Bicycle fatalities increase in 2011

Bicycling deaths were on the rise in 2011.

A report issued by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration finds that 677 bicyclists died in traffic in 2011. That’s a 8.7% increase over 2010, when 623 bicyclists died.

That reverses a trend of two straight years of decreasing fatalities for bicyclists. The number of bicyclist deaths …

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Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/11/bicycle-fatalities-increase-in-2011/

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Learning to fly?

Thanks to the wonders of coincidence, it would appear that no-one is safe on the road, with both Bradley Wiggins and British cycling head coach Shane Sutton being involved in accidents this week.  The BBC poses the “is cycling getting more dangerous” question, and I don’t think I’m up for getting into that argument…so not brave [...]

Source: http://www.thecyclingmayor.com/learning-to-fly

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Manuel Cardoso Takes Stage 4 at Catalunya 2011

After looking very strong so far in this year?s 91st running of the Volta a Catalunya ? he finished third in Tuesday?s 2nd stage – Team RadioShack?s Manuel Cardoso (POR) won Thursday?s 4th stage besting the field to the line in a bunch sprint in the town of El Vendrell, Spain. The 195 kilometer course, [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/manuel-cardoso-takes-stage-4-at-catalunya-2011/

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How Much Fitness is Lost from Winter Break?

Readers Question: Due to ice and work, I went three weeks without cycling and I seem to have slowed considerably in this time. I just got home and found that I was four minutes slower over a one-hour ride (very hilly). Maybe I could have gone slightly quicker, but this still seems a lot. In [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/6751/training/how-much-fitness-is-lost-from-winter-break/

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