Hero Worship

From the June, 2008 issue

by Mark Lansing

One of YHIHF’s heroes from the Tour of California (featured two months ago), prologue winner Fabian Cancellara, recently topped that victory with a superb win at the 2008 Milan-San Remo bicycle race.
Almost 200 miles long, much of it along the beautiful Mediterranean coast of Italy, this is arguably the most classic of the [...]

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Filed under: Racing, Road Riding, Road Rules, Safety, You Heard It Here First

Catching up to Chris Horner

From the June, 2008 issue

by Sonya Ewan
When his ProTour Team Astana held a training camp in Albuquerque, New Mexico earlier in the year, 36-year-old Bend, Oregon native Chris Horner took a few minutes off the bike to talk about training, his new team and goals, and fantasy cycling.
Surely the top-contending team in the Tour de France this year, were [...]

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Filed under: Interviews, Racing, Training

Help save important Mt. Hood trails

From the June, 2008 issue

Oregon mountain bikers need to take action and ensure important trails around Mount Hood are protected with bicycle-friendly designations. Representative Earl Blumenauer has proposed a comprehensive plan for Mount Hood, one part of which would close the beloved Boulder Lake area to bicycling. This important detail is a key divergence from the proposed Lewis and [...]

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Filed under: Advocacy, Eastern Oregon, MTB

Getting our share

From the June, 2008 issue

Rights to development of pedestrian/bicycle facilities
Background
The legal rights in Oregon to development of pedestrian/bicycle facilities were established in the 1971 Oregon Bicycle Bill. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) describes the evolution of this important legislation on its website as follows:
ORS 366.514, aka the bike bill, was passed by the Oregon Legislature in 1971. It [...]

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Filed under: Bikes & The Law, Road Rules, Safety