'He is a Legend Now'
“Ryder Hesjedal in Maglia Rosa”
Two Thumbs up!
Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal has made history and won the Giro d’Italia. He made up the 31 seconds he trailed going into the final stage. He screamed through the streets of Milan to win the three-week race by 16 seconds.
It is being hailed as the most impressive individual accomplishment by a professional Canadian athlete. Ever. Hesjedal becomes the first Canadian man not only to win a Grand Tour, but the first to ever stand on a podium in this event.
It is nothing less than a monumental achievement for a Canadian and Canada. The Victorian’s win is the first by a Canadian in any of cycling’s three marquee Grand Tours.
Source – The Vancouver Province
Hesjedal, shedding a few tears on the podium, said: “For me this is an incredible experience, the joy is overpowering. I began to believe I could do it as the days went by when I saw that my legs were holding up well in the mountains. Even in my head I was calm and I remained serene. I saw that my rivals were beginning to respect me more and more – and in the end, I did it.”
Source – Peloton Magazine
Ryder Hesjedal è stato irriverente e più forte dello Stelvio, del Mortirolo, dell’Alpe di Pampeago, di Cervinia. Alla fine, Milano ha incoronato per la prima volta un canadese (2° americano dopo Andy Hampsten). Il guastafeste nordamericano ha spodestato, al termine della cronometro di oggi, lo spagnolo Joaquin Rodriguez e si è preso con una zampata la maglia rosa. È stato implacabile, nei chilometri che lo separavano dalla piazza del Castello Sforzesco al Duomo, disegnando con precisione chirurgica le traiettorie, tagliando curve e rischiando. Il re del Giro è lui, Hesjedal, ex biker e provetto surfista; non uno scalatore, non ne ha il fisico, ma un uomo forte.
Source – Gazzetta dello Sport
Musei di Biciclette
“Un mondo senza biciclette sarebbe come un sonno senza sogni”
Located in the “village of cycling”, where all streets are named after famous racers, you can find the Historical Bicycle Museum. All bikes on exhibition have a history going back many years. This Museum is named in honour of the cyclist Toni Bevilacqua.
Visit – Museo Storico Della Bicicletta
And in Riva del Garda Trento you can find the Museo di biciclette:
Questa esposizione curata da Farè Pierluigi, appassionato di biciclette, che ormai da più di vent’anni rievoca la storia della bicicletta, è un’incantevole visita che porterà i visitatori a capire e conoscere un mondo che ci appartiene e che purtroppo va via via scomparendo…
Visit – Ciclo Collection
Grass Frames
“Bamboo Bikes are Lean, Green Machines”
Hand-crafted Natural Frames
All of Grass Frames Works’ frames are hand-crafted locally, ensuring a unique and quality-made frame.
Our frames are manufactured from bamboo poles, hemp fibre, aluminium fittings and plant-oil derived epoxy. Bamboo and hemp are not only eco-friendly, but lend their properties to create a fantastic ride quality.
Source – Grass Frames
Rediscover the Bike
“Rossignoli Bike Show “
Rediscover the Bike – Annual Rossignoli show dedicated to two wheels for one day only, at the Salone del Mobile. Thursday April 19 2012
Anche il Touring club Italiano partecipa alla sesta edizione di ‘Biciclette ritrovate’, l’esposizione organizzata da Rossignoli nei cortili di corso Garibaldi 71 a Milano. Un appuntamento imperdibile per gli amanti delle due ruote e del design per scoprire da vicino decine di pezzi unici, come i bicicli dell’Ottocento, le bici dei lavori come l’arrotino, il panettiere, il postino e il pompiere e le bici da corsa degli eroi Fausto Coppi e Gino Bartali.
In questa occasione il Touring può confermare il forte legame con le due ruote partecipando alle 18.30 al dibattito sul futuro della bicicletta a Milano alla presenza, fra gli altri, anche dell’assessore alla Mobilità. Pierfrancesco Maran: un’occasione per ribadire anche l’impegno sul tema della sicurezza portato avanti da #Salvaiciclisti. E alle 20 il Touring racconta l’impresa mitica della Carovana ciclistica Milano-Roma, la maratona ciclistica che, pochi mesi fa, ha portato 20 cicloamatori a pedalare per oltre 700 chilometri da Milano a Roma in soli sei giorni per celebrare la prima Passeggiata ciclistica Milano-Roma compiuta da Luigi Vittorio Bertarelli nel 1895 (foto by Danilo Beghi)
Source – Biciclette ritrovate
The Man Who Lived On His Bike
I love being on a bike, it helps me feel free. I get it from my dad. After days and days of cycling the streets of Montreal, come cold or sun, or even a little frightened, I dedicate this film to him.
Guillaume Blanchet
THE MAN WHO LIVED ON HIS BIKE from Guillaume Blanchet I Filmmaker on Vimeo.
Salvo
Downton Abbey
“Newspaper Delivery”
The Crawley manor awaits the delivery of the morning newspaper in the opening episode of the first season.
Source – Downton Abbey
The Kid with a Bike
“Le Gamin au Velo”
Cyril, bientôt 12 ans, n’a qu’une idée en tête : retrouver son père qui l’a placé provisoirement dans un foyer pour enfants.
Il rencontre par hasard Samantha, qui tient un salon de coiffure et qui accepte de l’accueillir chez elle pendant les week-ends.
Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in a state-run youth farm. In a random act of kindness, the town hairdresser agrees to foster him on weekends.
Source – Le Gamin au Velo
Winter Climbing
“Virtual Partner”
Christophe Le Mével
Virtual Partner™ can turn any training session into a virtual matchup. Letting you race your previous bests or challenge any activities uploaded to Garmin Connect™.
Train with Christophe Le Mevel this winter with pre-planned training activities available for download at garmin.com/wintertraining.
Watch this video from Timmelsjoch in Austria as Team Garmin’s Christophe Le Mével climbs using the Edge 800 cycling GPS.
Source – Garmin Winter Training 2012
Get Naked
“Naked Bicycles”
Sunny rides
Award winning Naked Bicycles. Each custom bicycle is built one at a time with love, logic and elbow grease on Quadra Island, BC. It’s time. Get naked.
Company Overview
Sam Whittingham, founder, designer and builder for the custom bicycle fabrication company, Naked Bicycles and Design, has been building custom frames one by one with love, logic and elbow grease for over a decade now.
Bike making is in our blood. You could say this company really started 30 years ago as Sam ripped apart his first coaster hub to make it “skid better”. Or maybe it was when he duct-taped a broom stick to his “girl’s bike” to make it a “boy’s bike”.
Source – NAKED BICYCLES
