Iris Klein of Germany is bicycling about 70 miles a day on Route 66 to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure cancer research charity. On Saturday, she made a stop in Amarillo, according to a story in the Amarillo Globe-News. She quit her day job as a marketing manager in Colon … Continue reading Woman bicycling Route 66 for Komen cancer fund
Category: Bicycling
Bike MS ride pedals to Oklahoma Capitol
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
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