Potholes and Road Apples

An 11-year-old Lancaster City boy was struck and killed by a motorist while riding his bicycle near Reservoir Park on Sunday evening, city police reported.
Drew Bogroff, whose family lives near the park, had seen a fight or some other disturbance in the park and was riding to his home to alert family members to call the police, […]

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Local bicyclists Mike Ridgeway and Robin Smith will be taking turns on the pedals this weekend to raise money for a single mother and her infant daughter with brain tumors.
Ridgeway, founder of the local Dream Ride for Lancaster bicycle rides, and Smith will be doing “The Longest Day” ride, beginning Saturday afternoon.
They are asking for […]

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Local bicycle racing team Spinners Cycling has stepped in to revive a second race that was cancelled earlier this month with the sudden demise of RedRoseRaces.com.
Spinners will revive the criterium race in Grandview Heights, now called the Grandview Grand Prix. Online registration for the July 26 race will open on Tuesday, June 24.
The criterium, in the […]

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A local bicycling advocacy group is unveiling an expanded program this weekend that aims to teach as many children and adults as possible to cycle smart.
Cycle Smart, a program of Dream Ride Projects, hopes to teach children to ride their bicycles and to ride comfortably, even in traffic.
Skills taught in monthly bicycle derbies, in an area of […]

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Along with the professional and elite amateur racers who will take the streets in Ephrata for Sunday afternoon’s criterium, some of the area’s youngest pedalers will also be given a chance to shine.
There will be kid’s races on Sunday on Ephrata’s Main Street in conjunction with the Tour de Ephrata. Children ages 4&5 and 6&7 will race a […]

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A 16-year-old New Holland boy was struck and killed by a sports utility vehicle while he was riding his bicycle on Hahnstown Road at about 10:30 p.m. Friday, Ephrata police reported.
According to the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, Curtis Martin was the last of five friends riding single-file on the narrow road when he was struck by […]

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Lurch to the right: transport minister Tom Harris sharpens up his cycling skills in Leicester. Photograph: Fabio De Paula/PA
 

The British, facing the same problems we face here, are making an effort to deal with childhood obesity and traffic congestion by attempting to reintroduce an old concept: children riding bicycles.
And, rather than just given cycling lip service, the […]

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