Jolandie Rust was five when she fell in love with cycling on a pink BMX with training wheels.
Now 26, she is determined to spend nearly three years in the saddle on an epic ride around Africa – all alone.
The waitress, who lives in Johannesburg, will set off early next year on a 40,000km journey through 34countries, including Somalia. There will be no back-up vehicles, management team or administrative office – just a bicycle.
“I am fully aware of all the risks and   … Details
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Truckee, Calif. (October 15, 2010) – The 2010 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships continued on Saturday with the short track cross country and four-cross competitions.
After the second day of racing, Fort Lewis College leads the Division I team omnium with 496 points while Lees-McRae is secondwith 424 and the University of Colorado isn’t far behind in third with 421 points. In Division II, Brevard College sits in first with 491 points while Union College is in second with 471 and Warren Wilson College is ranked third with 377.
The day started off bright and early with the short track competitions.Rotem Ishay (Fort Lewis College) and Howard Grotts (Colorado School of Mines) both took their second national titles in as many days on Saturday with wins in the Divisions I and II men’s short track cross country contests … Details
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Somewhere along the way I stumbled upon an article titled, What type of cyclist are you? written by Irish Coach Paddy Doran. Although the article made very good points there were a few things that got my blood boiling. Firstly, it was written about male bike racers and secondly he claimed to be a coach to Irish women bicycle racers. So what was wrong with this picture?
I asked myself why would a coach who excelled in coaching women write an article about male bicycle racers? To satisfy my curiosity, I sent him an e-mail saying “I enjoyed your article and now I would suggest you re-do the article featuring women racers! Why are we always ignored?â€Â  … Details
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The USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships kicked off on Friday as coeds from around the nation gathered at the Northstar at Tahoe Resort to begin their quests for the 22 national titles up for grabs over the weekend.
The first day of racing saw the student-athletes battle it out for individual titles in the cross country competitions.
In the Division I men’s contest, Rotem Ishay (Fort Lewis College) successfully defended his title from a year ago. Although the Israeli National led the race in its entirety, he consistently found himself fighting off attacks from Lees-Mcrae rider Brad Perley, California Polytech rider Menso Dejong, and Colorado State’s Nicholas Enjalbert. The men went for four laps of the 6.5-mile course for a total of 26 miles. Ishay completed the test in two hours and nine minutes, four minutes and 45 seconds ahead of Enjalbert who claimed the silver medal. DeJong crossed the line in third while Perley and Jack Hinkens (Fort Lewis College) were fourth and fifth … Details
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