The annual Bike MS Oklahoma Mother Road Ride finished on Sunday with riders pedaling to the Oklahoma Capitol in Oklahoma City. Here's a report from KJRH-TV of the annual Tulsa-to-OKC bicycle ride. According to the report, 700 to 750 riders participated. The goal was to raise $500,000 for multiple sclerosis research. According to a report … Continue reading Bike MS ride pedals to Oklahoma Capitol
Category: Bicycling
Endurance athlete talks about his Route 66 accident
British endurance athlete James Cracknell wrote a column for The Telegraph in London about his serious cycling accident on Route 66 in Arizona in July. According to initial reports, Cracknell suffered a fractured skull when a truck hit him when he was trying to go across the United States in 18 days for a Discovery … Continue reading Endurance athlete talks about his Route 66 accident
Bicycle trail hits a roadblock
John Fritsche, a cycling enthusiast who's been leading an effort to establish a 17-mile bicycle trail on an abandoned section of Route 66 between Staunton and Litchfield, Ill., said in a letter to the editor in The Journal-News in nearby Hillsboro that the project has run into a snag. The roadway is under the jurisdiction of … Continue reading Bicycle trail hits a roadblock
Ohio man plans 2,500-mile bicycle ride
Jamey Mixson of South Euclid, Ohio, soon will start a bicycle ride across the country to raise awareness about illiteracy and childhood obesity, reported the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. Mixson will start Saturday from Cleveland and will end his journey in Los Angeles suburb of Manhattan Beach, Calif. He's planning on picking up Route 66 in St. … Continue reading Ohio man plans 2,500-mile bicycle ride
Epic cycling tour includes part of Route 66
Tour d'Afrique has announced it will add part of Route 66 to its itinerary for a 92-day, 5,000-mile bicycle ride in 2011 from San Francisco to St. John's, Newfoundland. Between stops in Wichita, Kan., and Detroit is this: Legendary Route 66 beckons in the states of Missouri and Illinois. Along it’s storied path we’ll stop in … Continue reading Epic cycling tour includes part of Route 66
Endurance athlete suffers serious injury on Route 66
James Cracknell, the British Olympic gold-medalist who was attempting to traverse the United States by bicycle and running in a mere 18 days, suffered a fractured skull Tuesday on Route 66 when he was hit by a truck in Arizona, reports The Independent of London. The 38-year-old was filming for the Discovery Channel on a … Continue reading Endurance athlete suffers serious injury on Route 66
Not just pedal-pushing
This is a physical challenge that even Andy Payne would think twice about doing. British Olympic gold-medalist rower James Cracknell wants to cycle, swim, run or row all the way across America in just 18 days. According to Road.cc: His 3,600 mile trip will mostly be completed by bike and 2,500 miles of it will … Continue reading Not just pedal-pushing
For sale, piece by piece
This video clip from the 2006 documentary "Route 66 by Bicycle: Pedaling the Mother Road" tells about a fascinating section of abandoned Route 66 near Arcadia, Okla., that's been put up for sale -- in 1-foot sections for $66 apiece. Better yet, the cyclists actually got to travel down the old road a bit. The … Continue reading For sale, piece by piece
Notes from the road
Roadies who've explored Route 66 in Clinton, Okla., may remember the 15-foot-tall fiberglass American Indian mascot, aka Muffler Man, who graced the front of David Howe Motors for years. The Howe Indian disappeared after a recent ownership change. But we're pleased to report the mascot has turned up at Indian Trading Post and Art near … Continue reading Notes from the road
One long bicycle trip
Claudia Heller, in her ongoing series about Route 66 in Southern California, tells the story of Dan Hyke, who bicycled part of Route 66 and beyond from Santa Monica, Calif., to Virginia Beach, Va., in 1982. Hyke was moved to try the cross-country feat after the death of his father. Averaging a little less than … Continue reading One long bicycle trip