Apr 20th, 2013 at 8:00AM: Former professional cyclist George Hincapie, who rode in the Tour de France an impressive 17 times, has announced plans to enter the hotel business along with his brother Rich. Their small boutique hotel, which is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina, promises to mix old world charm with contemporary sophistication.
The aptly named Hotel Domestique is set to open in August and ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Pro Cycling Legend George Hincapie To Open Boutique Hotel In South Carolina
Apr 20th, 2013 at 8:00AM: Former professional cyclist George Hincapie, who rode in the Tour de France an impressive 17 times, has announced plans to enter the hotel business along with his brother Rich. Their small boutique hotel, which is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina, promises to mix old world charm with contemporary sophistication.
The aptly named Hotel Domestique is set to open in August and ...Watch A Cyclist Abuse A $16,000 Bike
Oct 13th, 2012 at 8:00AM: When Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France a few months back, he did it astride a Pinarello Dogma 2 road bike frame, which is made of carbon fiber, weighs just two pounds and comes with a price tag of about $16,000.
Cyclist Martyn Ashton got his hands on the very same frame recently and let's just say he put it to test in ways that Wiggins wouldn't even attempt. No one will ever confuse the ...
Bradley Wiggins Wins 2012 Tour de France
Jul 22nd, 2012 at 8:00AM: British cyclist Bradley Wiggins has won the 2012 Tour de France giving the U.K. its first champion in the 99-year history of the event. He'll cap his historic run in the three-week long race by riding onto the Champs-Elysees in Paris in the Tour's final leg.
Wiggins, who rides for Team Sky, grabbed the lead on the first major mountain stage of the race and really didn't face much competition ...Video Of The Day: 'Line Of Sight' Trailer From The 2012 Bicycle Film Festival
Jul 3rd, 2012 at 7:00PM:
While most eyes are on the Tour de France, there's a much more intriguing form of cycling that's quickly becoming a phenomenon: underground bicycle messenger racing.
Yes, it's a real thing, and it appears to be spreading. Filmmaker Lucas Brunelle spent more than a decade profiling and documenting messenger cultures around the world, and he recently released "Line of Sight," a 60-minute ...
2012 Tour De France Begins Today!
Jun 30th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Cycling's premiere event, the Tour de France, gets underway today with the world's best riders preparing for another challenging race. This year's Tour promises to be an exciting one as the teams go head-to-head through 20 grueling stages that culminate on July 22 with their arrival on the Champs Elysees in Paris.
The competition for the famed Maillot Jaune, or Yellow Jersey, which is worn ...Win A Trip To The Tour de France From Cannondale
May 25th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Are you a cycling fan who has always dreamed of attending the Tour de France? Then Cannondale has a Facebook contest with a prize specifically designed for you. The company is giving one lucky fan a chance to attend the race in July and actually become a member of Team Liquigas-Cannondale for a week.
In order to win the contest you'll first have to "Like" Cannondale on their Facebook page and ...Australian Cadel Evans wins 2011 Tour de France
Jul 25th, 2011 at 8:00AM: The 2011 Tour de France came to an end yesterday on the Champs Elyesees in Paris, where Australian Cadel Evans rode to victory in the race's famed Yellow Jersey. After more than three weeks of racing, Evans emerged from the pack as best rider in this year's event, and became the first man from Australia to win cycling's premiere event.
With a course designed to challenge the riders in unique ...EpicQuest puts cycling tours on sale
Jul 4th, 2011 at 8:00AM: With the 2011 Tour de France now underway, adventure travel company EpicQuest has announced that they have put their cycling tours to Sun Valley and Europe on sale. Travelers looking for an active escape this summer or fall will save as much as 50% on some of the more popular offerings.
With tours designed to appeal to the hardcore rider and the leisure cyclist alike, EpicQuest has created ...The 2011 Tour de France begins today!
