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Neck break teacher's bike quest

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 accident he regained his mobility and is now in training to cycle one of the stages used in the Tour de France. He will attempt the challenge in July (07/06) Read

Keyword(s) : Training, Challenge, School

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

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

Ridin' With A Champ

Bicycling | 22/02/07

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 ... Read

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

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

Cyclotherapy: Reasons to be cheerful

The Independent | 01/05/08

Forgive the metropolitanism, but as Londoners vote in today's mayoral election, and the candidates vie for the cyclist's vote, here (in no particular ... 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

Cycling champ Malcolm Lange steps down

Independent Online | 16/05/07

Malcolm Lange, one of South Africa's greatest and most successful cyclists, will end his illustrious career at the Pick 'n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge on ... Read

Who needs races when the scandals are so good?

International Herald Tribune | 26/04/07

These are certainly exciting times in bicycle racing: attacks and counterattacks, feuds and threats, grudges and challenges. Wow, all that and people even ... Read

In Under Three Hours, Armstrong Learns Anew About Pain and Racing

The New York Times | 09/11/06

About 18 miles into the New York City Marathon yesterday, as Lance Armstrong made his way toward East Harlem, his legs started to feel as heavy as anchors. ... Read

PSP gets on its bike

Pro-g | 08/12/06

Oxygen Games has announced the April 2007 release of Dave Mirra BMX Challenge for the PSP. Developed exclusively for the PSP, Dave Mirra BMX Challenge ... Read

What Phileas Fogg did in 80 days, took the Uzunomiyas 10 years

The Taipei Times | 17/05/07

Ten years ago, Japanese teacher Kazunari Uzunomiya and his wife Tomoko began to realize their dream of cycling around the world. Now, 10 years and 88 countries ... Read

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

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

Donate your old bike to Africa

BBC | 28/09/06

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 ... Read