A group of Capital City civic leaders interested in promoting the Tour of Missouri bike race have put the finishing touches on the event schedule, which starts Sept. 11 and doesn't stop until the wee morning hours of Sept. 13.

Bicycles aren't just for exercise or fun: They're a gasolinefree mode of transportation. You can even commute to work or run errands if you don't live too far away and have a commuter-suitable bike.

ROME -- Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco admitted Wednesday that he made a "mistake," taking responsibility after testing positive for the blood-booster EPO during the Tour de France.

LOWELL -- A 14-year-old Lowell boy who suffered life-threatening head injuries when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Lowell on Monday, remains in critical condition in a Boston hospital.

Australia's Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans has withdrawn from the time-trial at the Beijing Olympics after injuring his knee when he slipped on a wet floor at a team dinner in Paris.

At least three times a week, Ann Kendall straps her dog, Skye, into his trailer to head out for a long bicycle ride.

Readers were fierce in their responses to Michael Tarr's call for the Tour de France to be banned for a year or two...

Readers were fierce in their responses to Michael Tarr's call for the Tour de France to be banned for a year or two...

Readers were fierce in their responses to Michael Tarr's call for the Tour de France to be banned for a year or two...

Readers were fierce in their responses to Michael Tarr's call for the Tour de France to be banned for a year or two...