by simpleDesigns | Sep 16, 2009 | Cycling
For the past several years, I have enjoyed photographing various bike races. The standing joke is that I photograph young men in tight black shorts. The truth is that I love shooting the energy in the air (and the podium girls). If you have any interest in bike races,...
by simpleDesigns | Jul 23, 2009 | Cycling
Very few people know the real reason that Lance Armstrong decided to race in Europe again after 3 years of semi-retirement. In the summers of 2006, 2007 and 2008 besides running marathons and racing mountain bikes, Lance participated in RAGBRAI. This week...
by simpleDesigns | Jun 15, 2009 | Cycling
By Cynthia Lou Kristin Armstrong (Cervélo Test Team) may have fiercely defended her yellow jersey at the Stillwater Criterium, leaping off the start line with determination in her eyes, but she left the Nature Valley Grand Prix well decorated and with a teary goodbye...
by simpleDesigns | Mar 24, 2009 | Birding, Cycling, Travel
Tina and I just got back from a week in Fredericksburg, Texas. We were able to get in some early spring bike riding and birding. One night downtown, we came across several large moths that resembled small hummingbirds drinking nectar from flowers. This is a picture...
by simpleDesigns | Jan 8, 2009 | Cycling
Lance Armstrong’s 4,241-sq.ft. ranch house at Deadman’s Hole, sitting on 447 acres of Texas hill country in Dripping Springs, is on the market for $12 million. No reason given, but he’s had an expensive run-in with the neighbors. To see property...
by simpleDesigns | Dec 19, 2008 | Cycling
Godfrey “Cho” Gahemba, Rwanda’s rising star, was struck and tragically killed by a vehicle on December 14, during a cycling race in Rwamagana, Rwanda . He was 17 years old. Godfrey was chosen as one of two Junior riders in Rwanda to attend a two month training camp in...
