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Cycling powers France and the Netherlands have paid for poor results this season with a reduced quota of riders for the world championships.
The European nations will each start just six men in the road race staged Sept. 27 at Mendrisio, Switzerland, after both dropped out of the top 10 in the world rankings compiled by the International Cycling Union.
The entry lists were released Monday.
Britain, Norway and the United States reached the top 10 to claim the full quota of nine riders for elite nations in the 222-rider lineup, helped by good results from riders such as Mark Cavendish, Thor Hushovd and Lance Armstrong at the Tour de France last month…Â Details
NEW YORK — Kids who live in the city learn their streetsmarts early. Not just, “Don’t talk to strangers,” but also, “Keep your hand on your wallet.”
So when my 11-year-old wanted to ride his bike to the playground, I handed him a bike lock. My parting words were: “Use the lock. If that bike gets stolen, I’m not buying a new one.”
An hour later, the bike was gone, swiped by a bigger kid who said, “Hey, can I see your bike for a minute?” and rode away.
“You fell for that?” I said to my son. “You’ll be riding your scooter from now on.”
But he wasn’t upset. He was sure we’d get the bike back.
Incredibly, we did.  … Details
Erik Fetch, spotted Saturday at the Scotts Valley Farmers Market, rode a standard bicycle the equivalent of 10 times around the world before he decided to try a recumbent bicycle. That’s the kind you lean back on and pedal with your feet in front rather than down below.
Like most cyclists, he thought recumbents were quirky and weird.
But his experience riding his new Bacchetta Corsa changed his thinking.
Now he loves to “torture†riders on traditional bikes by either passing them up or toying with them on hills… DetailsÂ