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Gentle Cycle

Mar 31, 2022

E-bikes are a big buzz on the trails and in bike shops. But is it really cycling? And does it matter?

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Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia celebrates in Paris after claiming his second Tour de France victory in a row on Sunday.

Tadej Pogačar Has Won His 2nd Tour De France In A Row

Jul 18, 2021
The 22-year-old Slovenian powerhouse dominated the field over the last two weeks. Meanwhile, Mark Cavendish matched a record number of stage wins.
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Morton rode around 200 miles most days, though sometimes much more. On the final day, he rode 350 miles in about 20 and a half hours.

A Pro Cyclist Rode An Unofficial, Solo Tour De France And Beat The Pack

Jul 14, 2021
Lachlan Morton rode the route of the Tour de France and more, going 3,424 miles in 18 days. He's not in the official Tour but did the endurance ride for charity.
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On Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 Cheryl Rehmann has a message painted on her back by Matthew Wellstein before the start of the annual Naked Bike Ride in Philadelphia.

Participants In Philly's Naked Bike Ride Will Have To Cover Up ... Their Faces

Jun 26, 2021
A cherished city institution is adapting to keep the love of cycling going strong. Naked cycling, that is — Philadelphia's annual Naked Bike Ride is asking participants to mask up for safety.
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Hard Road

Feb 10, 2021

Car supremacy, toxic masculinity, and the troubled state of cycling in Las Vegas

Fifth Street

January 28, 2021

Jan 28, 2021
Hard Road: Cycling in Las Vegas | Vegas Test Kitchen's Tasty Experiment | Media Sommelier | Viva the Atomic Testing Museum!
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Monument For Bicyclists Killed In Nevada Last Month Unveiled

Jan 25, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A monument for five bicyclists killed last month in a highway crash near Searchlight has been unveiled.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the memorial is a five-person tandem bicycle painted white.

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Spectators watch cyclists compete in the fourth stage of the Tour de France in eastern France last July. Organizers say the 2020 race will be postponed, though new dates have not been set.

Tour de France Postponed As Macron Extends Ban On Gatherings To Mid-July

Apr 14, 2020
The three-week cycling race had been slated to begin June 27 in Nice and end in Paris on July 19. Organizers dismissed the idea of holding the tour while banning spectators from lining the course.
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Eight people have been killed in New York while riding their bikes since June, bringing the total number of deaths so far this year to 19. Above a memorial to one of the cyclists killed, Robyn Hightman.

In NYC, Cycling Deaths Increase But Gears Turn Slowly On Safety Measures

Aug 14, 2019
A recent surge in cyclist deaths in NYC has called into question whether cities are taking the necessary steps to keep cyclists safe. Cities are adapting but cyclists say not quickly enough.
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Cyclist Kelly Catlin (left) with her U.S. teammates after they won team pursuit gold medals at the world championships in the Netherlands last year.

Olympic Cycling Medalist Kelly Catlin Dead At 23

Mar 11, 2019
She was found in her dorm at Stanford University last week. Her family says it was suicide. "She saw herself as a warrior, and it was do or die," her sister, Christine Catlin, tells NPR.
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Cycling commentator Paul Sherwen, pictured at the 2013 Tour Down Under, died on Sunday at the age of 62.

Paul Sherwen, Renowned Cycling Commentator, Dies At 62

Dec 02, 2018
Sherwen's voice became almost inextricable from the Tour de France for English speaking fans after a stellar career as a competitor. He covered the world's most famous cycling event for 33 years.
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Denise Mueller-Korenek rode a custom bike at an average of 183.932 miles per hour – shattering a world record that had stood since 1995.

Woman Rides Bicycle To 183.9 MPH — A New World Record

Sep 18, 2018
Denise Mueller-Korenek, 45, has become the fastest human ever to ride a bicycle over open ground, racing in the draft provided by a dragster.
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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Attack On Cyclists In Tajikistan

Jul 31, 2018
Two Americans, one Swiss and one Dutch person were killed over the weekend when a vehicle mowed them down and then assailants jumped out of the vehicle and stabbed the victims.
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Lawson Craddock suffered a bad crash at the start of the Tour de France — and finished, despite having a fractured shoulder blade. He also raised money for his hometown's velodrome in Texas.

