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Pro Cycling Tour President David Chauner announced late Wednesday that enough sponsor dollars have been committed to allow the Philadelphia International Championship race to be held.
The fate of the June 7 race has been in doubt for more than a week, since Chauner said there was a $500,000 funding gap. In a statement Wednesday, Chauner […]

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Martin’s Bike Shop, on Division Highway in Hinkletown, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The shop, started in Henry Martin’s basement in 1959, is now operated by Martin’s son, grandson and great-grandsons.
The shop is giving away 50 items, including three bikes, during its anniversary sale. The sale continues through Saturday, May 9.
The shop is […]

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The Pro Cycling Tour officials allowed a Monday deadline to pass without making an announcement whether the 25th annual championship race will be held June 7. On Tuesday, PCT President David Chauner said that talks have opened with a potential new sponsor for the race. Chauner is facing a $500,00 funding gap.
According to a statement […]

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Officials at the Pro Cycling Tour, the promoters of the TD Philadelphia International Cycling Championship race, reported Thursday that people are reaching for their wallets to save the June 7 professional race.
PCT reported Tuesday that the 25-year-old race - the largest one-day bicycle race in the nation - would be cancelled unless they found an additional […]

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The two-day, three-event Tour de Ephrata will be held this weekend under what is forecast to be warm and sunny skies.
With the loss two years ago of downtown Lancaster’s professional bicycle race, the Tour de Ephrata is now the county’s largest bicycle race. Online registration closes this afternoon, at 1 p.m. By mid-morning, 530 racers had already […]

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The Pro Cycling Tour, the promoter of the Pennsylvania Triple Crown of Cycling, earlier this year cancelled the professional races that have been held in Allentown and Reading in recent years, and now the main event - the Philadelphia Cycling Championship race - is threatened.
Race co-founder Jerry Casale is quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article today that […]

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The Sauder Easter Egg recreational ride begins Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. at Lititz Spring Park, near the center of Lititz. Cyclists can do day-of registration for 10, 25 and 50 mile recreational rides. The cost to register is $22. Proceeds benefit the Lititz Fire Company. Limited information is on the event brochure, at: http://saudereggs.com/documents/eggrunbrochure2009.pdf
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The Hempfield Triathlon Club is holding its Tri For Life triathlon and a duathlon on Sunday, April 19, beginning at 8 a.m.
The triathlon includes a 300-meter indoor pool swim, a 16-mile bike leg and a five-kilometer, or 3.1-mile run. The duathlon is a 1.5-mile run, 16-mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile run. The events can either be done by an individual or […]

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Bike maker Cannondale will cut 200 jobs from its Bedford, Pa. plant, sending its frame-making operation to Taiwan, news sources reported recently.
According to an article in Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, Dorel Industries, parent company of Cannondale, will retain about 100 employees at the Bedford plant, which has been making Cannondales since 1983. The remaining […]

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