The administration has revoked funding for bike paths, and encouraged removing some. A cycling advocate said it is playing on the idea of “that dork on a bike.”
Dozens in Washington, DC, protested on Saturday over President Donald Trump’s proposed overhaul of the 300-acre East Potomac Park, which could threaten a treasured bike path. CNN’s Kit Maher reports.
Harriet Harnden beat the reigning world champion and pocketed a $100,000 bonus at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets, France, a race where fans wave chainsaws and riders launch 30 feet through the air at 40 mph. Harnden, a British downhill racer, edged out reigning world champion Vali Holl to win the […] The post British riders steal the show at UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets appeared first on American Almanac .
Harriet Harnden beat the reigning world champion and pocketed a $100,000 bonus at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Les Gets, France, a race where fans wave chainsaws and riders launch 30 feet through the air at 40 mph. Harnden, a British downhill racer, edged out reigning world champion Vali Holl to win the women's elite race at the French Alpine ski resort this weekend. Jordan Williams, another Brit riding for Specialized, holds the lead in the men's elite overall standings after a season that started with a broken collarbone last winter. French favorite Max Alran won the men's elite race on home soil, sending the crowd into a frenzy that Williams, a three-time World Cup winner, called unlike anything he had experienced. The results…Open
Those who died were all on e-bikes. Seventeen cyclists have been killed so far this year, and advocate groups said the deaths should be a rallying cry for safety improvements.
The driver of the vehicle, John Benfield, 69, of Newland, N.C., has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide by recklessness and five counts of aggravated assault by vehicle by recklessness.
Vollering, who first won the competition in 2023, finished the stage more than a minute ahead of Spaniard Paula Blasi Cairol and 2024 champion Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney.