Articles filed under Cycling
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Summer biking offers riders, spectators a variety of fun eventsJul 31, 2024 12:32 pm - Chicago area biking offers an exciting, varied summer menu: Racing, race spectating, club rides and unique community events.
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Life changing: Waterfront Long Table Dinner to benefit St. Charles nonprofitJul 30, 2024 6:43 am - Project Mobility in St. Charles works every day to give people with disabilities the chance to feel the wind in their face and their hearts beating fast as they ride adaptive bikes made just for them.
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Bicycle racers whiz through Mundelein in the Chicago Grit seriesJul 22, 2024 3:39 pm - The fourth in a series of 10 consecutive days of high-speed bicycle racing drew competitors from around the world to Mundelein Monday. The Chicago Grit, formerly named t...
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Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France for the 3rd time and in style with a victory at time trialJul 21, 2024 1:54 pm - NICE, France — Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de France for the third time and celebrated in style with a victory in Sunday's final stage — a time trial ending in Nice. The 2...
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Gearing up for the Grit: Criterium bike race series begins this week in suburbs, ChicagoJul 18, 2024 4:25 pm - The Chicago Grit bike racing series, formerly known as the Intelligentsia Cup, comes to 10 metropolitan locations from July 19-28.
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Reflections and lessons learned on anniversary of cyclist’s deathJul 12, 2024 7:10 am - July 10 marked the second anniversary of a crash that is hard not to memorialize. Nancy Nozicka, pedaling the St. Mary’s Road shoulder near Libertyville, a frequent route for her — not even a mile from her home — was killed by a motorist drifting right.
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Frenchman Anthony Turgis wins tough Tour de France stage on gravel roads, Pogacar keeps the leadJul 07, 2024 1:19 pm - TROYES, France — Frenchman Anthony Turgis emerged victorious from a long breakaway through the dust of gravel roads to claim the ninth stage of the Tour de France after a...
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The Tour de France is an experience to beholdJul 06, 2024 3:24 pm - It was that great American truth seeker, Bo Jackson, who once famously asked, “Where is that Tour de France, anyhow?” The answer, unlike Bo, remains a continuous curiosit...
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Cavendish breaks Merckx’s record for most career Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victoryJul 03, 2024 5:24 pm - SAINT-VULBAS, France — Mark Cavendish wrote a new chapter of Tour de France history in what is expected to be his last appearance at cycling's biggest race. The veteran I...
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Cavendish struggles with apparent stomach and heat issues during opening Tour de France stageJun 29, 2024 7:23 pm - RIMINI, Italy — Mark Cavendish appeared to struggle with stomach and heat issues during the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday. He barely finished within the...