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Sexy Dahon MPLS


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Published July 31, 2010 at 9:41 a.m.

Spotted in downtown MPLS. We’ll see more Dahons and Neon in Vegas this September during the Mobile Social Interbike Remix. Uploaded by Hugger Industries more from the Bike Hugger Photostream ...

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Wiggins to head strong Sky team in Tour of Britain


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Published July 31, 2010 at 4:04 a.m.
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Brit to end his season in September ...

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RAGBRAI: Not safe for public consumption


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Published July 30, 2010 at 11:43 p.m.

Some antics might best be left unsaid to protect the not-so-innocent ...

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8-day 'Tour of Colorado' to replace Tour of Missouri, starting 2011


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Published July 30, 2010 at 1:52 p.m.

According to a story in VeloNews, an 8-day stage race in Colorado will take the spot on the pro race calendar previously held by the Tour of Missouri: ... After two years of speculation, a new eight-day Colorado stage race is set to roll out in August or September 2011 ... According sources that spoke with  VeloNews  on the condition of anonymity, the event will debut next year as an eight-day UCI stage race, following a schedule similar to that of the now-defunct Tour of Missouri ... Lance

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Em Setembro... 1º Curitiba Tweed Ride


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Published July 30, 2010 at 1:14 p.m.
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Juntos, Curitiba Cycle Chic e FixaCWB organizam o 1º Tweed Ride em Curitiba Aguarde ...

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Le Tour: A Visual Feast


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Published July 30, 2010 at 10:34 a.m.
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This Tour de France was a visually exciting spectacle. Here's some of my favorite images from a great one! ... 'sheep-gate' ...

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Excess in the Bicycle Industry: Explanations and Implications


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accessories, bicycle, bike, brompton, components, cycling, frame, panniers, parlee, race, time, track bike

Published July 30, 2010 at 10:12 a.m.
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[ Aurumania crystal and gold track bike, image via forbes.com] ... A couple of weeks ago,  Forbes  published an article on "The World's Most Expensive Bikes".  Readers have been sending me links to this article asking what I think, until finally I gave in and read it.  ... [Golden Brompton , image via forbes.com] ... Glancing over the pictures, I noticed a strong trend for gold plating, crystals and diamonds - the usual when it comes to "luxury bikes". It made me wonder how much of these

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Exciting prospect.


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ryder hesjedal, tour de france

Published July 30, 2010 at 1:11 a.m.
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Canadian hero in Paris ... One of my favorites this Saturday's Clasica San Sebastian is Ryder Hesjedal. Coming off his excellent performance finishing seventh overall at the Tour de France, I'm thinking he'll do better than his 5th place of last year ... The 2009 San Sebastian ... Ryder in the lead pack finished in fifth! ... Spain's biggest one day race has a new twist of pain. At 234km in length, with six category climbs, first run in 1981, the picturesque route is changed. It will be hot as

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Taylor Phinney To Race for RadioShack


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bike, cycling, lance armstrong, lance armstrong's, livestrong, paris-roubaix, race, taylor phinney, time, tour de france, trek

Published July 29, 2010 at 7:14 p.m.

{gallery}riders/taylorp{/gallery}You knew this was going to happen sooner or later ... Team RadioShack announced today that Taylor Phinney would be joining the team as a "stagiaire" for the remainder of the season. Next month's Tour of Denmark will be his first race for RadioShack ... So, what's a stagiaire? It's a French word for trainee or intern. In cycling, it's used to describe a young rider who joins an established team but is not yet a full-time racer on the team. It's essentially a

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Musical Chairs With Alberto Contador


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alberto contador, astana, giro d’italia, tour spain

Published July 29, 2010 at 6:49 p.m.
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A press release sent by the Team Astana management used a phrase that was as obvious as Andy Schleck’s attack on the Col du Tourmalet. “Alberto Contador no longer wishes to ride for the Astana team with whom he won two Tours de France, the Giro d’Italia and Tour Spain. For three years, the sponsor [ ... ] ...

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