Jul 2nd, 2011 at 8:00AM: One of the biggest sporting events in the world begins today when the 2011 Tour de France gets underway in the Vendée region of western France. Over the course of the next three weeks, the best cyclists in the world will pedal through beautiful towns and villages, past sun flower-filled fields, and most importantly up the Pyrenees and the Alps, to determine who will eventually ride into ..."B-cycles" comes to Boulder: grassroots bike share program ideal way for visitors to explore
Jun 15th, 2011 at 4:00PM: As a former resident of Boulder, Colorado (If you regularly read my posts, you may have the impression that I've lived everywhere. You are correct.), I can attest to this lovely college town's biking obsession. Boulder has more than 300 miles of dedicated bikeways, and there are almost as many bikes as cars.
One of the reasons Boulder is so bike-friendly--besides its firm stance on reducing ...Discover France offers Tour de France cycling tours
Jan 25th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Cycling fans who have ever wanted to experience the challenge and glory of riding in the Tour de France are in for a real treat this year. Discover France Adventures, a company that specializes in cycling and hiking tours, has announced a host of
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Jul 25th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Spanish rider Alberto Contador has claimed his third Tour de France win after securing the victory yesterday in a 32.3 mile long individual time trial that ran across the French countryside from Bordeaux to Pauillac. Despite being pushed to the limit by his rival, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck, Contador extended his lead in the race, winning by 39 seconds. Today, he'll finish off the 2010 Tour by ...Take a cycling tour with Trek Travel
Jul 8th, 2010 at 8:00AM: If you've been watching the Tour de France this week, you've no doubt seen Lance Armstrong and the rest of Team Radioshack riding their beautiful Trek bikes as they've rolled across the Netherlands, Belgium, and of course France. Perhaps it has even motivated you to dust off the Huffy and hit the road yourself. But did you know that Trek offers cycling tours to exotic places around the globe? ...The Tour de France begins today!
Jul 3rd, 2010 at 8:00AM: The world's greatest cycling event, the Tour de France, gets underway today when the best riders on the planet descend on Rotterdam in the Netherlands for a short 8.9km (5.5 mile) prologue that will help set the early tone to this year's event. Ahead of the teams sits 20 more grueling stages, spread out over three weeks, that includes six mountain stages, with three summit finishes, one of which ...2009 Tour de France is underway
Jul 5th, 2009 at 10:30AM: The 2009 Tour de France got underway yesterday with an individual time trial through the streets of Monaco. The Prologue was a short and fast 15.5km (9.6 miles) sprint that started with a steady climb and ended with the riders screaming back down the hill towards the finish line. At the end of the day, time trial specialist Fabian Cancellara took the stage victory and the famous Yellow Jersey, ...Photo of the Day (3.1.09)
Mar 1st, 2009 at 4:00PM:
When I think about bicycles in the mountains, it tends to immediately remind me of the Tour de France. I picture an aerial camera shot of the riders, decked out in colorful jerseys, struggling up some ridiculously steep mountain pass. Flickr user kyAnosaUm also had cycling on his mind when he took this photo he describes as "Huge Bicycles on the Pyrenees." I know several Tour de France stages ...Got what it takes to wear the yellow jersey?
Feb 19th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Every cyclist dreams of pedaling through l'Arc de Triomphe and claiming endless glory. Short of that, there is nothing wrong with viewing the action first hand. Great Explorations has put together two trips for the coming year that deliver the latter (to ride it yourself, you have to earn it).
The first itinerary offers great views of at least three stages of the race, including the mountain ...Wanna Ride in the Tour de France?
Oct 1st, 2008 at 9:00AM: Unless you are willing to dedicate your life to either training or discovering undetectable performance-enhancing drugs, chances are you won't be competing for that yellow jersey. Maybe you could get a job as one of those guys who rides on the back of a motorcycle with a camera. Or you could just travel to France during the race and take in the proceedings through a haze of wine and cheese. But ...Talking travel with bicycling pro Lauren Hefferon
Aug 25th, 2008 at 8:51PM: True, the Tour de France ended last month, but this is the perfect time to plan for next year's event. Here to tell us how to bike in the legendary race yourself--or at least have a good time in the stands--is Lauren Hefferon, a former professional cyclist who has logged 35,000 miles cycling across Europe in her early years after college. She now runs a bicycle touring company, Ciclismo Classico, ...
