Ever since bike share came to New York, it’s existence is being hacked to death from right and left.  From the screaming antics at local community board meetings to the scathing comments from cyclists about their bike parking being taken away, there is a new scream, coming from thoughtful journalists with dire predictions about...
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Ride of Silence has been rescheduled for TONIGHT, Tuesday, May 21, starting in Nyack, NY, and traveling to Piermont, NY. Starts at 6:30 PM , (it was rescheduled due to expected RAIN last week) The Rockland Bicycle Club will join cyclists throughout the country today with a 6:30p Ride of Silence from Nyack to Piermont. It’s...
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May 21, 2013 — By Jen Benepe Citi Bikes, the New York City bike share program that is starting on May 27, has just released a new phone app for users of its bicycles. It will be a real-time guide to help Citi Bike members locate nearby bike docking stations and get information on...
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Van Garderen Wins Amgen Tour, and Peter Sagan, the Lean Green Machine, Wins Stage 8 Santa Rosa, CA., May 19, 2013. By Jen Benepe The boy from Colorado, Tejay van Garderen sealed his first major stage race win at the Amgen Tour of California, which ended today in Santa Rosa, CA after traveling over...
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Mt. Diablo, California, May 18, 2013, By Jim Freibert Czech rider Leopold König overtook Janier Alexis Acevedo in the final meters to win the second to last stage of the big California race. It was one of the biggest climbs in American cycling, 3,865-feet to the summit finish on Mt. Diablo in Stage 7, and...
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By Jim Freibert Coloradan Tejay van Garderen, who has been pleasing American fans at this year’s race won the time trial stage in California on Friday. Now the BMC rider who first impressed fans at the Tour de France last year, has a one minute plus 47 seconds advantage over Mick Rogers of Saxo...
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AVILA BEACH, Calif. (May 16, 2013) – (Amgen Tour of California News) Jens Voigt made his second decisive attack of the day and struck out on his own to claim the Stage 5 of the big California stage race. The  German who rides for the RadioShack Leopard Trek Team has competed in seven of the...
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All photos copyrighted by Lynn Ingram. All Rights Reserved. May 14, 2013.
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By Jim Freibert – May 16, 2013–California. Edited by Jen Benepe Tyler Farrar clinched the finish at the fourth stage of the big California race yesterday. The stage was once again nearly dominated by the internationals, until the finish, when Americans placed one and two to the line The next fifteen places were all...
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By Jim Friebert — May 15, 2013–California Edited by Jen Benepe With his Cannondale team timing their sprint train to perfection, Slovakia’s Peter Sagan delivered his first win at the big California race in stage 3 Tuesday. He was just ahead of Mick Matthews (Orica Greenedge) and Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda) who was third. Sagan...
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Bu Jim Freibert, Photos, John E. Chico. Editor, Jen Benepe All Rights Reserved.  Record hot temperatures continued to dog riders in the Amgen Tour of California as they completed 11,000 feet of climbing in the second day of racing. Perhaps not surprising then was the Stage 2 victory by a Colombian pro, Janier Alexis Acevedo, who...
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By Jim Freiberg. Photos, John E. Chico.  Editor Jen Benepe. All rights reserved.  The first two days of America’s greatest bike race practically roasted the riders, and the crowds that came to watch them too. Checking every thermometer in the area on Sunday, the temperature on the first day of the Amgen Tour of California...
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In a post by Andrew Besold, he examines how in the world New Jersey, Queen of cyclist and pedestrian fatalities, and state that refused to enact a safe-passing law, still manages to come up as the seventh best place to ride? Writes Besold in his blog WalkBikeNewJersey, “In a state where bike lanes remain a...
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Houston, TX – May 13, 2013 By Jen Benepe A town in the deep South has adopted a three-foot passing rule for cyclists and other vulnerable users. The move adds Houston, Texas to a growing list of states, cities and towns that now require motorists to give three feet of space to cyclists, pedestrians,...
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To view this latest video from Brooklyn, taped by a cyclist who is practically mowed down by an abusive driver on a narrow street, is harrowing, scary, and displays the ugly underbody of cycling in New York City. In the video, cyclist Rafael Huerta is subjected to repeated assaults by a driver in his...
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View from 22nd Street between 6th and 7th Aves. “The streets are so quiet, and all I can hear are the sounds of cyclists’ voices coming up from the street. It’s lovely, no cars, peaceful,” said Morag Benepe.  
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The TD Five Boro Bike Tour and Gran Fondo takes place on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Many roads will be closed to drivers. If you aren’t in the great ride yourself, please be mindful of the following closures: Rolling street, bridge and highway closures will occur on Sunday, May 5 throughout the city. Rolling...
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A local artist who often designs cycling clothing kits, has now created the Campagnolo New York Gran Fondo 2013 Poster. Alex Ostroy is a prolific graphic artist whose work graces the cycling industry. He brings a new-found elegance to cycling graphics that recalls the days of 6-day racing posters in the U.S., and travel posters...
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