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Hordes of College Students Really Wanted Dumplings

Chinese city of Kaifeng is overrun with 100K bike riders from Zhengzhou who rode 30 miles

(Newser) - The weekend kickoff got a little chaotic in China—not from any drunken reveling, but from tens of thousands of people renting bikes and riding 30 miles in search of a popular menu item, wreaking havoc on local roads. The Guardian reports that 100,000 students or so ( Sky...

When the Taliban Returned, Female Cyclists Were Doomed
Return of the Taliban
Doomed Female Cyclists
longform
Nov 10, 2024 3:15 PM CST

Return of the Taliban Doomed Female Cyclists

Bicycling reports on how members of the Afghan National Team had to flee the country

(Newser) - A story by Kim Cross in Bicycling begins with the simple anecdote of a teenager going for bike ride. But this particular teenager—18-year-old Reihana Mohammadi—was riding in Afghanistan in August 2021. "You are crazy!" Reihana recalls people calling out. "The Taliban are very close!"...

Japan: Use a Phone While Riding a Bike, Go to Jail for 6 Months

Country is also cracking down on drunk cyclists

(Newser) - Japan is getting tougher on bike safety with stiffened and standardized punishments for a range of offenses, including using a phone while cycling or cycling while drunk. Under a new nationwide law, cyclists caught using their phones could face a maximum punishment of six months in prison or a $655...

Fatigue Led Driver to Strike 16 Bicyclists, Investigators Say

Pedro Quintana-Lujan, 27, now facing 11 misdemeanor charges

(Newser) - Fatigue likely led to a pickup truck driver's crash last year that killed two bicyclists and injured 14 other riders on a bridge in a Phoenix suburb, authorities said Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report about the February 2023 crash on the Cotton Lane Bridge...

Amateur Sleuth Uncovers a Wild Stolen Bike Network

Pricey two-wheelers taken in Northwest have been showing up in Mexico

(Newser) - A customized bicycle these days can run $10,000, which goes a long way toward explaining why bike theft has evolved from the "quaint" days of yesteryear into a criminal enterprise, writes Christopher Solomon at Wired . (Think neighborhood-roaming trucks equipped with ladders.) Solomon's story provides an astonishing...

Ramsay Accident Left Him Looking Like a 'Purple Potato'

Celebrity chef says he's OK after spill from his bike in Connecticut, advocates for helmet use

(Newser) - Gordon Ramsay doesn't tolerate spills in his kitchen, but he was well prepared for one he recently took off his bike. The 57-year-old Hell's Kitchen host put up a PSA of sorts on Saturday after a bicycle ride went awry, advocating for helmet use to prevent serious injury,...

After 'Absolute Hammer Blow,' Women's Bike Team Competes

Rivals come through for Lifeplus-Wahoo team after 14 bikes were stolen before Tour of Britain race

(Newser) - A British women's bicycling team woke up Friday all ready to take part in the multistage Tour of Britain event, except for one crucial thing: More than a dozen of their bikes were stolen overnight, reports the BBC . The women athletes on the Lifeplus-Wahoo team discovered 14 of their...

US Cycling Team Tried to Pass Off Mechanic as a Rider

Cynisca director accused of making another team member pose as missing required competitor

(Newser) - The American women's cycling team Cynisca was hit with sanctions Monday after the sport's governing body found they'd misrepresented who was set to ride during an international competition last summer. Cycling News reports that at the one-day Argenta Classic held in Belgium in July, the US' Continental...

Cops: He Hit 2 Cyclists, Then Made the Next Hit a Fatal One

Juvenile in Huntington Beach, California, charged with homicide after 70-year-old cyclist died

(Newser) - A juvenile driver in Huntington Beach, California, is accused of running down three cyclists within 45 minutes on Sunday, killing one. The cyclists were struck in separate incidents less than a mile apart, KTLA reports. The first incident occurred around 10pm when a cyclist was struck in a crosswalk by...

The Crash Into 20 Cyclists Appears to Have Been Accident

Driver allegedly told police his steering locked

(Newser) - The crash of a truck into a group of 20 bicyclists on a bridge that killed two and injured nearly all the rest of a Phoenix area cycling group appears to have been an accident, police said Monday. The driver told officers his steering locked, the AP reports. Goodyear Police...

