"Bicycling cannot solve systemic racism in the United States. But systemic racism can’t be fixed without tackling it within bicycling." —
@TamikaButler
“I owned a ‘cross bike for almost three years before I was brave enough to try racing. I thought I was too fat, too slow, too weak, too uncoordinated; that people would laugh at me. I finally did it anyway.”
We’re not just bikes. We’re humans on bikes. We’re husbands and sons, wives and mothers, daughters and Aunts. We have loved ones who would be shattered if we didn't make it home.
Pedro Ferreira of Chile navigated narrow city streets to become the first local to win the Red Bull Valparaíso Cerro Abajo urban downhill mountain bike race.
24-year-old Viola Brand from Stuttgart, Germany competes in a niche sport called artistic cycling. To perform the tricks called "figures" she trains 20 hours a week to gain the strength and balance to perform her 5-minute routine.
With the help of L.A. Chargers running back
@Melvingordon25
, 100 kids (ages 5-12) in Carson, California, walked away with a new bike for Christmas earlier this month.
“Some people do not like to go to the gym because they feel like they are being looked at or watched. For those people I would tell them biking is a good way to get away from that. I have not met anyone on a bike who was anything but encouraging.”
We’re not just bikes. We’re humans on bikes. We’re husbands and sons, wives and mothers, daughters and Aunts. We have loved ones who would be shattered if we didn't make it home.
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@rachelvmckinnon
is going to continue racing—doing what she loves to do, which she has a right to do—no matter what internet commenters or competitors say.
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@lawsoncraddock
turned his 2018
@LeTour
experience into an inspiring story of grit and determination. Now, you have a chance to own the bike that took him there.
✨We are so proud to share our latest cover with Kailey Kornhauser. ❤️ EVERY BODY IS A CYCLING BODY. ❤️ Check out the link to read her story and be sure to pick up this issue when you see it on newsstands!
“Anti-racist efforts within cycling must move beyond the euphemisms of inclusion, diversity, sensitivity, and allyship, and begin to seriously consider the dimensions of power at play.”
“I owned a ‘cross bike for almost three years before I was brave enough to try racing. I thought I was too fat, too slow, too weak, too uncoordinated; that people would laugh at me. I finally did it anyway.”
24-year-old Viola Brand from Stuttgart, Germany competes in a niche sport called artistic cycling. To perform the tricks called "figures" she trains 20 hours a week to gain the strength and balance to perform her 5-minute routine.
“Some people do not like to go to the gym because they feel like they are being looked at or watched. For those people I would tell them biking is a good way to get away from that. I have not met anyone on a bike who was anything but encouraging.”
“You could start a new bike racing team,” she told Wally. “Hospice Racing.” Everyone laughed at the morbid absurdity of the suggestion, a bike racing team for people who are dying. Peter chimed in, “Your tagline could be, ‘Bury the competition.’ ”