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Cycling in the News: Recognizing pioneers; Sponsorship troubles

Published: Aug. 17, 2005

"Cycling in the News" is a regular service of VeloNews.com. Readers,reporters and friends are encouraged to send links to current stories aboutcompetitive cyclists and cycling that appear in the mainstream media. Ifyou come across a news item that you believe may be of interest to otherVeloNews readers, we would be grateful if you choose to send it to Rosters@InsideInc.com.

Cycling: Robinson at heart of big night of nostalgia - August 17,2005
The Huddersfield Daily Examiner -Great Britain
EIGHTEEN former Tour de France riders were among a 90-plus gatheringpaying homage to the pioneering British riders who were the first fromthe UK to finish the world's most famous bike race 50 years ago this summer.FULL STORY

Flyin' Ryan struggling to find major sponsor August 18, 2005
The Age - Australia <>i>(Requires free subscription)
Double Olympic gold medal winner Ryan Bayley can't find a major sponsorbecause of cycling's drug-tainted reputation that plunged the sport intochaos before last year's Athens Olympic Games.Bayley, 23, won the sprint when he outpaced Dutchman Theo Bos in thefinal in Athens and 24 hours later won the keirin gold, famously on a dietof junk food.
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District Officer Dies After Bike Ride - August 11, 2005
Over-Hydration Cited as Factor
Washington Post - (Requires Free Subscription)
By Del Quentin Wilber and David Brown
Washington Post Staff Writers
A highly honored 25-year-old D.C. police officer died yesterday afterhe apparently drank too much water Tuesday while training to use a bicycleon patrol, police officials said.
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President, cycling legend plan bike ride - August 15, 2005
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
WACO, Texas – President Bush is getting plenty of bike timeduring his ranch vacation, and next weekend, he even gets to hit the trailswith seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.
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Former UNH cycling teammates finish one-two at Mt. A race -August 15, 2005
Portsmouth Herald, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
By Dan Doyon
YORK, Maine - Conor Hurley and Mike Barton have rode their bikestogether for many years, starting with being teammates on the Universityof New Hampshire cycling team.
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Coalition promotes cycling agenda -  August 14, 2005
Group seeks to help enthusiasts ‘speak with one voice’
The Daily Reporter-Herald - Loveland, Colorado
By Ann Depperschmidt
When county officials wanted to know which roads cyclists preferredswept and on what schedule, they didn’t know whom to ask. A group of peoplealong the Northern Front Range wants to form a bicycling advocacy groupto help local governments answer questions like those.
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"Cycling in the News" is a regular service of VeloNews.com. Readers,reporters and friends are encouraged to send links to current stories aboutcompetitive cyclists and cycling that appear in the mainstream media. Ifyou come across a news item that you believe may be of interest to otherVeloNews readers, we would be grateful if you choose to send it to Rosters@InsideInc.com.