Langur monkeys sit on their handlers’ bicycles in front of the Commonwealth Games headquarters in New Delhi September 27, 2010. According to a New Delhi city council official, Langur monkeys are used in parts of New Delhi to scare away other monkeys who create a menace around the Commonwealth Games venues.

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Mea culpa. What can I say? I was in a hurry.

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Kate Hudson and her mother, Goldie Hawn, ride their bicycles in Santa Monica with Muse singer Matthew Bellamy and Hawn’s longtime companion Kurt Russell.

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TGIF. The weather is supposed to be sunny and hot along the coast this weekend, which means the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has declared a Spare the Air Day for Saturday because of expected high ozone levels. With this wonderful weather and dropping gasoline prices, we’ll see a lot of beach and boardwalk traffic. I plan to spend quality time with my family, and we’ll likely ride our bikes around town as well.

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Bad news in the tight knit world of ultra endurance racers. Slovenian ultra cyclist Jure Robic was riding his bike in Plavški Rovt near Jesenice, Slovenia when he was hit by a car and killed . Local authorities say they’re investigating the crash.

More at Ultra Rob. Jure Robic has won the Race Across American five times, a record in the men’s solo category. He’s featured in Stephen Aurbach’s movie “Bicycle Dreams,” which follows the 2008 RAAM.

Or something like a Critical Mass anyway, as 300 people rode their bikes down from the Sands Convention Center to the end of the Las Vegas Strip at Mandalay Bay where they did a U turn and did it again.

After the Thursday afternoon Interbike fashion show, Bike Hugger held their first Ignite Bikes presentation, which was something like a micro TED Conference for bike nerds. They had some heavy hitters who each spend about five minutes talking about bikes and related topics.

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