Reported in the January 7, 2010 issue #424 of RoadBikeRider.com Newsletter---Anne Mustoe has died in Syria at age 76 during yet another cycling adventure. The British headmistress was over 50 when bike touring lured her, even though (as her obituary writer puts it) she was `out of condition and had no interest in bicycles. But, in the tradition of indomitable Englishwomen abroad, she was untroubled by such trifles.` Mustoe rode around the world, alone, and encountered the sort of male response you might expect. She wrote several books about her adventures, including the acclaimed `A Bike Ride` that documented her 11,552 miles (18,600 km) through 14 countries. She began her last ride in May, still on the Condor touring bike that her students gave her in 1987. Read more at http://tinyurl.com/yezbyx5