2011 archive
Police are seeking the public's help in finding the driver of a gray or silver Kia Forte (an example at left) who hit a 65-year-old bicyclist on Friday and left her at the side of the road.
Barbara Jimenez was riding her bicycle on the shoulder of SE 288th St. near Black Diamond, Washington, on Friday afternoon when she was struck from behind by a motorist who sped away.
Authorities reported they found a silver-colored passenger-side mirror at the scene belonging to a 2010 to 2012 Kia Forte. Also, there are tire tracks in the gravel at the side of the road.
Jimenez, who turned 66 on Saturday, is recovering at home. Her husband says she's suffering from cuts, bruises, a fractured nose, and concussion. Her whole body …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/18/car-identified-in-black-diamond-wash-hit-run-against-bicyclist/
Locater map and Kia Forte suspect vehicle. The Black Diamond Police Department is asking anyone with any information regarding the collision or the motorist to contact them at (253) 631-1012.
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This vintage Map of California Roads for Cyclers certainly brings back pleasant memories of bike rides I used to take around the Golden State.
The 1896 map is reproduced at the Big Map Blog in minute detail so viewers can zoom in on detailed routes. [See the San Francisco Bay Area below.]
We used to live in the Central Valley, and I see all the way stations from my bike rides during that period — Modesto, Copperopolis, Chinese Camp, Big Oak Flat, and Angels Camp, among them.
It's interesting to see that all those towns were bicycling destinations long before I ever showed up on two wheels …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/17/historical-bicycle-maps-of-california-circa-1896/
See much greater detail at Big Map Blog.
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Detail from Blum's Bicycle Map of California, 1896. Full map at the Big Map Blog.
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The Argus Leader essentially opened the 2012 across-state bicycle tour season this weekend with its South Dakota route announcement for Tour de Kota.
It might seem a little early to be planning for a mass bicycle event in 2012, but several of the more popular week-long rides have announced their dates, although not their routes.
RAGBRAI, Ride the Rockies, Biking Across Kansas, Cycle Oregon and Oregon Bicycle Ride (OBR) all have announced their 2012 tour dates; the OBR organizers also have announced a rare Montana Bicycle Ride in 2012.
Meanwhile, the nonprofit Adventure Cycling Association has announced a full slate …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/17/early-announcements-for-2012-state-bicycle-tours/
Two extreme examples of how to raise money for cancer research are evident this weekend.
In Austin, 4,300 bicyclists and runners are participating in the Team Livestrong Challenge this weekend. Together, they raised $2.3 million for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Meanwhile, in Roanoke, Virginia, four men rolled into town on their bicycles after completing a 3,467-mile cross country tour called Roll Over Cancer (above right). They raised about $18,000 along the way to give to Stand Up to Cancer.
A tip of my cap to all of them.
The Austin event dates back to 1997 ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/16/fighting-cancer-by-bicycle-4300-ride-and-run-at-livestrong-as-4-complete-transamerica/
Four men complete cross country ride in 41 days. See Roll Over Cancer website.
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The driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed a bicyclist in Kirkland in July will be fined $42 for improperly changing lanes.
Kirkland police told KIRO.TV news that they determined there was no reason to charge the 18-year-old driver with vehicular homicide, even though the teen apparently swerved onto the shoulder when he hit the man on the bicycle.
“Unfortunately, unless a person's driving recklessly, they're intoxicated, (on) drugs or alcohol, then there's really no criminal charge to this,” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/14/wheels-of-justice-42-fine-in-kirkland-bicyclist-death/
Any argument over which is the “most epic” bicycle race should end in February 2012.
That's when about 20 cyclists will roll out of London on the 18,000-mile Global Bicycle Race.
They're aiming to beat the time of Englishman Vin Cox, left, who set the current Guinness World Record of 163 days, 6 hours and 58 minutes in 2010.
Cox is organizing this around-the-world bicycle race, set to start on Feb. 18. That date was picked so the winner and new record-holder will be showing up in London just as the 2012 Summer Olympics gets underway.
I don't use the term epic lightly, but this bicycle race certainly qualifies. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/10/14/around-the-world-bicycle-race-rolls-out-of-london-next-year/
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