On October 29 and 30 the historic 23rd Street Armory will again become the home of all things bicycle as the Philly Bike Expo celebrates its second year. The 2011 Philly Bike Expo will be presented by Eastern Mountain Sports with the theme “Origin of the Species – the Evolution of the Mountain Bike.” “Of [...]
By Laurence Kelly The Burley Travoy is a two-wheeled handcart style bike trailer. Weighing in at only ten pounds, it can carry six times its own weight. The oversized wheels get up and down stairs easily, even when it’s fully loaded. With its quick release wheels and handles, the trailer can fold up into a [...]
Editor’s Note: Another victory for local Bobby Lea – awesome work! The first national championship jerseys were awarded on the second day of the 2011 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Competitors in the 2008 Olympic Games Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif./OUCH), Jennie Reed (Seattle, Wash./OUCH) and Bobby [...]
Editor’s Note: Congratulations to local Bobby Lea – keep up the good work! The 2011 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships opened Wednesday with a flying start at the Velodrome at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The first event of the men’s and women’s omnium, the flying lap, filled the morning session. In [...]
You’ve been training for months, everything is going great, and then one day … BAM! You are struck with an injury, seemingly out of the blue. Now you need to face up to the difficult task of not only dealing with the fact that you are injured, but the healing and recovery process as well. [...]
Written By Dr. Mitchell Greene For those athletes in the final month of training before the Pocono Mountains 70.3 race, below is a list of recommendations to keep you from burning too much mental energy prior to, and on, your big day. If you have a nasty habit of being unkind to yourself, race day [...]
Liberty Sports Magazine is glad to welcome the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Pocono Mountains! The world’s most prestigious endurance sports experience will take place at the Pocono Mountains Sunday, October 2nd. Pennsylvania’s first ever Ironman triathlon will take place in and around the scenic Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, traveling through the bucolic countryside, mountain [...]
Lukas Winterburg scores a decisive win at the Whirly Bird Cross, round 5 of the Mid-Atlantic Cyclocross Series Photo & Story By Anne Rock Bryn Athyn, PA (September 25, 2011) — The first few laps of the Men’s Elite Race at Whirlybird Cross looked like a Bad Andy Sandwich with Swiss riders Lukas Müller and [...]
Competition may be the heart of every ‘cross race, but without the skeleton of service, a race couldn’t stand. People with regular jobs and families put aside their time to create an event for fellow enthusiasts to enjoy. It doesn’t just happen on race day with course set up, tear down, registration, parking, course marshalling, [...]
By Jill Forsythe Fall is just around the corner as the temperatures begin to cool off and daylight grows noticeably shorter. You’ve trained hard over the summer months through heat and humidity and that goal race will be here very soon. You might find yourself in a position of worry about missing too many runs [...]
