Cycling & Cyclists

Cycling champ sets up shop in Bandon
Coos Bay World
BANDON -- A former two-time United States national cycling champion has opened a bicycle shop along US Highway 101. Karl Maxon, a Bandon resident for nine years, retired from his 17-year career as a certified public accountant to get back to his ...

USA TODAY
Former Wall Street Banker to Compete for US Cycling
NBC San Diego
"I'm a little bit later to the sport of cycling, so hopefully people can hear my story and realize it's never too late or never too early." At a post-race press conference, Stevens said she had no regrets about leaving the investment fund where she ...
Evelyn Stevens Wins Exergy Tour, Stakes Claim To Olympic Cycling Berth For ...Huffington Post
Boulder's Evelyn Stevens wins Exergy Tour, possible trip to OlympicsDenver Post
Stevens wins Exergy, stakes claim to Olympic berthAustin American-Statesman
The Idaho Statesman -velonews.competitor.com -Bend Bulletin
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Council approves $6m for cycling centre
Stuff.co.nz
Waikato Regional Council has given the final sign-off to a controversial $6 million grant toward a cycling centre of excellence near Cambridge. Yesterday's council meeting drew a large public turnout as velodrome detractors and supporters filled the ...
Cycling centre meets funding conditionsVoxy

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Dreadful Deaths: Cycling Through Fear
Huffington Post (blog)
He looked at cycling, on the possibility that Londoners might have switched to bicycles to avoid the underground and bus travel. Since bicycling in the city is riskier than public transportation, such a switch could conceivably lead to the fatalities ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Ryder Hesjedal's Tour de Victoria Presented by GoodLife Fitness
MarketWatch (press release)
"What Ryder accomplished at the Giro D'Italia is a landmark in Canadian Cycling so we are excited to be partnering with Ryder and his team on an event he designed and made accessible to people of all fitness levels—from experienced cyclists to those ...
Victoria cycling fans go along for the rideVictoria Times Colonist
Olympics not a lock for Giro champOttawa Citizen
Hesjedal basks in Giro d'Italia winVancouver Sun
Salt Lake Tribune
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Fredericksburg Cyclists Start Petition Against Park Gravel
Patch.com
The gravel on Lee Drive has upset bicyclists and now the Fredericksburg Cyclists Club is trying to get people to sign a petition asking the Park Service to remove it from the popular exercise route. By Dan Telvock The loose gravel on Lee Drive has ...

WalesOnline
GUEST BLOG: Summer cycling in Cardiff
WalesOnline
If you're one of the many prospective cyclists put off by tales of woe and safety worries (often seriously overstated!), what better way to strip those concerns away with a cycling skills session? Organised by the Cardiff council road safety scheme, ...

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"Safe Cycling: Rules and Tips" offers complete video guide on safe cycling in town
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Whether one takes cycling as a leisure activity or as a means of transport for short trips in new towns, safety is of paramount importance. Cyclists, motorists and pedestrians should all be concerned about road safety and respect the rights of other ...

Petside
Dog Follows Cyclists For 1100 Miles
NPR
A team of long-distance cyclists was traveling across China, and they fed some chicken feed to a small stray dog. That little white canine followed them for 20 days, 1100 miles and over 12 mountains. One cyclist started a blog about the dog and it's ...
Stray Dog Runs With Cyclists Across ChinaABC News (blog)
Remarkable Dog, Xiaosa, Follows Cyclists 1100 Miles Across ChinaPetside
Stray dog follows cyclists for 1139 milesYahoo! News Blogs (blog)
Gawker -Toronto Star
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CTV.ca
Victoria cycling fans go along for the ride
Victoria Times Colonist
The emerging cycling superstar headed into Sunday's time trials needing to eliminate the 31 seconds that separated him from overall leader Joaquin Rodriguez of Spain. They were the last two cyclists of the day, starting out two minutes apart.
Hesjedal basks in Giro d'Italia winVancouver Sun
Olympics not a lock for Giro champOttawa Citizen
Cycling: Canada's Ryder Hesjedal wins Giro d'ItaliaSalt Lake Tribune
Cyclingnews.com -velonews.competitor.com
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expressandstar.com
Plymouth ranked Britain's most cycle friendly city... Cambridge comes 60th
road.cc
The research places Cambridge, the British city with the highest level of cycling, in 60th place. National cyclists' organisation CTC has questioned the methodology used, saying that the use of casualty and theft statistics without relating them to ...
Bristol third best city to cycle in according to surveyThis is Bristol
Glasgow steers into 6th best on cycling listScotsman
Plymouth named most bike-friendlyRutland and Stamford Mercury

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ITV News
Injuries to cyclists
ITV News
By offering cyclists the chance to appreciate the limited view from the cab of a large vehicle we're hoping to reduce the incidents where cyclists and lorries come into conflict. It's really good news that more people are cycling in Leeds.

