Archive for the ‘racing’ Category
July 8, 2008
I’m sure you’re at least keeping one eye on this year’s tour. Much of the excitement is gone for me with no American’s in play and under the doping shadow. Not much interested in racing in general, but you might be so here is a former professional racer talking about his life as a racer.–corrie
Google product manager Dylan Casey raced professionally for five years for the U.S. Postal Service Team. In this one hour “Google Tech Talk,” he talks about the life of a professional cyclist racing in Europe. The video is an hour long so set some time aside to watch this.
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June 14, 2008
This one is dedicated to Bill McPherson. You may know Bill as that leathery old guy that beats us all up White Bird regularly. I know him as the guy who mows Helen’s lawn. Kind of puts it all in perspective doesn’t it?
Bill’s fast. Says he’s got other things to do with his day so he likes to ride shorter miles but hard. When I’m on the bike, he says, I’m going fast. Still he tells me he has 900 miles in May. Not too shabby. So I post this article on how to climb faster for Bill.
Vaughters begins by asking Why? and finishes with a list of tips on how which boil down to hurt. I still don’t get the urge to race uphill.–Corrie
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June 9, 2008
Bruce qualified for this event a few years ago but said it was too much. Wonder where you are today Bruce?
Biking Bis has a good article introducing the event which starts today for men’s solo plus a link to the RAAM site with what they are calling live coverage.
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Gene Bisbee at 04:32PM (PDT) on June 6, 2008 |
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Crews are stocking up on caffeine and butt blister creme in southern California this weekend as most solo cyclists in the 27th annual Race Across America prepare to set off from the Oceanside pier on Sunday.
Some 250 cyclists are participating in this year’s cross-country ultra bicycling event in the solo and team categories. The route will take the cyclists some 3,000 miles to the new finish in Annapolis, Maryland.
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March 3, 2008
Update on the Human Powered Iditarod from Gene Bisbe You really oughta just start reading him regularly.–Corrie
Sleep-pedaling and rescues by snow-bikers at Iditarod
by Gene Bisbee at 10:45PM (PST) on March 1, 2008 | Permanent Link | Cosmos
Most of the snow-bike riders in the Human-Powered Iditarod have trickled into McGrath, the 350-mile checkpoint for those on the way to Nome and the end of the ride for about a dozen.
The latest cyclist to roll into the small town on the banks of the Kuskokwim River Saturday afternoon was Jill Homer, the author of the Up in Alaska blog. She completed the trip in 6 days, 2 hours and 20 minutes.
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February 28, 2008
You’ve heard of dog sledding in Alaska, but did you know this was going on right now?–Corrie
Four-legged bane of Trans-American bicycle tourers? Dogs. Four-legged bane of Iditarod snow bikers? Moose.
The Human-powered Iditarod got underway in 10-degree temperatures on Sunday, and racers snow-biking the route have reported problems with moose along the trail, especially one particularly aggressive female moose.
Meanwhile, Jill Homer, whose Up in Alaska blog is one of the most popular bicycling blogs on the Internet, is posting good enough times to be on pace for a record-setting 350-mile ride into McGrath.
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February 19, 2008
Riders pass Tiananmen Square during the Olympic Men’s Road Race test event in August 2007.
Feng Li/Getty Images
Profile of the Olympic Road Bike Race Course
From David Fiedler,
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Preview of the Road Race at the Beijing Olympics
Remember the brutal conditions for the bicycle road race at the Athens Olympics in 2004? Searing heat had competitors dropping like flies as the riders wound their way through Athens for over five and a half hours. But current opinion from teams who have scoped the course that riders will face Beijing this summerat the 2008 Summer Olympic Games is that the Beijing route will make Athens seem like a cakewalk, as it is widely considered one of the most challenging in Olympic history.
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February 17, 2008
A Guide to Individual Events in Olympic Track Bicycle Racing
Going back more than 100 years, track bike racing has long enjoyed a passionate following since the first world championships were held in 1895. That tradition continues in the 2008 Olympics, which offers a total of ten different track racing events, the most of any of the cycling disciplines.
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February 16, 2008
Italian Paolo Bettini won the road race in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
(c) USA Cycling
How to Earn a Spot in the Road Bike Race at the 2008 Olympics
From David Fiedler,
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Your Path to Glory: Making the Team in the 2008 Olympic Road Bike Race
Competing in the Olympics is a dream for many athletes, and that’s no exception for road bike racers. Here’s how the selection process works to pick the cyclists who will ride in Beijing Summer Olympics road bike race, and what you need to do to claim your place among them.
Picking the Competitors - Road Race
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February 3, 2008
And the mountain bikers are meeting in June and in Utah. Hmm, aren’t there some great off road routes in Utah?–Corrie
IMBA and Partners Announce 2008 World Summit in Park City
For Immediate Release
08-29-07
Contact: Mark Eller, IMBA Communications Director
markeller@imba.com
303-545-9011
Mountain biking enthusiasts from around the globe will gather in Park City, Utah, June 18-21 for the 2008 IMBA World Summit. IMBA Summits bring mountain biking advocates, land managers, ski resort professionals, trailbuilders, tourism officials and the bike industry together for collaboration, planning and celebration.
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February 2, 2008

Well, at least I have pdf’s of the entry form and the flier live on the Devil’s Slide page.
Lot’s more work to do yet. Lance will get the fliers and posters printed and I’ll get those fliers in the mail–probably by the end of next week. We’ll need to figure out how to get fliers and posters distributed. That’ll be easy in the valley, but in the banana belt we only hear terrifying things about the roads on the Palouse.
So, if you’re a racer check out the registration information and even if you are not a racer, consider looking it over to spot those inevitable mistakes and oversights that I have made. Chandler, you usually do a good job of catching my mistakes.
–Corrie
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