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  • Bike-riding thief steals horse in Orlando, rides away with animal in tow

    07/14/2023 3:58:59 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 9 replies
    ClickOrlando.com ^ | July 13, 2023 | Morgan Ryan
    ORLANDO, Fla. – Grand theft auto? More like grand theft animal. The Orlando Police Department is searching for a horse that was stolen out of its trailer on June 22. Surveillance footage shows an unidentified person approaching the parked horse trailer on a bicycle around 3:15 a.m. at 725 S. Kirkman Rd. The person is then seen guiding the horse out of the trailer, then riding away on their bike while leading the horse behind them. The horse is described as a black-and-white Paso Fino and appears in video footage to be small in stature. Anyone with information about the...
  • The Bicycle Thread - July 2023

    07/01/2023 7:07:52 AM PDT · by Berlin_Freeper · 27 replies
    July 1, 2023 | The Bicycle Thread
    Welcome to The Bicycle Thread. A monthly PING List for bicycle enthusiasts to share experiences, information and ideas. 🚴‍♂️👍
  • Florida Man Gets DUI On His Bicycle Attempting To Flee From Deputies

    03/30/2023 12:04:28 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 31 replies
    Newsbreak Marathon ^ | March 29, 2023 | Jake Grissom
    A 28-year-old intoxicated Florida man on a bicycle was arrested Wednesday after he failed to exit U.S. 1 or stop for deputies. Clayton Guy Peavey of Marathon was charged with DUI and fleeing and eluding, according to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. According to deputies, Peavey was impeding traffic while on a bicycle on U.S. 1 near 15th Street at approximately 9 a.m. Deputies attempted to stop Peavey with their lights and sirens activated. Peavey did not stop and began to peddle faster. He finally stopped at 29th Street after tiring and was booked into the Monroe County Jail on a...
  • Florida man arrested with meth pipe after climbing tree in attempt to escape law enforcement

    12/05/2022 12:14:08 PM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 19 replies
    FOX 13 Tampa Bay ^ | December 3, 2022 | FOX 13 News Staff
    BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - A Hernando County man wasn’t able to outsmart deputies by climbing a tree following a bicycle chase. According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy tried to stop a man on a bicycle shortly after 10:45 p.m. on Thursday in the area of Navy Drive and Twin Dolphin Drive in Brooksville, but he gave a fake name and fled. The sheriff’s office’s K9 and aviation units were called in to help locate the man later identified as Michael BoDor. It wasn’t long before the aviation unit spotted BoDor hiding high up in a tree. He climbed...
  • British Cycling Champion Died Two Days After Winning Scottish MTB XC Championship

    09/14/2022 6:37:52 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 20 replies
    National File ^ | 13 September 2022 | by CULLEN MCCUE
    Rob Wardell, 37, died suddenly after suffering fatal cardiac arrest Scottish world champion cyclist Rob Wardell unexpectedly passed away at his home on August 23, just two days after winning the elite Scottish MTB XC Championships. Wardell, 37, suffered a fatal cardiac arrest at his home. “We are devastated to confirm the news that international mountain biker & former employee, Rab Wardell, has passed away today,” a statement from Scottish Cycling read, confirming Wardell’s passing. “We have very little information at this stage, but we send our love & support to his family, friends & all those in our community...
  • NY man who cycled across America settles down in this city: ‘Smoother transition than I thought'

    09/03/2022 10:56:13 AM PDT · by libstripper · 28 replies
    Fox News ^ | Sept. 3, 2022 | Ann W. Schmidt
    Bob Barnes, the man who cycled to all 50 U.S. state capitals in one year, is already planning his next journey. Barnes, 52, of Syracuse, New York, rode his bicycle a total of 16,661 miles across the country in 359 days. After following his journey, Fox News Digital spoke with Barnes this week, after he'd been back in Syracuse for about a month to see how he’s settled back into "normal" life.
  • EPIC! “Brandon Falls” Now Listed as Google Landmark Where Joe Biden Fell Off His Bike

    07/18/2022 2:49:21 PM PDT · by montag813 · 13 replies
    24News ^ | 07-18-2022 | Samantha Foster
    by Samantha Foster | 24NewsPresident Biden fell off his bike while riding near his home in Rehoboth Beach in June.According to reports, Biden had trouble removing his shoes from the bikes’ pedals.Secret Service agents swarmed the fallen commander-in-chief after he needed help getting back up.Feeble Joe Biden quickly got up and chatted with the reporters and Delaware bystanders. He also went over to a little girl on the beach.Watch:Now there is an official landmark at the location where Joe Biden fell off his bike while it as at a complete stop.It’s labeled “Brandon Falls” in honor of Joe Biden.The Brandon...
  • 2022 Tour de France Disrupted by Climate Activists Blocking Course During Stage 10 [989 Days Left]

    07/12/2022 4:21:18 PM PDT · by SES1066 · 54 replies
    PEOPLE.COM ^ | 07/12/22 | Jason Duaine Hahn
    "We can no longer remain spectators of the ongoing climate disaster. We have 989 days left to save our future, our humanity," Derniere Renovation said on Twitter. "The finish line is a ravine and we are calling on our government to turn immediately." "Our goal is to force legislation to drastically reduce France's emissions, starting with energy renovation, the area most likely to bring together social and climate justice today," the group continued.
  • Watch: Biden falls off bike

    06/18/2022 12:56:00 PM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 76 replies
    Joe Biden fell off a bike while cycling in Delaware. Reportedly unharmed. Video
  • Boulder police searching for three stolen bikes worth more than $80,000

