Northwest News
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Restaurateur Tom Douglas Teams Up with Fred Hutch to Obliterate Cancer
May 21, 2013 SEATTLE, May 21, 2013 – Award-winning chef, restaurateur, and author, Tom Douglas, will indulge riders and their guests with a special Pacific Northwest salmon dinner at Obliteride’s kick-off party at Gas Works Park on Friday, August 9, 2013. All registered riders will receive two complimentary tickets to this exclusive party. Read More
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Amgen Tour of California - Stage 4 Report
May 16, 2013 Ken Hanson and his Optum Pro Cycling presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies teammates claimed the team's first stage podium of the Amgen Tour of California today, claiming second place in a furious field sprint alongside Santa Barbara's beautiful East Beach. Read More
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Stop by a Commute Station on Friday
May 16, 2013 Celebrate National Bike to Work Day on Friday May 17 and ride your bike to work along thousands of other bicyclists. Multiple commuter stations will be set up in cities all around the country to welcome and encourage cyclists. Read More
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Reason to Celebrate and GiveBIG for Bicycling on May 15
May 13, 2013 Seattle, Wash. - Bicyclists in our state have a lot of victories to celebrate with this spring’s passage of the Neighborhood Safe Streets bill now awaiting Governor Inslee’s signature, not to mention Washington’s recent #1 ranking by the League of American Bicyclists as most bicycle-friendly state in the nation for the sixth consecutive year. Legislative wins, and building a bike-friendly environment, don’t happen overnight and are achieved with your financial support and willingness to make your voice heard. Read More
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Richard Wooles Accepts ED Role with Cycling BC
May 10, 2013 Vancouver BC - The Cycling BC Board of Directors are pleased to announce that Mr. Richard Wooles has accepted the position of Executive Director, effective immediately. Richard will work hard on our organization's behalf to achieve a new vision of cycling in British Columbia based upon his knowledge and expertise as a competitor, coach and manager at provincial, national and international levels in both Canada and Europe. Read More
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Foothills Day Mountain Bike Ride in Wenatchee This Weekend
May 8, 2013 Wenatchee, Wash. - Members of the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance will serve as guides on this ride through the Sage Hills this Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 9 a.m. departing from John Newbery Elementary (850 N. Western Ave). Sign up online here. Read More
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WashCo BTC May News
May 8, 2013 Bike Month Read More
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Making the Tour Offers Opportunity to Race with the Pros
May 6, 2013 Edmonton, Alberta (May 3, 2013) - One Alberta cyclist will have a unique opportunity to race with some of the top cyclists in the world when cycling professionals descend upon the province to compete in the inaugural Tour of Alberta, September 3 - 8, 2013. Read More
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Comment by May 7th on Possible Trail Closures in Black Diamond Area
May 2, 2013 King County is considering amending the management plans for two properties in the Black Diamond area: Henry's Ridge used mainly by mountain bikers, and Danville Georgetown, used primarily by horse riders. Read More
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Adventure Cycling Launches 4th Annual U.S. Bicycle Route System Campaign
May 2, 2013 Missoula, Mont. — For the fourth year in a row, Adventure Cycling is kicking off its celebration of National Bike Month by launching its month-long U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS) fundraising campaign, Build It. Bike It. Be a Part of It. Thanks in part to the $150,000 raised over the last four years by this annual spring event, 5,071 miles of U.S. Bicycle Routes have been designated so far. This year, Adventure Cycling hopes to raise $100,000 by May 31. Read More
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Chuck Ayers Moves on from Cascade
May 1, 2013 Cascade Bicycle Club’s Executive Director, Chuck Ayers, has stepped down from his position, or as he puts it, he’s “moving on.” Read More
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Washington Legislative Session Update
April 30, 2013 Seattle, Wash. - With one day left before Washington state’s 2013 regular legislative session ends, key votes for transportation remain. Here’s the Bicycle Alliance’s legislative session update evaluating Washington state’s progress on improving safety for our kids and for bicyclists across Washington state. Read More
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Evergreen MTB Festival on June 8
April 29, 2013 What: The 2013 Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival Read More
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Deschutes' "Black Butte to Mirror Pond” Bike Ride
April 29, 2013 Bend, Oregon (April 25, 2013) – Deschutes Brewery is celebrating its silver anniversary in true Oregon style with a big party on the river in downtown Bend, and a 40-mile bike ride appropriately named “Black Butte to Mirror Pond.” The celebrations are both taking place on Saturday, June 22. The bike ride, starts at the base of Black Butte and the route takes scenic dirt roads to end up at the finish line at Mirror Pond in downtown Bend’s Drake Park. The party will feature live music, including the funk-inspired sounds of headlining band Karl Denson's Tiny Universe. Read More
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Larry Kemp Memorial Ride
April 26, 2013 The annual Larry Kemp Memorial Ride has been scheduled for Sunday, April 28th. This event is organized each year by Jet City Velo / Fischer Plumbing Cycling Team to help raise funds for the WSBA Junior Development Program. This fund was set up to honor Larry Kemp, a Jet City Velo / ByrneInvent team member and local racer, after his untimely death while cycling in Spain in 2004. We hope that the racing community comes out to join us to remember Larry, and to support junior racing. Read More
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11th Annual Race the Ridge This Weekend
April 23, 2013 Maple Ridge, B.C. – The 11th Annual Race the Ridge cycling stage race presented by Local Ride Bike Shop is set to take Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows by storm this coming weekend, April 27-28, with its popular event, which features three exciting and competitive stages in two days – and there is still time to register. Read More
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Alta to Operate Seattle’s Bike Share
April 23, 2013 Puget Sound Bike Share (PSBS), a nonprofit partnership of public and private organizations, selected Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share as its operator/vendor. Alta will work with PSBS to plan, launch and sustain a regional bike share network beginning with approximately 500 bikes and 50 stations in Seattle and eventually expanding into other areas of the Puget Sound region. One of the most experienced bike share companies in North America, Alta is behind the Capital Bike Share in Washington D.C. and Boston’s Hubway. In the coming months, the company will launch Citibike in New York City, as well as systems in Chicago, Vancouver, B.C., Portland and San Francisco. Read More
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Puget Sound Bike Share Selects Alta Bicycle Share as Operator/Vendor
April 23, 2013 Seattle, Wash. – Puget Sound Bike Share, a nonprofit partnership of public and private organizations, announced today that it has selected Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share as its operator/vendor. Alta will work with PSBS to plan, launch and sustain a regional bike share network beginning with approximately 500 bikes and 50 stations in Seattle and eventually expanding into other areas of the Puget Sound region. One of the most experienced bike share companies in North America, Alta is the vendor/operator behind the highly successful Capital Bike Share in Washington D.C. and Boston’s Hubway. In the coming months, Alta will launch Citibike in New York City, the largest bike share network in the nation, as well as systems in Chicago, Vancouver, B.C., Portland and San Francisco. Read More
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Emerald City Lights April Newsletter
April 22, 2013 Cornucopia Days Bike Event 2013 Read More
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Chuck Hooper Receives Bicycle Retailer Lifetime Achievement Award
April 19, 2013 Monterey, California ( 4/19/2013) — At the Bicycle Leadership Conference, Chuck Hooper, a 32 year veteran of the bicycle industry and retiring president of Seattle Bike Supply (SBS), was presented the 2013 BRAINy for Lifetime Achievement. Read More
