This is sad news. BikePortland reports that Michael Wilberding, the founder of Cycle-Pak, died on Saturday from injuries he suffered when he was struck by a car in Beaverton on Aug. 1.
Those of you who attended this year's Seattle Bike Expo in February might remember visiting Mike's exhibit, at right. He had designed a double-walled cardboard box that could be used for shipping bicycles. This was his first show, and he was proudly handing out business cards and talking about his invention. …
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Michael Wilberding's Cycle-Pak booth at Seattle Bike Expo in February.
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August 9, 2006
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A motorist intentionally shoved a cyclist off the road and into a ditch in Oregon on Saturday during the MS 150 bike ride. The rider suffered cuts and bruises; the motorist left the scene and is being sought by police.
Pro cyclist George Hincapie was among the 900 bike riders in the two-day fund-raiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society that rode out of Forest Grove on Saturday and Sunday. …
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Floyd Landis appeared on Jay Leno's Tonight Show to offer still another possible reason why he tested positive for a high testosterone level in the Tour de France.
“I don't know if it's somehow or some way I ingested something that caused the tests to be that way,'' Landis told Leno. …
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I've noticed several searches on this site regarding a death during the Marin Century bike ride last Saturday. The Marin Independent Journal reports that Judith Harmon, 49, of Lafayette died at about 11:15 a.m., about halfway through the 100-mile event.
The newpaper quoted the county coroner as saying Harmon completed a 100-mile bike ride two …
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