Nibali demolishes the field on the famed Hautacam, just like that guy Lance used to do, virtually cementing his victory in the Tour de France. Orica-GreenEdge rider Michael Albasini insists he’s not a racist and did not say what they say he said.
The Washington Post notes the total lack of women competing in the Tour de France, other than a token separate but unequal race on the final day. NPR says the Tour is a 2,200 mile test of epic eating.
And an expert says cycling is winning the war on doping, apparently while managing to keep a straight face.
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LocalPlans are underway to improve accessibility to Union Station from surrounding neighborhoods by bike and on foot.
Streetsblog looks at yesterday’s press conference for AB 47, a proposed bill to create an Amber Alert-style warning system for serious hit-and-runs.
The annual Brentwood Gran Prix rolls Sunday, August 3rd, along with an associated community ride to explore the upcoming Expo Line.
Pasadena needs volunteers to test bicycle detection systems at intersections.
Great editorial from the San Gabriel Valley Tribune says smart growth is our future — including bike lanes in LA, Pasadena and other cities in the SGV.
State
A San Diego bike rider is seriously injured in a left cross collision, yet the headline puts the blame on the cyclist.
Now that the courts have reaffirmed that the reckless driving statute applies to bikes, San Francisco Streetsblog wonders when the local DA will apply it to drivers.
In a reversal of a bizarre ban, it’s finally legal to park your bike in your own garage in San Francisco.
National
A new Portland study says the air is cleaner for bike riders at 11 mph.
Even a platinum-level bike friendly city can be a dangerous place to ride, as a cyclist in my hometown is critically injured by a red light-running driver.
A Colorado hit-and-run driver gets six years for killing an 11-year old pedestrian; the defense says he’s a good boy who only ran away so he could go home and hug his mom. No, really.
An Iowa writer says bicycling helped heal her broken heart.
Despite what some on the far right might claim, bikes aren’t a symbol of anything.
A New York artist asks which kind of cyclist would you be?
Now that’s more like it, as an upstate New York driver faces 25 years to life after being convicted for killing a cyclist in a drunken hit-and-run, then fleeing police with the victim’s body still embedded on his truck.
A five-year old New Orleans boy is lucky to be alive after a brakeless rider slams into him and his two-year old brother.
International
Low fence creates a protected bike lane in Beijing.
A Toronto street is a cyclists’ door zone, as doorings increase but prosecutions don’t.
A London tailor creates a breathable, bike to boardroom bespoke suit for cyclists.
Maybe that Dutch cyclist who twice cheated death on doomed Malaysia Airlines flights didn’t after all; no record can be found that he ever bought a ticket for either flight.
Finally…
After refusing to apologize to the cop who tried to stop him, salmon cyclist Alec Baldwin has his case scheduled for dismissal if he can just avoid getting arrested for the next six months; good luck with that.
And talk about a great kid, as an eight-year old boy finds a way to include his disabled brother in all three events in a triathlon.
Yellow is effectively decided, though he still has to finish.
Green is decided, though he still has to finish.
Polka dots is decided, though he still has to finish.
White is still a bit up in the air.
Podium positions (2nd/3rd) are still a bit in question.
While the top women are phenomenal and can beat most men, they still aren’t quite at the level of the top men. I’m all for changing any rules that exclude women. If a woman can actually compete at this level, then she should be allowed to if she wants to. The TdF is at a level that most people can’t really imagine.
You and I seem to be on the same page. My thinking is the top women are at least as good as some of the domestiques. And I wouldn’t want to bet against Vos at any level.
If a woman rider is strong enough to compete with the men, she should have the chance to do it.
In the meantime, it’s long past time to bring back the women’s stage race to the Tour.
I did not know Hitler was shown as the beneficiary of the made but unsat in moving car seats on posters before Laden was. I thought the art and conduct was newly drawn/indicted not just for different/much better reasons. Really!
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