This grandmother hangs out with a “tough” gang of bikers – mainly tough on their BMX bikes which endure hours of pounding and rough use every day. “Grandma,” as they all call her, loads them and their bikes into her Honda Ridgeline at least once a week and they head out of town. There is no place for BMX freestyle in Ukiah.
Weekdays the kids ride their bikes wherever they can find or make ramps and jumps around town. But on weekends and during vacations Alice Lane gives her time and money so that these boys can pursue this action sport…Â Details
Lance Armstrong has broken his collarbone in a crash during a five-day race in Spain.
Astana team leader Johan Bruyneel says on his Twitter feed that it was a clean fracture without complications. He adds that the seven-time Tour de France champion should make a fast recovery…Â Details
After a motorcycle ran over his head, Don Weber was told he would never walk again.
This morning, he will begin riding his beach cruiser more than 3,000 miles across the country for brain-injured children with whom he works on a weekly basis.
“My life was pretty hard the two years after the accident. I want to show people you can do anything you set your mind to – even when everyone thinks you can’t do it – you can,” Weber said. “Watching the kids’ faces and how much they are inspired by my trip and the motivation it gives them makes me feel really good.”… Details
 Lance Armstrong was taken to a hospital Monday after crashing during the first stage of a five-day race in Spain.
Armstrong fell in a pile-up about 12.5 miles from the stage’s finish. The seven-time Tour de France champion, who is making a comeback to cycling and is riding with the Astana team in the Vuelta of Castilla and Leon race, may have injured his collarbone…. Details