Daily Archive: September 15, 2010

Washington state seeks volunteers for bicycle count

Can you count and are you free Oct. 5, 6, or 7th?

Then you can volunteer to participate in the 2010 Washington Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project.

The state wants to count bicyclists and pedestrians at specific locations year after year to estimate demand, measure the success of investments and design future projects.

Cities seeking volunteers comprise Bellevue, Bellingham, Bothell, Bremerton, …

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Decisive loss on a flat stage at Vuelta a Espana bike race

One cyclist may crack on the lofty summit of a mountaintop finish. Another will fail on an individual time trial over a dead flat course. Each time, the overall race lead changes.

That's the story of the past two stages of the Vuelta a Espana.

On Monday's Stage 16, red jersey leader Vincenzo Nibali lost more than a half-minute when many of his rivals attacked near the summit of Alto de Cotobello and he couldn't respond. Joaquim Rodriguez moved into first place overall. ….

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