Score! - Cycling

Q&A: Bike Rodeo

Fri, 05 May 2006 14:10:48 -0500

This year’s Noble Street Festival includes a bike rodeo, which begins at 3 p.m. in the parking lot and drive-thru area of Wachovia Bank in downtown Anniston. The event is set up for all riders age 9-19 and is free to all participants. Those who attend are required to wear helmets and will receive prizes.

Cyclists up for the challenge of Cheaha: Bicycle club hosts May 7 event

Fri, 05 May 2006 14:02:56 -0500

Last year, the Cheaha Challenge had 528 participants from 23 states. Now, in its 14th year, “The Challenge” has become a true Top 10 Event in the state of Alabama. Scheduled for Sunday, May 7, the event is hosted by the Northeast Alabama Bicycle Club.

Downtown gears up for a party

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:06:25 -0500

When all the pieces of the Noble Street Festival puzzle come together, you better watch out.

Biking in the Kids Zone

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:01:28 -0600

What goes better with bikes than kids? Let’s face it, when someone mentions a bicycle, our minds think first of young, scraped legs pedaling through the neighborhood, not the shaved, lean stems of professional riders.

Double your cycling fun

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:41:38 -0600

It is said that in spring thoughts turn to love. For athletes, this love often includes two wheels, handlebars, sore rear ends, helmets and speed.

‘Major’ Taylor paved way for future

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:11:26 -0600

In honor of Black History month, I’m proud to introduce a few cyclists of the past and present who paved the way for future cyclists.

Cycling impacts tourism

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:25:28 -0600

In 2005, the Cheaha Challenge in Piedmont attracted 28 cyclists, a record number for the event in its 13-year history. Most of these cyclists brought at least one other traveling companion.

Of the 528 cyclists, 207 traveled to Calhoun County from other states — 22 states to be exact.

It's too cold to ride!

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:44:33 -0600

If your approach to staying in shape through the winter months is hibernating until spring, you must be the kind of person that will jump from a hot tub and into an ice pool. WHEW!

Cyclocross racing exciting, challenging, unique

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:16:15 -0600

On Nov. 13, Anniston’s own Marty Mitchell traveled to Atlanta, Ga., to participate in his first ever cyclocross race.

The course was approximately 1.8 miles with three dismount areas that included two 14-inch high barriers, a 5-foot deep drainage ditch and a short steep hill.

Cycling News: 24 hours of what?

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:48:30 -0600

Call it the “Lance Factor,” but more people are racing bikes now in the U.S. than at any time in the past.

And now there is a new trend. Mountain biking.

Cycling News: Come ride with us!

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 04:05:43 -0500

The Northeast Alabama Bicycle Club (NEABC) was formed in 1989 to promote safe road and mountain bicycling and to hold regular cycling rides and events in this area.