Any group rides?

haven't heard of any group rides yet. Have they started?

Bless the Cyclist, on Your Left! - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com

Bless the Cyclist, on Your Left! - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com:

"...more than 100 cyclists to the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine on Saturday morning for the Blessing of the Bikes, an event now in its 11th year.

The crowd — a conscientious-looking collection of helmeted riders and bikes with bells, reflectors and review mirrors — gathered in front of the Upper West Side cathedral and would soon enter to be sprinkled with Holy Water as a shield against the dangers of urban cycling."

Denver Cycling Examiner: Bonking (think Alberto Contador not Austin Powers)

Good article:

Denver Cycling Examiner: Bonking (think Alberto Contador not Austin Powers):

"Even uber-champion Lance Armstrong has had bonking experiences, mostly insignificant, but in one well-remembered instance in 2003, he blamed lack of adequate hydration on his less than stellar performance during the stage 12 time trial which he lost to Jan Ullrich by more than one and a half minutes. Dehydration is not the same thing as low blood sugar, but they are both considered to be a form of bonking.

What this all means to us recreational cyclists is this: if inadequate food and water can slow the world’s greatest cyclists to a crawl, that same condition can ruin our much more modest endeavors just as easily. There are clear differences amongst low blood sugar, dehydration and another condition known as hyponatremia. But every cyclist should have a basic understanding of each so symptoms can be recognized and dealt with quickly."

Lance on injury and on showergate

Lance in his own words:

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www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling

www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling:

"Earlier this week, Armstrong responded to news that the AFLD had raised objections to the incident. He issued a statement saying that he and team manager Johan Bruyneel were attempting to verify the validity of the person requesting the samples and Armstrong was permitted to leave.

'We told the tester we wanted to check with the UCI to confirm who he was and to make sure he wasn't just some French guy with a backpack and some equipment to take my blood and urine.

'Johan stayed with him and in his presence called the UCI to find out what was going on. We asked if it was OK for me to run inside and shower while they made their calls and the tester said that was fine.'"