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“No guts, no glory”

Thursday, July 21st, 2011 by

Did you catch today’s stage of the Tour de France? It was fantastic!

Short story:

Andy Schleck broke away. And the tour leaders let him.

Cadel Evans finally gave chase.

Thomas Voekler rode his heart out to keep the maillot jaune.

Alberto Contador cracked.

Andy hung on to take the stage, but not the jersey, and the bike race is on, people!



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Tomorrow night at Cyclefest, we’ll be screening Stage 19, the Alpe d’Huez, a special and brutal stage. A little trivia for you… each of the 21 switchbacks on the Alpe d’Huez has a sign listing stage winners over the years. While I’ve never ridden the Alpe, I drove it some years ago, paying homage on the seventh bend to Andy Hampsten, the first American to win the Alpe, claiming victory in 1992 for Team Motorola. Every time the Tour goes up the Alpe, the winner’s name is added to a sign. [Thanks to Pedal Dancer for this list.]

Bend # 21 (1) Fausto Coppi, and (22) Lance Asmstrong (at the bottom)
Bend # 20 (2) Joop Zoetemelk, and (23) Iban Mayo
Bend # 19 (3) Hennie Kuiper, and (24) Lance Armstrong
Bend # 18 (4) Hennie Kuiper, and (25) Frank Schleck
Bend # 17 (5) Joaquin Agostinho, and (26) Carlos Sastre
Bend # 16 (6) Joop Zoetemelk
Bend # 15 (7) Peter Winnen
Bend # 14 (8) Bret Breu
Bend # 13 (9) Peter Winnen
Bend # 12 (10) Luis Herrera
Bend # 11 (11) Bernard Henault
Bend # 10 (12) Federico Echave
Bend # 9 (13) Steven Rooks
Bend # 8 (14) Gert-Jan Theunisse
Bend # 7 (15) Gianni Bugno
Bend # 6 (16) Gianni Bugno
Bend # 5 (17) Andrew Hampsten
Bend # 4 (18) Roberto Conti
Bend # 3 (19) Marco Pantani
Bend # 2 (20) Marco Pantani
Bend # 1 (21) Guiseppe Guerini (at the top)

The 2011 Tour de France ends on Sunday. With the Scheck brothers working double for yellow, Evans bearing down relentlessly (Saturday’s time trial will be big for him), Voekler desperate to keep the miracle alive and all four contenders with in 1’15″ of each other, tomorrow’s stage should be a doozy. Join us!

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Cyclefest + Bikemania = good times for all ages

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 by

Cyclefest and Bikemania have it all!

Friday, July 22 at Magnuson Park

5 p.m: Randy’s Urban Grill sausage cart, Jamba Juice smoothie stand, and beer garden featuring New Belgium beer
5 p.m: Bike Art, Carnival, Treasure Hunt, Adaptive Cycles
5:30 p.m: 1000 Yeahs Jump Show with Nick Halsey
6:30 p.m: Orkestar Zirkonium – Balkan-inspired, mobile, brass-and-drum band performance plays in Magnuson Park Amphitheatre
6:45 p.m: 1000 Yeahs Jump Show with Nick Halsey
7:30 p.m: Kids’ Bike Parade – we supply simple materials, you bring a bike and helmet
8 p.m: 1000 Yeahs Jump Show with Nick Halsey
8:15 p.m: Orkestar Zirkonium plays in front of the big screen at Cyclefest
8:45 p.m: Drawing for Lapierre bicycle and other great prizes
9:15-10:30 p.m: Tour de France Stage 19 on the big screen!

Ongoing: Cascade Bicycle Club booth (drawing tickets on sale!), vendor and exhibitor booths, food booths and beer garden featuring New Belgium beer.

Here’s a slide show from the 2010 event. See you Friday at Magnuson Park!

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Cyclefest meets Bikemania!

Monday, July 18th, 2011 by

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Major Taylor takes on Ballard

Thursday, June 9th, 2011 by

Last Saturday, June 4, two groups of Major Taylor teens biked up the the Ballard Criterium. We had fourteen students come out in all, from three of our locations, the teens from Global Connections and the YES Foundation biked together from White Center and the ones from Chief Sealth biked from West Seattle. Thankfully Saturday was  a beautiful day and the kids got to see Mt. Rainier, the Olympics, downtown Seattle, as well as the Ballard Locks.

Once in Ballard, the goal was simply to hang out, enjoy the neighborhood, and especially watch the Twilight Criterium. It was a great way to introduce the kids to some cycling culture while getting them ready for STP on the side. We watched Ed Ewing, Major Taylor Project Director, race, and all the kids were amazed that that meant riding at top speed (in a small circle) for 50 minutes. We even had time to have a picnic dinner of pizza during his race.

Cheering for the race.

Eating pizza during the race.

After all the cheering was over, the kids piled into the vans and headed home. The next challenge is Flying Wheels tomorrow. See you there!

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Slow down, you move too fast

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 by

Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
Just kicking down the cobblestones
Looking for fun and feelin’ groovy

Sunday passed with another Paris-Roubaix on the books. Here’s a summary of the race. But what caught my eye tonight is this beautiful slow motion video clip of the event. Check it out.

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