Monthly Archives: January 2009

2009 Amgen Tour of California final team list`

Rock Racing included in final list of 17 teams LOS ANGELES, January 22, 2009 – Joining the previously announced eight ProTour teams, nine additional Pro Continental and Continental teams have been confirmed for the 2009 Amgen Tour of California by AEG, presenter of the professional cycling race. The nine-day stage race will feature 17 of read more »

What is the carbon footprint of an Internet search?

What is the carbon cost of running a search on Google or any other search engine? In 2007, Rolf Kersten of Sun Microsystems published that an Internet search generates seven grams of CO2. When the Sunday Times re-published this figure, Google published their own calculations of 0.2 grams of CO2 generated for each search. The read more »

Giant Bicycles to set up bike share in Taiwan

The Taipei city government said Wednesday that it has invited Giant Manufacturing to set up bicycle rental outlets in the city’s upmarket business district. According to officials at the city government’s Department of Transportation, Giant will be allowed to set up 11 rental points within the district in March to offer a total of 500 read more »

Tour Down Under 2009 coverage

I meant to do this earlier and it totally skipped my mind! Visit Steephill.TV for Steve’s excellent collection of links to news, commentary, video and audio from the Tour Down Under in Australia. The race is almost over with just a couple of stages to go. As of the end of Stage 3, Lance Armstrong read more »

Santa Cruz bike bridge to open this Friday

On Friday, January 23rd, at 4PM, there will be a ribbon-cutting and opening ceremony for the new bicycle/pedestrian bridge across the San Lorenzo River near Highway 1. The bridge serves as a connection to the two north ends of the river path next to Highway 1 and will create many excellent options for using the read more »

Odd, rare and random

Which is why it makes the news! Boulder, Colorado — A woman was riding her bicycle along the South Boulder Creek Trail on Monday when she encountered the cow and stopped to let the animal cross. Instead, the cow knocked the woman over and stepped on her legs. Boulder Mountain Bike Alliance vice president Jason read more »