    04/01/2022 10:22:35 AM PDT · by real saxophonist · 53 replies
    thedenverchannel.com ^ | Mar 31, 2022 | Sydney Isenberg
    Boulder police searching for three stolen bikes worth more than $80,000 By: Sydney Isenberg Mar 31, 2022 BOULDER, Colo. — The Boulder Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating three stolen bikes that are worth more than $80,000. Sometime between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 8:15 a.m. Thursday, a business in the 2800 block of Wilderness Place was broken into and three bicycles were stolen, according to police. Two of the bikes had unique prototype technology. The first bike — a black, heavily modified Cervelo P5 triathlon bike — is valued at $40,000 and features a concept drivetrain...
  • Vancouver Cyclist Charged Over $3,700 To Repair Vehicle That Hit Him

    03/31/2022 11:39:21 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 46 replies
    https://jalopnik.com ^ | March 31, 2022 12:28 pm | By Elizabeth Blackstock
    Eight months into his recovery after being struck by a car while biking, Ben Bollinger of Vancouver, Canada received a surprise bill for $3,752.01. The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) was asking him to recoup the damages caused to the vehicle that hit him, Global News reports. Bollinger told Global News that he was riding on a bike path when a vehicle ran a stop sign and collided with him. He said that he flew 14 meters, or about 46 feet, after being struck and was hospitalized with a broken hand and foot. But the ICBC claimed that he...
  • Seattle drops bike helmet law because cops unfairly targeted people of color and homeless people: Black cyclists were four times as likely to .....

    02/20/2022 2:09:17 PM PST · by dennisw · 50 replies
    FOR DAILYMAIL.COM ^ | 20 February 2022 | ANDREA CAVALLIER
    Seattle drops bike helmet law because cops unfairly targeted people of color and homeless people: Black cyclists were four times as likely to be stopped as whites The King County Board of Health voted Thursday to repeal its decades-old mandatory helmet rule Data showed the rule was rarely enforced, but enforced disproportionately Since 2017, Seattle police had given 117 helmet citations, more than 40 percent of which went to people who were homeless Since 2019, 60 percent of citations went to people who were homeless Central Seattle Greenways found that black cyclists were almost four times as likely to receive...
  • King County repeals bicycle helmet law, citing equity

    02/18/2022 6:27:51 AM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 30 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | February 18, 2022
    SEATTLE (AP) — The King County Board of Health has voted to repeal its decades-old mandatory helmet law for bicycle riders, saying data shows enforcement has been both minimal and disproportionate toward people of color and those experiencing homelessness. The Seattle Times reports the board, made up of elected officials and medical experts from cities across the county, on Thursday voiced its support for the voluntary use of helmets, passing a resolution encouraging riders to don the protective gear. But board member and King County Councilmember Joe McDermott said there are other ways of encouraging helmet use that do not...
  • The Bicycle Thread - January 2022

    01/05/2022 2:01:37 AM PST · by Berlin_Freeper · 23 replies
    January 5, 2022 | The Bicycle Thread
    Welcome to The Bicycle Thread. A monthly PING List for bicycle enthusiasts to share experiences, information and ideas.
  • Police shoot driver who allegedly drove into cyclists in Arizona

    06/19/2021 5:31:59 PM PDT · by Berlin_Freeper · 39 replies
    CBS News ^ | June 19, 2021 | Cassidy McDonald
    A truck driver plowed into a group of bicyclists during a race event in eastern Arizona, and police said Saturday that an officer shot the suspected driver, who had fled the scene in their vehicle. The Show Low Police Department said that at approximately 7:25 a.m., a black Super Duty Ford F150 struck multiple bicyclists during a "Bike the Bluff" race event. Six victims were taken to the hospital with with injuries — four of whom were in critical condition, while two were "critical but stable," police said. Police said at least two other "walk-in" victims at Summit Healthcare were...
  • The first-ever Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2021

    10/02/2021 7:44:44 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 9 replies
    TIZ CYCLING LIVE ^ | 2 Oct 2021
    The cycling world has patiently awaited one of the most historical moments in cycling's history, and the day has finally arrived, with the first-ever women's Paris-Roubaix to be held on October 2 in France. The Hell of the North has been the most celebrated Monument on the men's racing calendar...
  • The Bicycle Thread - July 2021

    07/02/2021 7:22:23 AM PDT · by Berlin_Freeper · 71 replies
    July 2, 2021 | The Bicycle Thread
    Welcome to The Bicycle Thread. A monthly PING List for bicycle enthusiasts to share experiences, information and ideas.
  • Bidens mark first lady’s birthday with leisurely bike ride

    06/03/2021 12:02:22 PM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 44 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | June 3, 2021 | By AAMER MADHANI
    <p>REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden helped his wife celebrate her 70th birthday on Thursday with a leisurely bike ride.</p><p>The president and Jill Biden — with a few Secret Service agents in tow — cycled the paved Cape Henlopen State Park trail near their Delaware beach home.</p>
  • The Bicycle Thread - June 2021

    06/02/2021 11:28:33 AM PDT · by Berlin_Freeper · 64 replies
    June 2, 2021 | The Bicycle Thread
    Welcome to The Bicycle Thread. A monthly PING List for bicycle enthusiasts to share experiences, information and ideas.
  • US cycling champion Gwen Inglis dies after being struck by car on training ride

    05/19/2021 11:34:17 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 58 replies
    yahoo ^ | Wed, May 19, 2021, 9:10 AM
    US national cycling champion Gwen Inglis was struck and killed by a car on Sunday while training near her Denver home, authorities said. She was 47. Inglis, the reigning US road race champion in the 45-to-49 age group, was riding with her husband, Mike, around 10am on Sunday in the Denver suburb of Lakewood when a Nissan sedan driven by Ryan Scott Montoya, 29, drifted into the bike lane where she was riding. Montoya remained at the scene and was facing possible charges of vehicular homicide, Lakewood police told local Fox affiliate KDVR-TV. Montoya told police he was not texting...