Is hoping that Giro d’Italia start in Ireland secures backing for home event Having played an important part in securing the first three days of the Giro d’Italia for Ireland, Darach McQuaid has said that hosting the race here will […]
Past Tour de France stage winner and hour record holder pushing for a restriction on HGV usage in cities Writing after six cyclists were killed on the streets of London in two weeks, former pro and past world hour record […]
Legal situation serious for Ricardo Neis Brazilian police have detained the driver who deliberately drove into a group of cyclists last Friday during a Critical Mass demonstration in Porto Alegre. Following orders from a judge, the 47 year old banker […]
Drove his car into group of riders prior to fleeing scene A 47 year old Brazilian banker is thought likely to be charged with attempted murder after ploughing his car into a group of cyclists involved in a Critical Mass […]
Efforts to five-euro fee canned after thousands protest online The protest against the planned five-euro fee for riding a bicycle up the Großglockner pass in the Austrian Alps was successful. In just a few days over 2000 signatures had been […]
Five euro fee to ride up the Großglockner, featuring in this year’s Giro d’Italia The route to the Großglockner pass in the Austrian Alps is maintained by the Großglockner Hochalpenstraße AG (Grohag) and is planning to make money from the […]
City of Regensburg loses appeal in mandatory sidepath case Cyclists in Germany received good news Thursday from the Federal Court in Leipzig, concerning the mandatory usage of cycle side paths. The judges ruled that usage can only be mandated if […]
Some candidates left off the list of nominees are now gathering signatures to put their names on the ballot. Starting December 13, members of the League of American Bicyclists will vote to elect five nominees to the fifteen-member board of […]
City cites desire to “promote safety” It seems like it shouldn’t be possible, but a small mountain town in Colorado has “approved an ordinance banning bicycle riding on almost every street.” The historic mining city of Black Hawk, population 118, […]
Suspect arrested and charged with 12 felonies In a display of utter disregard for human life and malicious intent to kill, a motorist in San Francisco mowed down four cyclists in a frightening rampage that spanned six minutes Wednesday night […]
Christopher Thompson was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday. The doctor was convicted of assaulting two cyclists in Brentwood, California, by driving in front of them and slamming on his brakes, the LA Times reported. A judge described […]
Cyclist Andrew Woolley is on a good track to win his appeal against a traffic ticket given to him for supposedly riding in the wrong part of the lane, in San Diego, California. San Diego’s city attorney Jan Goldsmith agrees […]
Manor, Texas is an ideal place for cyclists. The town, located 15-miles east of Austin, is surrounded by lush farmland. It’s situated amongst gently rolling hills and riddled with smooth country roads. On my first serious bike ride as a […]
Three fatal accidents in less than a week have startled Germany. All accidents were caused by truck drivers turning right and all victims were cycling in bicycle specific infrastructure, putting in question the safety of these kinds of facilities. Accident […]
The city of Regensburg decided end of November to appeal a decision by the Bavarian Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Higher Administrative Court) that strengthened the rights of cyclists. The Higher Court had ruled in August in favor of Klaus Wörle, a member of […]
I have a confession to make. I watch city hall meetings on public access. I find it all fascinating: the minutiae of planning and zoning regulations; the back and forth between various commissioners, city staff, and stakeholders; the soundtrack of […]
Earlier this week, Christopher Thompson’s jury found him guilty on all charges in a road rage incident that happened in July 2008. Thompson is accused of having passed two cyclists on a road in Brentwood, California, then slamming on his […]
US rider Kristin Armstrong today added a rainbow jersey to the Olympic gold medal she took last year, landing the second world championship title of her career in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The former triathlete, who competes with the Cervélo Test Team […]
