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Monroeville retiree gears up for another bike trek to help find cure for multiple sclerosis
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (1094+ words) Alan Iszauk hadn't prepared for his first long bike ride. His friend, Bruce Ungar " they've known each other since they were 4 " lost his regular riding partner when his daughter went off to college. So Iszauk agreed to bike the 150-mile…...
What the Live Nation settlement would mean for concertgoers " and why some say it isn't enough
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1020+ words) NEW YORK " Live Nation and the U. S. government announced a deal this week that they say would give artists and venues more choice when it comes to selling concert tickets to music fans. But critics say meaningful changes are far from…...
A thrilling ride: O'Hara plans for bike skills course
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (437+ words) Plans for a bike skills course in O'Hara are cruising along. The project is planned for Raymond A. Schafer Jr. Memorial Park in the township's Montrose Hill section. The topography of Schafer Park at the top of the hill, combined with…...
Faces of the Valley: "I like to go fast," says Highlands first-grade BMX champ Elliana Zimmerman
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (534+ words) Not long after she began to walk, Elliana Zimmerman learned to pedal. The Tarentum youngster, now 6, went from a Fred Flinstone-style balance bike to pedaling " quickly " around a bumpy BMX track, according to her mother, Alexis. "When she was little,…...
Baltimore cyclist finds joy in collecting lost hubcaps and stringing them into art
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (653+ words) BALTIMORE " Cyclist Barnaby Wickham has collected more than 700 lost hubcaps, mostly on bike rides around Baltimore. They have inspired a quest to turn litter into art, including Christmas wreaths, a giant fish and a large head of Snoopy. It is…...
Fox Chapel cyclist, 62, training for 170-mile event to benefit cancer research
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (395+ words) George Stewart prefers to be out cycling on the roads of Fox Chapel, Indiana Township, West Deer and Butler County. Stewart, a 62-year-old Fox Chapel resident, doesn't want to have to worry about being tripped by the hazards that go…...
Gran Fondo cycling marathon brings international 'big ride' to Western Pa.
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (608+ words) About 300 green-clad cyclists are set to make their way through Allegheny and Westmoreland counties as part of a bike marathon planned in September. The race, called Gran Fondo New York Pittsburgh, will begin and end in Monroeville after taking riders…...
Yough-N-Roll bicycle ride benefits Mon/Yough Trail Council
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (325+ words) [The Mon/Yough Trail Council will hold its 30th annual Yough-N-Roll bicycle ride and Party on the Trail on Sept. 13.] The pre-registration deadline for the annual Yough-N-Roll bicycle ride is Sept. 2 with the event taking place Sept. 13 on the Great Allegheny…...
Tadej Poga'ar shows unrivaled audacity to win his fourth Tour de France title in style
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (512+ words) PARIS " The roads were dangerously slippery after heavy rain. A fourth Tour de France title was all but won anyway, so finishing safely in the pack would do fine for Tadej Poga'ar. Especially considering Sunday's final stage already had been…...
Poga'ar closes in on 4th Tour de France title, Groves wins penultimate stage
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (661+ words) PONTARLIER, France " Tadej Poga'ar closed in on a fourth Tour de France title after safely finishing Saturday's penultimate stage and maintaining his big lead over arch-rival Jonas Vingegaard. Australian rider Kaden Groves won Stage 20 with a late solo breakaway, while…...