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Salt Lake Criterium start line 2024 (Instagram @saltlakecriterium)

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

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Damaged vehicle of hit-and-run driver caught using missing AirPod’s location (Martin County Sheriff’s Office)

Driver accused of hit-and-run that “could have killed” teen cyclist caught by “fluke” as police track missing Apple AirPod that fell into vehicle during collision

The 15-year-old cyclist — who suffered numerous facial fractures and other injuries — opened his app to try to find the missing AirPod, leading him and the police to the driver's address and their damaged vehicle

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Road rage driver arrested for firing shots at cyclists (Calvert County Sheriff’s Office)

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

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Keri McCorkle (GoFundMe)

Cyclist who survived cougar attack had face trapped in cat’s bite for 15 minutes before other riders used bike to pin animal down

More than $70,000 has been raised for Keri McCorkle who was cycling with friends in Washington state when two animals began following the group, one of them latching onto her face

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Cougar (CC by 2.0/Flickr by Tony Hisgett)

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

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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

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Anti-doping (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED by Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious)

65-year-old tandem time trial cyclist banned for two years over anti-doping violation

Having set a new record for the event, John Frey refused to be tested when a doping control officer arrived to collect a sample

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Cyclist, 11, dragged from bike during pit bull attack (Gilstrap family/GoFundMe)

Cyclist, 11, dragged from bike and scalp ripped off during pit bull attack

Fundraising for the child's medical bills has surpassed $200,000 since the shocking incident in the US state of Georgia

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Cycling in Copenhagen (picture credit Ty Stange via Copenhagen Media Centre)

Middle class Danes cycle because they “can’t afford to drive a car”, claims former US ambassador to… Denmark

Carla Sands has been ridiculed for failing to realise why Danes might actually want to choose cycling over driving, despite living in the country for a number of years

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GuideTo-withkomoot-SanFrancisco

Should San Francisco be your next epic cycling destination?

With the mountains of Western Europe and the Canary Islands much closer to the UK, it might seem a bit leftfield to head out to San Fran for a cycling trip... but if it's hills you want, there are few better places

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