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Welcome to the League of American Bicyclists' electronic newsletter, BikeLeague News. Feel free to forward this to fellow cyclists and others who may be interested, but please make sure to credit the League of American Bicyclists as your source. To join or learn more about the League, visit http://www.bikeleague.org. Welcome to the League of American Bicyclists BikeLeague News. To subscribe or to learn more about the League, visit http://www.bikeleague.org. Please forward to anyone who may be interested. TOUR DE FRANCE DRAMA Lance Armstrong is in second place in the Tour de France after today's ninth stage individual time trial, 26 seconds behind yellow jersey holder Igor Gonzalez Galdeano of Spain. The three-time defending champion surprisingly came in 11 seconds behind the winner of the ninth stage, Santiago Botero of Colombia. Armstrong had won seven of the previous nine Tour de France time trials, going back to 1999. "The Tour has changed--Armstrong isn't as strong in the time trial as he was a year ago," Gonzalez Galdeano brashly said. "The race has become more open. We'll now see if he's as unbeatable as he once was in the mountains." The Tour moves into the Pyrenees on Thursday, for the first of six mountain stages this year. Catch all the action live on Outdoor Life Network, or (if you can’t sneak out of work), get live updates on the official Tour de France site http://www.letour.fr/2002/us/, Bicycling magazine’s http://www.tourdefrancenews.com/, or Velo News’ http://www.velonews.com/tour2002/. OLN is airing Lance’s new ad for bicycling advocacy, bicyclists’ rights and the League during Tour coverage. You can also see it on http://www.bikeleague.org. To support Lance and the fight against cancer, visit http://www.cycleofhope.org and http://www.laf.org. THE LEAGUE’S NEW MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS The League has recently created a wide range of exciting new membership benefits. As of July 1, all new and renewing members plus all life members will receive Bicycling magazine as a benefit of League membership. In addition, League members are eligible to receive discounts on travel (including hotels, car rentals and bike shipping) and tours. Discounts are available at a number of leading bicycle retailers around the country. Several leading manufacturers of bicycles and cycling gear (including Saris, Bike Friday and Rudy Project) are offering substantial discounts and special promotions. League members must present their membership cards or provide their membership numbers at the time of purchase to receive the discounts and special promotions.Visit http://www.bikeleague.org/members/discounts.html for details. To join the League, go to https://league2.securesites.com/commerce/join.htm. EXPERIENCE THE BEST CYCLING IN NORTH AMERICA! Come to BikeFest 2002, August 2-4 in Amherst, MA and enjoy what Richard Fries, publisher of The Ride (http://www.ridezine.com), calls, “Undoubtedly my favorite place to be on a bike! Arguably the best cycling in North America!" Cycle low-traffic roads through the beautiful Connecticut River Valley in western Mass. or hit the dirt on your mountain bike. Bonus: entertainment on site and in a cool downtown area, serious cycling food, plus talks on bicycle advocacy, bike fit for women, touring Iceland, bike maintenance and repair, frame building, and more. For information on BikeFest 2002 or to register visit http://www.bikeleague.org/events/bikefest2002.html. LANCE, TRACK LEGEND MARTY NOTHSTEIN, AND “LION KING” MARIO CIPOLLINI TO DUKE IT OUT ON THE STREETS OF MANHATTAN, AUGUST 4 Just a week after the grand finale on the Champs Elysees, Lance and his U.S. Postal Service teammates will race through the streets of Lower Manhattan in the first ever New York City Cycling Championship on August 4. They will compete against the likes of 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist Marty Nothstein and "Lion King" Mario Cipollini, who has won over 150 pro cycling races around the world and is among the world’s top road sprinters. (That is, if Cipollini does not retire before then, as he indicated he planned to earlier this week. Test your Italian on http://www.mariocipollini.net). The 100-kilometer professional cycling race will feature 60 - 70 top professional cyclists racing through Manhattan’s financial district with the Start/Finish Line at Wall & Water Streets. For details, go to http://www.nycbikerace.com. Could this end Wall Street’s slump? NEW YORK JEWISH ENVIRONMENTAL BIKE RIDE, OCT. 13-14 Join Hazon as they seek to mobilize the Jewish community towards greater environmental awareness and activism, and ride through the beautiful Hudson Valley of New York during the peak of fall foliage, October 13-14. The Ride is open to riders of any religious background. Beginning near Poughkeepsie and ending with a celebration and Jewish Eco-Fair in Manhattan, day 1 will be approximately 70 miles, and day 2 will be approximately 40. Go to http://www.hazon.org for details and registration. COAST-TO-COAST ON A TANDEM On August 25, Steve and Stephanie Mountford will leave New York City on a 6,000-mile ride across America on their tandem. They will hit Niagara Falls, Chicago, Kansas, New Orleans, Texas, Phoenix, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Death Valley and Los Angeles, and finish in San Francisco on December 7. They are riding to support the National Children's Leukemia Foundation, whose mission is to raise public awareness of the need for bone marrow donors, and to aid and support sufferers of leukemia. On the tragic day of September 11th last year, a little boy aged five, the son of a close friend of theirs, lost his four-year battle against leukemia. If a compatible bone marrow donor had been found, he might have been saved. To learn more and support their great effort, visit http://www.coasttocoast2002.com/. WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN SEPTEMBER? CYCLISTS NEEDED FOR BORDER-TO-BORDER RIDE TO BENEFIT CHILDREN WITH HIV/AIDS The 2002 Border to Border Challenge is a 1,900-mile bicycle ride from Canada to Mexico with a goal of raising $1 million for pediatric HIV/AIDS research and critical care. The trip originates at the Canadian border near Babb, Montana, east of Glacier National Park, and finishes in El Paso, Texas. The ride will essentially follow the Continental Divide staying on paved roads. The tour will be divided into three legs, each of which will be approximately six to seven days covering 500 to 600 miles. The total trip starts September 4, will be approximately 2000 miles and will take about one month to complete. Visit http://www.bordertoborderusa.org to register or support the cause. We hope you enjoy BikeLeague News. Please forward this to fellow cyclists and others who may be interested, but please be sure to credit the League of American Bicyclists as the source for your information. To support or learn more about the League, visit http://www.bikeleague.org. --- You are currently subscribed to bikeleaguenews as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]