Races Are Happening, Should You Go?
Athletes are no longer asking whether they’re ready to race, they’re asking if they should. The answer is complicated. Usually, deciding to race is a pretty simple calculation. “Do I…
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SBT GRVL Announces SBT VRTL Ride Experience for 2020
SBT GRVL, a world-class gravel bike experience presented by Canyon Bicycles, is launching a new virtual ride in place of the canceled August event. SBT VRTL is a free community…
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Video: The Fight for America’s Public Lands
Patagonia’s film “Public Trust” focuses on threats to the Boundary Waters, oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and mining in the Bears Ears National Monument area. For 24…
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Floyd Landis: Armstrong was the Best
In the new ESPN documentary LANCE, Lance Armstrong says “it could be worse, I could be Floyd Landis, waking up a piece of shit every day.” Landis, however, responded kindly…
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Cycling Through the Tunnel of Death
MikeyT Williams is a bikepacker from Flagstaff, Arizona, USA who has done over 2,000mi in Europe, and is currently 90-some days into a four month, 4,000 mile trip through Central…
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Americans Shouldn’t Have to Drive, but the Law Insists on It
When we think about getting more people on bikes and removing cars from the roadway (because the benefits are essentially endless) we must remember: In America Cars Are Mandatory, Dangerous…
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Cycling World Tour Events are Sportwashing Human Rights Abuses
If you want to start a pro-cycling team with a UCI WorldTour license, you have to adhere to five sets of criteria, one of which is ethics. The UCI rule-book…
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Proving the Earth Is Round by Bicycling
Scientist and science vlogger Kurtis Baute wanted to prove the world is round (not flat) by using simple methods accessible to pretty much anyone: two sticks, an orange and a…
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Recommended Reading: John Lanchester on Facebook
John Lanchester wrote a lengthy essay on Facebook for the London Review of Books and it’s well worth the 15 minutes or so it takes to read. It’s engaging, eye-opening…
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USDJ Reveals Why It’s Targeting Lance Armstrong Alone in Lawsuit
Lance Armstrong will face trial this November in a $100 million lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department. The U.S. government will argue that Armstrong owes the U.S. Postal Service…
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USDJ Reveals Why It's Targeting Lance Armstrong Alone in Lawsuit
Lance Armstrong will face trial this November in a $100 million lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department. The U.S. government will argue that Armstrong owes the U.S. Postal Service…
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