The local cyclist and founder of Pinebury apparel helped organizers add a gravel component to the Challenge, offering some off-road riding.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Outdoors, Politics
Outdoors groups push for passage of Maine’s first trail bond
The $30 million bond, which goes to voters in November, would pay for engineers, heavy equipment and laborers needed to build trails that will withstand climate change and make Maine a world-class outdoor recreation leader, advocates say.
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‘Silent ride’ set May 15 to commemorate cyclists who were injured, killed on Maine roads
For more information about the ride, go to: www.rideofsilence.org.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports
Ultra-endurance athlete goes the extra mile to raise money for charity
Brendan Walsh of Westbrook doesn’t look the part of an accomplished athlete, but at age 30, he has built an impressive résumé that includes a Guinness World Record.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local Sports, Sports
Death almost took Lewiston cyclist John Grenier for a ride on the Golden Gate Bridge
The well-known owner of Rainbow Bicycle in Lewiston survived a heart attack at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, an event that deepened his appreciation for life.
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Topsham cycling community builds momentum
Topsham’s Select Board approved the creation of a new Bicycle Pedestrian Committee Thursday, just two weeks after the opening of a new pump track outside the town’s transfer station off Townsend Way.
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From ‘bone-shakers’ to ‘penney-farthings’ and beyond: How bicycles rolled out in Lewiston in the 1800s
‘Bicycle fever’ reached Lewiston in 1879, according to the Lewiston Evening Journal, and would go on to shake, rattle and roll into everyday life.
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Town officials pitch Freeport as a mountain biking destination
Freeport’s town council and conservation commission will hold a public forum at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Town Hall to workshop plans for an extensive system of mountain bike trails on Hedgehog Mountain, which proponents say will draw riders from around the region.
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‘Be vigilant,’ drivers urged, with Maine on track for another deadly year for pedestrians
So far, 19 people have been hit by cars and died in 2021, more than double the fatalities for last year, as the state considers long-term plans to make roads safer for walkers, cyclists and drivers.
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Area racers in cycling series say group ‘almost like family’
Bicyclists from Auburn, Farmington, Lewiston and Topsham glad to be back on track for conclusion of Scarborough Crit Series.