Other Cycling Sites

  • Lance Armstrong Online: The four-time winner of the Tour de France not only conquered the world's most difficult cycling race, he also has conquered cancer. Learn more facts about Lance and his family.
  • Lance Armstrong Foundation: This is Lance's charity to help other cancer survivors.
  • Bicycle Blogs: A directory of blogs, about bikes, by cyclists.
  • Bicycling Magazine: America's dominant cycling magazine also has an interesting Web site.
  • BikeKatyTrail.com: Resources for Katy Trail State Park in Missouri, including businesses and services along the trail, comments from cyclists about the trail and an interactive milage chart.
  • Bike Nashbar: A good source of low-cost bicycling equipment.
  • Breathless Agony: A listing of the toughest bicycle rides in the United States.
  • Cannondale: I've been riding Cannondale bicycles on my road trips since 1986. They're particular good bikes for people who need stiff frames, like me.
  • Crazy Guy on a Bike: A free, non-commercial Web site dedicated to bicycle tour journals from throughout the world.
  • Cyber Cyclery: A comprehensive listing of product, touring, organizational and informational cycling links.
  • John Forrester: He is the author of "Effective Cycling," which advocates that cyclists fare best when they act as and are treated as drivers of vehicles.
  • Tyler Hamilton: This American professional cyclist has more than proven his meddle with his performance in the 2003 Tour de France.
  • Illinois Cycling Guide: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources' bicycling page.
  • Jack's Cycling Pages: A good comprehensive list of bicycling links.
  • Ken Kifer's Bike Pages: Articles on bicycle camping (bikepacking) and touring, cycling health and fitness, bicycle safety in traffic, and bicycling advocacy, plus travelogues from eleven long bike trips, cycling humor, and cycling links.
  • Jim Langley — Bicycle Aficionado: The former chief technical editor of Bicycling Magazine offers valuable tips about bicycle repair.
  • MCT Trails: The Madison County (Ill.) Transit District has developed a network of bicycle trails. The MCT Trails site show you how to get the trailheads, and you can request brochures on the various trails.
  • Mike's Mega Bicycle Links: Mike Bentley's impressive set of links to lots of cycling sites, especially those in Illinois.
  • Performance Bicycle: A good source of low-cost bicycling equipment.
  • Regional Bikeways of Metro St. Louis: An interactive map of bicycle trails in the St. Louis region.
  • Rodebike.com: St. Louis-area cyclist Robert P. Anderson's comprehensive collection of bicycling articles and other resources.
  • Route verte: The Route verte consists of 2,300 kilometers of bicycle trails and routes in the province of Quebec. Sites are available in English and French.
  • Selected Links to Bicycling: J. Fazio's wide selection of cycling links in Illinois, including the Chicago area, and other Midwestern states.
  • STLBIKING.COM: This is a comprehensive look at the cycling scene in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
  • St. Louis Cycle Central: Another site that takes a close look at cycling in St. Louis.
  • Terry Precision Cycling: Terry is a manufacturer of bicycles and other equipment geared especially for women.
  • Tour de France: The official Web site of the Tour de France, complete with English, French, German and Spanish versions.
  • Trails.com: A good resource for finding road and mountain bike routes.
  • Trek: A leading American bicycle manufacturer now perhaps best known for making the bicycles used by Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France.
  • Graham Watson Cycling Photography: Enjoy some of the world's best cycling photography.

St. Louis Area Bicycle Shops

  • Big Shark Bicycle Company: A shop in St. Louisthat sponsors many cycling teams.
  • Breese Bikes: A family-owned shop in Pontoon Beach, Ill.
  • The Cyclery: A two-store chain of bicycle shops in Centralia and Edwardsville, Ill.
  • Recycled Cycles & Service: A St. Louis-based shop that specializes in high-caliber used equipment.
  • St. Louis Recumbent Bicycles: St. Louis's only bicycle shop dealing exclusively with recumbents.
  • Touring Cyclist: A bicycle shop chain in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

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