Cycling

Andrew Maffey won the 68km Chris Tudor Memorial race on Saturday in a time of 2hr 4min 55sec. Maffey was one of the six break riders who set off five minutes behind limit. Maffey, Maaike Duncan, Jan Brosnahan, Graeme Glidden, Rangi Wharepapa and Tom Campbell worked well and caught the limit group halfway round the first lap of the Sam's circuit.  

The city government of Marikina will intensify its environmental campaign as it urged city residents to use bicycle as a friendly-transport system. This was disclosed by Marikina Vice Mayor Dr. Marion Andres who also thanked private firms which offered their support to the city government to all programs related to environmental concern. Vice Mayor Andres said Norman Labiana Business Development Specialist of My Health makers of Hi- Smart vitamins vowed to give free vitamins to children during environmental campaign program.  

A bicyclist died Friday night after he was struck by a vehicle on South Orange Avenue in Orlando. The man was riding his bicycle southbound on the east side of 3100 block of South Orange about 8:20 p.m., according to the Orlando Police Department. An unknown vehicle traveling northbound in the outside lane honked its horn and swerved into the inside lane.  

Easton police investigating a fatal crash this week that claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy said they'll release the details of their investigation on Monday. Police have inspected both the LANTA bus and the bicycle ridden by Robert Mitchell, who was killed Wednesday afternoon when he crossed into the path of the bus in Easton. But, police still want to review the video footage from the LANTA bus and that will take place on Monday, said Easton police Lt. John Remaley, who is in charge of the investigation.  

Fall is just around the corner and with it comes shorter days and the start of the school year. Unfortunately, this busy time of year can also be a dangerous one. Road travel increases and traffic patterns shift.  

One after another, competitors in the Kentucky Derby Festival Spelling Bee went down, failing to correctly spell words like "impetuous," "orchestrated" and "wiseacre." For Victoria Smith, 8, of Kenton County, who missed on "protocol," the words were tougher than the ones she encountered during the district spelling bee that she won to qualify for the competition. In the district bee, she correctly spelled "fascination."  

More electric bicycles are expected to pedal their way into North American homes in 2010. Under the terms of the agreement, Power in Motion will be supplying BayCycle and Sports with electric bike components to service Eastern Canada and Eastern US. Power in Motion will continue to service Western Canada and Western US.  

Google made the decision after receiving a petition with more than 50,000 signatures for bike routes to be added to its maps. Google Maps introduced driving directions in 2005, and in 2007 the site added transit routes. Pedestrian navigation followed a year later.  

San Remo bicycle race in Italy on Saturday. The sprint win marked the third victory at San Remo by the 34-year-old Spanish cyclist at the official opening of Europe's spring classics season. He was followed closely across the finish line of the 185-mile race by Tom Boonen (Quickstep) and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre).