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31.07.2008
USA: Learning Education Techniques
One Street continues our work with our local university, Prescott College, on the development of their course - The Bicycle: Vehicle for a Small Planet. This course won't run again until spring ...

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08.07.2008
USA: Starting to Solve the Fuel Crisis ...
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) has announced his proposal for immediately reducing the impact of rising gas prices. Rep Blumenauer’s bill will have the federal government invest in ...

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26.06.2008
USA: Cycling Risk Assessment Study
The New York Cycle Club (NYCC) is conducting a survey to gather bicycling accident information from a diverse population of cyclists. Anyone may submit one or more bicycling accident survey ...

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30.04.2008
Solidarity Cycling Expedition in Belarus this August
The European Center for Eco and Agro Tourism is now recruiting volunteers to cycle through eco corridors in Belarus this August. Volunteers will be exploring a green, little visited country with ...

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13.03.2008
Quebec: The Route verte joins the ranks of the world's top bikeroutes!
Vélo Québec Association is happy to announce the publication of Bikeroutes, Greenways and Bicycle Touring , a compilation of comments and observations from the International Mobile ...

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11.03.2008
USA: Record-Setting Summit Heralds Resolution; Complete Streets Bill; More Bicycling
The eighth National Bike Summit concluded on Capitol Hill Thursday, March 6 with a rousing call to action from Representatives James Oberstar (D-MN) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and with the ...

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11.02.2008
Australia: Should Cyclists Pay Registration Fees?
In NSW the debate rages as to whether riders should pay a nominal registration fee for the right to use road infrastructure. Go to the link below to read the article appearing in today's The ...

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23.01.2008
US Presidential Candidate Obama Favours Bicycle
Bicycle advocacies from city of Portland have unearthed a quote from US presidential candidate Barack Obama regarding his support for cycling. He even seems to be the only one of the Democratic ...

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10.01.2008
USA: National Bike Summit - Climbing Capitol Hill
At the 2008 National Bike Summit, we will continue the ambitious effort to advance a vision for America that promotes the idea that bicycling has a role to play in meeting our nation’s ...

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04.12.2007
One Street Spotlights Ethics to Increase Bicycling
Embracing ethics as the means for increasing bicycling around the world, a new international organization is cultivating novel ground for the bicycle advocacy movement. Each of One Street's ...

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20.11.2007
Bikes on Top of Agenda at UN Climate Conference
The Indonesian President, Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, officially launched the “Bicycle for Earth Goes to Bali”, last week in Jakarta. A team of 50 riders will cover 1447 kilometres in ...

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07.11.2007
Adelaide: City Bike Parking
With Spring in the air, Adelaide's cyclists have even more reason to 'get on their bikes', with new secure bicycle parking available in the City. A joint initiative of Adelaide City ...

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15.10.2007
Big US Cities Invest in Bike Mobility
SAN FRANCISCO, USA - Clear Channel Outdoor Inc. will decide this month to enter a proposed US$ 306 mn (€ 201 mn) contract with the city of San Francisco. It will give the company advertising ...

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19.09.2007
Australia: Bicycle Coalition Launched
It is very exciting to be able to announce the birth of the Bicycle Coalition. For a number of years the member based bike riding organisations in Australia have jointly supported the national roll ...

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11.09.2007
USA: New Benchmark Study of Bicycling, Walking
ECF associated member's  the Thunderhead Alliance’s first biennial Benchmarking Report, is now available online. The report compares, for the first time ever, bicycling and walking levels ...

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07.09.2007
Australia: City of Sydney Spring Cycle
The sun is coming out, the days are getting longer and the bikes are coming out of the garages. So what better way to start your healthy summer with Sydney's most popular annual recreational cycling ...

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05.09.2007
Canada, Vélo Québec: Official inauguration of the Route verte
A vast bicycle route over 4,000 km long, the Route verte was officially inaugurated on August 10, 2007, after more than 12 years of development involving almost a thousand different organizations.

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22.08.2007
50,000 rental bikes for Chinese capital
Beijing, China – The first 31 in a series of 200 bicycle rental stations have been opened in Beijing. The remaining will be open by next year's Olympics, and there will be more than 50,000 bikes for ...

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15.08.2007
The 2007 Australasian Cycle Tourism Conference
October 18th -19th, 2007 Novotel Hotel, Sydney Olympic Park. Sydney Olympic Park Authority, cycling destination and host venue of the 2007 Cycle Tourism Conference, has been named as a major sponsor ...

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08.08.2007
Australia: The Bicycle Show, Sydney Olympic Park
The Bicycle Show is the industry’s premier annual exhibition, held alternately in Sydney and Melbourne. The revamped event returns to The Sydney Showgrounds and forms an integral part of the 2007 ...

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07.08.2007
Canada: Les 40 ans de Vélo Québec
Saviez-vous que Vélo Québec fête ses 40 ans en 2007 ? Chaque mois, vous pourrez lire des capsules révélant anecdotes et réalisations qui ont fait l’histoire de l’organisme. L’idée de la Route verte ...

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03.08.2007
Brazil: Bike Aventura em Urubici
Urubici é conhecida como os Alpes Catarinenses. Está situada no vale do Rio Canoas rodeada por altas montanhas que propiciam o aparecimento de diversas cachoeiras imponentes e canyons com mais de 300m ...

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24.07.2007
Australia: City of Sydney Spring Cycle 2007
We are delighted to confirm that City of Sydney have come on board as the major title sponsor for the City of Sydney Spring Cycle. The City of Sydney Spring Cycle is part of the Festival Of Cycling ...

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03.07.2007
European Cyclists’ Federation Joins Thunderhead Alliance, USA
A welcome addition to the Thunderhead family is the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), Thunderhead’s sister organization that serves European bicycle advocacy organizations. Thunderhead’s Executive ...

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29.06.2007
South Africa: Beautiful routes along the foothills of the Maluti Mountains
It's as easy as picking a mountain, pointing your bike at it and start pedalling... Due east of Clarens, the Golden Gate Highlands National Park beckons with a selection of steep tarmac rides ...

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27.06.2007
Autralia: Festival of Cycling - Sydney Olympic Park
Whether you own a penny-farthing, a freestyle BMX or an ordinary push-bike, you will need to mark the weekend of October 22-23 in your diary for the Festival of Cycling at Sydney Olympic Park.For the ...

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26.06.2007
Canada: Official inauguration of the Route verte
The Route verte is a bicycle network extending for almost 4,000 kilometres throughout the various regions of Quebec. Over a period of more than 12 years, almost a thousand different organizations have ...

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22.06.2007
1000 días por África y cuatro malarias después, el Biciclown sigue adelante
´Mejor que el día que salí de Oviedo, el 19 de noviembre de 2004´, afirma Álvaro Neil en conversación mantenida con Amigosdelciclismo.com, a pesar de llevar 34000 km en sus piernas, unas cuantas ...

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20.06.2007
Australia: National Ride to Work Day, 17 October 2007
Be part of Australia’s biggest active workplace event on 17 October 2007. Thousands of regular and first-time riders from all states and territories will join the inaugural National Ride to Work ...

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01.06.2007
Vélo Québec, Canada: The Montréal Bike Fest 2007
The bicycle will be the focus of celebrations during the Montréal Bike Fest (May 27 to June 3), the Metropolitan Challenge (May 27), Un Tour la Nuit (June 1) and the Tour de l'Île de Montréal (June ...

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14.05.2007
Tour d’Afrique 2007 crosses the Finish Line in Cape Town
After four months of cycling across Africa, riders of the 2007 Tour d'Afrique Bicycle Race & Expedition crossed the official Finish Line at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on Saturday, 12th May.40 ...

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10.05.2007
USA: Win a Commuter Bag for Bike to Work Day
Share your best bike to work day stories (in 200 words or less!) and 10 lucky winners will get this awesome backpack from the SealLine Urban Line (worth $120!) and publication in American Bicyclist ...

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08.05.2007
Tour d'Afrique 2007
Tour d'Afrique, the annual 12 000-kilometer bicycle race/expedition from Cairo to Cape Town, billed as the world’s longest and most grueling bicycle race, is in its 16th week of the 17 week odyssey ...

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03.05.2007
South Africa: Cape Town to Knysna Cycle Tour
Its almost that time of the year again when cyclists take up the challenge to cycle to Knysna from Cape Town over a 4 day period. Friends are made and personal achievements met as this tour has proved ...

