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Nathan Hale Foundation not peddling tandem, yet – Plymouth, MA – Wicked Local Plymouth – veterans’ outreach centers plan to acquire tandems.

[Video] New patented system allows people with disabilities to ride bicycles – Huelva (Spain), 11 Aug (EFE), (Camera: Julian Perez).- Inventor Faustino Blanco, who himself is visually impaired, has presented a patented system to connect two bicycles in tandem, which allows people with disabilities to ride them. The system could also benefit the elderly and people undergoing rehabilitation. Also visit
www.efe.com (site in several languages including English)

No Vision, No Problem for Ironman Competitor – That’s Fit – Jack Chen, now 36, has been blind since age 16. He wanted to take part in Ironman to show that visually impaired people can do whatever they want to do.

Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind are looking for volunteer tandem-pilots – 20/8/11 – 10.30am or 1pm, Forest Rec, Nottm.

NYC Triathlon Report | Blind Athlete – first hand account of taking part.

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| Palaestra: Cycling camps held for paralympic hopefuls and riders with disabilities | Find Articles at BNET – USABA hosted its first development camp for athletes with disabilities.

Paralympic Cycling – Track – cycling seems likely to be one of the most popular sports at London 2012.

Pedaling around North County – Santa Ynez Valley Journal – Tailwinds Bicycle Club, Santa Maria, Northern Santa Barbara County, donates bicycles for children in need, and has provided a tandem for blind riders as part of its community activities.

Profile of blind cyclist in Gran Fondo to premiere at MorristownGreen.com Film Fest – a short film chronicles Jim Kutsch’s preparations for the Big Ride.

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Racing Blind – Shoreline-Lake Forest Park, WA Patch – Patricia Walsh talks about what it’s like to be a blind triathlete.

RAGBRAI is for everyone | Blind Living – so who in their right mind would want to go through this? Read on.

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Scheidies fearless despite blindness – The Denver Post, – people say funny things when they see Aaron Scheidies taking part as a blind triathlete.

Shona changes gear to raise charity cash – Edinburgh Evening News – Shona Black is planning to raise funds by a gruelling program of kayaking, climbing and cycling, despite blindness.

Stuart Block Supports Right to Sight | Right To Sight – Stuart Block is riding a tandem from Cape Town to London to raise funds and awareness for Right to Sight.

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Tandem piloting for blind stoker – - Cycling Forums UK – discussion thread on new pilot piloting for new blind stoker.

Team Trainright Blog: An Enlightening Triathlon Experience, by Randy Mast | Carmichael Training Systems – the author meets up with a blind partner for the Denver Triathlon.

Trailblazers Tandem Cycling Club – Serving VI Cyclists in Toronto, Canada « The TandemGeek’s Blog- blind members meet up with sighted volunteers to ride tandems. 

The Tandem Geek’s Blog RSS Feed

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Urban Active to Hold Cycling Class to Benefit the Visually Impaired -Columbus Local News – Urban Active Fitness has recently sponsored an indoor cycling event for blind people.

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Volunteer cyclists needed for new tandem group – Community – Ulster Star – Lisburn in Focus needs you if you could be a tandem pilot.

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[Video] 2B2R Intro – Tauru and Christi, both legally blind, plan to ride their tandem bike unsupported from the bottom of South America to the top of North America in 2012-13. Their goal is to raise awareness about the abilities of the visually impaired, and they will be visiting schools for the blind along their route to share their story and to learn of new stories from others. .

60 PLUSS MPH – My Greenspeed GTT recumbent tandem trike – the author, Graham, has lost 80% of his sight already, and prepares for the time he can no longer ride solo.
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Annapolitan Clark Rachfal Awarded Paralympic World Cup | Eye On Annapolis

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Blind bike trials 2 – More highly skilled bike stunts from Matt Gilman; blind bike rider.

Blind Biker Brings It BACK Home To San Diego – Jeremy Poincenot was a student when Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) made him blind. He takes part in an annual tandem ride (the CURE Ride) to raise awareness of the condition. 

More on the CURE Ride.

Blind Riders Take On RAGBRAI -It’s called the oldest and largest bike touring event in the world, and takes place in Iowa. 2 blind people took part this year. Also visit
Tour de Iowa? Bicyclists Hit Hawkeye State for RAGBRAI, Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa – ABC Newsand
Munson: Disabled riders push ahead, with a bit of volunteer aid | The Ds Moines Register – the inaugural Adaptive Sports Iowa RAGBRAI team..

Blind teenager’s on track for Olympic challenge – This is Scunthorpe – Jack Garner and his guide will take part in a paratriathlon event in London.

