Plans For A Futuristic Elevated Bike Path Could Put London Cyclists In The Sky
Only about 2% of London's 8 million+ residents ride bikes to get to work each day, according to an analysis by the Transport for London.Unsafe conditions seem to be a huge reason people stay off their...
View ArticleScience Says Hot Cyclists Have More Endurance
The Tour de France is a bike race, not a beauty contest. But winners tend to be hotter than losers, new research finds.The link between sexiness and cycling success hints that male attractiveness might...
View ArticleProfessional Cyclist Explains How To Bike Faster
Michael Hutchinson is a former professional cyclist who has competed in three Commonwealth Games and won multiple national titles in Britain and Ireland. The author of a new book on speed and cycling,...
View ArticleCrazy Video Shows Biker Hitting 77 MPH Behind A Truck
A video that we found on Reddit shows a Brazilian biker allegedly hitting a top speed of 124 kilometers per hour (that's 77 mph!) while riding in the draft of a big truck. The video appears to be shot...
View ArticleThe World's 20 Best Cities For Cyclists
[Editor's note: This article was first published in April 2013. With the spring weather finally approaching, we've decided to republish it.Copenhagenize is a consulting and communications company that...
View ArticleThe 20 Best US Cities For Cyclists
According to a recently released report from the Alliance For Biking & Walking, the number of people biking to work in America has steadily grown for much of the last decade.That growth can largely...
View ArticleMaking This One Change To Your Commute Could Save You Nearly $8,000 A Year
According to a new infographic from Mint.com, swapping your car or train ride for a bicycle could not only make you fitter, but richer. As National Bike Month winds down, the personal finance site...
View ArticleFrance Is Paying People To Bike To Work
PARIS (Reuters) - France has started a six-month experiment with paying people to cycle to work, joining other European governments in trying to boost bicycle use to boost people's health, reduce air...
View ArticleSamsung's Smart Bike Of The Future Will Make Sure You Never Get Lost Again
Samsung is teaming up with bicycle designer Giovanni Pelizzoli to create a smart bike that you can control with your phone. The Samsung Smart Bike was shown off at a design trade show in Milan,...
View ArticleThis Guy Sold Everything He Owned To Cycle Through Every Continent [PHOTOS]
Over the course of the next five years, De Bruyn Joubert is attempting to cycle coast to coast through all seven continents and 70 countries. The 29-year-old South African started last August, and he's...
View ArticleMeet The 9 Americans Competing In The Tour De France — And The 2 Who Could...
This year’s Tour de France (July 5-27) is gearing up to be the most hotly contested edition in years. It’s the 101st running of la Grande Boucle, or Great Loop, and it looks like it’ll be a relatively...
View ArticleCycling Is The New Hobby For Rich People In The UK
Once a niche sport, cycling has become so popular in Britain that it has spawned a new breed of fans who would rather buy a bike than a Ferrari and who confront their expanding waistlines by taking to...
View ArticleThe 41 Most Stunning Pictures From The Tour De France So Far
Each July the Tour de France brings together 198 of the world's best cyclists to race for three weeks in sports' most grueling contest. This year's Tour (July 5-27) started with three stages in England...
View ArticleWhy Cyclists Shave Their Legs
The Tour de France is here again — and with it a perennial question arises. Why do cyclists shave their legs? Here are some of the purported reasons:It looks sexy and lets you show off your diamond-cut...
View ArticleThis Incredibly Simple, Clever Invention Solves An Old, Annoying Problem For...
Professional bike racing is one of the most dynamic sports when it comes to relentlessly pursuing technological advances. Today’s bikes are incredibly stiff, lightweight, and fast, making use of...
View ArticleA Cyclist In The Tour De France Got Totally Busted For Using His Cellphone —...
As if we needed it, we have more evidence cellphones have invaded every aspect of modern life, sports being no exception.Consider a sacred institution now infiltrated: the Tour de France, the greatest...
View ArticleHere Are The States Where The Most People Walk Or Bike To Work
Walking or biking to work may be good for your health, but it's pretty rare in the United States. Only about 3.4% of people get to work on foot or on a bike, according to a new report from the Centers...
View ArticleEveryone Thought An American Nicknamed Pit Bull Was Quitting The Tour De...
Wednesday's stage 11 of the Tour de France will go down as one of the most unforgettable in American cycling. But not because a U.S. rider won.Quite the opposite: One almost quit.One of the best hopes...
View ArticleThis Is Why The Tour de France Can Be The Most Brutally Heartbreaking...
The Tour de France can be unforgiving and crushingly heartbreaking. On Sunday's stage 15, Jack Bauer experienced this firsthand.Bauer is from New Zealand, and he was trying to become the first Kiwi...
View ArticleTour de France Leader Nearly Taken Down By Oblivious Spectator On Cellphone
First it was the clueless selfie-takers nearly crashing Tour de France riders out of the race's first week; now it's cellphone users almost taking down the race leader with only a few days to go in the...
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