Samuel Abt, Tour de France Writer for 30 Years, Dies at 91

He wrote about the elite cycling race for The New York Times and The International Herald Tribune. He said he was smitten by the Tour from the first day.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Wants 15 MPH Speed Limit for E-Bikes

Mr. Adams called for a 15 m.p.h. speed restriction for electric bicycles and scooters in New York City, even as other vehicles will be allowed to drive faster. Critics say it’s dangerous.

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Australian Cyclist Dennis Rohan Gets Suspended Sentence Over Death of Wife

Rohan Dennis had pleaded guilty to a charge of committing an aggravated act likely to cause harm, in a vehicle incident that killed Melissa Hoskins, a fellow Olympian.

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A Blind Bicyclist and His Daughter Work in Tandem

Thomas Panek and his daughter, Madeleine, will be cycling in the Five Boro Bike Tour this weekend.

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Cyclist Rohan Dennis Pleads Guilty in Death of Wife Melissa Hoskins, Fellow Olympian

Rohan Dennis pleaded guilty this week to a lesser charge in the death of Melissa Hoskins last year, after he drove with her on the hood of a vehicle, the authorities said.

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Citi Bikes Leave ‘Digital Exhaust’ That Could Help Track a Killer

The police said the gunman who shot an insurance executive pedaled away after the crime.

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Death of Cyclist in Paris Lays Bare Divide in Mayor’s War Against Cars

Paul Varry was run over on a city street in what prosecutors suspect was a deliberate act of road rage, as bikers and drivers choose sides.

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