Katerina Nash (Luna) dominated both days of the Mercer Cup in New Jersey.
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Bonnie D. Ford profiles two of Garmin/Chipotle’s American riders who will make their Tour de France debuts: 29-year-old Danny Pate and 27-year-old Will Frischkorn.
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Now it is time to get serious! After a stressful few days of the Tour de France, Tuesday was the day we got to see who are the pretenders and contenders.
This weekend I had been invited to head up to Vermont with my friends Scott, Dave, and Pete to ride on Saturday and Sunday including a 100 miler that climbed over Appalachian Gap and took in a few dirt roads as well.
Unfortunately the weather forecast called for rain and thunder storms, so we canceled the trip, but hopefully we can do it again another weekend later in the year.
If you are interested in finding out more about riding the gaps (mountain passes) through the Green Mountains of Vermont, NortheastCycling.com has a great page on the Six Gaps of Vermont with route maps, and elevation profiles of all the climbs.
In New London, Connecticut, people from different sides of the political and social spectrum are uniting for a more bike friendly city. Often times people stereotype bicyclists as tree huggers, or political liberals, but bicycle enthusiasts are just people who come from all walks of life and bike for many different reasons be it trasportation, fitness, or recreation. In the article from the New London Times people doubted whether making a town more bike friendly would have any positive impact on the economy …
Improving New London’s bike-ablity is not going to be a cold glass of water for the city’s hiccupping economy, and neither Spellman nor Sprecace would argue that point.
… but it has been my experience that improving the bike and pedestrian facilities in a town can help the economy. The town I live in has built a rail-trail and there are constantly people using the trail and visiting the local cafes after they ride. Getting more people out of cars, and making a city or town more liveable can’t be a bad thing. The local bike shop would certainly benefit if bicycling in the town is encouraged.
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