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Source: ESPN.go.com Nibali’s tour winning bike: Tarmac from Specialized.
Check out this video of the experience.
It appears the staff of Kryptonite, makers of heavy duty and innovative bike locks, have gotten together with NYC’s elder statesmen (and women) of the messenger community. Kevin “Squid” Bolger, Heather Muller and Greg Ugalde have given their input, from people who rely on their bikes not being stolen and use them on a daily basis for work. Sounds like expert advice and the right consultants for the task. Kryptonite is going to introduce a new line of locks…the Messenger series. Can’t wait. Here is a sneak preview video featuring some of NYC’s most prestigious couriers. The 101st Tour de France is winding down to Sunday (7/27/14) where the winner will be crowned after an 84 miler into Paris on the Champ E’lysees. Here is a nice infograph highlighting past tour winners and their bicycles that achieved greatness.
This Sunday (7/20/14) is another exciting food adventure for foldup bicycle enthusiasts in NYC. Here is a message from Brommie himself, Steven Huang: Foldie Foodie is a leisurely paced folding bike food ride (around Kindly reply this email with your folding bike model & color to Most food spots have some sort of vegetarian/vegan options available, Look forward seeing you at the ride! Otherwise, please keep cool with Steven Huang The Radavist is a wild animal of his own. Formerly blogging at Prollyisnotprobably.com, he has a new name for the site (theradavist.com) but still the number one authority on bike culture which he brings to life daily thorough posts and photographs. He also has a new kit created by Endo Customs out of Los Angeles which is pretty damn rad.
Based on the wild animals you may encounter out in the Bush, like the black widow spider or Australia’s version the red back spider…or maybe just the illusive John “Prolly” Watson, barreling down some single track. These jerseys and bibs are available for pre-order now. Jersey: $125
For more back story on these kits, ride over here. July events from your lovable environmental bike activist group with over 25 years of experience. 07/16/14 *************** Time’s Up rolls on through the warm weather with great events, garden clean-ups and bike mechanic workshops for all to learn repair skills to keep you and your bike riding smooth all summer long. There will be a BIG bike mechanic appreciation party coming up in August to show lots of love for all of our volunteers working hard sharing their skills. SAVE THE DATE: 7:00pm ********************************************************************** SUPPORT TIME’S UP! Environmental Organization today by making a tax-deductible donation or becoming a member at http://times-up.org/index.php?page=membership-support Time’s Up! is a 20-year-old nonprofit, grassroots environmental organization working to make New York City- and the world- a healthier and more sustainable place to live. All of our events and campaigns are free and open to the public- educational and fun bike rides, bike repair workshops, movie nights and presentations, community garden workdays and outreach, bike and public space advocacy and more. Become a member at http://times-up.org/index.php?page=membership-support ******************************** Come join us for the rides, events and workshops listed below. Details follow the headlines. ****************** 8. VOLUNTEER BICYCE RECYCLING DAYS http://times-up.org/calendar/calendar.php Become a member: here. ****************** The Brooklyn Greenway Initiative are the stewards of the water front pathway along Brooklyn’s coast line. They are involved with 23 NYC Department of Transportation projects, along 14 miles of space from Greenpoint to Bay Ridge. A few key things they are working on: –5 miles of the Greenway are now available for public use. –4 additional segments are now in design and engineering. –BGI is actively seeking funding to move more segments toward implementation. To celebrate their hard work and raise funds there will be an Epic Bike Ride on Sunday July 27th. Here is more about it:
For more info and to volunteer, ride over here. The 101st Tour de France just completed it’s 8th Stage with a jam packed series of races in the upper regions of the French countryside known as the “Hell of the North.” Rain soaked roads, cobblestones and a few crashes have added to the drama as the sprinters battle it out and the fresh blood of the teams try for stage victories. There have been a few causalities along the way including top sprinter Mark Cavendish (Team OPQS) and last years winner British Rider Chris Froome (Team Sky) both abandoning due to injuries.
While that other world sporting event is coming to a close Le Tour is just heating up with the general classification of riders set to take off and battle it out for the yellow jersey and eventually the overall tour win. Le Tour has a tradition of starting the race outside of France with outside cities bidding to host the event. This year race organizes picked England for the first three stages, starting in Yorkshire and ending in London. The reasoning was the recent success of British riders and to be able to compete with the viewers of the World Cup, knowing the UK would draw huge numbers of fans…and they were right, Here is a video from the Grand Depart (first stage 7/5/14) highlighting the start. Of course real Yorkshire folk say the best way to ride the tour is to trade in those fancy clipless pedals, for clogs: Following along with a sporting event of this magnitude can be daunting and also a bit boring, I mean not everyone has time to watch hundreds miles of live race coverage or wants to. For a couple of years now I found it really fascinating to follow along the race using the social media, twitter. It’s an amazing way of combining news articles and sports updates with personal accounts of riders, fans and just about anyone else following along. It’s this great mash-up of information that adds all kinds of dimensions to the scope of an event like this. For those interested in playing along, the official twitter feed for the Tour is @letour. I use the hastag #TDF and constantly type that into my search. You can also make your own lists of individual twitter accounts you want to follow and go directly to those list. I made my own Tour de France and added in as many of the teams and riders that I could find. I’ve included a cheat sheet of all of the 22 teams and 198 riders along with general managers. There is also some basic information about each team along with some fun facts. Enjoy: 21stages Coverage: ITV cycling @itvcycling Reporter: Chris Boardman @Chris_Boardman
The 101st Tour de France or for the bike snobbish set-Le Tour, is underway. This year, in another attempt to expand the influence of professional cycling to other places, Le Tour starts with three stages in the UK. Stage one or-the Grand Depart-takes the 22 teams of 198 riders from Leeds (you know where the Who (the band) famously played live) to Harrogate, a spa town in North Yorkshire. Then the second stage this 22 stage (2,271 miles in total) bicycle race goes between York and Sheffield. Before heading to France, stage 3 goes from Cambridge to London. Here is an article from the BBC about some of the highlights of the race in England and some sights tourists might miss out on: From Leeds to London: What the Tour de France riders will probably miss.
Ride over for more here. Here in NYC, the Gotham West Market will be having screenings and events in celebration of Le Tour–here is more:
Screenings: Gotham West Market will air the race daily on their two projection screens starting at 8am. Special viewing tables will be reserved for those coming by to catch the action. For those who miss the live broadcast, the race will be aired again at 3pm daily inside NYC Velo. Additionally, the first person in the market to watch the Tour de France will get a complimentary Blue Bottle Coffee and Choza taco (tokens located in the viewing areas). Perks: For those visiting the Market dressed cycling gear, The Cannibal will offer a selection of 2 for 1 beers, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams’ pop-up shop will upgrade cones and cups with an extra scoop of ice cream and El Colmado will offer a Contador and Valverde wine special in honor of the top-seeded Spanish riders. NYC Velo: NYC Velo, the Market’s own bike shop and concierge will offer complimentary bicycle concierge starting at 7:45am daily and also offer 10% off storewide to shoppers who visits during the Tour de France. Quizzes: Guests can test their cycling knowledge with Tour de France quizzes. Prizes include gift cards from Court Street Grocers Sandwich Shop gift cards, ice cream trios from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, $20 tokens to The Brooklyn Kitchen and Genuine Roadside’s complimentary meal trading cards. |
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