Ride with confidence: increase the fun in cycling by knowing how to handle any situation
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Learning mechanical skills, avoiding trouble, looser clothing, 'uglifying' bicycles and posting routes are some of the essential bicycling precautions that will increase a female cyclists' skill and confidence. Staying alert, survival accessories and planning escape routes are also recommended.
Publication Name: Bicycling
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0006-2073
Year: 1998
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"You can't win on mineral water:" thirty years after Tommy Simpson's death, cycling and drugs still don't mix
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The death of cyclist Tommy Simpson in the 1967 Tour de France has been a major factor in the official banning of drug use in sports and the implementation of drug testing on athletes. However, the lure of money in sports has been tempting athletes to resort to performance-enhancing drugs.
Publication Name: Bicycling
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0006-2073
Year: 1997
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Drugs: the unfair advantage
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It was possible that the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, saw more athletes using drugs than ever before, despite the Ben Johnson scandal in the 1988 Olympics. There are numerous new drugs, many of which cannot be detected by testing.
Publication Name: Sport
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0038-7797
Year: 1992
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