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20070223Status: Complete Law needed to save the skulls of sporters == Georgia Straight - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada That helmet you strap on for cycling or skiing may be giving you a false sense of security. Helmet advocates are pushing for higher standards and safeguards … http://www.straight.com/article-71982/law-needed-to-save-the-skulls-of-sporters  ToC Stage3 Profile Cycling: Elevation Profile like an EKG in Stage 3 == SFist - San Francisco,CA,USA Hills, . . . hills-hills mark the stage most crucial to date, elevation profile like an EKG. Under the merciless stare of giant windmills stoic… http://www.sfist.com/archives/2007/02/22/cycling_elevation_profile_like_an_ekg_in_stage_3.php Cycling’s Future: More for USA? By Velochimp In the past thoughts of growing the race to step on the toes of the major Grand Tours would be met with scoffs, laughing or at least a “we can dream can’t we” type of response. Not this year though as cycling as a sport is at a major … http://velochimp.com/2007/02/22/cyclings-future-more-for-usa/ Lamp leaving visitors bureau to help direct USA Cycling == The Decatur Daily - Decatur,AL,USA In two weeks, he’ll be the eastern regional director of mountain biking for the governing body of cycling in America. Lamp said he didn’t apply for the job … http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/070223/lamp.shtml UW-Sheboygan cycling: Making a name for itself == Sheboygan Press - Sheboygan,WI,USA Since its formation two years ago, the University of Wisconsin-Sheboygan Cycling Club has been something of a curiosity to its competitors. … http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070223/SHE0204/702230718/1882/SHEsports Truck Driver Gets Penalty for Fatal Bicycle Collision == Daily Nexus - Santa Barbara,CA,USA Thirteen months after UCSB triathlete Kendra Payne was struck and killed by a truck while riding her bicycle, driver Marcos Almaguer has been sentenced on … http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=13382 Latest: Teams to meet over ProTour dispute; Track world’s warm-up == Procycling.com - UK An important point is that the UCI is the trustee of the regulations and has the task of managing bicycle racing. At this stage, the team managers can’t … http://www.procycling.com/news.aspx?ID=2671 Interview - Agency for Cycling Ethics == Daily Peloton - USA Dr. Paul Strauss: ACE was conceived by Paul Scott and I while driving to a local bicycle race. We recognized the need on both the professional and amateur … http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=10489  Bettini ToC Stage4 Bettini captures cycling’s Tour == France24 - Paris,France World and Olympic champion Paolo Bettini captured the fourth stage of the Tour of California Thursday, a 215-km marathon from Seaside that ended in a mass … http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070223055712.owf8suo2&cat=world Tour of California: Some cycling teams taking action in own hands == San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA Three teams in the Amgen Tour of California have taken revolutionary steps to counter growing skepticism that cycling is riddled with drug cheats… http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/16762725.htm Bicycle signage no more than grave markers == Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA It is one of several high-profile bike deaths leading to a local initiative that promotes bicycle safety. A city councilman writes to the paper to describe … http://www.azcentral.com/community/ahwatukee/articles/0223ar-outcalt0223Z14.html Continental Drift with Andrew Hood: Cooler heads needed as UCI == VeloNews - Boulder,CO,USA At almost every level of the sport, cycling is facing ruptures of unprecedented proportions. Operación Puerto, the Floyd Landis scandal, the ProTour battle … http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/11747.0.html Van strikes boy riding bicycle in Clearwater == Tampa Bay - St. Petersburg,FL,USA Witnesses say the child was riding his bicycle through the parking lot of the Martin Luther King Jr. Neighborhood Center when he collided with a van. http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=49813 Paddle Georgia announces river trek == Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USA Fashioned after the popular Bicycle Ride Across Georgia, Paddle Georgia attracted more than 600 people in its first two years on trips down the … http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/02/22/0222paddle.html http://www.garivers.org/paddle_georgia/pgjourney.html Student of the Sport: A Triathlete’s Guide to Orthopedics: == Inside Triathlon - USA Cameron is also an avid triathlete, having trained at the Victorian Institute of Sport in Melbourne (Australia) and