bicycle racing
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- After the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency stripped Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles and issued a lifetime cycling ban for the athlete, the Ulman Cancer Fund said it plans to continue working with Armstrong and his foundation in the fight against cancer.
- 24 Hours of Booty Columbia cycling event helps Bryan McMillan and others raise money to fight cancer.
- More than 100 years ago, "bicycle riders and racers, were filled with excitement over an event to take place at the Pleasure Park, a newly built horseracing track with grandstand one mile north of Westminster on the road to Littlestown."
- Allegations that champion cyclist Lance Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs surfaced again today as the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency brought formal charges against him. Still, it would be sad to see Armstrong's good works sullied.
- Howard High alum also served on Maryland State Troopers motorcycle unit
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- Memorial Day weekend's beach-bound should remember to pack the essentials — including a bicycle or two
- Orioles rookie utility man Ryan Flaherty started just one game in the club's first 16 games and now has started each of the past four, including in right field Saturday night ¿ the first time he had appeared there as a major leaguer.
- It was likely a quirk of voting procedure, not a lack of quality among the entries, that prevented the award of a Pulitzer Prize in fiction this year.
- Tim Johnson's Ride on Washington is a grueling five-day, 500-mile bicycling event from Boston to Washington, D.C., that raises funds for the Bikes Belong, a group that advocates bicycle safety and bike programs for children. Johnson hopes to raise $100,000 for the group.
- MVP Lanes project is idled two years after announcement
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- Guilford Avenue is a great corridor for local cyclists, but the city should do more to encourage bike riders
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- The delay of the Keystone XL pipeline is one in a long series of decisions that has strangled the nation's economy, tied our fortunes to Middle East oil and ceded the advantage to China and other Asian economies.
- A proposed bicycle route master plan for Annapolis proposes 34 miles of marked bike routes through the city. But without outside funding, like grants, it may be beyond the city's means
- Baltimore would find much benefit — and little harm — by keeping bikes at Loch Raven Reservoir
- Chris Seymour will be riding Saturday in the Sea Gull Century bike race in Salisbury, honoring his brother by carrying his ashes on the route to the seashore and back.
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- Buzz Levin jumped into cycling 21 years ago with both feet, and he's been pedaling ever since. Levin of Owings Mills originally took up the sport so he could participate in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, a two-day, 200-mile Pan-Massachusetts Challenge race that raises money for cancer research.
- More than 2,500 customers have opted out of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.'s PeakRewards program after the utility cycled off air conditioners for hours Friday — the hottest day in 75 years.
- Some customers complain about shut down their air conditioning, but they agreed to that for lower rates.
- Temperatures and tempers continued to flare Saturday as Baltimore Gas and Electric customers complained about the utility's PeakRewards energy-saving program, which left homes sweltering Friday.
