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This site is dedicated to amateur cyclists. Want to perform for those who love cycling enthusiasts, this site will help you to piece this site contains all the information you need will be written by the benefits of the bike and the names of cyclists all the news here on the site


The benefits of cycling:
Riding a bike helps in maintaining cardiovascular health, having found some studies that people who ride bicycles on a daily or almost daily less likely to develop heart disease and arteries by 50%, and especially the problems of the coronary artery, as well as increase the fitness of the heart muscle TONGS 3% - 7%.Ride a bike burn a large number of calories, and drive for an hour at a moderate pace burns 300 calories, and a lot of fat.

 Cycling helps to improve the workings of the brain, and the ability to coordinate and regulate the movement of the parties, it is used as an exercise for the brain.
NOTE: After riding his bike with a few aerobic sports medical conditions such as heart disease or arthritis, so you want to do it and you suffer from health problems such as, you should consult your doctor first.
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The names who have won in some countries:
תמונות חיפוש תוצאת אחמד זידאן כפר מנדא
Israel: Ahmad Zeidan







תוצאת חיפוש תמונות לאלוף אמריקאי ברכיבה על אופני 2,015
America: Volkswagen






Types of bicycles are:

cube:תוצאת חיפוש תמונות עבור אופני קובייה תוצאת חיפוש תמונות עבור אופני קובייה


 giant:תוצאת חיפוש תמונות עבור אופניים ענקים תוצאת חיפוש תמונות עבור אופניים ענקים


Strom:תוצאת חיפוש תמונות עבור אופני סערה




NOTE: You must be a bicycle made of light metal to be better and easier for you, such as carbon metals Aalma your best metal used for the manufacture of bicycles Ao carbon

Before to ride the bike aerobic must make sure that the good health of the bike must wear a helmet and custom basses and should make sure that he have the equipment Asafeeh And do not forget the water because the water is very important for the body
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תמונות חיפוש על יתרונות של רכיבה על אופניים כתוצאה מ
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Best videos of the year 2014.2015 to the descent of the mountains:











Polytheism that supported the sport bicycles huge quantities of money:

Red Bull: תוצאת תמונה עבור ‪red bull‬‏  תוצאת תמונה עבור ‪red bull‬‏


Munster:תוצאת תמונה עבור ‪Monster Banner‬‏    תוצאת תמונה עבור ‪Monster Banner‬‏


Videos movements in aerobic bike:











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NOTE: education must start from a young age in the generation of 10-year-old because he is a professional and Mshahurvqt Balbmstqubl will swim that is he wants to learn not to want to leave it because biking Hey Huai since childhood and I - * - *

Bicycles also have disadvantages, it is possible to break you Okahalk helped you or even your neck so Ahterso also from falling. . . The young wanted to RKO for bicycles must be with an adult or competent exposure injury


Cycling is a collection of sports types where bicycles are used for athletic competition. Intervention in the framework of the following varieties cycling race:
Road bicycle racing
Cycling race on the track
Mountain bike race (mountain-bike)
Bicycle racing penetration (BMX) (BMX)

The following inventory [13] of the most important events that marked the evolution of the diverse Basnavha cycling race, since the end of the nineteenth century:
1893: The first world championship cycling on the track.
1896: Inclusion of cycling in my class and the way the track at the Athens Olympic Games summer.
1900: the founding of the International Federation.
1912: the absence of class field in the Summer Olympic Games in Stockholm (and is the only absence of this product in the Olympics) history.
1927: The first world championship cycling on the road.
1950: The first world championship cycling on the track inside the hall.
1965: The International Federation split to University Amateur (FIAC) and other pro (FICP).
1984: The first world championship race bikes barriers (trial).
1988: The first women's participation in Olympic history and the track was in a class during the Seoul Games.
1990: The first world championship race mountain bikes (mountain-bike).
1992: reunification of the International Federation and stability in Lausanne.
1993: The first world championship race bikes penetration (BMX).
1996: The Atlanta knew cycle for professional riders first participation in Olympic history and the adoption of the mountain bike race (mountain-bike) as an Olympic sport.
2008: Adoption of the Bicycle penetration or "BMX" Race (BMX) during the cycle as an Olympic sport


First sports competition cycling was held on 31 May 1868, in the orbit of 1,200 meters and with the participation of seven contestants. The competition was held in one of the gardens Parisian suburb Saint-Cloud [1]. The British won the race James Moore [2] wooden disc bicycle wheels fixed teeth and iron [3].
The year after that will be the first race on the road contemporary sense, on 7 November 1869, between the cities of Paris and Rouen at a distance of 123 km [4]. Beat James Moore, also the race, time 10 hours and 45 minutes. With the rapid development of technology will know bicycle industry, in the second half of the nineteenth century, you'll learn the sport growing in popularity across European soil, and especially in Italy, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Britain. These countries was the forerunner to the establishment of clubs and national federations. Thus the first clubs founded Pflorranza (1870) and the Netherlands (1871) and Cadiz (1878), and founded the first union (the University of) national in France in 1881, and which brought about the first national championship of cycling in the same year. 5


Bike and bike mobility vehicle based on human movement and is working through the payment of pedals positioned in front of the rear wheels through the use of the legs. Contains calves connected the external structure of the bicycle. The bicycle from one of the transportation devices used since ancient times, and considered as a means movement of a single track - that is, it leaves attitude alone on the road that it walks forward. Such vehicles usually have little or no lateral stability of the share in the case of constancy, but their formation during forward movement or during its control. As in the case of all vehicles with wheels, the path taken for each of the front and rear wheels differ very narrowly at the exit of the vehicle derailed rectum.
I found a bicycle in the nineteenth century in Europe, there are about a billion a bicycle on a global scale, superior to the number of cars at the rate of bicycles per car. And it is one of the one of the main means of transport in many regions to the present day, and give a famous way of recreation, where adapted to being a toy for children, fitness, and military applications and the police, courier services, as well as cycling.
The primitive form and specifications of the model bicycle safety, has changed little with the passage of time with the first model fitted with a bicycle chain around 1885 AD appearance. But many of the specifications since then has undergone tremendous changes, particularly with the advent of supplies and modern equipment and designs pro using the computer, operating on the rise and proliferation of specialized bikes for many of the designs.

Date of bicycles
I have asked for access to the final form of the degree that you know today a long time, and passed several key stages. The first perception of form for the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci back in the end of the fifteenth century, 1493. His idea did not receive attention at the time, and remained forgotten until the end of the eighteenth century. 1791, until the coming of the French Count de Svrak of France, who was credited with the invention of the first bicycle without pedals and steering wheel. It is starting out by paid building on foot, running, dubbed célérifére name
Michaux Jr. on Wlosbd 1868.
Since that time several amendments to the motion system by some of the inventors of them Trifu and inventor German Draas iPhone Samer Brown, who added her steering wheel in 1813 and inventor Mac Milan from Gaul who created the movement system (pedals, and a transmission) in 1839. In 1855 Frenchman Ernest Michaux son Pierre Michaux developed.
Defined
The definition of aerobic bike
And means of transport of the two wheels mounted and connected to the rear wheel Paljnzir which is connected with the place of leadership or the so-called pedal. There is also the seat in which the passenger sitting led. There are bike engine and has a wrap bike to the party that we want. That is, we sum up the installation of the bike:
Ajltan.
Catenation.
Pedal.
The seat.
Engine.
Bike parts
Structure
1 - top tube
2 - tube bottom
3 - the seat tube
4 - the seat pillar
5 - pillar catenation
7 - brakes background
8 - gears background
9 - Venice rear
10 - Venice Front
11 - Track
12 - pedal
13 - Pedal arm
Wheel
14 - Valve
15 - Tire external
16 - hoop
17 - axis
18 - wire wheel
Front wheel
20 - Network
21 - Front brake
22 - Absorbent shocks
23 - Front tube
24 - handle the steering wheel
Seat group
25 - seat
26 - seat pipe
Brakes
It can ruin with old iron brake disks of the frame while the brake discs are considered the best because it is far from the front or rear wheel 