currently making the transition from U23 … http://www.insidetri.com/portal/news/news.asp?item=107247 Poway grad Walton makes switch from rowing to triathlon == North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA Luke Walton, the Olympic rower, is now Luke Walton, the fledgling triathlete. After a rowing career that took him to the University of California… http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/02/22/sports/community/21_42_172_21_07.txt BBR Century not the only event with local issues… Office Etiquette for the Triathlete: What to Do When Work=Life for By Celia Triathletes are a special breed. Through years of training, we have worked out that delicate balance between family, exercise, work, and personal time. We know that when one of those things overpowers the others, life gets rough… http://triathletediva.com/?p=60 OK, now I’ve seen it all By romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica) So check out this triathlon music video. Can somebody please tell me what they are singing? Inquiring minds want to know. http://www.everymantri.com/everyman_triathlon/2007/02/ok_now_ive_seen.html Daily Wisdom * Head for the hills least once a week. Recent scientific investigations show that hill workouts improve the leg muscles’ resistance to soreness and prevent losses of fitness when runners are forced to cut back on training for several weeks. Hill sessions also upgrade running economy, meaning you’ll be able to run faster with less effort in races and workouts. http://trirunning.blogspot.com/2007/02/just-some-updates.html Cycling 10: Chris of Life Cycle By kimbofo His posts, often about awe-inspiring rides through lush, leafy landscapes, are always accompanied by stunning photographs. Here are his responses to my 10 questions about commuter cycling… How long have you been commuting by bicycle, … http://kimbofo.typepad.com/londoncyclingdiary/2007/02/cycling_10.html Life Cycle Link, exceptional photos… http://life-cycle.blogspot.com/ Risk in getting too revved up: cycling icon == Waikato Times - Waikato,New Zealand Four-times Dulux North Island tour winner Jack Swart is hoping the 1000 cyclists who participate tomorrow in The Rev 120 cycling race around the Waikato do … http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/3971795a6414.html Bobcat Bicycle Co-operative rolling onto campus == Texas State University - The University Star - San Marcos,TX,USA In order to advocate the use of bicycles as a means of alternative transportation, a group of students are taking steps to establish a bicycle cooperative … http://star.txstate.edu/content/view/2792/ Crash survivors back for women’s cycling tour == Radio New Zealand - Wellington,New Zealand The Australian women’s road cycling team will take another step towards recovery from a fatal training accident in Germany in 2005 when they compete in next … http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/200702230633/crash_survivors_back_for_womens_cycling_tour tap tap tap. tap tap tap. By your favorite superhero(your favorite superhero) I got into the whole thing via triathlon. Competing to take my body to the limit. Then I met people who swam and/or biked and/or ran with missing leg(s). or arms. and that blew me away. in fact, people with prosthetic legs who walked … http://mojojoey.livejournal.com/220855.html Bargain Merckx ?? What to do with that old frame pump ?? Final post on the Kenya Cycling Challenge By Richard Millington(Richard Millington) So please find below the links to photos from my fellow participants on the Kenya Cycling Challenge. Overall i’m quite pleased. I’ve avoided most of the snaps, but Where’s Wally enthusiasts might spot me lurking in a few pictures. … http://theprplace.blogspot.com/2007/02/final-post-on-kenya-cycling-challenge.html Local builders prep for Handmade Bicycle Show By Jonathan Maus Next weekend (March 2–4) in San Jose the world’s best bicycle craftsmen will come together at the third annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show. Portland will have a strong presence at the show this year with five exhibitors making … http://bikeportland.org/2007/02/22/local-builders-prep-for-handmade-bicycle-show/ Students can name Tour de Georgia mascot== Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USA The local organizing committee of the 2007 Tour de Georgia is inviting all Fayette County elementary school students to participate in a mascot-naming… http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/clayton/stories/2007/02/22/0222fyxmascot.html Cycling Documentary Rolls in to SB == Daily Nexus - Santa Barbara,CA,USA Tonight, longtime area resident Steve Manis will screen a self-produced documentary of his journey through the famous cycling course at the Marjorie Luke … http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=13360 |