Joomla! site syndication http://www.tourdethailand.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:10:34 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.tourdethailand.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.tourdethailand.com Joomla! site syndication http://www.tourdethailand.com/news/tour-news/2007-registration-now-open.html Registration is now open for the Tour de Thailand 2009. Time is flying by and before you know it we will depart Chiang Mai for Phuket on our 7th Annual Tour de Thailand charity ride! This year’s ride, beginning on December 8th and ending on January 3rd will prove to be the best tour ever with many new and returning riders from all over the globe. Visit the jungle-clad mountains of the north to the deep blue Andaman Sea of the south as we ride the length of Thailand in total 2,300 kilometers or 1,438 miles. Further Tour de Thailand Information (http://www.tourdethailand.com/tour-de-thailand.html) Detailed Tour de Thailand Itinerary (http://www.tourdethailand.com/tour-de-thailand-itinerary.html) Register for the Tour de Thailand (http://www.tourdethailand.com/tour-de-thailand-registration.html) more here (http://www.operationsmile.org/)] more here (http://www.blind.or.th/) ] News - Tour News Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:07:58 +0100 http://www.tourdethailand.com/news/general-news/bicycling-more-prevalent-among-wealthy.html Excerpted from the UK Times: The richer people become the further they cycle, according to official British figures overturning conventional wisdom that the bicycle is largely a poor man’s mode of transport. The richest fifth of the population cycle on average 2½ times as far in a year as the poorest fifth. The British Department for Transport’s National Travel Survey indicates that the poorest fifth, despite being five times less likely to have access to a car, are very unlikely to consider cycling as a solution to their transport needs. The London Cycling Campaign said that people on higher incomes tend to be better educated about the health benefits of cycling and more concerned with maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Link to full article @ UK Times Online (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2500754.ece) News - General News Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:17:52 +0100 http://www.tourdethailand.com/news/general-news/in-beijing-red-means-go.html In Beijing the bicycles don't stop for red lights. I had pretty much figured this out for myself by my second day on a rented 15-speed mountain bike. But it was Lu Xianfang who taught me how to weave my way across eight lanes of traffic that had the green light, and probably thought it had the right of way. Link to full article (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/11/07/AR2005041502355.html) (of-site) News - General News Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:24:35 +0100 http://www.tourdethailand.com/news/general-news/in-paris-riding-a-bike-is-liberating.html Beginning on July 15, thousands of bicycles became available in Paris at hundreds of self-service docking stations installed around the city by J. C. Decaux, an outdoor advertising company. Anyone, even fresh-off-the-plane Americans, can stroll over, swipe a credit card and ride away on a sturdy, well-maintained three-speed bike, a “vélo” in French. Access to the bikes is available all of the time; it's liberating, as in “liberté,” so the “Vélib” was born. Twelve weeks after the introduction of the Vélib, 15,000 bikes have been put into service at more than 1,000 stations. In that time Vélibiens (or Vélibeurs or perhaps Vélibistes) have checked out bicycles almost six million times and ridden them an estimated 7.5 million miles. The Vélib system is simple. You swipe a credit card in a kiosk that is located beside a row of parked bikes and purchase a one-day, one-week or one-year subscription. (The system also takes a 150-euro deposit authorization to ensure the bike's safe return.) The machine prints out a card with your code number and you enter a personal password. You tap in this code and password to unlock a bike and ride off. Link to full article (http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/travel/14Journeys.htm) (offsite) News - General News Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:13:40 +0100 http://www.tourdethailand.com/news/tour-news/forbes-slater-recognized-for-cycling-achievement.html Hello everyone - As many of you already know, Forbes participated in the 1,500 mile Tour de Thailand Charity Bike ride and subsequently received a Highly Commendable award for Community Services as follows: Foreign Service Youth Foundation Highly Commendable Clements International Award for Community Service presented to Forbes Slater For your participation as the youngest rider ever in the 2006 Tour de Thailand Charity Bike Ride. At great personal sacrifice and with great courage, you completed the 1,500 mile arduous trek and became the highest fundraiser in the tour's history, collecting over $5,950 for both an American and a Thai charity. Your dedicated commitment and perseverance demonstrated to Thailand the spirit of American giving. Here is a link to the photos (http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2089491582) (offsite) News - Tour News Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:53:33 +0100