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The generator is an important element in the bike as it contributes to the ignition in the lamp in the bike for road lighting at night.
Its basic components
1 - Cupboard (toothed wheel)
2 - and Shiites (fixed part) pursued by the coiled iron core
3 - permanent magnet (moving part)
4 - polar-born
Mbdoamlh
His work depends on the phenomenon of electromagnetic agitation
How Dynamo bike
أسنان العجلة الخلفية.When you touch the wheel cylinder circumference of the generator moving bike and by the friction wheel spin revolve with the coil between the poles of a magnet spoke electromagnetic agitation process yields a power supply Altrd and the higher the rotational speed increased intensity of the current Altrd.













نتيجة بحث الصور عن صور دراجات هوائيه 2015


How to learn to ride a bik
Do you wish to go out and ride a bike, but you ashamed because you do not know how she is putting together yet? Or maybe you're a great age and prejudice that people can see you and you learn to ride a bike in this lifetime? Do not worry It is not that difficult, all you need is a little time and determination to succeed.
Read the following steps to know how to learn to ride a bike and faster.
كيف تتعلم ركوب الدراجة الهوائية
Find a safe place to exercise.
Solid ground concrete is the easiest surfaces to learn to ride a bike but falling on them may be difficult and painful, if you're afraid of falling Look for damp the ground grass short, it must be noted that the balance on the bike and ride on the ground that the herb may be difficult especially you to still learn .
Do not forget to choose a place where there is no slopes and free of traffic.


 Wear a helmet and appropriate accessories and clothing.
As you learn to still Vaelloukua during a bike ride is possible, do not forget to wear a helmet and appropriate accessories to protect your body and ease the fall. Do not wear loose clothing or pants Kalabaah petition at the feet so as to avoid adhesion and Allogaha series bike.
كيف تتعلم ركوب الدراجة الهوائية
Bike case.
Then lowered the bike seat to become able to touch the ground surface of your legs and you're a passenger, and see the tire condition Will Is it a good brakes work well.
كيف تتعلم ركوب الدراجة الهوائية
How braking.
You determine which of the brakes on money that controls the front wheel brake or rear wheel, since you must learn to still use the rear wheel brake only because the use of the front wheel brake will cause your fall and private Kdvk forward if you're shopping bike quickly.
If you want to braking, tighten the rear wheel brakes lightly and intermittently even reduce your speed and then stands, avoid braking suddenly and forcefully.
كيف تتعلم ركوب الدراجة الهوائية
Ride a bike.
This is an easy step, enough to come down the bike seat and then lift your leg over the bike to become.
كيف تتعلم ركوب الدراجة الهوائية
Training to maintain balance on the bike.
The first thing that must be avoided to do is to look at the bottom because this will prevent you from maintaining balance, raise your head and look at the direction and the road that going for it, and then pay yourself and you're on the bike with your feet just to know how things are going, repeat this process until you notice that you have the confidence The biggest idea of ​​the way the bike route.
Try to push yourself now your legs quickly and frequently with lifting your feet in the air and directing the steering wheel with your hands, then start gradually using the pedal, place the first leg on the pedal and the second on the ground, now press the pedal a man one and lift the man the other on the ground quickly (set is also on the Pedal ) going to your bike, do not forget to keep your hands on the steering wheel and always look forward to as you with this process.
This is the key to riding a bicycle: to balance and guide the bike. This step will take you a lot of time because they are all what you need to be able to ride a bike without falling.
كيف تتعلم ركوب الدراجة الهوائية
Asking for help.
You can also ask for help, when you ride a bike, ask your assistant to hold the bike from behind (holding the second seat which is usually above the rear wheel) to help to keep the bike balance and then you press the pedal lightly with directing your eyes forward always.
كيف تتعلم ركوب الدراجة الهوائية
Try again and continued to learn.
Do not despair or be ashamed of fall, this time by each stage of learning to ride a bike, repeat the above will be able to ride a bike well with maintaining balance.




All Races

January 2015

DateRace DetailsDisciplineLocationUCI code
01 JanuaryBpost Bank Trofee - GP Sven NysCyclo-crossBaalC1
02 January 
to 05 January
Mitchelton Bay Cycling ClassicRoadVictoriaCRT
03 JanuaryKingsport Cyclo-cross CupCyclo-crossKingsport, TNC2
03 JanuaryResolution Cross CupCyclo-crossGarland, TexasC2
04 JanuarySoudal Classics - GP LeuvenCyclo-crossLeuvenC1
06 JanuaryGrand Prix de DottigniesRoadBelgium1.2
07 January 
to 11 January
Mars Cycling Australia Road National ChampionshipsRoadBallaratNE
10 January 
to 11 January
USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National ChampionshipsCyclo-crossAustin, TexasCN
09 January 
to 11 January
Calder Stewart New Zealand Elite Road National ChampionshipsRoadChristchurchCN
11 JanuaryBelgian Cyclo-cross National ChampionshipsCyclo-crossErpe-MereCN
11 JanuaryDutch Cyclo-cross National ChampionshipsCyclo-crossVeldhovenCN
12 JanuaryBritish Cyclo-cross National ChampionshipsCyclo-crossAbergavennynone
16 JanuaryRoad raceRoadBelgium2.1 MJ
17 January 
to 20 January
Santos Women's TourRoadAdelaide
17 January 
to 18 January
UCI Track World Cup IIITrackCaliCDM
18 January 
to 25 January
Santos Tour Down UnderRoadAdelaideWT
19 January 
to 25 January
Tour de San LuisRoadSan Luis2.1
25 JanuaryUCI Cyclo-cross World Cup HoogerheideCyclo-crossHoogerheideCDM
29 JanuaryTrofeo Santanyi-SesSalines-CamposRoadMallorca1.1
30 JanuaryTrofeo Andratx – Mirador d’Es ColomerRoadMallorca1.1
31 JanuaryJack Bobridge Hour Record attemptTrackDISC Velodrome, MelbourneHR
31 JanuaryTrofeo Serra de TramuntanaRoadMallorca1.1
31 January 
to 01 February
UCI Cyclo-cross World ChampionshipsCyclo-crossTaborCM

