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Bay State Bike Week: May 17th to 21st
Massachusetts is promoting cycling through a series of events taking place across the state during “Bay State Bike Week.” The effort is being spearheaded by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and MassBike. The City of Boston is running some events … Continue reading
The Magic Number: 100
The “century” ride. 100 miles on-bike in a single day. Quite alluring. There’s something about riding to that big, round, 3-digit number of miles with a simple mechanical device that it totally human-powered. It’s a feat. It’s a great goal. … Continue reading
Look at nothing. See everything.
You’re barreling down the road at 25MPH, pedaling hard. You’re putting out a good effort, trying to keep smooth, steady pedal strokes. Efficiency is key. You focus on it, and your breathing. Six inches in front of you is another … Continue reading
A Mashup of Mass (and NE) Rides
The folks over at BikeNewEngland.com have put together a pretty cool mash up of bike route resources for Massachusetts and beyond. A nifty little overview shows you graphically where each route starting point is at. The little bike rider icons … Continue reading
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Tagged bike club routes, Google Maps, map my ride, maps, rides, routes
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MIT Multi-Sport Expo Fast Splits Indoor Time Trial (and outdoor riding)
A second goal of my winter training came today, the Fast Splits Indoor TT at the MIT Multi-Sports Expo. I like to have goals every 8 weeks or so during the winter. It helps to motivate me to train, to … Continue reading
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Tagged FastSplits, Indoor Time Trial, multisport expo, outdoors, spring
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Spring is in the air! Start planning your first century.
Well, the sun is finally shining steadily here in Massachusetts, and the temperatures are certainly spring-like. Spring, in fact, is just hours away at this point. So, time for more outside riding! My training program was mostly indoors this year, … Continue reading
Ok, YouTubers How About A Good MTB Movie?
The New England Mountain Bike Association is launching a mountain bike film festival in 2010. The announcement just came out in order to allow spring, summer, and fall for filming and editing. Submissions are due on November 1st. The event will … Continue reading
Shocking: Hostile Takeover of New England Velodrome
Tony Eberhardt, founder of the New England Velodrome, sent out a shocking message earlier this week that described a hostile takeover of the track, including the recently built cyclocross and BMX courses. Tony describes the turn of events as a … Continue reading
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Tagged hostile takeover, New England Velodrome, track racing, velodrome
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Charity Ride Fundraising
I’ve been riding the Pan Mass Challenge for 10 years. It’s a 2-day nearly 200-mile ride, but that’s actually the easy part (with some training). I’ve been successful in raising large amounts of money for a few reasons, I believe. … Continue reading
Check out the Prouty Charity Rides to the North
I’ve been a committed Pan Mass Challenge rider for 10 years. It’s perhaps the biggest and best cycling fundraiser in the world. That doesn’t mean there aren’t a lot of other great charity rides. Charlie Kimbell, director of the Prouty … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer ride, century, charity ride, Prouty Century, Prouty Utlimate
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