{"id":3368,"date":"2008-08-25T20:15:07","date_gmt":"2008-08-26T02:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=3368"},"modified":"2008-08-25T20:15:07","modified_gmt":"2008-08-26T02:15:07","slug":"everyday-olympians-bike-to-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/everyday-olympians-bike-to-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyday Olympians Bike to Glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2008\/08\/image002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3369\" style=\"float: left\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2008\/08\/image002.jpg\" alt=\"Riding for Gold\" width=\"256\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: This is a guest   submission from John Addison, Publisher of the <a title=\"Clean Fleet Report\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cleanfleetreport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Clean Fleet Report<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: aqua\"><span> <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>After bicycling for 152 miles in   6 hours and 23 minutes in Beijing\u2019s   smoggy air, the gold medal was determined by a fraction of a second.<\/h3>\n<p>Spain\u2019s   Samuel Sanchez willed a supreme effort to out-sprint the world\u2019s great riders   like David <span class=\"SpellE\">Rebellin<\/span> and Fabian <span class=\"SpellE\">Cancellara<\/span>.   Although Sanchez could ignore pain and exhaustion during the 152 miles, he   could not hold back his tears while listening to Spain\u2019s   national anthem being played in recognition for his gold medal victory.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty-seven million U.S.   citizens ride a bicycle, at least, on occasion. Over one billion globally use   bicycles, famously including millions in our Olympic host nation. For all of   us \u201cEveryday Olympians,\u201d the pace is gentle as we enjoy exercise and fresh   air. For some of us, the bicycle is a practical part of our commuting and   reaching other destinations.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Gary Bulmer often commutes 25 miles round trip to and from work with   breathtaking rides through San Francisco   and across the Golden Gate Bridge.   He is a master chef who enjoys great food, yet never gains a pound because of   all his bike riding. He and his wife Sue live in beautiful Sausalito,   a community located where the Marin Headlands reach down to the Bay, and both   work in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>Nichole Cooke survived the intense Olympic bicycle race in rain that made   downhill hairpin turns dangerously slippery and caused four great riders to   crash. She is proud of her first Olympic gold medal. She is no stranger to   great victories. Paris has   acclaimed her for twice winning women\u2019s most demanding bicycle race, La   Grande Boucle <span class=\"SpellE\">F\u00e9minine<\/span> (the women&#8217;s Tour de   France).<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to what started in Paris, 5 million Europeans in 16 cities are now   members of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jcdecaux.com\/content\/jcdecaux_en\/groupejcdecaux\/cyclocity\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"SpellE\">Cyclocity<\/span>\u00ae<\/a> with locations near   major public transit stops, large buildings, and near major employers. Paying   an average of thirty euros per year, members do not need to own a bike. They   simply use a bike for less than 30 minutes without paying a premium. Members   use their smart cards to unlock a city bike at a transit center, ride one way   to the <span class=\"SpellE\">Cyclocity<\/span>\u00ae bike rack nearest their   destination and lock the bike. The same bike is used by various members for   up to 50 times per day.<\/p>\n<p>Our nation\u2019s capital, the District of Columbia,   is starting with 10 stations and 120 bikes. But D.C. officials are eager to   expand it quickly if the response is good. Proponents say the program easily   could be expanded to more than 1,000 bikes at more than 100 stations within a   year. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleanfleetreport.com\/vault\/bike_olympians.htm\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleanfleetreport.com\/vault\/bike_olympians.htm\">Read   the Full Article on the Clean Fleet Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(c) Copyright 2008 John Addison.<\/p>\n<p>John Addison publishes of the Clean Fleet   Report.<\/p>\n<p>The image is copyright \u00a9 2001 by James F. Perry and is hereby made   available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution &#8211; <span class=\"SpellE\">ShareAlike<\/span> 3.0 license<\/p>\n<p><!-- InstanceEndEditable --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor&#8217;s Note: This is a guest submission from John Addison, Publisher of the Clean Fleet Report. 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