February 2015

DateRace DetailsDisciplineLocationUCI code
31 January 
to 01 February
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road RaceRoadGeelong, Victoria1.1
01 FebruaryGrand Prix Cycliste la MarseillaiseRoadFrance1.1
01 FebruaryTrofeo Playa de PalmaRoadMallorca1.1
03 February
to 06 February
Ladies Tour of QatarRoadQatar2.1 WE
04 February
to 07 February
Dubai TourRoadDubai2.HC
04 February
to 08 February
Etoile de BessègesRoadFrance2.1
04 February
to 08 February
Jayco Herald Sun TourRoadVictoria2.1
07 FebruaryBpost bank trofee - KrawatencrossCyclo-crossLilleC1
08 FebruaryG.P. Costa degli EtruschiRoadItaly1.1
08 FebruaryRohan Dennis Hour Record attemptTrackVelodrome Suisse, GrenchenHR
08 FebruarySuperprestige HoogstratenCyclo-crossHoogstratenC1
08 February
to 13 February
Tour of QatarRoadQatar2.HC
12 February
to 14 February
Tour MéditerranéenRoadFrance
13 February
to 15 February
Oceania ChampionshipsRoadToowoombaCC
14 FebruarySuperprestige Noordzeecross MiddelkerkeCyclo-crossMiddelkerkeC1
14 FebruaryVuelta Ciclista a MurciaRoadSpain1.1
15 FebruaryClasica de AlmeriaRoadSpain1.1
16 February
to 22 February
La Tropicale Amissa BongoRoadGabon2.1
17 February
to 22 February
Tour of OmanRoadOman2.HC
18 February
to 22 February
UCI Track World ChampionshipsTrackSaint-Quentin-En-YvelinesCM
18 February
to 22 February
Volta ao AlgarveRoadPortugal2.1
18 February
to 22 February
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del SolRoadSpain2.1
18 February
to 22 February
Women's Tour of New ZealandRoadNew Zealand2.2 WE
19 FebruaryTrofeo LaiguegliaRoadItaly1.HC
21 February
to 22 February
Tour Cycliste International du Haut VarRoadFrance2.1
22 FebruaryInternationale Sluitingsprijs OostmalleCyclo-crossOostmalleC1
25 FebruaryThomas Dekker Hour Record attemptTrackAguascalientesHR
28 FebruaryClassic Sud Ardèche - Souvenir Francis DelpechRoadFrance1.1
28 FebruaryOmloop Het Nieuwsblad EliteRoadBelgium1.HC
28 FebruaryOmloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite WomenRoadBelgium1.2 WE
28 FebruarySarah Storey Hour Record attemptTrackLee Valley VeloPark, LondonHR
28 FebruarySter van ZwolleRoadNetherlands1.2

March 2015

DateRace DetailsDisciplineLocationUCI code
01 MarchCycling Portugal-Classica de LouléRoadPortugal1.2
01 MarchKuurne-Brussel-KuurneRoadBelgium1.1
01 MarchLa Drôme ClassicRoadFrance1.1
01 MarchSuisseGas Gran Premio Città di LuganoRoadSwitzerland1.HC
04 MarchLe SamynRoadBelgium1.1
04 MarchLe Samyn des DamesRoadBelgium1.2 WE
06 March
to 08 March
Driedaagse van West-VlaanderenRoadBelgium2.1
07 MarchStrade BiancheRoadItaly1.HC
07 MarchStrade Bianche WomenRoadSiena1.1 WE
08 March
to 15 March
Le Tour de LangkawiRoadMalaysia2.HC
08 MarchOmloop van het Hageland - Tielt-WingeRoadBelgium1.2 WE
08 March
to 15 March
Paris - NiceRoadFranceWT
08 MarchRabobank Dorpenomloop RucphenRoadNetherlands1.2
09 MarchRoma MaximaRoadItaly1.1
11 March
to 17 March
Tirreno-AdriaticoRoadItalyWT
12 MarchMolecaten Drentse Acht van WesterveldRoadNetherlands1.2 WE
14 MarchAlbert Achterhes Pet Ronde van DrentheRoadNetherlands1.1
14 MarchBoels Rental Ronde van DrentheRoadNetherlandsCDM
14 MarchBonelli Park XC #1 - US Cup Pro SeriesMountain BikeSan Dimas, CAC1
15 MarchNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: True Grit Epic 2015Mountain BikeSt. George, UtahNE
15 March
to 22 March
Cape EpicMountain BikeCape TownSHC
15 MarchEnergiewacht Dwars door DrentheRoadNetherlands1.1
15 MarchNovilon EurocupRoadNetherlands1.2
15 MarchParis-TroyesRoadFrance1.2
18 MarchNokere Koerse - Danilith ClassicRoadBelgium1.1
19 MarchGP Nobili Rubinetterie-Coppa Papa Carlo-Coppa Città di StresaRoadItaly1.HC
20 MarchHandzame ClassicRoadBelgium1.1
21 MarchClassic Loire AtlantiqueRoadFrance1.1
21 MarchFontana XC - US Cup #2Mountain BikeUSAHC
21 MarchRonde Van Zeeland SeaportsRoadNetherlands1.1
21 March
to 25 March
Tour de TaiwanRoadTaiwan2.1
22 MarchCholet - Pays De LoireRoadFrance1.1
22 MarchCholet Pays de Loire DamesRoadFrance1.2 WE
22 MarchMilan-San RemoRoadItalyWT
23 March
to 29 March
Volta Ciclista a CatalunyaRoadSpainWT
25 MarchDwars door VlaanderenRoadBelgium1.HC
26 March
to 29 March
Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e BartaliRoadItaly2.1
26 March
to 29 March
Tour de PerthRoadPerth
27 MarchE3 HarelbekeRoadBelgiumWT
28 March
to 29 March
Critérium InternationalRoadCorsica2.HC
28 MarchSunny King CriteriumRoadAnniston, AlabamaNE
29 MarchGent - WevelgemRoadBelgiumWT
29 MarchGent-Wevelgem WomenRoadBEL1.2 WE
29 MarchTrofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di CittiglioRoadItalyCDM
31 March
to 02 April
Driedaagse De Panne-KoksijdeRoadBelgium2.HC

April 2015

DateRace DetailsDisciplineLocationUCI code
03 AprilLe Triptyque des Monts et ChâteauxRoadBelgium2.2
03 AprilRoute Adélie de VitréRoadFrance1.1
04 AprilGP Miguel IndurainRoadSpain1.1
04 AprilVolta Limburg ClassicRoadNetherlands1.1
05 AprilParis-CamembertRoadFrance1.1
05 AprilTour of FlandersRoadBelgiumWT
05 AprilVuelta Ciclista a La RiojaRoadSpain1.1
05 AprilWomen's Tour of FlandersRoadBelgiumCDM
06 April
to 11 April
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais VascoRoadSpainWT
07 April
to 10 April
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la LoireRoadFrance2.1
08 April
to 12 April
Energiewacht TourRoadNetherlands2.1 WE
08 April
to 12 April
Redlands Bicycle ClassicRoadCaliforniaNE
08 AprilScheldeprijsRoadBelgium1.HC
09 April
to 12 April
Adelaide TourRoadAdelaide
09 April
to 12 April
Women's Adelaide TourRoadAdelaide
11 April
to 12 April
Bonelli Park XC #2 - US Cup Pro SeriesMountain BikeCalifornaiHC
11 AprilNovant Health Invitational CriteriumRoadCharlotte, North CarolinaNE
12 AprilParis-RoubaixRoadFranceWT
15 AprilDe Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche BrabançonneRoadBelgium1.HC
16 AprilGP de Denain Porte du HainautRoadFrance1.1
17 April
to 18 April
Sea Otter Classic - Mountain BikeMountain BikeMonterey, California
17 April
to 19 April
Vuelta a Castilla y LeonRoadSpain2.1
18 AprilTour du FinistèreRoadFrance1.1
18 April
to 19 April
USA Cycling Professional Criterium and Team Time Trial ChampionshipsRoadGreenville, South CarolinaCRT
19 AprilAmstel Gold RaceRoadNetherlandsWT
19 AprilRonde van GelderlandRoadNetherlands1.2 WE
19 AprilTro-Bro LéonRoadFrance1.1
21 April
to 24 April
Giro del TrentinoRoadTrentino2.1
22 AprilLa Flèche WallonneRoadBelgiumWT
22 AprilLa Flèche Wallonne FéminineRoadBelgiumCDM
23 April
to 26 April
Joe Martin Stage RaceRoadArkansasNE
24 April
to 26 April
Whiskey Off RoadMountain BikePrescott, ArizonaNE
25 AprilAthens Orthopedic Clinic Twilight CriteriumRoadAthens, Georgia
25 AprilEPZ Omloop van BorseleRoadNetherlands1.1 WE
25 AprilNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: Cohutta 100Mountain BikeDucktown, TennesseeNE
26 AprilDwars door de WesthoekRoadBelgium1.1 WE
26 AprilGiro dell'AppenninoRoadItaly1.1
26 AprilLiège - Bastogne - LiègeRoadBelgiumWT
26 April
to 03 May
Presidential Cycling Tour of TurkeyRoadTurkey2.1
26 AprilRoswell CriteriumRoadRoswell, GeorgiaNE
26 AprilRutland - Melton International CiCLE ClassicRoadGreat Britain1.2
28 AprilPark Circle CriteriumRoadCharleston, South Carolina
28 April
to 03 May
Tour de RomandieRoadSwitzerlandWT
28 April
to 03 May
Vuelta MexicoRoadMexico2.2
29 AprilDowntown Walterboro CriteriumRoadWalterboro, South CarolinaCRT
29 April
to 03 May
Tour of the GilaRoadSilver City, New Mexico2.2

