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Superior Morgul Classic Partners with USA Pro Cycling Challenge
February 2, 2012 Boulder, Colo. – The 2012 Superior Morgul Classic, the largest amateur race in Colorado, has teamed up with the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, one of the largest professional cycling races in the United States to help build stronger support of amateur racing with hopes of fostering the next level of professional riders. Read More
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3,500 to Ride in Portland's Worst Day of the Year Ride
February 2, 2012 Portland, Ore. - On February 12, 2012, 3,500 bundled-up cyclists will depart from the Lucky Lab, 915 SE Hawthorne, on the 11th annual Worst Day of the Year Ride, an 18-mile odyssey around Portland. The annual bicycle ride features belly-warming drinks on the route and a finish line feast of fresh soups and bread in support of the Community Cycling Center. This rain-or-shine ride has grown from 250 riders the first year (2002). Read More
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Whistler Mountain Bike Park Teams Up With Giant Bikes
February 1, 2012 Whistler, BC – Whistler Mountain Bike Park and Giant Bicycles are excited to announce they will be working together for the 2012 bike season. Giant, one of mountain biking’s top bike manufacturers, will become the official bike partner of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. Additionally, the Whistler Mountain Bike Park is pleased to announce they will work with RockShox suspension, AVID brakes and while continuing their partnership with SRAM and TRUVATIV. Read More
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Washington State Unanimously Passes Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill
January 30, 2012 Olympia, Wash – Today, the Washington State House of Representatives passed the Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill (SHB1217) unanimously. Read More
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Greenville, S.C., Selected for 2014 UCI Para-Cycling World Championships
January 30, 2012 Greenville, S.C. – The world governing body of professional cycling Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) selected Greenville, S.C. to host the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships in September 2014. This event is projected to include more than 450 athletes and 200 coaches and staff from over 45 countries. The Para-Cycling Road World Championships have not been hosted by an American city since Colorado Springs, Colo. in 1998. Read More
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Last Chance for Race the Ridge and Barry's Roubaix Early Registration
January 30, 2012 Maple Ridge, BC - (January 27, 2012) There are only a few days left to take advantage of early-bird registration discounts for Race the Ridge and Barry’s Roubaix, Maple Ridge’s premier road cycling races presented by Local Ride Bike Shop. Read More
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Submit Your Artwork for the MBSEF Kid's Mini Pole Pedal Paddle Logo Contest
January 29, 2012 The 2012 U.S. Bank Kid’s Mini Pole Pedal Paddle T-shirt Contest is here! This year’s race is May 20th! This is such a great project to encourage kid’s 1st grade – 6th grade to express their creativity. Read More
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Zach McDonald Places 12th at UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
January 29, 2012 Colorado Springs, Colo. (Jan. 28, 2012) — Zach McDonald (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Team Rapha-Focus) gave the U.S. its top finish with a 12th-place result in the U23 men’s event on the opening day of the 2012 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium on Saturday. Two American juniors, Andrew Dillman (Fairdale, Ky./Bob's Red Mill) and Logan Owen (Bremerton, Wash./Team Redline) also landed inside the top 20 to contribute to a respectable American showing on the sandy Koksijde course. Read More
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Global Relay Brings Bicycle Racing Back to Gastown for 2012 and Beyond
January 27, 2012 Vancouver, BC – January 27, 2012 — Global Relay, a Gastown-based technology services firm, today announced a multi-year commitment to bring back the Gastown Grand Prix, (formerly the Tour de Gastown) as title sponsor. Wednesday, July 11, 2012 will mark the revival of this prestigious professional cycling race which ran for 28 years, beginning in 1973. Read More
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Gates Becomes Official ‘Lifestyle Bike’ Sponsor of BMC Racing Team
January 27, 2012 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans is getting belted, thanks to a new sponsorship between Gates Carbon Drive and the BMC Racing Team. Gates has partnered with the elite pro tour team to provide belt-drive commuter bikes from BMC’s Lifestyle line to Evans and select teammates and staff. The lifestyle bike sponsorship is believed to be a first among pro race teams. Read More
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Revitalized Brand Identity Created for 2012 Tour of Utah
January 27, 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah (January 26, 2012) –The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, one of four top-rated, international professional cycling stage races in North America, will sport a new look in 2012 for its eighth year of competition. Organizers of the Tour of Utah, set for August 7-12, 2012, unveiled the new brand identity today, in collaboration with marketing partner TWIO Brand. Read More
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2012 Ft. Steilacoom Trail Duathlon Updates
January 26, 2012 Next race in the Trail Duathlon Series is coming up Saturday, January 28. Preregistration is extended until this Friday at 6 p.m., day of registration is available for $5 more if it's not sold out. Read More
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TransRockies Challenge Raises Over $17,000 for Local Trail Groups
January 26, 2012 Calgary, AB (January 25, 2012) – TransRockies Challenge, North America’s original epic Mountain bike stage race, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2011. While featuring some of the best singletrack trails in the Canadian Rockies, TransRockies also raised money to further improve the incredible mountain biking opportunities available in the region. Using an innovative fundraising method that built an Optional Trails Donation into rider entry fees, the 2011 event raised over $17,000 for 5 local non-profit groups. Riders were also able to opt out of the donation by pledging to complete a minimum volunteer commitment in their home region. Either way, the riding community benefits from entries in this event and camaraderie grows among riders. Read More
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BAW's Bike Bites E-Newsletter
January 25, 2012 Legislative Session Underway Read More
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Students, Volunteers and Industry Figures Honored at 2011 NICA Awards
January 23, 2012 Berkeley, Calif. – Outstanding participants from the Washington High School Cycling League were honored at the 2011 National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) Awards, at the Clif Bar and Co. headquarters in Emeryville, California, Saturday, January 14. Read More
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National Report Ranks Cities and States for Bicycling and Walking
January 23, 2012 Washington, DC - In a new report, Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report, the Alliance for Biking & Walking ranks all 50 states and the 51 largest U.S. cities on bicycling and walking levels, safety, funding, and other factors. Read More
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Tour of Utah to Announce 2012 Host Cities on February 1
January 23, 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah - Organizers will introduce the communities that will serve as host venues for the six-day, professional cycling event scheduled for August 7-12, 2012. Event organizers will reveal the overall race route with representatives on hand from each community. Read More
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Woodinville Bicycle Mileage Challenge 2012
January 19, 2012 Woodinville residents should keep their eyes open for an increase in the volume of riders hitting the roads over the next year. In its inaugural season, the “Woodinville Bicycle Mileage Challenge” encourages people to log as many miles and vertical feet as possible from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012. Read More
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Cascade Bicycle Club: "It Doesn't Have to Be this Way"
January 19, 2012 Seattle, Wash. - Last week, Governor Gregoire proposed a $3.6 billion transportation package1 that contains no money for bicycling. Not even half a penny to create a better community through bicycling. Read More
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Renews Funding for Safe Routes to School
January 19, 2012 Boulder, CO – (January 5, 2012) The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has provided a three-year renewal grant of $2,999,725 to the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, a diverse, nationwide coalition of more than 550 organizations. The grant will support the National Partnership’s efforts to advance Safe Routes to School, a federal program that creates safe, convenient and fun opportunities for U.S. children to walk and bicycle to and from school. Read More
