Bike Talk

Bike News: Cop29 cop-outs, solace in U.S. local elections for biking, China's huge bikeshare rides, and in Oregon, a cyclist was charged for a ride to the hospital by the ambulance that hit him. 2:19 The Northampton Cycle-Smart Cyclocross race broke from the Union Cycliste Internationale for its exclusion of trans women riders in 2023, but the race goes on; the 33rd annual Northampton, Massachusetts Cyclocross race was November 8-10. Miles Abrams, 11, came in 4th in his category. He and his mom, Lisa, talk about cyclocross and what bike sport means to them. 7:34 BYCS Bicycle Mayor Network comprises civil society leaders representing 145 cities in 40 countries. Amanda Padilla, Bike Mayor of Quito, Ecuador, uses "cycling games" to focus on kids. 18:51 Atlanta's Bike Buses are gaining riders. Andrew Francis tells the story of his popular weekly school rides. 30:18 The University of California at Santa Barbara has been declared a "platinum level" bike friendly university several times by the League of Am