Lawson Craddock's Amazing Last-Place Finish In The Tour De France

Jul 30, 2018
It was "incredibly emotional" to finish in Paris, the U.S. cyclist said. After fracturing his shoulder blade three weeks ago, he said, "I was raised tougher than that, raised in Texas."
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Lance Armstrong attends a 2017 NBA game in Atlanta.

Lance Armstrong To Pay U.S. Government $5 Million To Settle Fraud Claims

Apr 19, 2018
Authorities said the disgraced cyclist had defrauded his sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service, out of millions. He faced $100 million in possible penalties — but this settlement averts his looming trial.
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As Deaths Hit Record High, What Can Las Vegas Do To Be Safer For Cyclists?

Nov 16, 2017

Another bicyclist died Tuesday night after he was hit by a taxicab in the east valley. 

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The centenarian was mobbed by members of the media at the velodrome on Wednesday.

105-Year-Old Cyclist Rides 14 Miles In An Hour En Route To A World Record

Jan 04, 2017
"I am not here to be champion. I am here to prove that at 105 years old you can still ride a bike," Frenchman Robert Marchand said.
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The Two-Way
British Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, seen here after a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, is seen opening his car door on a passing cyclist in a video that was captured by a bike rider in London.

Britain's Transport Secretary Doors Cyclist, As Seen In Video

Dec 16, 2016
Days after he said bike lanes can cause "too much of a problem" for London drivers, a video emerges showing Transport Secretary Chris Grayling's car door striking a passing cyclist near Parliament.
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Boundbreakers: People Who Make A Difference
O'Neill and fellow bike lane advocate Brendan Hogan stand with Hogan's son George on a blocked off street during Open Streets in Burlington.

With Citizens' Help, Cities Can Build A Better Bike Lane — And More

Sep 15, 2016
In Burlington, Vt., the city's Department of Public Works is giving citizens the permission and the tools to remake their own streets. But not everyone thinks that's a good idea.
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Oksana Chusovitina, 41, competed in the Olympics against gymnasts who are younger than her son.

Olympic Athletes Prove That Older Doesn't Have To Mean Slower

Aug 16, 2016
Cyclist Kristin Armstrong, who won Olympic gold at age 42, is one of many athletes saying that high-level sports aren't just for the young. And scientists say exercise reduces aging's toll for us all.
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Time trial champion Kristin Armstrong of the U.S. calls her life as a working mom the "secret weapon" that helped her win Olympic gold Wednesday.

'Because I Can': Cyclist Kristin Armstrong Wins Third Gold Medal At Age 42

Aug 10, 2016
"For all the moms out there, I hope that this was a very inspiring day," Armstrong said after winning her race and making Olympic history in Rio de Janeiro.
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The Torch
Divers take part in training before the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard diving final. The water in the pool was still green on Wednesday, but appeared to be returning to normal.

Rio Highlights: Japan's Uchimura, World's Best Male Gymnast, Shows Why

Aug 10, 2016
Kohei Uchimura, who has been the best in the world for seven years, kept his Olympic title in the all-around. American Kristin Armstrong took a third gold in cycling — a day before turning 43.
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Shots - Health News
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova isn't competing at the 2016 Olympics. At a March 7 press conference in Los Angeles, she told reporters she'd tested positive for meldonium, a prescription heart drug that improves blood flow. It was banned in January b

Olympic Athletes Still Use Some Rx Drugs As A Path To 'Legal Doping'

Aug 10, 2016
Hundreds of elite endurance athletes were taking the prescription heart drug meldonium until it was banned in January. But a similar heart drug, telmisartan, is still allowed.
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Cyclists in this year's Tour de France will face new controls for what organizers call "technological fraud." Here, elite cyclists are seen riding in the Paris-Nice race in March.

No Motor(ized) Bikes: Tour De France Unveils New Plan To Catch Cheats

Jun 27, 2016
"This problem is worse than doping," French Secretary of State for Sports Thierry Braillard tells a newspaper.
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Shots - Health News
Eloise Betancourt brought her 11-year-old son, Lorenzo (right) to the Fresno, Calif., community event to learn to repair his bike. Lorenzo saved money from his lawn-mowing business, his mom says, to buy bikes at a garage sale for himself and his sisters.

Cyclist Teaches Kids To Use Fun To Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

May 03, 2016
Jaime Rangel was 14 when he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Bike rides helped him get in shape and defeat the illness. Now 26, he's showing other kids from low-income families how to do it.

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