Jim Caple of ESPN (which is apparently known for poor cycling coverage) has a piece called 10 reasons you'll want to watch this year's Tour de France. Number 10 is Bicycles are the new SUV:
More importantly, it's good for you, good for the environment and good for the country. Who is more patriotic, the person who commutes to work on a bike, or the guy who slaps a U.S. flag decal on his SUV that gets 12 miles per gallon?
Buying gas gets soldiers killed.This counts for Canadians in Afghanistan too. We're there because terrorists drove planes into the World Trade Centre, because they've long been upset that western countries have been stationing troops in their countries for easy access to oil.
[via Commute by Bike]
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