In addition to drug scandals, the 07 Tour de France has been dogged by dog collisions. Given that it is one of the largest sporting events in the world you would think that people could have kept their dogs tied up, at least for the few minutes it takes for the peloton to ride by. […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)It was initially a typical day at the beach.
Venice Beach at its best
But if you turned around it looked like a nuclear bomb had gone off in LA. It turns out to have been a brush fire in Griffith Park.
Los Angeles Brush Fire
Then if you turned to the left you could see a smaller, yet […]
What is both spectacular and stupid at the same time?
I received these from Dr. Hoist via an email that was aptly titled “when bike helmets are unnecessary”.
I found more Victor Lucas photos at his website.
via digg.com I give you the Tour de France live tracker. According to the developer the Tour de France live tracker will display live data such as heart beat, speed, stress points, distance, power and current position next to each driver.
There is probably a way to embed it here but I am […]
To be honest, this story is breaking faster than we can write about it so we are going to link to the excellent Tour de France blog for their thorough coverage. We’ve also asked our cycling expert Luke to take a day to analyze what this means for the tour. We hope to post his […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Following the tragic deaths of Stanislav Ionov and Scott Bleifer last year, a number of parties have been working on making Pacific Coast Highway safer for cyclists. Step one is a very small step–placing “Share the Road” signs along the more dangerous stretches of the highway. While some may scoff that drunk drivers and speeders […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Below are the facts as laid out in newly released report commissioned the International Cycling Union on allegations that Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs during his first win in 1999.
1. Most importantly, Armstrong is cleared of all allegations of steroid use as was widely reported in the French media.
2. The tests on urine samples were […]
Another reason to like Web 2.0. How else would one find a pack of creepy monkey children get killed off one-by-one in various bicycle safety mistakes:
Certainly one of the strangest safety videos ever made.
technorati: cycling safety films monkeys
Today was a stellar day for an epic ride and one of the best cycling places in the LA area is Simi Valley. This shot is of the Ronald Reagan Library which was about the 1/2-point of the ride.
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(click on post title, or here, for the rest)In the heart of Malibu and rising from the death trap that is called PCH is a 15 mile 2000+ foot climb called Latigo Canyon. A thoroughly enjoyable ride.
Near the top I came across this sign reminding us all the importance of paying attention in school unless of course you like the kind of job […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Whatever sacrifices were made to the weather gods to ensure a successful inaugural Amgen Tour of California paid off.
What could have been a week of pneumonia-inducing wind and rain instead turned into an extended postcard of spectacular scenery and generally nice weather.
The highlight was stage four, along Highway 1 from Monterey to San Luis Obispo. […]
Lance Armstrong has finally dumped Sheryl Crow–a union that really tested the concept of opposites attract. For starters, he’s 9 years her junior and at 34 he could be dating girls in their 20’s. She’s 43.
Another example, politics. Crow absolutely despises Bush. Armstrong bikes with him.
–”Lance dumped her,” Us says plainly, and most of the […]
Okay, we could come up with about 10 million reasons to not live in Los Angeles including getting shot at by road-raged drivers while stuck in traffic on the 405. But on days like today (sunny, mild temperatures) or last Friday (sunny, warm) when one can ride 40 miles on a beach front bike path […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)The Amgen Tour of California has posted what we think are new details about the Feb 19-26 Tour of California, announcing that riders such as Team CSC’s Bobby Julich and Dave Zabriskie will participate in the eight day, 700 mile race. It will start in San Francisco and ending in Redondo Beach:
Memo to San Jose: […]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)It was 81 degrees today in Santa Monica. A warm, sunny January day calls for a complete reworking of the day’s calendar of events. Work, gym, video games, all out! Mountain biking in.
I rode up into the Santa Monica Mountains for a 3-hour trail ride. The picture below is the route that I just came […]
