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The Megavalanche is famous for mass-start carnage as 300 riders charge down a glacier. Here’s a really quick collection of slow-mo action that shows how rough things really were!
It’s a Saturday night in Downtown LA. Music blares, lights flash and 31-year-old Cathy Chang wears the tightest, most body-conscious outfit she owns. Not because she’s about to hit the dance floor. She’s at the first legally sanctioned Midnight Bicycle Drag Race inside the 2nd Street tunnel. That’s the white-tiled aerodynamic wonder you see in every other car commercial. No cars here tonight, though.
From those bleachers about 500 people watch the race. Its sponsor is Wolfpack Hustle, a motley crew of urban cyclists from steampunk riders to hard-core racers, who once a month, maraud the streets of LA for 40-mile, late-night bike rides.
On this night, 200 people sprint in the qualifying round   … More
Team USA BMX rider Arielle Martin was injured Tuesday at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., and is currently in San Diego’s Mercy Hospital being treated for a possible lacerated spleen and collapsed lung. According to witnesses, Martin’s chain broke during a morning training session and she suffered a serious crash.
“Arielle has worked extremely hard and was on top form heading into the Olympic Games,” explained USA Cycling vice president of athletics Jim Miller. “Unfortunately  … More