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UCI Amateur and Master Races in Europe, Asia, South America 2013

April 12, 2013
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UCI Amateur and Master Races in Europe, Asia, South America 2013

Love the wobbly wheel in the start for the time trial. Also, isn’t that Mary Ann Miller of Century Road Club Association in there somewhere? The video is a sales piece for one of the UCI-endorsed races for amateurs and masters who love the idea of being in the Tour de France, Tour de...
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Driver Runs Over Cyclist, Discards Severed Arm

March 12, 2013
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Driver Runs Over Cyclist, Discards Severed Arm

In a horrific crash between a young driver and a cyclist, the driver fled the scene after striking the cyclist, but not before jettisoning his arm–which had been amputated in the crash– into a nearby stream. The article, which can be translated from Portuguese using Google Translate, was published in Sao Paulo on the website...
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Mountain Biking and Dengue

June 8, 2012
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Mountain Biking and Dengue

By Jen Benepe, June 7, 2012 If you travel around the world to find the best mountain biking spots, you need to know about the dangers of mosquito-bourne diseases. One of those is Dengue which in its worst manifestation can be fatal, and in its most benign, make you bedridden for days. Both of...
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Attempted Murder Sought for Driver in Brazil

March 2, 2011
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Attempted Murder Sought for Driver in Brazil

The prosecutor’s office in Porto Alegre, Brazil where a driver plowed into a group of 100 cyclists injuring 40 of them will be seeking charges of attempted murder against the motorist. Prosecutors Eugenio Amorim and Lucia Callegari said  in a statement they have asked for the preventive detention of Ricardo Jose Neis on charges...
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NJ Miraculously Hangs on to No. 7 — But How?

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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...
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