Cycling

Cycling: A Perfect Sport For The College Grad

Though I rode my bike for years around the cul-de-sac in front of my home, I never imagined I'd be interested in biking purely for sport. I've only recently recognized cycling for it's competitive side, due in part due to the fact that my last collegiate tennis match is this Saturday. The end of this tennis season brings with it an end to the school related organized sports I've been a part of since Kindergarten. Cycling, as opposed to tennis, isn't a sport I'll be ineligible for after four years. In cycling, you don't need an opponent, you don't need a net, you don't even need to organize competition...it's just you and your bike and the great outdoors.
It is with this feeling in mind that I created the following page. This site will guide you though picking out a new bicycle and present options for leisurely mountain biking tours and greuling road races. It links you to a number of different professional cyclist's homepages and leads to sites on women traveling across the U.S. on their two wheelers. I plan to spend more time on the trails after graduation and hope you find cycling to be your perfect sport, no matter what age you are. Enjoy!

	Getting Started	Learn what type of bike is perfect for you, the best riding position, the skill to riding around obstacles, on-line sites for the hottest cycling gear...and once you're ready to hit the road this sight provides a guide to some of the nation's best trails.
	Mountain Bike Magazine Adventure Trekkers	This link gives you a taste of all the fun and adventure Mountain Bike Magazine offers. The site is a bit cluttered, but contains valuable information on racing and repairs. Adventure Trekkers offer "Inspirational yet affordable adventure." They even have a weather forcast to let viewers know about the riding conditions.
	Biking Across Kansas Hewlett-Packard Women's Challenge Tour de France	The bike across Kansas is a popular race for amateur level competitors. This sight provides all the necessary information for registration. According to the site, this Idaho based race is considered one of the world's most difficult cycling events. Find out why and see if you can get in shape to compete in the June 2000 race! The official Tour de France home page displays a map of the entire course and lists the race's previous winners. Unfortunately, the site doesn't contain much more than this information.
	Biking Across the U.S.	These women share their adventuresome story of biking across the U.S. The sight includes newspaper articles written about the women, their personal jounral entries, and saftey trips for the long haul...it's enough to motivate me to ride across the country...someday!
	Especially For Women	Professional cyclist Rebecca Bishop created a site full of fun receipes for the calorie burning athelte along with interesting discussion related to women in athletics.
	Lance Armstrong	Lance Armstrong may be the most inspirational cyclist ever... possibly even the most inspirational athelte ever. This site tells the heroic story of Armstrong as he battled back from testicular cancer to win the 1999 Tour de France. The site has, among its many links, a conncection to the Lance Armstrong foundation, an organization committed to cancer awareness, research and fund raising.
	Mari Holden	Mari's page liks the reader to her personal profile, her racing schedule, photos of Mari with The Dream Team after winning the World Cup Primavera Rosa in Italy and her personal reflections on traveling the world while competing in races.