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2009 Pan-Mass Challenge – The Italian Job

The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) is a charitable, 2-day bike ride across the state of Massachusetts that raises money for cancer research and treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund.  The ride was the first fundraising bike-a-thon in the country, starting in 1980.  Since then, over 50,000 riders and 30,000 support volunteers have [...]

My New Ride

When I was a little kid, there was a company that produced sneakers called PF Flyers.  They advertised that they made you run faster and jump higher.  They did.  I proved it every time I got a new pair.  It’s a good thing Michael Jordan wasn’t born yet, because I would have kicked his [...]

Manly Quote of the Day

Answering questions posed by the press today, Johan Bruyneel, the team manager of the Astana cycling team of which Lance Armstrong is a member, commented on the impact of Armstrong’s fractured clavicle that happened as a result of a cycling crash this week.
“Whether Armstrong can recover in time to start July’s Tour is not a [...]

Falling Short of My Cycling Summit

In November, I hit the 3,000 mile mark of miles cycled during 2008.  At that time, I thought I would hit my [revised] goal of 3,500 miles for the year without any problem.  As it turns out, I didn’t make it.  As of 12/31/2008 – a full day I spent sitting on my ass on [...]

Reaching the 3,000 Mile Penultimate Summit

Early in the year, I had set a soft goal for myself of cycling about 4,000 miles in 2008.  It was a soft goal because I had never kept complete records on previous years’ rides and didn’t know where 4,000 miles fit into what I had done earlier.  Would it be too much or too [...]

Cars and Bikes Living Together in Peaceful Harmony

Here in the Boston area, cycling is shockingly popular. You’d think that in a place that seems to have only thirty or forty sunny days a year such activities wouldn’t be such a big deal.
Perhaps because there are so many cyclists on the road, I find that car drivers are, generally, attentive and polite [...]

Gadget Review: Garmin Edge 705

As a cyclist, data junkie and all-around gadget guy, it doesn’t get much better than this.  Some people think this cycling computer is overkill, but my guess is that they’re the same kinda people who haven’t yet moved from VHS to DVDs.
Like most cycling computers, the Edge 705 collects data on cadence and speed.  It [...]

The 2008 Pan-Mass Challenge Is In The Books

This past weekend, I rode in my fifth Pan-Mass Challenge, a 2-day cycling event across Massachusetts benefiting the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund.  I was a bit apprehensive this year since I had fallen off my bike only two weeks before the ride and fractured two ribs.  As it turned out, though, the [...]

Making the Pan-Mass Challenge More Challenging

This will be my fifth year riding the Pan-Mass Challenge, a charity ride benefiting the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund.  It’s a great ride that raises gobs of money for a fabulous charity and a truly worthy cause.
The ride is a two-day event that takes cyclists across most of Massachusetts.  While [...]

Day 15 of the Tour de France

Who knew, right?  One of the biggest sporting events in the world and, potentially, the most grueling, and I can’t even watch it on TV.  My local cable provider has opted out.  Such a shame, it really is a terrific event, even if you’re not a cyclist.
Of course, the economics of carrying the event probably [...]