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Posted 10-11-2007 04:32 by cheeseflavor | 0 Comments  
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Where Are the Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities in the World?

  By Marty Jerome, November 09, 2007 | 3:43:59 PM We all know Amsterdam leads the list--since bicycles account for 40 percent of all traffic in that city. Virgin has put together a list of the top 11 friendliest cities for bikes in the world, based Read More...
Posted 13-10-2007 07:43 by cheeseflavor | 0 Comments  
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Bruyneel to lead Astana

By BikeRader & AFP Can Bruyneel continue his streak with Contador at Astana? (DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) Discovery Channel team manager Johan Bruyneel will take over at the Astana team in 2008, the Kazakh Cycling Federation (KFC) announced Read More...
Posted 02-10-2007 11:06 by cheeseflavor | 1 Comments  
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Its' Been a While, My Friends!

It's been a long time since I posted, and I am ashamed to say I have neglected the site terribly. It's not that I've lost interest - far from it. Life has a nasty way of, well, getting in the way of the things that we enjoy. Sometimes it's those very Read More...
Posted 07-05-2007 01:10 by cheeseflavor | 0 Comments  
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Basso admits involvement in Puerto scandal

Ivan Basso today confessed to the anti-doping prosecutor of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) that he was involved in the Operación Puerto blood doping scandal. CONI said the 2006 Giro winner came to them of his own accord and offered to cooperate Read More...
Posted 21-04-2007 02:38 by cheeseflavor | 1 Comments  
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Cyclists going nowhere on 15ft path | Metro.co.uk

Humerous little article spotted on metro.uk.com : Cyclists going nowhere on 15ft path Thursday, April 19, 2007 Cycle lanes are supposed to help protect cyclists and give them a safe haven in a busy, snarled traffic network. But cyclists in Oval Road, Read More...
Posted 15-04-2007 03:11 by cheeseflavor | 1 Comments  
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Paris-Roubaix: PEZ Rides The Cobbles - Ouch!

Roubaix: PEZ Rides The Cobbles - Ouch! Thursday, April 12, 2007 7:22:27 PM PT by Richard Pestes It was a day of historic – and epic – proportions. We’d journeyed far, across continents, oceans, and the toughest roads in Europe, to arrive at the route Read More...
Posted 27-01-2007 12:02 by cheeseflavor | 0 Comments  
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R.I.P. Roubaix

After 2 full seasons, a bunch of trainer miles and about 12,000 miles, I just found out today that my '05 Roubaix has breathed its last. The day started off good enough. I had scheduled a vacation day today to perform a couple of upgrades and some maintenance Read More...
Posted 25-01-2007 12:46 by cheeseflavor | 0 Comments  
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Misplaced Priorities - Stupid Cycling Law

Crime, poverty, education. Should be a priority for most states, right? Well, apparently not in New Jersey. Seems that cyclists talking on cellphones is is enough to send at least one lawmaker scurrying to enact a new law banning said activity. According Read More...
Posted 15-12-2006 07:17 by cheeseflavor | 3 Comments  
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Building the Stable - Bianchi San Jose Singlespeed

After a lot of thinking about it and talking about it for the last few months, Linda and I finally decided to purchase a pair of second bikes. The purpose wasn't to replace our Specializeds, but supplement them with something that was low maintenance. Read More...
Posted 01-12-2006 02:46 by cheeseflavor | 0 Comments  
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Silly Cycling Tech

Are you ready for this? You say you want some funk in your trunk? Pearl Izumi is coming out with cycling bibs complete with a built in MP3 player, thigh-mounted control strip, and 512mb storage for your MP3s. For those of you that can't live without such Read More...
Posted 26-10-2006 12:04 by cheeseflavor | 3 Comments  
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2007 Tour de France Route Unveiled!

Tour de France organisers hope they have a thriller on their hands after unveiling the route map for next year's cycling showpiece event on Thursday. This year's Tour will have six mountain stages - up from the five of last year's tour. Taking over from Read More...
Posted 09-10-2006 07:18 by cheeseflavor | 0 Comments  
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Landis to Reveal Defense Strategy

In what seems to be the never ending saga of Floyd's disputed 2006 Tour de France win, Landis has announced plans to release all the information which makes up his defense strategy on his personal website this week, according to USA Today . The key Read More...
Posted 04-09-2006 01:19 by cheeseflavor | 2 Comments  
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I have to just shake my head...

I've been going through our "digital library" today, looking for stuff to post to Bikenaked, and thought it might be fun to post some pics of me since returning to this great lifestyle of cycling. Ok, not that I really returned to it, I Read More...
Posted 11-08-2006 12:09 by cheeseflavor | 2 Comments  
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Flandis static

Will it ever end? No answer needed. I already know the answer to the question. Floyd has been accused of the greatest sin a modern day athlete can commit - namely taking performance enhancing drugs to win the biggest event of his sport.. Leno, Lettermen, Read More...
Posted 27-07-2006 09:51 by cheeseflavor | 3 Comments  
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Things I just don't get - 2nd Edition

Today I'm browsing my usual cycling news sites, and I see the news flash that Floyd Landis (Team Phonak leader and winner of this year's TDF) tested positive for "unusually high" testosterone/epitestosterone blood levels. I hesitate to paint a picture Read More...
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