Organizers of the 2007 Ride the Rockies might be forced to detour 2,000 bicyclists around a wildfire on Wednesday on the 36-mile stage from Rifle to Glenwood Springs.
The so-called New Castle fire, which started Sunday, has scorched 350 acres about 10 miles west of Glenwood Springs. Some 200 firefighters, with air tanker support, were expected to be fighting the blaze by Tuesday night because it is threatening hundreds of homes.
The route for Ride the Rockies passes right through the fire zone, reports Greg Moody with CBS4 in Denver, and tour organizers were considering two options. …
PUEBLO, COLO. - We decided to lay around and do nothing for the day. We had covered so many miles the past couple of weeks, we were feeling just plain tired.
The news that a controversial liberal radio talk show DJ — Alan Berg — had been gunned down had upset our hosts. Anyway, we just didn’t feel right overstaying …
Occasionally I’ll get personal email from readers who see something that they think I might be interested in.
Recently I’ve received email about bike-commuting foreign ministers, bike-parking headaches in Amsterdam, and a request for a good bicycle touring book recommendation.
Ken in North Carolina forwarded the above image to me from BBC showing France’s Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development Alain Juppe walking away from a cabinet meeting with his Dutch commuting bike.
“It’s a very nice example for government figures everywhere!” Ken wrote. …
I know Ironman triathlons fill very quickly, some within a couple of hours.
Do I have to be physically present at the venue to sign up or can I do it over the internet or something else?
I want to do Ironman Canada in a year or two and living in Michigan it’s a 3 day drive to get to Kelowna, BC.
Last week’s Dauphiné Libéré, which ended Sunday, is considered a warm-up for the Tour de France.
But the winner of that French bicycling race, Christophe Moreau, isn’t the cyclist coming out of the stage race who is being touted as a top contender for the Tour, which runs July 7-29.
It’s Alexander Vinokourov, above, the captain of the Kazakhstan-based Astana team. In spite of his 20th-place finish overall, Vinokourov won two stages (a time trial and the mountainous final stage), and wore the leader’s jersey for one stage. …
Hi all, just recently completed my first open water Sprint at Blenheim Palace in the UK. Absolutely amazing experience and am completely hooked. Nothing particular to ask at this moment in time, although just bought a Felt 65 racer which was recommended to me by a friend - anyone out there got one?
PUEBLO, COLO. - It’s after midnight, and Bruce and I have just finished making basic overhauls and installing new parts on our bicycles. We used the “bicycle workshop” in the shed behind the home of our newfound friend — a 14-year-old in a house full of biking enthusiasts.
We got a late start this morning from Ordway after our epic …
The forecast of scattered showers never materialized on Saturday for the Cascade Bicycle Club’s Flying Wheels bicycle ride in eastern King County.
Some 3,150 bicycling enthusiasts showed up for the ride, which features hilly routes of 100 and 65 miles, and easier routes of 50 and 25 miles.
The ride that begins and ends at Redmond’s Marymoor Park Velodrome is promoted as a warm-up ride for July’s Seattle-to-Portland 200-mile bike tour. …
ORDWAY, COLO. - Most of western Kansas and eastern Colorado was closed this Sunday, so we did the only thing we knew how — we kept pedaling.
After patching up two flat tires just after sunrise, we rode out of town and back to the flat terrain. Everything was closed in the first town in Colorado — Towner. Same at Sheriden Lake …
So when we finally got to Haswell, thirsty and parched, there was nothing but bad water and what little water we had in our bottles. No bathroom. No shower. The only store in town was closed
In spite of morning clouds, the sun shone in places where it doesn’t usually shine on Saturday at the Summer Solstice Parade in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood.
About 100 cyclists wearing only body paint and a smile pedaled down the parade route in advance of the official Summer Solstice Parade presented by the Fremont Arts Council.
Although they’ve faced some rocky issues with the police department over the years, this 16th appearance by the Painted Cyclists seemed to be tolerated by the bike police who were on hand. …
