State & National
Ride Spot to debut at Sea Otter Classic — Plus tips about sharing your favorite ride spots
Among launches to consumers scheduled to take place April 11-14, 2019 at the 29th annual Sea Otter Classic, a Celebration of Cycling, is the Ride Spot app from People for Bikes.
May 15, 2019: Amgen Tour of California Stage 4 Men’s Start
Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/2019AmgenTOC Amgen Tour of California will be back in Monterey County on May 15, 2019, with its Stage 4 Men’s Start at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. For details, refer to the Amgen website: http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/host-cities/weathertech-raceway-laguna-seca Check Bicycling Monterey’s directory for some history of Amgen in Monterey County. Want to volunteer with Amgen here? One…
Exercise your superpower by voting
#IBikeIVote, and so does the woman in this 52-second video. For related info on this site, scroll down. Related information Info relevant anytime, for all U.S. states, plus additional info for California and Monterey County: Vote! “Democracy is not a spectator sport.” Info for California’s Nov 6, 2018 election: California Bicycle Coalition and others urge No on…
Nov 6, 2018: California Bicycle Coalition, Monterey County Board of Supervisors, and others urge No on Proposition 6
Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/NoOnProp6 Bicycling Monterey extends respect to everyone who takes time to inform themselves about candidates and issues, then votes according to their own beliefs and conscience. Nov 7, 2018 update: Prop 6 was defeated (the majority of voters voted “No on Proposition 6”). http://twitter.com/BikeMonterey/status/1060102832945192960 California Bicycle Coalition on Proposition 6: http://www.calbike.org/stopprop6. Transportation Agency…
Monterey Bay Lightfighters Mountain Bike Team — 2018-2019 season
The 2018-19 season is underway for Monterey Bay Lightfighters Composite Mountain Bike Team and other teams of the NorCal High School Cycling League. Fall 2018 began the Lightfighters seventh year in the NorCal League. The NorCal League, established in 2001, and the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, founded in 2009, are the regional and national organizations under whose…
“A Right to the Road”: Understanding and addressing the safety of people who bike
As State Farm spokesperson Vicki Harper told Washington Post writer Ashley Halsey III—speaking about a State Farm-funded report from the Governors Highway Safety Association, released 8/24/17—“When we bike, we have as much right to the road as when we drive.” For an intro to the report, see Halsey’s story—http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/bike-riding-isnt-childs-play-anymore-and-cycling-crash-deaths-are-soaring/2017/08/23/abbcb22e-8773-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5_story.html. Then check out the 75-page report, “A Right…