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CTV.ca
Hesjedal basks in Giro d'Italia win
Vancouver Sun
"We are seeing resurgence in Canadian cycling," said Jacques Landry, high performance director of Cycling Canada. "Young cyclists from all regions of Canada are signing up in their local clubs, thanks to the dream that is transpired through our ...
Hesjedal not a lock for Olympic team spotOttawa Citizen
Cycling: Canada's Ryder Hesjedal wins Giro d'ItaliaSalt Lake Tribune
Canada salutes their hero of the Giro d'ItaliaCyclingnews.com
velonews.competitor.com -San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Telegraph.co.uk
London 2012: Road cycling tickets go on sale
BBC News
More tickets for road cycling events at the London Olympics are on sale, organiser Locog says. Tickets are available for Box Hill in Surrey - where the road races can be viewed - and Hampton Court Palace, for the time trials. Tickets priced from £5 to ...
London 2012 Olympics: tickets go on sale to previously free events such as ...Telegraph.co.uk
Cycling road race and Olympic Park Orbit tickets go on saleMetro
Top five Olympic road race alternative viewing spotsCycling Weekly
Mirror.co.uk -TNT Magazine -Richmond and Twickenham Times
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Globe and Mail
Bonds wants coaching role with Giants
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Looking sleek as the result of his new devotion to cycling, Bonds visited with Willie Mays and Lon Simmons in the Giants clubhouse before beckoning the reporters who had been staking him out. “Attack,” he joked, waving them over.
Bonds speaks about possibly rejoining GiantsComcast SportsNet Bay Area

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Exergy cyclists get a taste of Idaho at BBQ and rodeo
Northwest Cable News
by Jamie Grey HOMEDALE -- After five days of intense racing in the Exergy Tour, the cyclists all got to relax with a little taste of Idaho on Monday night. The Badiola Arena in Homedale hosted the teams for a barbecue and rodeo performance.

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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Cyclists riding across the country to publicize suicide prevention
Fort Worth Star Telegram
By Barry Shlachter Two Arizonans stopped in Fort Worth on Monday, near the halfway point of their 7100-mile transcontinental cycling trip to raise awareness about suicide prevention and the grief that survivors experience. Both had brothers who took ...

Exergy cyclists get a taste of Idaho at BBQ and rodeo
KTVB
by Jamie Grey HOMEDALE -- After five days of intense racing in the Exergy Tour, the cyclists all got to relax with a little taste of Idaho on Monday night. The Badiola Arena in Homedale hosted the teams for a barbecue and rodeo performance.

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Toronto Star
Hesjedal not a lock for Olympic team spot
Ottawa Citizen
We have the depth of field to have two or three good competitive cyclists on the line at the Games.” Cycling Canada's four-person selection committee, including Landry and men's road coach Gord Fraser of Nepean, will announce its decision on June 21.
Cycling: Canada's Ryder Hesjedal wins Giro d'ItaliaSalt Lake Tribune
Canada's cycling greats react to Hesjedal's historic Giro winvelonews.competitor.com
Ryder Hesjedal's Giro d'Italia triumph: what they're sayingVancouver Sun
San Francisco Chronicle (press release) -Cyclingnews.com -Toronto Star
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Globe and Mail
Barry Bonds wants to coach Giants players, has advice for Tim Lincecum
San Jose Mercury News
Looking sleek as the result of his new devotion to cycling, Bonds visited with Willie Mays and Lon Simmons in the Giants clubhouse before beckoning the reporters who had been staking him out. "Attack," he joked, waving them over.
Bonds speaks about possibly rejoining GiantsComcast SportsNet Bay Area

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