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US: Doctor pushes kids to exercise

Sacbee.com: Doctor pushes kids to exercise – Pediatrician’s healthy habits led her to start a riverside bike ride
Victoria Akins became a pediatrician because she loved kids and wanted to help them lead healthy lives. She eventually realized there was only so much she could do within traditional boundaries of her profession. Kids were getting [...]

Positive Spin: Top marks for cycling teachers

Swindon Advertiser: Top marks for cycling teachers
Teacher Geraldine King was determined not to let age stop her cycling 1,000 miles to help a project close to her heart. Geraldine, of Sunnyside Avenue, Swindon, and her colleague from Nylands School, Fiona Chappell, are having a well-earned break after riding their bikes from Land’s End to [...]

US: Let’s Ride – Making Duke and Durham more bike friendly

Duke News: Let’s Ride – Making Duke and Durham more bike friendly
For seven years, Bob Clemen has been commuting to Duke’s Fuqua School of Business – a five-mile trek in heavy traffic through major intersections. Not that unusual, except that Clemen makes this trip by bicycle.“The scariest thing in the world is to have a [...]