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CHECT UK (ChectUK) on Twitter – Childhood eye Cancer charity wants to hear from any keen cyclists willing to pilot a blind cyclist from Brighton to Weymouth. Sorry if this is too late.

College Supports Blind Dave In Top2Toe Challenge – South Birmingham College is supporting local blind man Dave Heeley in his Top2Toe Challenge, which sees him run and cycle from one end of the country to the other in ten days to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Also visit
Good luck Blind Dave! – Sandwell Council

Cycling For Sight 2011 – Roesink Photograhy — Chris Roesink –
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Door County Triathlon: Overcoming extra challenges | Door County Wisconsin | doorcountyadvocate.com – helpers enable people with disabilities to take part.

Don’t miss Sci-Bono’s Dialogue in the Dark | nothing to do in joburg besides… – one of the guides for this exhibition, which is conducted completely in the dark, is a keen tandem cyclist.

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East TN cyclists share tandem bikes with the blind | wbir.com – VIBES runs a monthly tandem bike ride in Sequoyah Hills.

Enough is Never Enough | J-Wire – Did round the world cyclist Jinji Sadan get a sleep-in on his first Sunday morning after a 65,000 km trip? No, he had a 6:30 start for something else…. Also visit
He’s cycled the world | The Jewish Chronicle

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Family Service of Morris County recognizes outstanding volunteers | NJ.com – Friends of the Blind Program helps blind people do everything from getting the groceries to riding a tandem.

Find Your CORE: Incredible Use for Bungee Cords – those cords hold blind triathletes and sighted guides together.

First Legally Blind Cyclist To Take On Pan-Mass Challenge « CBS Boston – Chris Smith wants to raise money for the cancer charity benefiting from the event, and to make a statement about blind people not retiring to the couch

Fitness – My Life as a Low Vision/Blind Soldier – the author goes into the barriers to fitness imposed by facilities and by himself.

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Greg Birch: Helping out is a tandem affair – Pomerado News – he has taken part in Cycling for Sight with blind 80-year-old stoker Jim Miller.

Guide Dogs appeal for challenge help – Community – Forfar Dispatch – Guide Dogs Scotland have formed the Full Circle 2011 Team to take on the Guide Dogs Coniston Challenge on Saturday, September 10. At least one participant duige dog owner is taking part on a tandem.

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Hey Wilson Meet Joules and His Electric Tandem Bike – a wife who doesn’t much appreciate riding a tandem bike with her husband welcomes Joules, a robot that can take the place of a human on a tandem.

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Legally blind mountain bike racer risks his life to compete | Matador Network – Bobby McMullen can barely see but he trains and competes on some of the most challenging downhill mountain bike courses in America.

London to Brighton Cycle – tandem ride from London to Brighton, 11th September 2011. Blind people from tandem clubs across London are hoping to take part, but they need more front riders / captains / pilots. Could you volunteer?

Long Branch Duathlon Race Report | Blind Athlete – New Jersey event involving running and cycling included a blind athlete on a tandem.

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Meet the best in the West – Evening Times – Visibility Volunteers in Glasgow enable blind people to take part in activities, tandem cycling included. The group has been shortlisted for a Community Champions Award.

[Video] Matt King, blind cyclist – Paralympic tandem cyclist racing and motivational speaking introduction.

Mellis on wheels – Community – lep.co.uk – Jack Mellis from Preston, Lancs, is 92 and describes himself as ‘short-sighted’. He is one of the UK’s oldest cyclists.

Mike Nightingale’s driving force is people | Stuff.co.nz – Mike, 72, of New Plymouth, has piloted tandems for blind people, and has been involved in much more besides.

For more on Esref Armagan, please visit

Vince’s Parallax: Esref Armagan, Blind Turkish Painter

Amazing Paintings by a Blind Man – Visboo

[Video] Blind artist paints all new Volvo S60 – Esref was invitied to the Volvo Car Co., where his work depicting the new model was filmed.

Esref Armagan – Lost At E Minor: For creative people

see with your fingers | k.t. blue designs – a master class with Esref Armagan.

[Audio] The Blind Brain: Part 1 of 2 – "A completely blind artist paints perfect replicas of the world he’s never seen. An Indian child born with cataracts miraculously gains full visual capacity at age 12. People born blind experience their ‘seeing’ mind in different ways, and are helping scientists challenge the dogma of a brain rigidly hard-wired for vision. And, Zoltan Torey, blinded 56 years ago in an industrial accident, shares his own wildly vivid experience of an ‘inner eye’. (An interview with Dr. Amir Amedi)" From ABC (Australia). 

Part 2.