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27.04.2007
Cycle Tourism Australia Update
Work is continuing in the development of a Cycle Tourism Resource Kit for regional communities. Using funding from the Australian Tourism Development Program, Cycle Tourism Australia is currently ...

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26.04.2007
Canada: Official inauguration of the Route verte – June, July, August 2007
The Route verte is a bicycle network extending for almost 4,000 kilometres throughout the various regions of Quebec. Over a period of more than 12 years, almost a thousand different organizations have ...

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25.04.2007
Australia: City of Sydney Adopts Cycle Strategy
Up to 55 kilometres of new separated cycle lanes are proposed under an innovative plan adopted by Council on Monday night. The separated lanes will greatly improve safety for cyclists, encouraging ...

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24.04.2007
Belarus Bicycle Expedition
In 2007 and 2008, the European Centre for Eco Agro Tourism (ECEAT) organises in collaboration with the Belarusian NGO “Country Escape”, a bicycle expedition of 800 km through Belarus. ECEAT would like ...

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11.04.2007
Australia: 2007 Pedal Amongst the vines
Join Bicycle SA on the final day of the Barossa Vintage Festival, for a laid-back family ride along some lovely country roads. Start and finish at the Jacob’s Creek Visitor Centre, Rowland Flat ...

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11.04.2007
Beijing to Paris Carfree - Celebrating better mobility 2007
One hundred years has passed since Prince Borghese and colleagues began their great motor challenge from Peking to Paris. That was the golden age of motoring, since then the car has lost much of its ...

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10.04.2007
Canada: Official Opening of the Route verte 2007
We thank you for your interest in the official inauguration of the Route verte, in summer 2007 in the various regions of Québec. To help you plan a bicycle trip coinciding with this event, we offer ...

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30.03.2007
USA: ECF Associated Member Thunderhead Alliance Takes on Social Equity for Their Movement
Thunderhead has made social equity one of our top priorities as our organizations begin to see the vast numbers of people who do not yet relate to our movement. The people who show up for bicycle and ...

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29.03.2007
Australia: Cycle Tourism Survey - Have Your Say
Would you like to help with research into cycle tourism? The Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre is asking people who have been on a cycle tourism holiday to fill out a 10-15 minute online ...

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16.03.2007
Study: How to enhance Climate Change Communication in Urban Areas
An increasing percentage of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Because cities are major centres of energy use and waste production, and are also the main generators of greenhouse gases ...

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15.03.2007
Ya puedes apuntarte al 9º Raid Al Magrib
Queda poco para que se celebre un año más esta aventura por Marruecos. Si quieres apuntarte aún estás a tiempo. Además, si al hacer tu inscripción indicas que vienes de Amigosdelciclismo.com recibirás ...

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14.03.2007
Week 8 of the Tour d'Afrique Bicycle Race
Tour d'Afrique, the annual 12 000-kilometer bicycle race/expedition from Cairo to Cape Town, billed as the world’s longest and most grueling bicycle race, has completed its eighth week of the 17 week ...

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09.03.2007
Canada: Les 40 ans de Vélo Québec
La sécurité des cyclistes a toujours été au coeur des préoccupations de Vélo Québec. Le bilan routier des années soixante n'était guère reluisant. Alors que les enfants constituaient la majorité des ...

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07.03.2007
Australia: Vote4Cycling campaign
Bicycles in this Election On March 24, 2007 the people of NSW will vote to elect a new State government. While other states are investing in bicycle lanes, programmes and facilities to support and ...

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02.03.2007
Canada: Vélo Québec Voyages 2007
Découvrez dès maintenant nos forfaits 2007Vélo Québec Voyages vous propose 60 destinations locales et internationales – dont 10 nouveautés – pour des séjours de 3 à 15 jours en formule tout confort.

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28.02.2007
USA: ECF Associated Member Thunderhead Launched their New Resources Library
Sue Knaup, executive director at the Thunderhead Alliance, writes that they've just launched their new resources library for organizations. "One of the most important components of Thunderhead’s work ...

