Articles filed under Cycling
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Quiz yourself to test your cycling knowledge
Sep 16, 2022 6:17 AM - This milestone column, No. 50, calls for something a little different. Four years retired from teaching math, I still value quizzes. Take this cycling quiz to test your biking knowledge. -
Harper College's new bike share program offers many advantages to students and staff
Sep 2, 2022 6:00 AM - Palatine's Harper College may just be the first Illinois community college to fund/organize its own bike share program, an initiative extending beyond Harper's 200-acre campus. -
Daily Herald editor, avid cyclist shares his Tour de France experience
Aug 28, 2022 9:38 AM - Daily Herald Deputy Managing Editor Neil Holdway, a dedicated cyclist, lived his Tour de France dream by cycling five days in the Pyrenees. Here's his story. -
Geneva Olympian and cancer survivor will bike 1,000 miles to support research
Aug 21, 2022 9:31 AM - Kevin McDowell, a Geneva High School alumnus who received a silver medal in the first-ever triathlon mixed relay event at the Olympic Games, will participate in the W.A.R. on Wheels charity ride, an event organized by the St. Charles-based nonprofit group Cal's Angels.
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Grayslake man bicycles his way into Guinness World Records for most states in 24 hours
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Fifth Third Bike the Drive organizer hopes to get 400 volunteers for fundraising event
Aug 21, 2022 9:34 AM - With a staff under 20, how does any organization pull off a 20,000-rider bike event on a major roadway? "Volunteers are the keystone, full stop!" So acknowledges Melody Geraci, Active Transportation Alliance deputy executive director. Sept. 4 marks the 20th time to demonstrate how it's done at its Fifth Third Bike the Drive. -
Bike lanes explained: Tragedy reminds us it's time to review the rules of sharing the road
Aug 14, 2022 9:16 AM - Sometimes a news story catches my eye. Sometimes it chokes me up. The death of a 3-year-old riding the rear carrier on her mother's bike in Chicago evoked strong emotions with the merging of two passions -- biking and parenthood. -
Mountain king Vingegaard wins Tour de France
Jul 24, 2022 11:00 PM - Jonas Vingegaard blossomed from a talented rookie to a dominant leader in his own right over three weeks of epic racing to win his first Tour de France title on Sunday. -
Laporte victory ends drought for France
Jul 22, 2022 10:06 PM - Christophe Laporte ended the host's drought of stage winners when he surged out of the peloton in the finale of the 19th stage and claimed his maiden win on the Tour de France on Friday. -
Bicycle racing a 'wheel' part of Northbrook's history
Jul 21, 2022 11:28 AM - Though hosting a stage of the Intelligentsia Cup on July 28 will be a first for Northbrook, bicyclists rolling into and around town are nothing new for the Village. It's no secret that Northbrook and bicycle racing have had a strong connection since at least the early 1960s thanks to the Ed Rudolph Velodrome at Meadowhill Park. But ... more on that unique facility later. Following a three-quarter-mile route through the downtown area, the Northbrook Grand Prix will serve as the seventh stage of this year's 10-race Intelligentsia Cup events, which feature criterium races -- cyclists competing over a closed-circuit road course. For some longtime residents, this event may prompt memories of when Northbrook hosted the National Amateur Bicycle Championships eight times from 1963 to 1979.
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