Cycling

Pedaling off the Pounds

Sam Evans-Brown — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:04:57 +0000

A lot of Americans are struggling to lose a whole lot of weight, and they try all kinds of crazy things.

Ernest Gagnon — a man from Billerica, Mass. — decided to shed pounds by getting into the often intense, high-adrenaline sport of cyclocross: racing road bikes on obstacle courses.

Two years ago, Gagnon tipped the scales at 570 pounds. He was depressed and embarrassed to leave the house.

Cyclist's Swift Ride From Wall Street To The Olympics

Murray Carpenter — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:56:13 +0000

Four years ago, Evelyn Stevens was working as a Wall Street investment banker and just starting to race bicycles.

Rye Selectmen Pass Single-File Rule

Sam Evans-Brown — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:05:44 +0000

Selectmen in the Seacoast town of Rye have voted to require cyclists to ride single file on all roads in the town. The ordinance passed despite opposition from the community, and it also requires pedestrians to walk single file on Rye roads.

Similar rules are in place in Newington and Newcastle. Supporters of single file ordinances say that the narrow, winding roads on the seacoast don’t have space for two cyclists abreast.

Federal Prosecutors Drop Doping Case Against Cyclist Lance Armstrong

Eyder Peralta — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:25:00 +0000

Federal prosecutors say they have dropped its doping case against seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. For two years, prosecutors looked into allegations that Armstrong and his United States Postal squad used performance-enhancing drugs.

The AP reports:

"In a press release, United States Attorney Andre Birotte Jr.