Potholes and Road Apples

Team Slipstream will be racing next year in a kit designed by Joe Yule of Redondo Beach, California.
The selection of Yule’s design was made public Thursday at Interbike, the bicycling industry trade show in Las Vegas. Yule, a graphic designer and avid cyclist, submitted one of more than 600 designs submitted in the first-of-its-kind contest. […]

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The first Hershey Fall Classic bicycle ride will be held Sunday,  Oct. 21, beginning at 8 a.m., on the grounds of the Milton Hershey School.
There will be three 31-mile courses offered to riders. Two of the circuits may be combined for a 100-kilometer — or “metric century” — ride called “the hills of Hershey.”
The event […]

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It was in 2002 when cycling fan Frank Arokiasamy was trying to follow the Tour de France that he first conceived the ambitious plans he unveiled this week.
Arokiasamy said American Lance Armstrong was dominating the race, but he could not watch it on television in the United States. So, Arokiasamy began dreaming of a bicycle […]

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Lancaster County-native Floyd Landis has 30 days to decide whether to appeal yesterday’s ruling from a U.S. arbitration panel to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport.
And, Floyd’s supporters at home are saying ‘give it up.’ This afternoon’s Lancaster New Era quote’s Landis’ former high school economics teacher and friend Dan Garrett calling the process […]

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The panel of arbitrators who heard Lancaster County-native Floyd Landis’ doping case have concluded that he took testosterone to enhance his performance in the 2006 Tour de France.
The Associated Press reported getting an advance copy of the U.S. Anti-doping agency finding. The news broke just before 2 p.m. today.
Landis, of Farmersville, may still appeal the decision to the international Court of Arbitration […]

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Saturday was the last day to submit entries for the “Get in the Slipstream” jersey competition. Now, you can cast votes for the kits you would like to see the professional continental team will wear in 2008.
Of the 613 entries submitted by people in 28 states and 21 countries, team officials have selected five finalists. You can […]

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For those who hang up their bikes in winter, the road riding season is ending or has ended. For those who race cyclocross, the season will begin soon - after a two week delay.
This Sunday, to mark the end of its season, Dream Ride Projects will hold its last ride of 2007 and its closing ceremonies. […]

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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has completed ‘Route V,’ the state’s ninth signed route for bicycle tourism.
The new BicyclePA route starts at the Ohio border in Lawrence County and travels about 360 miles, nearly paralleling Interstate 80, to the New Jersey border in Northampton County. Among the many attractions offered along or near the route, […]

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This morning, in the cool air at dawn, as summer slips into fall, I counted five other bicyclists apparently making their way to work.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the six of us are not alone.
Figures released this week show Lancaster County following national trends of more people leaving work work earlier than in previous […]

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The fifth annual “Miles in Memory of Josh” bicycle ride will be held Sunday, beginning at 1:30 p.m., near Mount Gretna.
The ride will take place on the Lebanon Valley Rail-trail and participants can ride from one to 10 miles on the shaded gravel trail. There will be rest stops along the trail with refreshments and […]

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