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Posted inEditor's Pick

The Murder of Moriah Wilson

by Carolyn Wells January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

“How did one of the best young bike racers in the country wind up dead in an Austin apartment?”

Posted inNonfiction

A Bike Race, Family, and Loss

by Carolyn Wells July 1, 2021October 18, 2022

“We took turns sitting beside my dad and holding his hand. On the TV in the living room, the Tour raced.”

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts

‘These Were His Mountains, After All’: Remembering One’s Father While Cycling in the Swiss Alps

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 3, 2020October 19, 2022

James Jung thought he rode the winding narrow roads of the Alps to memorialize his dad. He was wrong.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Chasing My Father’s Ghost Through the Swiss Alps

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 2, 2020October 19, 2022

James Jung thought he rode the winding narrow roads of the Alps to memorialize his dad. He was wrong.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

The City Opens Up At Night: How LA’s Underground Bike Scene Took Off

by juliawick February 14, 2015October 19, 2022

For the original eight, the fountain tour was something of an epiphany. As the Mommas and Papas explored downtown, they realized something: At night, the city opened up to them. They suddenly had free rein on the roads, the freedom to discover L.A. on their own terms. They could pass through the richest and poorest neighborhoods in a single evening.

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