Monthly Archives: May 2010

2010 AToC Stage 5

2010 Amgen Tour of California Stage 5 Visalia to Bakersfield. Spoilers below!

San Jose Slow Roll to Maker Faire

Bicycle ride San Jose to San Mateo Maker Faire this weekend; Meetups in Mountain View and Redwood City Alison Chaiken will lead bike rides from downtown San Jose to Maker Faire, riding at a very casual 10 mph pace (this includes the stops, so real cycling speed will be around 15 mph) for the 30 read more »

Floyd Landis: Positively False

Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France, by Floyd Landis. Read more here in the Wall Street Journal.

Dooring kills

Summary of this article: 35 year old cyclist rides eastbound on Macarthur Boulevard in East Oakland when a 42 year old motorist opened her door directly into the cyclist, knocking the cyclist in the path of an AC Transit Line NX bus.

Aussie women volunteers ride the bus

  I met Chris and Helen this morning on my bus ride from Santa Cruz to San Jose. Chris and Helen are volunteer course marshals for the 2010 Amgen Tour of California, and they’re on their way with their luggage to the start of Stage 4 in San Jose.

California Podium Girls

Podium Girls Ashley and Jenn have the privilege of kissing sweaty men at each stage finish of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California.