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A cyclist who severed an artery when she fell off her bike was saved by a stroke of luck because one of the people who came to her assistance was a vascular surgeon.
Denise Ledger, 57, would have bled to death within three minutes had John Thompson not stemmed the blood, which was spurting across the road “like a scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail”. (09/05)
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My CNET colleague in New York, Caroline McCarthy, insists there's not a single safe street for bicyclists in New York City. Don't tell that to Ride the ...
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There is so much good about participating in local road races, bike rides and triathlons. For one, it gives people goals to improve their personal physical ...
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When Phillip Kikukawa was 6 years old, he wrote a letter to Santa Claus asking for a bicycle.
Kipukawa woke up Christmas morning to find his very first ...
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THEY might look like a solution to the rising oil price and global warming, but a court ruling has found some motorised bicycles cannot be legally used ...
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A bicycle tire problem can quickly interrupt - or even spoil - a day of serious open road or mounting biking.
Sometimes tire damage hazards can't be ...
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THERE are many good reasons to cycle. But if you haven't sat on a saddle for many years, you might need some new kit to get you started.
First, you ...
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Welcome back to Pirate's roads. Thirty-five kilometres to go and I stop once I read the big advice on the right side of the road. The Giro today is north ...
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The first road win on the professional circuit for commercially available road tubeless tyres took place last March at the ‘Omloop Het Volk'. The technology ...
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EARLY last year, Dr. Jason Newland, a 34-year-old pediatric infectious disease physician from Stilwell, Kan., decided he would upgrade his Cannondale road ...
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Although not as iconic as its elder French cousin, the Giro is one third of cycling's "Triple Crown", along with Le Tour and the Road World Championships.
It ...
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As the Unduavi-Yolosa Highway in Bolivia winds down 12,000ft (3.6km) over 40 miles, its sheer drops and sudden bends present an irresistible challenge ...
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Here in Africa we use sun-screen with SPF of 40 every time we go outside, and Lene runs over at least one snake a day. Even though we've all got ourselves ...
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From the outside, the Smart Helmet looks ordinary. It's a black, shiny BMX helmet designed to block wind noise. It has a chin bar with a built-in microphone ...
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Denmark has been awarded three international cycling races. The 2008 BMX world championship and the 2010 indoor cycling worlds will be held in Copenhagen, ...
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Safety conscious Sophie Grange won a new bike as a reward for wearing her helmet while on the roads. Four-year-old Sophie was riding near her home in Upper ...
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A new cycling proficiency award aimed at preparing children for the present traffic and road conditions has been launched. Bikeability will be awarded ...
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Cars and especially busses have for year had the benefit of a green traffic light wave on the roads. But now it is the cyclists turn to enjoy a smooth ...
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Bicycle riding in North America has increased in popularity in recent years and the month of May in the GTA provides much evidence of this. This weekend ...
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Oli Beckingsale is the British mountain bike champion and Commonwealth Games silver medallist. Keep your tyres soft Unlike a road bike, where you want ...
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