Armstrong takes Stage 12 of the Tour
On the second day in the mountains, Armstrong takes another win at Stage 12, with his amazing Postal teammate Roberto Heras taking second after setting the pace on the climb to the finish for Lance. Kudos to Joseba Beloki for keeping up with the “Blue Bullet”.
24 hours of Allamuchy
24 hours of Allamuchy (August 23-24-25 at the Mt. Allamuchy Boy Scout Camp in Stanhope, NJ) seems a bit expensive @ $100 per rider (with a 4-5 person team). However, it does sound like a blast!
you’re not a bagger ; are you?
i got some hamburgers w/bacon after i hit a patch of baby heads because i had a foot fault that made me honk. Huh? What’d he say?
Ride like a sheep!
“Clinton Rubin at the State University of New York has been shaking sheep to
make them stronger and he reckons it could work for those without wool too.”
http://www.bikemagic.com/news/article.asp?SP=&v=&UAN=2095
Scissoring the climbs
tips on dealing with those tough climbs on your mountain bike …
Scissoring “…works because of the bodys far greater mass (five or six times that of the bike) and the momentum gained by standing up to lurch the bike forward with the arms. Once youve mastered it youll find yourself cleaning those steepest final parts of climbs that stopped you cold before.”
Tour de France ; as a weblog
interesting … VeloNews is publishing live updates from the Tour de France in the format of a weblog