May 2015

DateRace DetailsDisciplineLocationUCI code
01 May
to 03 May
Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy JacobsRoadLuxembourg2.1 WE
01 May
to 03 May
Mersey Valley TourRoadTasmania
01 MayRonde van Overijssel WomenRoadNeth1.1 WE
01 MayRund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-FrankfurtRoadGermany1.HC
01 MaySpartanburg Regional Classic CriteriumRoadSpartanburgNE
01 May
to 03 May
Tour de YorkshireRoadYorkshire, Great Britain2.1
02 MayAlex Dowsett Hour Record attemptTrackNational Cycling Centre, Manchester
02 MayWomen's Tour de YorkshireRoadYork
03 AprilDana Point Grand PrixRoadDana Point, CaliforniaNE
03 MayWisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) #1: Iola Bump & JumpMountain BikeWisconsinNE
06 May
to 10 May
4 Jours de DunkerqueRoadFrance2.HC
06 May
to 10 May
Tour d'AzerbaïdjanRoadAzerbaïdjan2.1
08 May2015 Giro d'Italia countdownRoadSan Lorenzo
08 May
to 10 May
Tour of California Women's RaceRoadCalifornia2.1 WE
09 May
to 31 May
Giro d'ItaliaRoadItalyWT
09 MayRabobank 7-Dorpenomloop AalburgRoadAalburg1.2 WE
10 May
to 17 May
Tour of CaliforniaRoadCalifornia2.HC
13 May
to 17 May
Bayern RundfahrtRoadGermany2.HC
13 May
to 15 April
Tour of Chongming IslandRoadChina2.1 WE
15 MayTour of California Women's Time TrialRoadCalifornia
15 May
to 17 May
Tour de PicardieRoadFrance2.1
16 MayWilmington Grand PrixRoadWilmington, DelawareNE
17 MayTour of Chongming Island World CupRoadChinaCDM
17 MayWisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) #2: Crystal Lake ClassicMountain BikeWisconsinNE
17 May
to 24 May
An Post RasRoadIreland2.2
20 May
to 24 May
Tour of NorwayRoadNorway2.HC
21 MayFKG Tour of ToowoombaRoadToowoomba
23 May
to 24 May
UCI MTB World Cup XCO #1Mountain BikeNove Mesto na MoraveCDM
23 May
to 25 May
USA Cycling Professional Road ChampionshipsRoadChattanooga, TNNE
23 May
to 24 May
World Ports ClassicRoadNetherlands2.1
24 MayEnduro World Series #2 - Emerald EnduroMountain BikeCounty WicklowNE
25 MayTour of SomervilleRoadSomerville, NJNE
27 May
to 31 May
Baloise Belgium TourRoadBelgium2.HC
27 May
to 31 May
Tour des FjordsRoadNorway2.1
28 MayBattle on the BorderRoadNSW
28 May
to 31 May
Grand Prix Cycliste de SaguenayRoadCanada2.2
29 MayBoels Rental Hills ClassicRoadNetherlands1.1 WE
29 May
to 30 May
Grand Junction Off-RoadMountain BikeColoradoNE
30 MayGlencoe Grand PrixRoadGlencoe, IL
30 MayGrand Prix de Plumelec-MorbihanRoadPlumelec1.1
31 MayNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: Mohican 100Mountain BikeLoudonville, OhioNE
30 May
to 31 May
UCI MTB World Cup XCO #2Mountain BikeAlbstadtCDM
30 MayWinston-Salem Classic CriteriumRoadWinston Salem, North CaroliinaNE
31 MayBoucles de l'Aulne - ChâteaulinRoadFrance
31 MayEnduro World Series #3 - TweedLoveMountain BikeScotlandNE
31 MayGarmin Velothon BerlinRoadGermany1.1
31 MayGooik-Geraardsbergen-GooikRoadBelgium1.1 WE
31 MaySwissEver GP Cham-HagendornRoadSwitzerland1.2 WE
31 MayWinston-Salem Cycling ClassicRoadNorth Carolina1.2
31 MayWisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) #3: Battle of CamRockMountain BikeRockdale, WINE

