Saturday, March 3, 2007

CD's Saturday cycling tip: newspaper cycling blowout!

On this side of the Atlantic, I think we're more likely to see newsroom positions restored and monkeys flying out the butts of publishers before we see anything like the Guardian's cycling extravaganza. This is good, basic cycling stuff for the largely noncycling public. Cycling know-it-alls are already sniffing in online forums that this 92-page section has missed the point. The point the sniffers miss is that when the mainstream press doesn't doesn't ignore cyclists, it often depicts them as, well, eccentric, effete, monocle-wearing sniffers. Jeeeeezus. This section, even if it is from a suspect leftist publication bent on driving cars off the planet, might even get a few more people — sans monocle and nose drip — out on bikes. And with a major newspaper is investing that much in newsprint and Web resources to talk about cycling, it would surprise me if there aren't a few primates aloft in the Guardian offices.

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