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Prosecution rest in LA road rage case. Defense will call witnesses Monday.
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Mary Stone rested the prosecution’s case against Dr. Christopher Thomas Thompson on Friday afternoon, following five and a half days of testimony in Thompson's trial on assault charges. The charges stem from an altercation with two cyclists on a Los Angeles County canyon road on July 4, 2008, and another incident involving two different cyclists in March that year, on the same road. In the final two days of the prosecution’s case, jurors heard testimony from two cyclists involved in the March episode, which did not result in any injuries.
Races Sought For 2010 Nature Valley Pro Ride Calendar
Press Release
A national program is offering race promoters the opportunity to send their top amateurs to the 2010 edition of the Nature Valley Grand Prix (Minnesota & Western Wisconsin, June 16-20) to compete against the country’s top men and women professional bicycle racers. Entering its third year, the “Nature Valley Pro Ride” will select amateur men and women at regional races around the United States to become part of a pair of Nature Valley composite teams for the 12th annual edition of the five-day stage race that begins June 16.Mailbag: AToC, physics and an apology
Has Ben Delaney ever been to California? His story on the 2010 Tour of California route begins with "The 2010 Amgen Tour of California will venture high up into the Sierra Nevada Mountains, ..."
Gun Club Cross, Zipp OVCX Tour Race #9
Press Release
The Gun Club Cross, Zipp OVCX Tour Race #9, will be held Nov. 1 in Miamiville, Ohio, info on BikeReg.com. Prints of the race poster, signed by the artist James Billiter, will be available at the race.‘I wanted to teach them a lesson.” — Road rage trial resumes.
A traffic investigator told jurors in the Los Angeles road rage trial this week that a driver’s comment at the scene of the incident “was so shocking his words burned into my brain.” Dr. Christopher Thomas Thompson is on trial in Los Angeles Superior Court for assault and other charges related to an incident on a narrow canyon road involving two cyclists on the Fourth of July, 2008. Thompson also faces charges related to a similar, earlier, incident on the same road, involving a different cyclist. If convicted of all charges, Thompson could spend up to five years in prison.
This weekend’s 21st Annual Subaru Denver VeloSwap will have a live webcast
October 14 (Denver, CO) – Buy…Sell…Recycle! The 21st annual Subaru Denver VeloSwap, will be streaming live from this year’s event. The VeloSwap website (www.veloswap.com
WADA finalizes 2010 substances and methods list
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced the release of the 2010 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List) which will take effect on January 1, 2010. The List, updated and published annually by WADA, is central to the harmonized, global anti-doping effort and includes input and consultation from anti-doping and scientific experts around the world.
We just wanna ride
Dear readers, As the last few weeks have shown, perhaps the biggest problem we cyclists encounter is finding a place to just ride. Ever since my “Whose bike path is it anyway?” column two weeks ago, our Mailbag has been filled with letters from readers weighing in on issues of trail access, path etiquette and even horse manure.
Saratoga Spa ‘Cross brings unique racing action to city
Beginning at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, cyclocross racers from across New York State and New England will converge on the Columbia Pavilion in Spa State Park for the first-annual Saratoga Spa ‘Cross. Cyclocross is a style of bicycle racing that evolved in northern Europe, as a way to keep bicycle racers competing through the fall and into winter, by moving them off of roads and onto muddy paths and open fields. The sport is now a popular way for many bicycle racers to end a season of road or mountain bike racing.
Mailbag: Radios, road rage and horse pucky
With most dividing issues there usually ends up being some sort of compromise solution, so here is mine for race radios.