June 2015

DateRace DetailsDisciplineLocationUCI code
03 June
to 07 June
Skoda-Tour de LuxembourgRoadLuxembourg2.HC
04 June
to 05 June
Grand Prix Cycliste de GatineauRoadCanada1.1 WE
07 JuneBradley Wiggins Hour Record attemptTrackLee Valley VeloPark, LondonHR
07 June
to 14 June
Critérium du DauphinéRoadFranceWT
07 JuneManhattan Beach GPRoadManhattan Beach, CANE
07 JunePhiladelphia International Cycling ClassicRoadPhiladelphia1.1
07 June
to 14 June
Tour de KoreaRoadKorea2.1
09 JuneDurango-Durango Emakumeen SariaRoadDurango1.2 WE
10 June
to 14 June
Emakumeen Euskal BiraRoadBasque Country2.1 WE
10 June
to 14 June
Tour de BeauceRoadCanada2.2
11 JuneGP du canton d'ArgovieRoadAargau1.HC
12 June
to 14 June
Tulsa ToughRoadTulsa, OKNE
13 June
to 14 June
Air Force Association Cycling ClassicRoadArlingtonNE
13 June
to 21 June
Tour de SuisseRoadSwitzerlandWT
14 JuneDiamond TourRoadBelgium1.1 WE
14 JuneRund um KölnRoadCologne1.1
17 June
to 21 June
Aviva Women's TourRoadUnited Kindom2.1 WE
17 June
to 21 June
North Star Grand PrixRoadMinnesota
17 June
to 21 June
Ster ZLM Toer GP Jan van HeeswijkRoadNetherlands2.1
18 June
to 21 June
Route du Sud - la Dépêche du MidiRoadSouthern France2.1
18 June
to 21 June
Tour de SlovénieRoadSlovenia2.1
18 June
to 28 June
Tour of Americas DairylandRoadWisconsinNE
20 JuneGiro del Trentino Alto Adige - SüdtirolRoadTrentino1.1 WE
20 JuneMissoula Pro XCMountain BikeMissoula, Montana1
20 JuneNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: Bailey HundoMountain BikeBailey, ColoradoNE
21 JuneNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: Lumberjack 100Mountain BikeLoudonville, OhioNE
21 JuneWisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) #4: Red Eye RendezvousMountain BikeWausau, WINE
24 JuneHalle-IngooigemRoadHalle1.1
24 June
to 28 June
Netherlands Road ChampionshipsRoadEmmenCN
24 JuneSwiss Road ChampionshipsRoadLausanneCN
25 June
to 28 June
British Road ChampionshipsRoadLincolnshireCN
25 JuneCanadian Road ChampionshipsRoadSaint-Georges, QCCN
25 June
to 28 June
French Road ChampionshipsRoadChantonnayCN
25 June
to 28 June
Irish Road ChampionshipsRoadOmaghCN
25 June
to 28 June
Norwegian Road ChampionshipsRoadBrumunddal/LillehammerCN
26 June
to 28 June
German Road ChampionshipsRoadEinhausenCN
26 June
to 28 June
Spanish Road ChampionshipsRoadCaceresCN
27 JuneHyde Park BlastRoadCincinnati, OH
24 June
to 27 June
Italian Road ChampionshipsRoadLegnanoCN
27 JuneUCI Marathon World ChampionshipsMountain BikeVal Gardena
28 June
to 26 June
Belgian Road ChampionshipsRoadTervurenCN

July 2015

DateRace DetailsDisciplineLocationUCI code
02 July 
to 03 July
2015 Tour de France CountdownRoadUtrecht
03 July 
to 12 July
Giro RosaRoadItaly2.1 WE
04 July 
to 26 July
Tour de FranceRoadFranceWT
04 July 
to 12 July
Tour of AustriaRoadAustria2.HC
04 July 
to 05 July
UCI MTB World Cup XCO #3 LenzerheideMountain BikeSwitzerlandCDM
05 July 
to 17 July
Tour of Qinghai LakeRoadQinghai Province2.HC
11 JulyAndersen/Banducci Twilight CriteriumRoadBoise, ID
11 July 
to 12 July
Boston Rebellion XCMountain BikeWalpole, MAC2
11 JulyNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: Tatanka 100Mountain BikeSturgis, South DakotaNE
12 JulyWhite Spot Delta Road RaceRoadTsawwassen, British Columbia1.2
15 JulyGlobal Relay Gastown Grand PrixRoadVancouver, BC
17 July 
to 23 July
Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der FrauenRoadGermany2.1 WE
17 July 
to 19 July
USA Cycling Mountain Bike National ChampionshipsMountain BikeMammoth, CACN
18 JulyNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: High Cascades 100Mountain BikeBend, OregonNE
22 July 
to 26 July
Cascade Cycling ClassicRoadBend, Oregon
22 JulyGrand Prix CeramiRoadBelgium1.1
22 July 
to 25 July
Pan Am Games - Road CyclingRoadTorontoJR
25 JulyIntelligentsia Cup Lake Bluff CriteriumRoadLake Bluff, IllinoisNE
25 JulyNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: Big Bear Grizzly 100Mountain BikeBig Bear, CaliforniaNE
25 JulyNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: Wilderness 101Mountain BikeState College, PennsylvaniaNE
25 JulySan Rafael Twilight CriteriumRoadSan Rafael, CA
25 July 
to 29 July
Tour de WallonieRoadWallonia2.HC
26 JulyLa Course by Le Tour de FranceRoadParis1.1 WE
29 July 
to 09 August
Volta a Portugal em BicicletaRoadPortugal2.1

August 2015

DateRace DetailsDisciplineLocationUCI code
01 AugustClasica Ciclista San SebastianRoadSpainWT
01 AugustLittleton Twilight CriteriumRoadLittleton, CONE
02 AugustLa Poly NormandieRoadFrance1.1
02 August 
to 01 August
Prudential RideLondon ClassicRoadLondon1.HC
02 AugustSparkassen GiroRoadGermanyCDM
02 August 
to 08 August
Tour de PologneRoadPolandWT
02 AugustUCI MTB World Cup XCO #4 Mont-Sainte-AnneMountain BikeQuebecCDM
03 August 
to 09 August
Tour of UtahRoadUtah2.HC
03 August 
to 04 August
Tour of Utah Women's EditionRoadUtahNE
04 August 
to 08 August
Tour of DenmarkRoadDenmark2.HC
04 August 
to 08 August
Vuelta a BurgosRoadSpain2.HC
07 AugustNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: Pierre's Hole 100Mountain BikeAlta, WyomingNE
08 AugustIron Hill Twilight CriteriumRoadWest Chester, PA
09 August 
to 15 August
La Route de FranceRoadFrance2.1 WE
09 AugustUCI MTB World Cup XCO #5 WindhamMountain BikeWindham, NYCDM
10 August 
to 16 August
Eneco TourRoadNetherlands/BelgiumWT
11 August 
to 15 August
Tour de l'AinRoadFrance2.1
13 August 
to 16 August
Arctic Race of NorwayRoadNorway2.HC
14 August 
to 16 August
Ladies Tour of NorwayRoadNorway2.2 WE
15 AugustRochester Twilight CriteriumRoadRochester, NYNE
16 AugustNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: Hampshire 100Mountain BikeGreenfield, New HampshireNE
17 August 
to 23 August
USA Pro ChallengeRoadColorado2.HC
18 AugustGP Stad ZottegemRoadBEL1.1
18 August 
to 21 August
Tour du LimousinRoadLimousin2.1
21 AugustCrescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTTRoadSwedenCDM
21 August 
to 23 August
Women's USA Pro ChallengeRoadColoradoNE
22 AugustChris Thater MemorialRoadBinghamton, NYNE
22 AugustNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: Rincon ChallengeMountain BikeCosta RicaNE
22 August 
to 29 August
Tour de l'AvenirRoadFrance2.Ncup
22 AugustUCI MTB World Cup XCO #6 Val di SoleMountain BikeTrentinoCDM
22 August 
to 13 September
Vuelta a EspañaRoadSpainWT
23 AugustCrescent Women World Cup VårgårdaRoadSwedenCDM
23 AugustVattenfall CyclassicsRoadGermanyWT
25 August 
to 28 August
Tour du Poitou-CharentesRoadFrance
29 AugustGP de PlouayRoadFranceCDM
30 AugustGP Ouest France - PlouayRoadFranceWT

