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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Update - Welcome Bike Snob readers - please click here for more info on this blog and other posts you would enjoy
The anonymously written Bike Snob NYC website is one of the most popular biking related blogs. The other night I mistyped www.bikesnobnyc.blogspot.comand wound up at www.bikesnobnyc.blogpsot.com, which is an “easy to navigate mega-site of Bible, Christian, church and religious information, […]
See Lance in the Giro D’Italia
Monday, October 13th, 2008Bicyclists will have a unique opportunity next year to see Lance Armstrong in the 2009 Giro D’Italia. Since announcing his return to professional cycling, he has been invited to ride in the Giro D’Italia scheduled for May 9-31, 2009. Lance has accepted the invitation and will ride in his first Giro D’Italia. He had always skipped the […]
Presidential Election Bicycle Race
Friday, October 10th, 2008I had previously posted that Barack Obama’s strategy to win the Democratic nomination was similiar to a bicycle racing strategy. The cover of the latest issue of the Weekly Standard (shown above) has a cartoon of John McCain and Sarah Palin on a bicycle. I am glad to see that my prior post has influenced […]
Monocacy Aqueduct - C&O Canal Mile 42
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008This post discusses the Monocacy Aqueduct on the C&O Canal. Be sure to read my other posts on sights along the Canal and Great Allegheny Passage. The Monocacy Aqueduct at mile 42 on the C&O is one of the most interesting structures along the canal. It was originally built in 1833 and it was restored in […]
Win A Bike Tour in Italy or France
Monday, October 6th, 2008While the contest for the $25 Performance gift card is still going on, (see my previous post), I came across another contest that I wanted to share with the readers of the BicycleSpokesman blog. The Lance Armstrong Foundation does great work for people fighting cancer and their families. The signature funding raising event of the […]
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