyclingnews | 17/08/07
Just before she was due to ride the Swedish nationals as the TT favorite, our newest pro diarist Veronica Andréasson was hit by a car while training ... 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
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
On your bike
Belfast Telegraph | 31/08/07
It's not that unusual for a teenage boy to have a paper round to get a little extra cash. What is out of the ordinary, however, is for that job to be ... Read
A Measure of the Power That Drives the Bicycle
The New York Times | 13/07/07
Two decades ago, Polar popularized the use of heart-rate monitors as training tools for athletes, both professional and amateur. More recently, dedicated ... Read
Team Milram equips with GPS not computers
Bikebiz.co.uk | 08/02/07
The squad that includes Erik Zabel and Alessandro Petacchi has signed a deal with Garmin. Team members will get Edge 305's to monitor speed, location, ... 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
Geopolitics splits S. Hills 'Romeo,' Cuban Yuliet
Pittsburgh Live | 19/10/06
Their romance has embraced the scope of the world as much as it has defied its artificial boundaries. Joe Papp, a Bethel Park native with a boyish grin, ... Read
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
Scientist spends a fortnight underwater
Timesonline | 19/04/07
A scientist emerged today after spending almost two weeks underwater in a steel box, pedalling a stationary bicycle to generate electricity and growing ... Read
Taiwan's bike industry slumps
Bikebiz.co.uk | 22/09/06
Citing factors such as anti-dumping tariffs, carbon fibre shortages, aluminium price hikes and component delay problems, two government stats measuring ... Read
Cannondale Issues Safety Recall on Lefty Forks
Cannondale | 24/05/07
Cannondale has voluntarily issued a Safety Recall Notice with the Consumer Product Safety Commission involving any 2007 and some 2008 mountain bikes equipped ... Read
Zero Carbon Is the Goal for Woodstock
The Washington Post | 12/04/07
Michael Esposito rides his bike all the time _ from cold nights when leaving his old job at a natural food store to warm days while passing shops selling ... Read
'Cycling those carbon emissions away'
BBC | 02/03/07
The council plans to have 500 bicycles located at 25 points around the city for public use 24 hours a day. For a small charge, still to be determined, ... Read
Shane Slater's home-made carbon singlespeed
Bike Magic | 23/11/06
This is my home-made carbon fibre singlespeed, built by me over the winter of 2004. I wanted to try a newish design so thought about getting rid of the ... Read
Landis hearing flips in rider's favour
Bikebiz.co.uk | 24/05/07
USADA, the US anti-doping authority, has never lost an athlete hearing. To date it's 34-0. That result may become 34-1, if USADA is not able to rebut ... Read
Cannondale Recalls Road Bicycles Due to Brake Failure
Consumeraffairs.com | 11/01/07
Cannondale is recalling its 2007 Model road bicycles. The bicycle's front brake can fail, causing the rider to lose control and fall. The recalled road ... Read
All-carbon bicycle rims cost-competitive with aluminum
Compositesworld.com | 30/11/06
In the bicycle world, carbon fiber isn't just high-tech ... it's hot. Virtually every bicycle manufacturer has incorporated carbon fiber into a portion ... Read
Stronger than steel, lighter than aluminium - and in short supply
Financial Times | 08/08/07
The roll-out of Boeing's Dreamliner has offered weighty proof that carbon fibre is at last being used to make big things in large quantities. But the ... Read
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
Pretty in pink
BBC | 09/05/08
Although not as iconic as its elder French cousin, the Giro is one third of cycling's "Triple Crown", along with Le Tour and the Road World Championships.
It ... More
Passing surgeon comes to the rescue of cyclist
Timesonline | 09/05/08
A cyclist who severed an artery when she fell off her bike was saved by a stroke of luck because one of the people who came to her assistance was a vascular ... More
British cyclist Tom Austin among latest victims on the Road of Death
Timesonline | 01/05/08
As the Unduavi-Yolosa Highway in Bolivia winds down 12,000ft (3.6km) over 40 miles, its sheer drops and sudden bends present an irresistible challenge ... Read
Hot sun and snakes on the road
Cyclingnews | 01/02/07
Here in Africa we use sun-screen with SPF of 40 every time we go outside, and Lene runs over at least one snake a day. Even though we've all got ourselves ... Read
A bike helmet built for road hazards
news.com | 31/08/06
From the outside, the Smart Helmet looks ordinary. It's a black, shiny BMX helmet designed to block wind noise. It has a chin bar with a built-in microphone ... 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
Sophie rewarded for bike safety
Swindon Advertiser | 11/01/07
Safety conscious Sophie Grange won a new bike as a reward for wearing her helmet while on the roads. Four-year-old Sophie was riding near her home in Upper ... Read
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
30.000 cyclists get green traffic light wave
Copenhagen Capacity | 28/12/06
Cars and especially busses have for year had the benefit of a green traffic light wave on the roads. But now it is the cyclists turn to enjoy a smooth ... Read
Green machines for our selves and the planet
Tandem | 24/05/07
Bicycle riding in North America has increased in popularity in recent years and the month of May in the GTA provides much evidence of this. This weekend ... Read
All you need to know about: mountain-biking
Guardian | 07/06/07
Oli Beckingsale is the British mountain bike champion and Commonwealth Games silver medallist. Keep your tyres soft Unlike a road bike, where you want ... Read
I want to ride my bicycle
HooK | 31/05/07
In the six minutes just before 9am, 40 cars whiz past the corner of Key West Drive and Stony Point Road, northeast of Pantops. Thirty six of them are inhabited ... 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
Asian Games cycling road races need more riders -- UCI president
People's Daily Online, | 15/12/06
In order to enhance the competitiveness of the sport, the Asian Games road cycling races need more cyclists per team to participate in, said the Union ... Read
Bikes 'still jumping red lights'
BBC | 23/11/06
Officials from Avon and Somerset Safety Camera Partnership who view images from vehicle-triggered red light cameras said they were "shocked" at the number. ... Read
Africans set for ride of their life at world championships
Turkish Press | 22/09/06
African cyclist Jeremie Ouedraogo will wear a wry smile when he lines up alongside his hero, Alexandre Vinokourov, when the men's road race starts at ... 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
On the Road for 4 Years and 25,000 Miles
The New York Times | 19/10/06
In a sense, cycling around the world was easy. I bought a steel mountain bike (which I had to weld back together six times), put a repair kit, tent, sleeping ... Read
Nine Legendary Frame Builders Collaborate on Custom Road Bike for NAHBS Raffle
Ppolnews | 01/02/07
The North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS), the world's largest consumer show for custom-built bicycles, invites the public to buy a raffle ticket ... Read