September 2015

DateRace DetailsDisciplineLocationUCI code
01 September
to 06 September
Boels Rental Ladies TourRoadNetherlands2.1 WE
01 September
to 06 September
UCI Mountain Bike World ChampionshipsMountain BikeValnord-AndorraCM
02 September
to 07 September
Tour of AlbertaRoadAlberta2.1
04 September
to 07 September
Gateway CupRoadSt. Louis, MO
05 SeptemberBrussels Cycling ClassicRoadBrussels1.HC
05 September
to 06 September
Ellison Park Cyclo-crossCyclo-crossRochester, NYC1
06 SeptemberGP de Fourmies / La Voix du NordRoadFrance1.HC
06 SeptemberNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: Shenandoah Mountain 100Mountain BikeHarrisonburg, VirginiaNE
06 September
to 13 September
Tour of BritainRoadGreat Britain2.HC
08 September
to 11 September
Lotto Belgium TourRoadBelgium2.2 WE
11 SeptemberGrand Prix Cycliste de QuébecRoadQuébecWT
12 SeptemberReading 120RoadReading, PANE
13 SeptemberGrand Prix Cycliste de MontréalRoadMontréalWT
13 SeptemberLa Madrid Challenge by La VueltaRoadMadrid1.1 WE
13 SeptemberThompson Doylestown CriteriumRoadUSANE
16 SeptemberCoppa Agostoni - Giro delle BrianzeRoadItaly1.1
16 SeptemberGrand Prix de WallonieRoadWallonia1.1
16 SeptemberUCI Cyclo-cross World Cup CrossVegasCyclo-crossLas Vegas, NevadaCDM
17 SeptemberCoppa BernocchiRoadLegnano1.1
18 SeptemberKampioenschap van VlaanderenRoadBEL1.1
19 SeptemberMemorial Marco PantaniRoadEmilia-Romagna1.1
19 SeptemberNational Ultra Endurance (NUE) Series: Fool's Gold 100Mountain BikeGeorgiaNE
19 SeptemberPrimus Classic Impanis - Van PetegemRoadFlemish Brabant1.HC
19 SeptemberTD Bank Mayor's CupRoadBostonNE
20 SeptemberConnecticut Cycling FestivalRoadHartfordNE
20 SeptemberGP Industria & Commercio di PratoRoadPrato1.1
20 SeptemberGrand Prix d'Isbergues - Pas de CalaisRoadIsbergues1.1
20 September
to 27 September
UCI Road World ChampionshipsRoadRichmond, VACDM
26 September
to 27 September
Gran Prix GloucesterCyclo-crossGloucester, MassachusettsC2
26 September
to 27 September
Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-RoussillonRoadLanguedoc-Roussillon2.1
27 SeptemberDuo NormandRoadNormandy1.1
30 September
to 04 October
Tour de l'EurométropoleRoadFrance2.1
30 SeptemberTre Valli VaresineRoadVarese1.HC

October 2015


DateRace DetailsDisciplineLocationUCI code
01 OctoberMilano-TorinoRoadFrance1.HC
02 OctoberGran PiemonteRoadCiriè1.HC
03 OctoberKMC Cyclo-cross Festival 1Cyclo-crossProvidenceC1
03 OctoberSparkassen Münsterland GiroRoadMünsterland1.HC
04 OctoberIl LombardiaRoadItalyWT
04 OctoberKMC Cyclo-cross Festival 2Cyclo-crossProvidenceC2
04 OctoberSuperprestige Gieten - 2015Cyclo-crossGietenC1
06 OctoberBinche - Chimay - Binche / Mémorial Frank VandenbrouckeRoadWallonia1.1
06 October 
to 11 October
Tour of TasmaniaRoadTasmania
08 October 
to 11 October
Abu Dhabi TourRoadAbu Dhabi2.1
08 OctoberGran Premio Città di Peccioli - Coppa SabatiniRoadTuscany1.1
08 OctoberParis-BourgesRoadFrance1.1
10 OctoberCharm City CrossCyclo-crossBaltimore, MDC2
10 OctoberGiro dell'EmiliaRoadEmilia-Romagna1.HC
10 OctoberMeulebeke BerencrossCyclo-crossMeulebeke
10 OctoberTrek CXC Cup 1Cyclo-crossWaterloo, WIC1
11 OctoberAqueceRio Test EventMountain BikeRio de Janeironone
11 OctoberBpost bank trofee - RonseCyclo-crossRonseC1
11 OctoberGran Premio Bruno BeghelliRoadMonteveglio1.HC
11 OctoberParis - ToursRoadBonneval1.HC
11 OctoberTrek CXC Cup 2Cyclo-crossWaterloo, WIC2
13 OctoberNationale Sluitingprijs - Putte-KapellenRoadBelgium
14 October 
to 18 October
European Track ChampionshipsTrackGrenchenCC
15 OctoberKermiscross ArdooieCyclo-crossArdooieC2
17 October 
to 25 October
Crocodile TrophyMountain BikeNorth QueenslandS1
17 October 
to 18 October
HPCXCyclo-crossJamesburg, NJC2
17 OctoberMelbourne to WarrnamboolRoadVictoria
17 October 
to 18 October
US Open of CyclocrossCyclo-crossBoulder, COC2
18 October 
to 24 October
Brasil RideMountain BikeMucugêS1
18 OctoberChrono des NationsRoadVendée1.1
18 OctoberJapan CupRoadUtsunomiya, Japan1.HC
18 October 
to 23 October
Six Day LondonTrackLondon6D1
18 OctoberUCI Cyclo-cross World Cup ValkenburgCyclo-crossValkenburgCDM
20 October 
to 28 October
Tour of HainanRoadHainan2.HC
24 OctoberCanadian Cyclo-cross National ChampionshipsCyclo-crossWinnipeg, ManitobaCN
24 October 
to 25 October
DCCXCyclo-crossWashington, DCC2
24 OctoberGrafton to InverellRoadNew South Wales
24 OctoberPoldercross-KruibekeCyclo-crossKruibekeC2
24 OctoberRevolution Track Series 2TrackNational Cycling Centre, ManchesterCL2
24 OctoberSaitama CriteriumRoadSaitamaCRT
25 OctoberManitoba Grand Prix of Cyclo-crossCyclo-crossManitobaC2
25 OctoberSuperprestige - ZonhovenCyclo-crossZonhovenC1
30 October 
to 01 November
UCI Track World Cup ITrackCaliCDM
31 OctoberKings CX After DarkCyclo-crossMason, OhioC1
31 OctoberNiels Albertland Cyclo-crossCyclo-crossBoomC2

November 2015

DateRace DetailsDisciplineLocationUCI code
01 NovemberBpost bank trofee - KoppenbergcrossCyclo-crossOudenaardeC1
01 NovemberMS Wollongong CriteriumRoadWollongongCRT
01 NovemberPan Am Continental Cyclocross ChampionshipsCyclo-crossCovington, KentuckyCC
05 November
to 07 November
La Ruta de los ConquistadoresMountain BikeCosta RicaSR
07 November2015 UEC Cyclo-Cross European ChampionshipsCyclo-crossHuijbergenCC
07 NovemberThe Cycle-Smart InternationalCyclo-crossNorthampton, MAC2
07 NovemberThe Derby City Cup 1Cyclo-crossLouisville, KYC1
08 NovemberSuperprestige - RuddervoordeCyclo-crossRuddervoordeC1
08 NovemberThe Derby City Cup 2Cyclo-crossLouisville, KYC2
11 NovemberSoudal Classics - Jaarmarktcross NielCyclo-crossNielC2
14 NovemberRevolution Track Series 3TrackLee Valley VeloPark, LondonCL2
14 NovemberThe Subaru Cyclo CupCyclo-crossLakewood, WAC2
15 NovemberSuperprestige - GavereCyclo-crossGavereC1
15 November
to 22 November
Tour of RwandaRoadRwanda2.2
21 NovemberCXLA WeekendCyclo-crossLos AngelesC2
21 NovemberSoudal Classics - GP HasseltCyclo-crossHasseltC1
21 NovemberSupercross CupCyclo-crossStonybrook, NYC2
22 NovemberUCI Cyclo-cross World Cup KoksijdeCyclo-crossKoksijdeCDM
28 NovemberRevolution Track Series 4TrackSir Chris Hoy Velodrome, GlasgowCL2
29 NovemberBpost bank trofee - Flandriencross HammeCyclo-crossHamme

