One of Doug’s pictures was selected Pic of the Day (8/21/09) bike Bike Rumor . It’s not the first time. One of Doug’s Owhyee pics from a trip he and Scott did several years ago made Adventure Cycling Magazine.

It’s a mixed feeling Doug has in response. Neither picture focuses much on the cyclist in question. Bill Arnold says Doug likes to have his picture taken. He practically begs by posing and posturing. It follows, then that Doug should be disappointed at Bike Rumor’s selection. You can’t tell who’s on the bike!

Still you’ve got to admit, there’s a fair amount of drama in this earth-meets-sky pic.–Corrie

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"This time my focus was only on retaining the title for the third time in a row and, thank God, I succeeded," Nirjala, 32, who was riding a carbon fiber Scott bike, told IANS. Shimla : Nepal's intrepid biker Nirjala Tamrakar Wright Saturday scored her third win on the roll in the women's category of the Hercules MTB (mountain biking) Himachal-2011, event organisers said here. "Nirjala and Chhetri won the mountain biking expedition in their respective categories," Mohit Sood, president of the Himalayan Adventure Sports and Tourism Promotion Association (HASTPA), the event organising club, told IANS. She was then riding her sponsored Qoroz Professional titanium bike. Nirjala finished the race 5 hours 10 minutes ahead of Monica, who finished second. But practice on similar topography and under same climatic conditions (in Nepal) helped me a lot to retain the title," said Nirjala, who has been pedalling professionally for 11 years.

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