The biggest bicycle swap meet and expo is coming back to Lowes Motor Speedway in Concord, NC on Sunday, November 8, 2009. The expo and swap meet runs from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. There is a $5.00 admission charge and children under 12 are free, there is also free parking. There will be the usual Kid’s Play Zone.
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Quote from Official Press release:
LOS ANGELES (October 22, 2009) – The host cities for the record-setting Amgen Tour of California professional cycling road race were announced this morning via a Twitter exchange that took place shortly before 9 a.m. PT between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and some of America’s most accomplished cyclists, including Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Dave Zabriskie and George Hincapie. This marked the first time an event of this stature has ever been announced via Twitter.
Starting in Amsterdam and spending the first three days in the Netherlands the 2010 Giro d’Italia route was announced. This is only the ninth time in history that the Giro has started outside of Italy. The Giro runs from May 8, 2010 through May 30, 2010.
The 2010 edition coincides with the Tour of California and may be seen online at Universal Sports.
I am sure none of us sound minded cyclists would ever think about riding the streets at night without the proper reflective gear or clothing. A headlight and some sort of blinking warning lights are a must in twilight or night time riding. But, how many of of don’t even think twice about those same rational decisions during the day! Well maybe we should.
If you have a story to tell, about your adventures or misadventures in the just completed Morrow Mountain Massacre please send an email with your story to Wh3r3s.Wald0@gmail.com. Include a picture or two if you have some. I guarantee you will get at least two things out of your submission: 1. you will get the byline, 2. you will have the satisfaction of knowing at least one other person will read your story in some other part of the world.
The 2010 Tour de France runs from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th 2010. The 97th running of the penultimate bicycle stage race will consist of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,600 kilometers.
Stage Profiles Summary:
- 1 prologue,
- 9 flat stages,
- 6 mountain stages and 3 summit finishes,
- 4 medium mountain stages,
- 4 individual time-trial stages (59 km).
Sorry for the lack of updates here. It has been a hectic few weeks. Promotion at work, means more responsibilities and learning new tools, good in some respects. Being put in charge of a team also means longer hours and more accountability. End of the quarter also means account reviews and in this economic climate those are even more important than ever.
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