Monthly Archives: January 2009

2009 Tour of Missouri host cities announced

Jefferson, MO — Event organizers announced yesterday the host cities and overall course for the 2009 Tour of Missouri yesterday. The following cities will play host to a leg of the Tour: St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve, Cape Girardeau, Farmington, Rolla, St. James, Jefferson City, Sedalia, Chillicothe, St. Joseph, and Kansas City. “We had a record read more »

Transit amendment passes Rules Committee, coming to House vote TODAY

Update: Nadler’s amendment passed in a voice vote early this afternoon (Eastern Time). Next step: The Senate version of the bill needs help. Thank you to everybody who called or emailed messages to Congressional representatives this week. Your support was noted and reportedly made all the difference! Representative David Nadler’s amendment to increase funding made read more »

San Jose Cycling Classic

The city of San Jose is working to create a number of cycling events in the middle of February during the Amgen Tour of California. Key this year will be the inaugural San Jose Cycling Classic which they scheduled for Saturday February 14, which is the same day the Amgen Tour of California kicks off read more »

Tweed run

A critical mass of well dressed cyclists What happens when you gather 150 gentlemen on bicycle at Savile Row? You get the first ever Tweed Run as the cyclists dressed in merino, tweed, flat caps and ties. Prizes included most dashing dame, most dapper chap and best mustache. All photos Some Rights Reserved by Matt read more »

Tuesday Bicycle News

SRAM’s recent $400,000 gift to the League of American Bicyclists and the Thunderhead Alliance brings SRAM’s total cycling advocacy contributions to $1,000,000. Price of rubber ingredient drops 90%, tire prices expected to go down. An evening with Tom Ritchey. Lance Armstrong on Barack Obama. Armstrong placed 29th in the Tour Down Under in Australia, where read more »

Bike Glow lights product launch in Santa Cruz Tuesday night

Santa Cruz cyclists Chris Cobb, Ken Nowak, and Evrett Kramer came together to create Bike Glow Lights to enhance cyclist night visibility. They invite bike riders to the Steamer Lane Lighthouse on West Cliff Drive TONIGHT at 6 PM for their product launch, where they’ll mount lights to your bike and shoot a promotional video. read more »