With the USA Pro Cycling Challenge right around the corner, the Pikes Peak Cycling Society is rolling out a long list of events to celebrate the race.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Road Rage and Florida’s 3 foot law
July 21, 2011 – 5:30 am
Judge throws out road rage assault case against cyclist in spite of video evidence. Florida has a three foot passing law, though you wouldn’t know it from watching Ken Bereski’s video in Miami Beach.
Tour des Alpes
July 20, 2011 – 2:08 pm
The Tour de France entered the Alps for three days of climbing, descending, and more climbing. Quick Quiz: Please answer just one of these questions to give others a chance. No prizes, just for fun. Which cyclist was the first American to win a stage win on the Alpe d’Huez? What year did this American read more
Recreational computing while commuting
July 20, 2011 – 12:00 pm
Happy Hump Day. I hope your Wednesday has been as free of flats as mine as been so far. I began the day writing and running my first ever Android app — a trivial “Hello World” program — during my 30 minute bus ride over the Santa Cruz Mountains. After that, I rode seven uneventul read more
Endurance cyclists live longer
July 20, 2011 – 9:32 am
Recent research has shown that endurance athletes suffer cardiac fibrosis — scarring in the heart muscle. When scientists look at heart tissue from marathon runners, rowers and Ironman competitors, they often find signs of fibrosis, while sedentary subjects usually have no fibrosis at all. In non-athletes, fibrosis is an indicator for arythmias, but medical researchers read more
Parking and entitlement in Toronto
July 19, 2011 – 12:17 pm
Toronto: Enraged motorhead who receives parking ticket runs over bicycle patrol officer who ticketed him. A Toronto Police parking enforcement officer issued a ticket to a vehicle that he judged to be parked illegally on College Street West. “The driver of the vehicle came out and became upset,” [Toronto Constable Tony] Vella alleged. “He was read more
