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Boys arrested in New Mexico over cyclist death

13-year-old driver and passenger, 15, charged with murder in New Mexico after deliberately hitting cyclist in bike lane and uploading footage to social media

Police said another passenger, aged 11, was taken into custody but is too young for criminal prosecution — the boys accused of deliberately killing a cyclist while travelling in a stolen vehicle with a firearm

Wed, Mar 19, 2025 14:51

US police officer who ran over and killed cyclist as he watched YouTube video at the wheel could face 15 years’ jail

The officer was going five miles per hour over the speed limit and allegedly watching a video by right-wing influencer Matt Walsh

Wed, Mar 12, 2025 18:20

2023 Tour of the Gila women’s podium Austin Killips

“Trump singled me out for ruining women’s sport”: Transgender cyclist accuses president of “fixating hate” on trans athletes instead of working to “elevate, fund or support women athletes”

While announcing his Keeping Men Out of Women's Sport executive order, Trump commented on Austin Killips' victories in the US as "a male cyclist posing as a woman" and "obliterating records"

Fri, Feb 21, 2025 10:25

Cyclist awarded $26m damages (court documents)

Cyclist disabled with life-changing brain injury awarded $29m damages after collision caused by inattentive truck driver “going too fast”

Lawyers for the driver's plumbing company had tried to settle for $500,000, Pennsylvania cyclist Heath Wilson thrown 25 feet by the impact and now living at a long-term care facility due to the severity of his injuries

Tue, Dec 10, 2024 10:51

Smashed bike under ambulance which crashed into cyclist

Cyclist charged $1,800 for journey to hospital… in ambulance whose driver crashed into him

The cyclist who suffered a fractured nose has filed a lawsuit worth almost $1 million against the ambulance provider after racking up $47,000 in medical costs

Thu, Nov 07, 2024 18:18

Cyclist undergoes surgery to reattach arm after gruesome criterium crash when limb caught barrier

Spectators rushed to treat the rider and used a belt as a makeshift tourniquet, the shocking incident at a US crit race reportedly almost severing the rider's arm near his shoulder

Thu, Jul 11, 2024 09:27

Road rage driver arrested for firing shots at cyclists

Road rage driver arrested for firing shotgun at cyclists on US charity ride

Police revealed the man had swerved around the victims, attempting to run them off the road, before pulling into a driveway where three shots were fired

Tue, Apr 30, 2024 08:54

Cougar attacks five cyclists in US, police praise riders for pinning animal down in reaction that “100% saved their friend’s life”

The incident happened on Saturday afternoon in Washington state and left one woman hospitalised, the group using a bike to pin the cougar down before the authorities arrived

Mon, Feb 19, 2024 10:18

2020 Cervelo C3 Ultegra endurance road bike side view against white

Man to stand trial and faces up to 25 years in prison over “complex international operation” to steal high-end bikes in the United States

Victoriano Romero appeared in court this week, accused of charges relating to alleged scheme to steal high-value bicycles during night-time burglaries and transport them to Mexico for resale, following an investigation by the FBI and San Francisco police

Sat, Feb 10, 2024 12:59

Cyclist sues Shimano and Trek for $2 million after brake lever “impaled” foot-long wound in thigh

The lawsuit alleges the injury was sustained when the cyclist lost balance trying to avoid a crash, and claims his left thigh was torn open by the lever and required three operations in hospital

Mon, Feb 05, 2024 17:20