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Bike Friendly Sonoma County Beckons Cyclists

{April 14th} 589 Views - 0 Comments

Cyclists who are challenged by Sonoma County’s backroads discover lodging and businesses are bike friendly here. Jimtown Store is bike friendly Tucked into Alexander Valley, the store’s staff sees many cyclists and loves having them in for a lunch, snack or treat. They offer bike friendly fare of delicious foods and drinks for refueling, have [...]

Binoculars, cowbells ready: Santa Rosa is Tour of Calif. Stage 2 finish

{February 19th} 296 Views - 0 Comments

The excitement at Inside-Sonoma world headquarters is building: Once again, Santa Rosa will be the finish line for Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California (www.amgentourofcalifornia.com), on May 17. The race has been moved from February to May (May 16-23) this year. Organizers hope to avoid some of the rainy and, in some cases, [...]

Levi Leipheimer cycling the roads of Sonoma County

{January 20th} 443 Views - 1 Comment

Levi Leipheimer, cycling God and Sonoma County resident, trains throughout the year on the back roads of Sonoma Wine Country.  Lately, videos of Levi training amongst the wine country foliage have surfaced on the internets.  Following are two of our favorites.  And if you didn’t attend Levi’s GranFondo, check out the video below and sign-up [...]

Breakaway Ride

{December 17th} 583 Views - 0 Comments

To promote the 2010 Amgen Tour of California cycling race May 16 – 23, a “Breakaway Ride presented by Specialized” will be held in several California cities.  Both rides will be held in April 2010 and will raise funds for Breakaway from Cancer. Each Breakaway Ride will give cycling enthusiasts a chance to ride on [...]

Cycling in Sonoma County

{October 2nd} 708 Views - 1 Comment

In Sonoma County, mountains and ridge-top grasslands quickly give way to valleys, oak forests, orchards, chaparral, vineyards, groves of ancient redwoods and a dramatic Pacific coastline — entirely different worlds, all within a few miles of each other. Stunning landscapes provide visitors with innumerable opportunities to enjoy the scenery while also getting a great workout. [...]

Levi vs. InsideSonoma

{July 21st} 650 Views - 1 Comment

Levi Leipheimer, Sonoma County resident, professional cyclist, friend to animals, and until a recent spill broke his wrist, Tour de France title contender, is in it deep. Yes friends, Levi Leipheimer is promoting a cool bike ride here in Wine Country to raise money for the Tour of California, as well as for a local [...]

Great cycling routes in Sonoma County

{February 15th} 664 Views - 1 Comment

Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer might get a lot of press about cycling in the Tour of California here in Wine Country, but the same routes they are attacking today are also great for amateur and casual cyclists. Here’s some choice rides here in Sonoma: Challenge & Train Two challenging rides in the county are [...]

Lance Armstrong, Sonoma County – A Perfect Pairing

{February 12th} 303 Views - 1 Comment

We can safely say that I’m not a sporty girl. While I do ride my bicycle occasionally, I get winded after a couple of miles on a straight, flat surface. That’s not to say I won’t get a vicarious thrill when I watch the Tour of California, which comes through Sonoma County on Sunday. Santa [...]

Ride the AMGEN Tour of California race route

{January 12th} 341 Views - 0 Comments

Professional cyclists practice every day, watch their diet like supermodels, and steer clear from anything that looks like fun. They also wear spandex. Every day. Here’s your chance to look like a pro cyclist, without having to do all the work of one: ride the Amgen Tour of California race route through Sonoma Wine Country [...]

Late Breaking- Cyclocross Tomorrow! 10 AM! No wimps!

{December 5th} 269 Views - 0 Comments

Sonoma-Insiders: those cool cats at Bike Monkey have teamed up with the City of Santa Rosa (fairly cool in their own right) for another last-minute Cyclocross race. Look below the photo of muddy guy (Thanks PD!) for the details. This is all in the run-up to the cool Amgen Tour of California and which will [...]