George Hincapie compared Tirreno Adriatico with California: “Tour of California – 100 riders on big roads. Tirreno – 200 riders, small roads. Welcome to European racing!!“ Go here for Tirreno Adriatico coverage.
Matui encourages National Bike Summit attendees to promote Complete Streets as they meet with legislators. U.S Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced The Complete Streets Act of 2009 yesterday. The Complete Streets Act will work to promote the design of streets that are safe for all of those using the […]
Commenting on the cyclist vs car collision this morning in Hayward, CA in the East Bay, KTVU journalist Sal Castenada said: “This just shows how dangerous cycling on the road can be.” Never mind the teens “burned beyond recognition” when their car crashed last weekend in Oakland, the two men killed inside of their SUV […]
The Portland, Oregon regional TriMet transit agency announced they will spend $1 million in Federal ARRA (stimulus) funds to expand and improve bike parking facilities throughout the Portland transit system. That $1 million will create 250 new bike parking spots at two stations and upgrade another 100 bike lockers at another station. “More riders are […]
There was a lot of activity here Wednesday night from myself, Alison, and Jessica here at Cyclelicious. In case you missed it… – Jessica Thompson of the League of Illinois Bicyclists reported on the first two days of the 2009 National Bike Summit. – Celebrity Jessica Alba rides a Velib bicycle in Paris, France. – […]
Get paid to ride your bike. We are casting for a television documentary series about bicycle messengers. We are also interested in interviewing Alley Cat Racers. It’s for a popular youth oriented cable network. We are searching for the fastest, smartest, coolest, and funniest bicycle messengers in NYC (but other cities are welcome as well) […]