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Cyclists killed in Greenburgh involving a Bee-Line bus

November
6

Journal News reporter Shawn Cohen just posted this early report on a cyclists struck by a Bee-Line bus Friday evening.

GREENBURGH  – A 66-year-old town resident was killed Friday afternoon after his bicycle was struck by a Westchester County Bee-Line bus on Route 119 in the vicinity of Aqueduct Road, Greenburgh police Lt. Chris McNerney said.

The [...]

Posted by Randall Wolf on November 6th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Recall of supplements which may have illegal steroids

November
4

How often have you heard a pro athlete claim I’ve never taken illegal substances, it must have come from a supplement mix I used. It may just be the case.  Bodybuiling.com recalls a long list of supplements that may contain anabolic steroids. The FDA believes that some of the supplements have gone so far to [...]

Posted by Randall Wolf on November 4th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Update on Lance Armstrong’s visit to Piermont

November
2

According to his twitter account he loved his visit to Piermont. “Sitting at Bunbury’s Coffee Shop in Piermont, NY. Over the GW, River Road, 9W. Love it.” and like many cyclists he knows a good scone. “The cinnamon chip scone here in insane. And I’m a scone-ologist.”Lance posted.

He also told photographer Seth Harrison that he [...]

Posted by Randall Wolf on November 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments »

World Champion Cadel Evans takes a chance and joins BMC for next year.

November
2

PARIS (AP)  Road race world champion Cadel Evans of Australia signed a three-year contract with BMC racing with a victory in next year’s Tour de France as his main goal, the American cycling team said Monday.

The two-time Tour de France runner-up, who announced last week he would leave the Silence-Lotto team at the end of [...]

Posted by Randall Wolf on November 2nd, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Lance Armstrong visits Piermont for coffee

November
2

Journal News photographer Seth Harrison loves his coffee and when he’s near Piermont he drops in on friends at the Bunbury’s Coffee shop. The owner, Tom Bartz stopped Seth to point out that the guy in black Lycra sitting outside having coffee is Lance Armstrong.

Seth knew he had to get some photos and talk with [...]

Posted by Randall Wolf on November 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment »

California Highway Patrol cracks down on drinking and riding

October
30

By William M. Welch,  USA TODAY, LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement’s battle against drunken driving has a new target: bicyclists.

“We were having some issues with fatal bicycle collisions in the area,” California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer Adrian Quintero says. “A lot of the issues we were having were bicyclists under the influence crossing over the [...]

Posted by Randall Wolf on October 30th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Think the weather has been bad here for riding

October
29

Think we’ve been having difficult cycling weather? Here’s a rider in Boulder Colorado getting some miles in this morning. The snow will be here in no time.

Aaron Bouplon rides his bike near Boulder, Colo. on Wednesday morning Oct. 28, 2009 during the first major snowstorm of the season. (AP Photo/The Daily Camera, Marty Caivano)

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Posted by Randall Wolf on October 29th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

North County Trailway parking and access victories thanks to the WPBWA

October
28

The Westchester Putnam Bike Walk Alliance announced a victory for cyclists and walkers today in the town of Carmel. There have been two ongoing parking and access issues in regards to the North County Trailway in Putnam County.

Today Carmel removed concrete barriers that had blocked parking along the shoulder of Willow Road.  The town board [...]

Posted by Randall Wolf on October 28th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Team RadioShack gets ProTour license, Armstrong’s team set for next season

October
16

AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) Lance Armstrong’s new team has been given permission to race in many of cycling’s top events for the next four years.

The International Cycling Union said Friday it has granted Team RadioShack a license to compete in ProTour races for the 2010-13 seasons. The team still needs an invitation to race in next [...]

Posted by Randall Wolf on October 16th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Online registration for the MS Tappan Zee Bridge charity ride closes at 5PM today and nice job to new ride sponsor New Leaf Brands

October
14

Last chance to register online for Sunday’s MS Tappan Zee Bridge bike ride today at 5:00pm! There will be limited day of event registration. Click here for more information.

This ride starts at Kraft Foods in Tarrytown and heads out across the Tappan Zee Bridge. Riders have a choice of turning back at the Nyack [...]

Posted by Randall Wolf on October 14th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

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Randall Wolf Randall Wolf is Director of Photography at The Journal News/LoHud.com, and has ridden more than 80,000 miles on a bike during the past 35 years. Some of these miles include a three-week touring trip from Suburban Philadelphia to Nova Scotia and back at age 16 and a few years later a solo two-week trip to Montreal. In 1985, he photographed the first U.S.-based team in the Vuelta a Espana, a three-week professional cycling race throughout Spain. He has participated in professional teams and races throughout the U.S. including the national championship in Philadelphia, and Tour of Georgia. In the mid-Ô90s he competed as an amateur racer throughout the Northeast. Bike commuting was his choice of transportation while working in Baltimore and Toronto. He is a ride leader and member of the Westchester Cycling Club and Rockland Bike Club, and lives in Garrison with his wife.
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Robert Brum Robert Brum, an assistant metro editor for The Journal News/LoHud.com and The Rockland Express, grew up cycling the roads of Rockland County. He now lives in Queens and rides with the Long Island Bicycle Club. Brum logs between 2,000 and 3,000 miles a year cycling throughout the Northeast.
David Schloss David Schloss is the co-founder and president of the Rockland Bicycling Club. A lifelong cyclist and self-described bicycling addict, Schloss is also a professional writer, photographer and educator, he is also the director of a group that supports photographers, which allows him to travel the globe, sneaking in rides.
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