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News

Sky's release of Froome's Tour de France data fails to clear the air

Accusations and doubts persist, fresh questions are raised
Tim Kerrison (Team Sky)
If Team Sky believed the move to make public Chris Froome’s data from the summit finish at La Pierre-Saint-Martin on stage 10 of this year’s Tour de France would silence the doubters, they will have been left disappointed
Tim Kerrison, Sky’s head of athlete performance, addressed the media during the second rest day of the Tour de France to explain Froome’s numbers after a documentary on Stade 2 estimated some his values for the climb, with physiologist Pierre Sallet concluding that Froome either has an extraordinary physiology or is doping.

It is the nature of the beast that it is nigh on impossible to provide concrete proof that a rider is clean and this new information has only offered another small glimpse of a still incomplete picture, raising with it only fresh questions.
One such question is how Froome, if averaging 5.78 watts per kilogram on La Piere-Saint-Martin as Sky claim, climbed so much quicker than those who supposedly outpowered him, like Robert Gesink (5.93 w/kg). This only leads to fresh speculation, as well as highlighting the fallibility of assessment by numbers and the many variables by which they are affected.
How are we to know Gesink’s power meter is producing completely accurate data? Do his and others’ computers take into account fluctuations in weight from day to day? How can we have faith in Sky’s numbers, modified from the raw data because they claim osymetric chainrings overestimate power by six per cent? 
The new numbers have failed to satisfy Sallet, who has revised his calculations in a fresh report published under the banner of his Athletes for Transparency body. Having originally taken Froome to weigh 71 kilograms, the 67.5kg figure given by Sky leads him to believe Froome averaged 408 watts over the climb, compared with his original 425 estimate and Sky’s claim of 414.
Whereas he based his fist conclusions on a Maximal Aerobic Power of 7.04 w/kg – which is a different measurement to Sky’s 5.78 average power output – he now believes the figure to be 7.2 w/kg. Given that he claimed that those who posted above 7 w/kg were known dopers, with images of Lance Armstrong and Jan Ullrich appearing on the Stade 2 screen, Sky’s new data has only bolstered his assertions.
He concludes again by stating three possibilities: either Froome has a unique physiological profile, he is using performance enhancing drugs, or he is using a motor in his bike.
Of course, this is nothing we didn’t know already and in many ways the debate has advanced little despite all the brouhaha that has surrounded the Tour de France maillot jaune.
Sallet has echoed many in calling for Froome’s information to be released in its entirety, from power numbers and biological passport data to medication history. Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford has welcomed the idea of the introduction of a power passport, which would be a step in the right direction but, given the myriad variables touched on above, seems years away from becoming a reliable yardstick.
Sky have tried to regain control of the narrative by releasing Froome’s numbers but only full transparency would come close to quelling the innuendo. Even then, a wider, reliable, system of analysis would need to be implemented to provide concrete answers.
Chris Froome (Team Sky)

Seeking asylum on children's bicycles

Crossing the border

Hundreds of migrants have cycled into Norway from Russia after finding a new route into Europe that avoids the deadly Mediterranean crossing. They are not allowed to cross the Arctic border on foot, so a lucrative trade in bicycles has opened up, with migrants buying bikes and pedalling the final few metres.
Fahed half squats and uses the palm of his hand to show me the height of the bicycle he rode across Russia's border with Norway. At full height he is about 5ft 10in tall but the hand he is gesturing with is about level with his knee.
"You rode a children's bicycle?" I ask.
"Yes, yes," He replies. "One for kids."
He smiles and then starts to laugh before taking another drag on his cigarette. He is from Algeria and speaks in broken English. He is one of an increasing number of migrants travelling overland into Russia and then north into the Arctic Circle to the point where the borders meet. In the whole of 2014 just seven asylum seekers crossed over the Storskog border crossing. In October alone there have been 1,100. Some are from Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon but most are from Syria.






"You rode a children's bicycle?" I ask.
"Yes, yes," He replies. "One for kids."
He smiles and then starts to laugh before taking another drag on his cigarette. He is from Algeria and speaks in broken English. He is one of an increasing number of migrants travelling overland into Russia and then north into the Arctic Circle to the point where the borders meet. In the whole of 2014 just seven asylum seekers crossed over the Storskog border crossing. In October alone there have been 1,100. Some are from Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon but most are from Syria.





They need a bicycle because the Russian authorities don't let people cross the Russian border on foot. Under Norwegian law, it is illegal for a driver to carry people into the country without the proper papers.
The Russian route
Fahed tells me he paid $200 (£130) for his bike when he arrived in Murmansk. He looks pleased with himself when he adds that the price included the taxi ride up to border crossing point - what he described as a "package deal". It's then that he made his one and only journey on his new purchase - cycling just 120m (130 yards) across the no-man's land between Russia and Norway.
Not taking into account the cost of the taxi ride, that works out at $1.60 per metre - probably one of the most expensive journeys in the world. But he has no regrets. He says it's a "small price to pay" to get to Europe.
All the asylum seekers are temporarily housed in the small nearby town of Kirkenes, which is hastily having to build a new reception centre to accommodate 500 more people.





The authorities take them from the border to the town by bus, so the bicycles get left behind at the border.
Bikes stacked up in the town
Most were made for children. A hundred or so are neatly stacked against the back wall of the border police's customs office, and these are just the bikes that have been collected over the past two days. Many are brand new. There's not a speck of rust on the chrome handle bars. Some still have protective bubble wrap on the frames, presumably from the factory where they were made, to stop them getting scratched.
What little sunlight there is bounces off the massed ranks of reflective mud guards. But this is a bicycle graveyard. Every two or three days they are collected up, taken away and crushed. It seems like a terrible waste - until the chief of the border police Stein Hansen takes a pair of handle bars in his bare hands, and with very little effort twists them into a u-shape.
He wishes the bicycles could be put to some use, he says, but by Norway's standards they are not fit for the road.
Crossing the border
There's something slightly comical about seeing men on bicycles that are way too small for them.
Once they pass a red and green striped marker post, they are officially out of Russia. Freewheeling for a few more feet past the yellow barrier, they make it into western Europe.
Family leaving Russia
As I watch, a young family appears, laden with luggage and carrying a baby. Exceptions can be made to the "no walking rule", it appears, as both the mother and father are on foot. Presumably their precious cargo gives them special dispensation.
However, each of them is also wheeling a bicycle with their free hand, so presumably this makes them cyclists and not pedestrians in the eyes of the law.
The reality is right now none of them care how absurd the rules are, nor how strange this looks.
The authorities here believe the numbers coming over can only grow.
Although the cold, wet landscape couldn't be more different than from the ones the migrants left behind, this Arctic road stays open, even in winter. Meanwhile the Mediterranean route - never safe - becomes even stormier.
Bikes used to ride across the border
Fastest rider bicycle
Outside of the Worchester (Mass) Public Library stands a bronze two-sided monument honoring an African-American man who blazed the trail in cycling.  Born in Indiana in 1878, Marshall “Major” Taylor was coined the fastest bicycle rider in the world, setting seven world records according to the Major Taylor Association. Taylor won the World 1-mile Cycling Championship in Montreal in 1899 and in 1900 he returned to the U.S. and became the American sprint champion.
In an article in the Telegram and Gazettte in 2001, Albert B. Southwick writes of Taylor that “He did the mile (from a standing start) in 1.41, a record that stood for 28 years. He did the “paced” mile (behind a five-man windbreaker bike) in 1.31 and in 1.22 behind a motorcycle pacer. He also raced and won in the longer meets — two-mile, five-mile, etc. He even once competed in a grueling six-day race at Madison Square Garden and came in eighth, having logged 1,732 miles over the 142 hours of competition.”
In 2008, the monument titled A Tribute to Major Taylor was unveiled in Massachusetts. One side displays a three-dimensional image of a bronze Taylor and the other side is inscribed with the life story of Taylor.
See slideshow of making of a tribute to Major Taylor here.
Taylor penned his own autobiography in 1928, Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy’s Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds (Black Heritage Library Collection). He died in 1932 at the age of 53. Several more books have been written on his legacy to include Major Taylor: The Extraordinary Career of a Champion Bicycle Racer by Andrew Ritchie and Major Taylor: The Inspiring Story of a Black Cyclist and the Men Who Helped Him Achieve Worldwide Fame by Conrad Kerber, Terry Kerber and Greg LeMond.



