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How many of you can agree with me that Bakersfield needs more bike-friendly roads? I think so because there aren't enough of them. Too many of our roads are too narrow or too rough. And some drivers are way too inconsiderate to share the road with bicyclists. I...
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The Golden Empire Classic and SCNCA Road Race Championships were held in Bakersfield and Oildale this weekend.
Here are a few blog postings from the cycling races.
A cyclist enjoys the start, but not the second climb.
The same rider reflects on the race a day later.
A cyclist takes a nasty...
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I've heard from several people that Bakersfield is not a friendly town toward cyclists.
Take Arin Resnicke, for instance. This avid Bakersfield cyclist has not only been hit by a pizza delivery driver but has had objects thrown at him, insults shouted at him and a group of guys hit him with...
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Besides appearing almost nightly in Indoor Cycling classes all over town, and inside his Personal training Studio daily with clients getting healthy and fit, local cyclist and ultra-endurance athlete Joe Petersen can be found delivering a message of hope for "Healthier Tomorrows" for...
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The Saturday ride at 2pm had about 10-15 riders that lucked out and enjoyed some decent weather before all the rain on Sunday. We went out to Fairfax and Alfred Harrel Hwy, then down Refrigerator and up Rattlesnake. Hope Bob gets his chain fixed and makes it back out next...
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The remaining riders are spinning through the final laps of the Champs-Elysees.
Our office pool yielded no out-and-out winner, though Jeff's pick (Levi) is on the podium.
Congratulations, and au revoir!
-- Gretchen
Reuters photo
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It's Friday, Contie in yellow, blah blah...
Sorry, but I can't really get excited about Disco's impending "win" this year.
Highlights have been Linus Gerdemann and Mauricio Soler. If either of them turn out to be dopers I'm gonna go home and weep in my steroids.
Time...
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CyclingNews' live coverage Thursday featured this photo with the cutline:
Sunflowers turned their backs.
Dang, even the flowers are critics! Poor dopers.
Yahoo's live coverage momentarily gave it up:
80km - One of the Lampre riders has stopped for a quick toilet break by the...
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Late night news round-up:
Kazakhi denial
The BBC reports Kazakh media haven't mentioned the news lately:
"There has been no word in the Kazakh media that Mr Vinokourov has tested positive for blood doping.
Neither is there any mention of the fact that his team, Astana,...
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Rabobank boots Rasmussen!! Holy skull-poke, Batman!!
Ras didn't even test positive (yet).
But Rabobank said No No Nanette because he'd lied about his whereabouts when missing a June test date, Velonews reports. Or CyclingNews, or both.
So we've lost: Team Astana and Team Cofidis for...
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AFTERNOON EDIT: TEAM COFIDIS WITHDRAWS AFTER MORENI'S POSITIVE TEST...TWO TEAMS GONE NOW...BETS ON WHO'S NEXT?
Skeletor pulled out for the final kilometres (oooh I'm so fancy and metric) of today's final climb, leaving the Disco boys behind.
Luckily, or whatever, turns out the latest...
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News flash (yawn): Vino tests positive for blood transfusion, Astana confirms it, withdraw from Ze Tour.
Bummer, but no surprise?
www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/tour07/news/
Edit: Here's a great shot of Kloden watching the press watch him from VeloNews...as French police search...
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Liggett and Sherwen kept commenting on Contador's ongoing attacks during today's final climb as clever psychological assaults, etc
Meanwhile, I was more impressed by Rasmussen/Skeletor's quick responses and clever wheel-sucking. He stayed right on the tail of the turbo-accelerating Disco...
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Contador and Ras take it to the finish, where the Disco-boy shows hips for the stage win. Ras keeps yellow.
Discovery now has two riders in the top 5. The "plan" seems to be going well.
Will Levi be coming forth or is Contie the new strong man of Disco-land?
P.S: Pat- love...
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Wacky central. Did anyone expect Ras to be in yellow at the end of the TT today?
Did ANYONE think he would PASS....I'm talkin' PASS!!....Valverde???
And how 'bout Vino. He's back.
Tomorrow should be even better.
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It's Friday and some of us actually have to work around here.
When Boonen won I though of poor JohnBurnsSucks.
Tomorrow is the big day. One of them.
Until then, chat amongst yourselves....Yeehaw!
-- Gretchen
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Happy Thursday Gearheads!
Wildcard team Barloworld got its second stage victory in a wild & woolly sprint finish.
American Freddie Rodriguez crashed in the final meters...darn...this was going to be his chance to go for a stage victory for hisself.
The top contenders except...
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Sinkewitz has tested positive for testosterone, CyclingNews reports. The B sample has yet to be tested.
T-Mobile appears to be handling it proactively, at least.
Please clean up, boys. Please.
-- Gretchen
Here's a link to the story:
www.cyclingnews.com/news.php
Photo...
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After this morning's Marseille finish, Rasmussen cleared up rumors about tension in the Rabobank bus by saying it was clear he is now the team leader. (I didn't find any comments from Menchov, so we'll see if Denis can support Ras or if he'll pout.)
How are your faves doing?
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G'mornin....
Two HCs today.
One reader each for Vino and Ras/Skeletor/Chicken Legs
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How are your picks doing?
Here's how The Californian's office pool is playing out so far (details in this blog's Profile):
4. Valverde, Glenn's pick, is 4th overall, at 2 minutes 51 seconds behind the leader (Rasmussen)
10. Menchov, Gretchen's pick, 3:19
11. Sastre, Vanessa's...
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The Discos say everything is going according to their plan. Hmmm. I guess we'll soon see if the quiet D-boys have been holding back for a lethal strike.
Freire's Tour-ending boils have elicited a few good euphemisms: Cycling News reported Saturday he dropped out because of his "ongoing...
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Is this the best Tour or what?
Us die-hard cycling fans at The Californian LOVE Ze Tour.
We were thinking: We're not alone.
There are probably other leg-shaven fanatics in Bako...maybe feeling isolated in their cubicles...with no one to talk to about the size of Vino's derriere or...
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Again, I circled some local blocks this evening. This time, for some reason, I was a little nervous. I am uneasy getting used to the gears and brakes and whatever, and paid more attention to that than on my first ride. Plus, some jerk in a big pickup came speeding down Holtby, disregarding cross...
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I think I have blogmania....my benchmark is Jennifer B's posts about her fasting and her road to better health....such good reporting. Well, I guess I am sort of on the road to better health...literally.
I cruised around my 'hood for about 20 minutes tonight on Blue Beauty. Should have waited...
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Well, I finally did it. After four years in Bakersfield, I bought a bicycle. Not a brand new one...just a simple one with handlebars I can reach without putting my chin down to them.
My bike has ten speeds, which I'm sure I'll never use, and fenders front and back. It was made probably in the...
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I saw it again today. I see it all the time, everywhere...Bicyclists ignoring the laws the rest of us have to obey. I'm not talking about the ones who ride bikes because they lost their licenses over a DUI or people who ride because they won't work and can't afford a car. I expect nothing from...
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