I’ve been riding into work, bicycle commuting, for about a month now this summer. This is a big part of my plan to get rid of the “sympathy weight” I put on while Tammy was pregnant with Mazie. It’s working, I’ve been able to take off good weight every week without getting …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Bicycle CommutingI could have posted this a couple of days ago, Armstrong has had the 2005 Tour de France wrapped up for the last few days. Today’s stage was completely ceremonial, to the point of being a bit ridiculous. The early kilometers today looked like a bunch of club cyclists out on a …
Keep reading · 4 minutes: Lance Wins #7Everyone, really, anybody knows Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France.Not everyone knows one of Lance’s close friends and longtime teammate George Hincapie who took his first Tour de France stage win today on the “Queen’s Stage” (thus named for being the hardest day of the …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Go George! Hincapie Wins Stage!We are now past the 3rd stage of the tour and it’s clear that Discovery (formerly US Postal) has what may be one of the best tour teams ever assembled. It’s also clear that whatever Lance’s motivations are for riding this tour, he’s serious. The first stage saw him take one to …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Lance and #7 (cont.)It is the eve of the 92nd Tour de France. I love cycling. I think it is the best sport in the world, and the Tour de France is the biggest event in it. A lot of friends have asked me what I think of Lance’s chances in this years tour, and I don’t have a very quick answer. Here is …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Lance and #7Next week is national Bike-to-Work Week! Take the opportunity to dust off the bike, pump up the tires and pedal on into work. I’m planning on wheeling myself into the office the majority of the week.
I recently received a flier from the League of American Bicyclists regarding the Bicycling Friendly Community campaign they run. I’ve been a member of LAB for years and plan to continue. I’m a member of many bicycling organizations but LAB is unique and in many ways the most …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Make Minnetonka Bicycle FriendlyOn Friday I got an email through one of the cycling mailing lists that I’m on that Lance Armstrong was going to be on Oprah that afternoon. I’m not an avid Oprah follower (imagine that!) so I asked Tammy to TiVo it so I could watch it later. Lance was on for the full hour along …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Lance on OprahI took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather today to get out on my bike. I realize that you can indeed ride year-round even here in Minnesota, but it takes a fortitude that I do not seem to have. However, today’s 50+ °F temperatures made it a great day to get out on the …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Nice Bike Ride in FebruaryThe Fat 40 is over for another year. This has come to be my annual ‘rite of passage’ it seems. This year was as memorable as every other year. I just wish it was more positive! 🙂 The Ride The ride this year was grueling. Simple as that. Last year I had just snuck under 4 hours …
Keep reading · 4 minutes: Too Fat for the Fat 40