Cycling in Melbourne Australia

ChrisS's Blog – November 2008 Archive (5)

Debra Mayrhofer's opinion piece in The Age

Ghost Bike image from Times Up!

The Age: Political statements do not protect those still riding the roads

If you drove by a sombre memorial to a fallen cyclist every day, would you become more aware of bike riders, or… Continue

Added by ChrisS on November 21, 2008 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

US: Buy a home on a bike

Whilst researching something complete unrelated, I came across this:

Denver: http://www.buyahomeonabike.com/

Related blog post: Bike to Work? It’s possible in Scottsdale. Sell real estate? Hum…

Wonder if Melbourne estate agents could follow suit soon?

It's more evidence that events in the US are altering rather… Continue

Added by ChrisS on November 16, 2008 at 11:12pm — 1 Comment

Mark French sues Chippy-FM

Sic 'em Mark!

The Rage: Cyclist sues Triple M for defamation

The rider who rocked Australian cycling with allegations of teammates injecting themselves with vitamins and supplements is suing radio station Triple M for defamation.

The Supreme Court heard yesterday that Triple M presenters had labelled Mark French a drug cheat and an "un-Australian" dobber in a… Continue

Added by ChrisS on November 12, 2008 at 12:02pm — 1 Comment

Cyclists are Very Smart

When it comes to remembering 80's pop tunes and obscure cultural references.

See below!

3CR Quiz Night Success 5 November 2008

Trivia Winners: 3CR's 30th October fundraising Quiz Night was a great success.

New program YarraBUG (pictured left with MC Shiralee Hood) had the audacity to win and showed no… Continue

Added by ChrisS on November 7, 2008 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Found! Mockridge's 1952 Paris Open Grand Prix Cup!

Former Olympic wrestler Kevin Coote, in his poolroom-cum-museum, handed over Russell Mockridge's 1952 Paris Grand Prix Cup to Mockridge's daughter Lindy yesterday. Picture: Michael Dodge

Herald Sun: Slide show stuns Queen

November 06, 2008 12:00am

LEGENDARY cyclist Russell Mockridge's daughter Lindy has solved a 56-year-old… Continue

Added by ChrisS on November 6, 2008 at 9:00am — 4 Comments