Articles filed under Cycling
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Along for the Ride: Don’t be a statistic in 2024 by using safe cycling practicesJan 23, 2024 6:00 am - With freezing temperatures, snowy/icy roads and less daylight, winter cajoles us off the bike saddle to a safer activity, setting cycling goals. Catalogued among my past ...
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Cycling stories of the year: Bike/pedestrian plans, safety education and mountain bike racingDec 31, 2023 9:28 am - Mountain bike racing, new bike/pedestrian plans and a safety education surge for Illinois students highlighted biking in 2023. Unfortunately, fatalities continued to ris...
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St. Charles’ The Bike Rack expands with purchase of Oswego CycleryDec 22, 2023 6:04 am - The new owners of Oswego Cyclery in downtown Oswego have a passion for cycling and helping their customers realize their goals. The Honeyman family, who own St. Charles-b...
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Along for the ride: Biking books recount the ups and downs of cyclists' cross-country, global journeysDec 04, 2023 10:00 pm - Along for the ride: Biking books recount the ups and downs of cyclists' cross-country, global journeys
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'All about community': What attracts riders to cyclocross racingNov 06, 2023 10:00 pm - Bike shops close early. Riding mileage tapers. Fall's colorful showcase drops its last leaf. Even the sun beds down by late afternoon. End of biking season? Not cyclocro...
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Ride Illinois' new initiative encourages more biking and less drivingOct 31, 2023 11:00 pm - "I can bike there!" echoed throughout my youth. A coaster-braked, balloon-tired, hand-me-down magically expanded my 10-year old universe beyond typical neighborhood expl...
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How federal grant will support East Branch DuPage River TrailOct 21, 2023 1:00 am - The 61-mile Illinois Prairie Path all started with a letter and a dream. The late May Theilgaard Watts, a naturalist at the Morton Arboretum, envisioned a nature trail a...
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Illinois Prairie Path marks 60 years since the start of rails-to-trails movementSep 19, 2023 6:00 am - Inspired? Speak up! Thanks to naturalist May Theilgaard Watts's vision, bikers and trail users are now reaping the benefits in Cook, DuPage and Kane counties. Her Septem...
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Why so many communities are adopting bike plans - and how they benefit ridersSep 01, 2023 6:00 am - "2023 is a turning point for bike plans," observes Ryan Peterson, senior planner at Epstein Global, a Chicago-based firm specializing in bicycle and pedestrian planning....
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Cyclists will take over Lake Shore Drive SundaySep 01, 2023 1:00 am - More than 16,500 cyclists participated in the Fifth Third Bike the Drive fundraiser in 2022, and there's still time to swell the ranks this Sunday. Online registration f...