Transportation writer Ken Valenti has been keeping up with cycling issues in Westchester lately. This is his second cycling story in two days. Nice work Ken. The latest tool for helping drivers and bicyclists share the road has begun to make its appearance in Westchester County. This particular tool is… Read More →
Journal News transportation writer Ken Valenti reported this story over the weekend in case you missed it. Don’t expect bike racks on Bee-Line buses. Two racks purchased by Westchester County in the summer for its buses were never tested on the road, and with the news last week that state… Read More →
By STEVE McMORRAN, AP Sports Writer, ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) / Lance Armstrong said criteriums weren’t his strong point, then he undermined that claim by taking a daring, leading role in Sunday’s 31-mile prelude to cycling’s Tour Down Under. The seven-time Tour de France champion promised a conservative approach before the… Read More →
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) Lance Armstrong says he’s much better prepared and fitter for the Tour Down Under than he was a year ago in his comeback race after more than three years away from cycling. Asked about his mindset for the Adelaide race, which runs from Jan. 17-24, seven-time Tour… Read More →
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) Advocates for bicyclists and pedestrians are urging planners to accommodate their needs when designing the new bridge that will cross Lake Champlain between Addison, Vt., and Crown Point, N.Y. Nancy Schulz of the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition says the bridge that was demolished last month after… Read More →
LOS ANGELES (AP) A former emergency room doctor who deliberately braked so that two bicyclists rammed into his car in a road rage assault was sentenced Friday to five years in state prison. Christopher Thompson, 60, wept and apologized to the two injured riders before he was sentenced in Los… Read More →