Driver Held After Truck Hits Group of Bicyclists

Arizona crash killed 2 riders and left 11 hospitalized with injuries

(Newser) - The driver of a pickup truck that police say crashed into a group of bicyclists, killing two people and sending 11 to hospitals, has been arrested and is being held in a Maricopa County jail. Pedro Quintana-Lujan, 26, was booked on two counts of manslaughter, three counts of aggravated assault,...

California Group Slams 'Targeted' Attacks on Riders

Series of 'dooring' incidents, other attacks by drivers have sent at least 2 to hospital in East Bay

(Newser) - What should've been an enjoyable end to the workweek with leisurely bike rides around California's East Bay turned into terror for one cycling group, after multiple cars appeared to intentionally go after the riders. East Bay Bike Party, a local group that describes itself as "a mobile...

Two Stats Illustrate a Problem With Bike Helmets
Two Stats Illustrate a Problem
With Bike Helmets
longform
Jan 20, 2023 8:51 AM CST

Two Stats Illustrate a Problem With Bike Helmets

US riders use them more than others, but also suffer more traffic fatalities

(Newser) - Marion Renault thinks bicyclists should wear helmets, and she always wears one herself. But in a story at Slate , she writes that "helmets are simply not the road-safety panacea we want them to be." The point is brought home with a combination of two stats: American riders tend...

Cycling Is Healthy. So Why the Deep Connection to Beer?
Bike Culture May Have
a Problem—Alcohol
longform
Jan 10, 2023 12:14 PM CST

Bike Culture May Have a Problem—Alcohol

In 'Bicycling,' Gloria Liu suggests the cycling world drinks too much

(Newser) - A few years ago, Gloria Liu wrote a story in Bicycling magazine about how great the "post-ride beer" is in the parking lot, especially with a group of riding friends. Now comes a story in the same magazine with a different bent and a headline asking, "Does Cycling...

He Mountain Biked an Iconic 27-Mile Trail—Uphill

Inside Braydon Bringhurst's wild feat on the Whole Enchilada

(Newser) - "Oh my gosh, dude. It's one of the hardest things I've ever done." That's how Braydon Bringhurst put it to his camera man after completing a challenge that's all but unfathomable to almost every human on the planet: biking up the Whole Enchilada. As...

Police Reject Account of Gruesome Bicycle Accident

New Mexico man lost a foot, but how remains a mystery

(Newser) - A story at Cycling Weekly sums it up as "mysterious but horrific," and it's hard to disagree. What's not in dispute is that 28-year-old Dillen Mauer—a former pro bicyclist who is now a renowned frame builder in New Mexico—lost a foot over Labor Day...

Tour de France Racer Hits Fans, Suffers Broken Neck

Incredibly, Italy's Daniel Oss got up and finished that leg, but he later pulled out of race

(Newser) - An elite racer from Italy has been forced to withdraw from the Tour de France, due to a broken neck suffered after he collided with spectators on a particularly tricky part of the course. Daniel Oss of Team TotalEnergies was cruising along Wednesday during Stage 5 of the race, on...

Suspect in Star Cyclist's Murder Is Caught

Kaitlin Armstrong is arrested in Costa Rica

(Newser) - A woman accused of killing a star cyclist is in custody after six weeks as a fugitive. US Marshals say Kaitlin Armstrong, 34, was tracked to a hostel in Costa Rica and taken into custody, reports KVUE . She is now awaiting deportation to the US. Investigators say Armstrong fatally shot...

Biden OK After Fall Off Bike
Biden OK After
Fall Off Bike
Jun 18, 2022 11:30 AM CDT

Biden OK After Fall Off Bike

President took a tumble while riding Saturday in Rehoboth Beach, Del.

(Newser) - President Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but he said he wasn't hurt. "I'm good," he told reporters after US Secret Service Agents quickly...

After Star Cyclist's Murder, a Love Triangle Emerges
Woman Accused of Killing
Star Cyclist Is at Large
the rundown
May 23, 2022 10:10 AM CDT

Woman Accused of Killing Star Cyclist Is at Large

Police say Anna Moriah Wilson was killed by Kaitlin Armstrong as part of a love triangle

(Newser) - The murder of one of the best cyclists in the nation, if not the world, shocked the riding community earlier this month in Texas. Now, authorities say a love triangle is at the heart of the killing of 25-year-old Anna Moriah Wilson. Coverage:
  • Suspect: Police and federal agents accuse Kaitlin
...

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