Are e-bikes faster than conventional bicycles?


Over the last couple years, electric bicycles (e-bikes) have been gaining momentum. E-bikes may play an important role in addressing cities’ transportation and public health problems by getting more people out of cars and onto bicycles. But as thenumber of users increase, so too will potential conflicts (actual or perceived) with other road users, causing policy questions to arise.
The current state of e-bikes regulation varies dramatically across state and local jurisdictions, causing confusion. The confusion stems from the wide variety of devices and technologies on the market, perceived overlap of legal entities’ jurisdiction over the device, outdated or absent laws and regulations, and inconsistency of terms used to describe e-bikes. This confusion creates uncertainty for manufacturers and dealers and makes riders wary of embracing e-bikes.
One of the biggest concerns people have about e-bikes and their use, especially on shared-use paths, is speed.  Currently, theConsumer Product Safety Act defines an e-bike as having a maximum speed of 20 mph when powered solely by a motor. Given the design specifications of an e-bike, do people tend to ride faster on an e-bike? If so, how much faster than on a conventional bicycle? Are e-bikes fast enough to cause concern or problems on bike facilities?
First, we need to look at the speeds of conventional bicycles. Opiela et al. measured the speeds of bicycles on various bike facilities and found the average speeds ranged around 12-15 mph and maximum speeds reached 24-25 mph (Table 1. The 2012 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities suggests speed performance criteria for bike facilities: 8-15 mph paved level terrain; 20-30+ mph for downhills; 5-12 mph for uphills; and a 15 mph average operational speed.
Table 1: Bicycle speed on facilities (Opiela et al., 1980)
There is some sentiment that devices that can go 20 mph or faster probably do not belong in bicycle lanes and shared-use paths. Is this truly an issue solely focused on the use of e-bikes? Crashes on facilities have recently caused a discussion of speeds of conventional bikes and the conflicts with pedestrians and other cyclists.  In New York City’s Central Park, bicycles have been shown to reach 25-32 mph on crowded sections of the park’s roadway. Other cities do have posted speed limits on facilities and do occasionally try to enforce these limits.
The question of how fast e-bikes are and where they should be ridden has been a growing topic of discussion both at the state andlocal policy level, and has been especially debatable and contentious if they don’t look like a standard bicycle (i.e., scooter-type).
There have not been many research studies comparing conventional vs. e-bike speeds in natural settings. A study of the University of Tennessee’s electric-bike share program showed that both the average speed and maximum speed of e-bikes were slightly higher (approximately 3 mph) than conventional bicycles (Table 2). On shared use facilities, conventional bicycle users had slightly higher average travel speeds than e-bike users, 7.8 mph versus 6.8 mph respectively. They also have slightly higher average top speeds across all roadway segments, 16.0 mph for conventional bicycle users versus 15.8 mph for e-bike users.
Table 2: E-bike vs. conventional bike speed (Langford, 2013)
Another study in Sweden showed a much lower variance of e-bike speeds compared to conventional bicycles, though reported average speeds were approximately 5 mph higher (Dozza, Werneke & Mackenzie, 2013). It is interesting to note that the maximum speeds were about the same for each class.
Figure 1: Comparison of e-bike and conventional from a naturalistic-cycling study in Sweden (Dozza et al., 2013)
Finally, the City of Boulder has been conducting a pilot project to determine whether e-bike users can coexist with other users on multi-use paths. As part of the pilot project, speed observations were conducted at four locations with 16-17 mph representing the 85th percentile of speed of all cyclists and 60-70% of cyclists traveling at or below the 15 mph speed limit for the facility. Out of the 1,015 riders observed, only two e-bikes were observed and both were going under 15 mph.
These initial studies show that e-bikes are indeed faster on average than conventional bicycles but well within the design standards of bicycle facilities. Transportation planners, bike and pedestrian advocates and users of bicycle facilities should be concerned about speeds on these facilities but it might not be appropriate to focus only on e-bikes or to put restrictions on this specific class of bicycles.
Transportation planners and policymakers must evaluate their bicycle facilities to determine if e-bikes ought to be permitted and include the e-bike community in outreach and communication programs. However, in order for planners and policymakers to rationally evaluate the potential impact of e-bikes on their facilities, more robust data on e-bikes are needed. More research is needed on the safety implications of e-bikes and the collection of real-life data to help understand the true differences between e-bikes and conventional bicycles. It is uncertain how the dynamics of bike facilities will operate if the average speeds do increase with higher proportions of e-cyclists. One specific issue that is starting to be raised is on the class called “s-pedelec” or “fast” electric bicycles. These e-bikes can reach speeds of 28 mph, but are full pedal-assist and need human power to engage the motor. In Europe, these bicycles do have some additional restrictions and limitations compared to more standard e-bikes. In the US, there is confusion around the classification of these bicycles.
References
  • Dozza, M., Werneke, J., & Mackenzie, M. (2013). e-BikeSAFE: A naturalistic cycling study to understand how electrical bicycles change cycling behaviour and influence safety. In International Cycling Safety Conference (pp. 1–10). Helmond, The Netherlands. Retrieved from http://www.icsc2013.com/papers/dozza2013_ebikestudy naturalistic biking.pdf
  • Langford, B. (2013). A comparative health and safety analysis of electric-assist and regular bicycles in an on-campus bicycle sharing system. Doctoral dissertation at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Retrieved fromhttp://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/2445/
  • MacArthur, J., Dill, J., and Person, M. Electric Bikes in the North America: Results from an online survey. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRR 2468, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C. 2015, IN PRESS.
  • MacArthur, J., and Kobel, N. Regulations of e-bikes in North America: A policy review (NITC-RR-564). National Institute for Transportation and Communities. http://nitc.us/research/project/564/  Portland, 2014.
  • Opiela, Kenneth S., Snehamay Khasnabis, and Tapan K. Datta, "Determination of the Characteristics of Bicycle Traffic at Urban Intersections," Transportation Research Record 743, 1980.