April 8, 20131 Comment on Annette Funicello rode a bicycle
16 year old Annette Funicello as “Bicycle Queen 1958.”
News media reports the former Mousketeer passed from complications of Multiple Sclerosis this morning.
Photo taken from Rides A Bike.
The other famous passing reported this morning was that of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who, apparently, never rode a bicycle but whose Employment Secretary Norman Tebbit once famously told unemployed people to “Get on yer bike and find a job!”
January 25, 20131 Comment on Cyclist killed in Fremont
David Martinez “collided with a car” (says the Fremont Patch in a lovely exception to the usual passive voice in crash journalism, along with the usual victim blaming in the reader comments) early Monday morning on Paseo Padre Parkway in Fremont, CA. According to news reports, Martinez was pronounced at the scene after rescuers failed to revive him. My condolences to those close to Martinez.
Apparently nobody besides the driver witnessed this crash since the police are asking for information regarding it. No doubt another SWSS.
I saw mention of this on Twitter shortly after it happened then forgot to post about it later.
H/T to Kristen. I biked up Niles Canyon Road from Fremont this morning. There seem to be many motorists there who equate “share the road” with “buzz by within inches of that cyclist.” I had to be a lot more assertive in my lane positioning than usual.
January 3, 20131 Comment on Burry Stander RIP
25 year old South African mountain bike champion Burry Stander was hit by a taxi in Shelly Beach, South Africa and killed earlier today while he was on a training ride.
Stander was UCI Mountain Bike World Cup under-23 men’s cross-country 2009 world champion.
Stander leaves behind his wife Cherise Taylor Stander, who is also an elite cyclist. With condolences to those close to him and the mountain bike community he was a part of.
Via the UCI Overlord.
November 8, 20125 Comments on RIP Ellen Fletcher
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July 16, 20124 Comments on Stephen Covey rode a bicycle
Dr Stephen Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and other books on motivation, leadership and religious topics, passed early this morning at age 79. Covey was hospitalized last April after he crashed his bicycle on a steep road near Provo, Utah.
Covery’s Seventh Habit to “Sharpen the Saw” included physical exercise as well as spiritual and mental renewal to balance and renew your resources, energy, and health to create a sustainable, long-term, effective lifestyle.
Deseret News: Stephen Covey, author of ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People,’ dies at 79.
