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The Best Cross-Training Sports for Cyclists & Mini-Contest

The Best Cross-Training Sports for Cyclists & Mini-Contest

I love cycling as a way of getting around, and I love road biking and am enjoying mountain biking, but the thing is, cycling requires a bike. Sometimes, you just can’t go cycling, such as when you are traveling or when the weather is horrid. What’s a girl to do to keep fit for that [...]

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Women cyclists at MS Ride 2009

Riding For a Reason: the Fight Against MS

A few years ago, Kirstin Luff was enjoying a day of mountain biking with her friends, when quite suddenly her right side went numb and her speech became slurred. It was just a temporary condition that disappeared as quickly as it came on, but she went to a neurologist who was not able to diagnose [...]

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The Makings of a Young Cyclist

The Makings of a Young Cyclist

“It’s so different from all the other sports I’ve tried. You can go longer and faster. I just love biking!”
It was one of those serendipitous moments the day that Kathy and her 12-year old daughter Nicole spotted a postcard advertising a  women’s ride at their local bike shop. The ride was the Venus De [...]

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Jenny Fletcher: New Girl on the Tri Pro Circuit

Jenny Fletcher: New Girl on the Tri Pro Circuit

Jenny Fletcher (see previous article about her here) made her a career change from model to pro-triathlete and had her first major races since turning pro in the last few weeks.  She competed in her first ITU (International Triathlon Union ) race in Mazatlan in late March, and last Sunday she mounted the podium when she came in [...]

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Racing in the World’s Toughest Bike Race

Racing in the World’s Toughest Bike Race

Sandy Earl is going to take part in a race that is called the World’s Toughest Bike Race. It is 50% longer than the Tour de France and racers are expected to do it in 12 days or less, and they are not allowed to draft. This 3000 mile race is called the Race Across [...]

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Learning the Skills of Road Racing

Learning the Skills of Road Racing

How To Take That First Step Into Racing….
By Leigh Singleton
No doubt, the road racing scene can be intimidating. Everyone’s got a posse. Crazy expensive bikes and the men with incredibly smooth, shaven legs. The scene gets even funkier at Time Trials where it seems like a bunch of aliens are roaming around with weird shaped [...]

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