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22.02.2007
USA: Let´s Complete America´s Streets
The streets of our cities and towns ought to be for everyone, whether young or old, motorist or bicyclist, walker or wheelchair user, bus rider or shopkeeper. But too many of our streets are designed ...

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20.02.2007
Australia: The NSW Big Ride 2007
Magical forest scenery and spectacular coastal views.The NSW Big Ride 2007 will be our best event yet! Here’s why: Start and finish in Taree, making travel to and from the ride easy. Innovative ...

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24.01.2007
Green agenda for global leaders
Climate change, the rise of Asia and the next web revolution will dominate the agenda when the World Economic Forum starts on Wednesday in Davos. The five-day talking shop in the Swiss Alps brings ...

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18.01.2007
Australia: Bicycle NSW releases Policy Recommendations
As we all know very well, cycling is one of the most healthy, affordable and ecologically sustainable forms of transport available, in addition to being a fun recreational pastime and social sport.

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17.01.2007
Canada: Les 40 ans de Vélo Québec : capsule historique
Saviez-vous que Vélo Québec fête ses 40 ans en 2007 ? Chaque mois, vous pourrez lire une capsule révélant anecdotes et réalisations qui ont fait l'histoire de l'organisme. Pour commencer, voici ...

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11.01.2007
Australia: The 2007 Breakaway Series
Don't get caught out by the late fee for this year's ride, click on the links below for more information and to register for the Mutual Community Challenge Tour! Here's your chance to ride the ...

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21.12.2006
USA: ECF Associated Member Thunderhead Alliance - Bikes Belong Increases Support for 2007
The Bikes Belong Coalition is increasing their support of the Thunderhead Alliance for 2007 to $20,000 in order to bolster Thunderhead’s efforts to guide and train the leaders of their member ...

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20.12.2006
USA: What is the Bicycle Friendly Community Campaign?
The Bicycle Friendly Community Campaign is an awards program that recognizes municipalities that actively support bicycling. A Bicycle-Friendly Community provides safe accommodation for cycling and ...

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15.12.2006
Round the World by Bike
Five years ago Alastair Humphreys, then 24, left England to cycle round the planet. His journey of 46,000 miles crossed 60 countries and 5 continents. He did this with no back-up team on a budget of ...

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08.12.2006
Vélo Québec 2007, Montréal-Boston et Tour de l'Î.-P.-É.
Deux nouvelles compétitions devraient voir le jour la saison prochaine. Il s'agit du Tour de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, qui aurait lieu du 10 au 14 juin, et du Tour Montréal-Boston, du 5 au 12 août. À ...

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07.12.2006
Australia: Cycling beats walking for diabetes health
A University of South Australia study shows that people with type two diabetes might be better off choosing cycling for exercise rather than walking. People with diabetes often encounter major health ...

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06.12.2006
USA: National Safe Routes to School Task Force
The U.S. Department of Transportation has established the National Safe Routes to School Task Force required by SAFETEA-LU. The group includes leaders in health, transportation, and education as well ...

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06.12.2006
Canada: Quebec's Route verte - Official International Inauguration- June, July, August 2007
The Route verte is an approximately 4000 kilometre cycling itinerary through Quebec's regions that has taken more than 12 years to set up with the help of close to a thousand different organizations ...

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24.11.2006
2006 Australasian Cycle Tourism Conference
The 2006 Australasian Cycle Tourism Conference was held on Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st of November at the Hilton, Adelaide. Approximately 100 delegates from across Australia, New Zealand, and ...

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23.11.2006
USA: ECF Associated Member, Thunderhead 2007 Trainings Host Cities Chosen
While we received several inquiries about our two open slots for hosting a Thunderhead Training in 2007, two Thunderhead member organizations went above and beyond with their bids for Louisville and ...

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21.11.2006
USA: CyclingSingles.com - Where Cyclists Meet
Bicycle, Tour de France, cycling - are these some of your favorite words? Do you love cycling? Looking for single cyclists?If the answer to these questions is yes, then Cycling Singles is for you.

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17.11.2006
USA: ECF Associated Member Thunderhead Alliance Hires Complete Streets Coach
The Thunderhead Alliance has hired Dominic Liberatore as their full-time Complete Streets Campaign Coach. Liberatore will focus his time on securing complete streets policies in all 50 states by 2008 ...