The FredCast - Show #19
Links
Intro
1. Music: "Happy" by Jimmy Bratcher
music.podshow.comwww.jimmiebratcher.com
News
1. New Doping Scandal in Professional Cycling
2. Giro 2006 Wrap-up - Basso Wins!
www.gazzetta.it—en
*- Basso Wins
*- Simoni Accuses Basso
wedge- Danielson & Ullrich Drop Out
* Danielson Leaves Due to Sinuses, Intends to Lead Discovery in Vuelta
* Ullrich Out Due to Back Problems
3. Volta Catalunya
voltacatalunya.com
4. Next ProTour Event - Dauphine Libere - June 4-11, 2006
5. New ProTour Rankings
www.uciprotour.com—layout.asp
6. Ullrich: Basso is my chief competition
7. Meanwhile . . . Riis Says Ullrich Can't Hang
8. Apple-Nike Partnership
www.apple.com—nikewww.nike.com—nikeplus
9. . . . and a new Apple patent
10. No New Bike (or BBQ) Taxes in Canada
11. Ned Overend Still an Iron Horse
FredCast Productions Promo
1. FredCasting Productions
thefredcast@gmail.com
*- Let us create YOUR podcast!
Features
1. Creating Elevation Profiles Without a GPS (thanks to listener Neal!)
*- Google Earth
earth.google.com—downloads.html
*- GPSBable v.1.2.8 Beta
www.gpsbabel.org
*- Topofusion v.Demo 2.85 (Free to use)
www.topofusion.com
wedge- GPS Visualizer
www.gpsvisualizer.com—profile
wedge Four Easy Steps:
*- 4 "Easy" Steps
1) Generate Route in a folder and save it as a KML file.

2) Convert from KML to GPX format using GPSBableGUI front-end
a. Select Input format "Keyhole Markup Language"
b. Open your saved KML file
c. Select Output format "GPX XML"
d. Choose save file name.
e. Check each box for Waypoints, Routes and Tracks
f. Click "Let's Go"

3) Add DEM data using Topofusion
a. Open new GPX file
b. Select "Climbing Analysis" under the "Analysis" menu
c. Click on "Add Elevation to Track" button on lower left. Close window
d. In lower right window, click on trail name (next to red earth)
and "Save file" (Earth will turn green again)

4) Create actual Profile
a. Add GPX file using browse button
b. Choose options (like Metric/U.S. units, location of key, turn off red
lines between segments, etc.)
c. Click generate profile.
2. New and/or Notable on the 'Net
*- Matt Troxler's Ride Around the U.S.
www.pushingsilver.com
*- Cycle2Max - Hill Climbing Site
www.cycle2max.com
*- Tour de France on Google Earth
www.gearthblog.com—tour_de_france.html
*- Active Body
www.activebody.org
3. Upcoming Rides
*- CVC Racing & Atomic Racing’s Future Hero’s Criterium - June 4, 2006
www.cvcracing.com
*- 25th Annual Prouty Century Bike Ride & Challenge Walk - July 8, 2006
theprouty.kintera.org
*- Barlow Trail Century - June 25th
www.rivercitybicycles.comwww.ORBike.com
*- Breast Cancer Ride - Northern California Sept. 10, 2006
www.breastcancerfund.org
4. Shout Outs
*- Neal from Salt Lake City, UT
Just completed his first century!
*- Dennis from Illinois
www.everythingstravel.com—index.htm
Did Bike the Drive this weekend!
*- Greg in Minneapolis
*- Dan from Littleton, MA
*- Chris from Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia
wedge- Chris from San Antonio, TX
* Compile a list of cycling books and reviews
*- Helen from New Zealand
*- Eric who put The FredCast on Wikipedia!
en.wikipedia.org—Fred_(Bicycling)
*- Dan from St. Louis
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How to Contact The Fredcast
1. Fredcast Forums!
forums.thefredcast.com
2. Frappr Map
www.frappr.com—thefredcast
3. E-mail: thefredcast@gmail.com
4. Voice mail: (206) 203-FRED
5. Audio Comments: send to the e-mail
6. Visit the Web Site!
www.thefredcast.com
Podsafe Cycling Music
music.podshow.com
1. "Guess She's Right" by Sonny Combs and Kitty Cat Rodeo
music.podshow.com—artistdetails.phpwww.betarecords.com—openframeset.php