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An At-A-Glance Weekend Events List For June 20-22
With summer here there are plenty of fun events scheduled here around the upper Midwest to fill your weekend with excitement and memories. Starting on Friday, the 20th of June, several multi day bike events kick off. Then on Saturday you have the multi-modal, Train & Trail Tour taking riders from Minneapolis to Big Lake,…
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Girls Having Fun On What Ever They Ride
Just a few of the many HaveFunBiking.com ladies we have had the honor of capturing on camera. Check them out and I think you will agree these bicyclists sure know how to cut loose, taking a break from their two-wheel steed’s to have a little fun!
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North Star Bicycle Festival Final Race Results, Grand Prix Day-5
The legendary Stillwater Criterium lived up to its reputation as one of the hardest races in the United States, on Fathers Day. As the sun came out after a rainy morning, in the men’s division, Travis McCabe put in a blistering attack with three laps to go to win, and Canadian, Ryan Anderson takes the…
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North Star Bicycle Festival Race Results, Grand Prix Day-4
Belgian, Tom Devriendt (3M) wins the wet Menomonie, Wisc. road race. Tom was part of an early five-rider breakaway that stayed away to the finish line to battle it out for the men’s stage 5 win. In the women’s division, Gillian Carleton (Vanderkitten) leaped forward in the final rainy laps of the Menomonie race to…
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North Star Bicycle Festival Results, Grand Prix Day 3
Tobin Ortenblad (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized) takes the biggest win of his career at the Minneapolis Criterium outsprinting the reigning U.S. National Road Champion, Eric Marcotte (Team SmartStop) to win the Uptown Minneapolis Criterium last night. Ortenblad was part of a five-man breakaway that escaped early in the race to the pleasure of the enthusiastic…
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How To Find More Saddle Comfort With Riding Season in Full Swing
For most cyclists, selecting a seat that fits their personal needs and prevents disturbances to the buttocks area is perhaps the most complicated component of the bicycle. Therefore finding a compromise is often the norm when finding the right seat fit. So let’s analyze the various elements at play and the possible solutions in order…
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North Star Bicycle Festival Race Results, Grand Prix Day-2
After the time trials and criterium in St. Paul on Wednesday, the Festival’s Grand Prix moved to Cannon Falls, Minn. for the first full day of road racing yesterday. With crosswinds creating havoc, Ryan Anderson (Optum) took the men’s stage win. Carmen Small (Specialized-lululemon) and her teammates put in a smart race letting the team…
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HaveFunBiking Glance at This Weekend’s Events
With summer heating up plenty of fun events are scheduled here around the upper Midwest to fill this coming weekend with excitement and memories. Starting Wednesday, our local version of the Tour d’ France, begins with the North Star Bike Festival for the next five days with pro-bike racers and a bike festival. Then throughout…
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Tour D’ Amico Offers a Selfie Contest on the 4th of July
Start your July 4th with the 15th Annual Tour D’ Amico bike ride, beginning and ending in Golden Valley, Minn. All you will need is your bike, helmet and a cell phone to take pictures of yourself and your friends having a great time along thre way!
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New and Improved CamelBak Water Bottles, Even Better
CamelBak took the innovative design features of their Podium water bottles and made them even better this year with a few new improvements. Still made with CamelBak’s BPA-Free TruTaste polypropylene with HydroGuard, you taste the water and not the bottle. The new improvements make hydrating on the bike even easier.
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