Nine endurance bicyclists rolled out of London on Saturday for the first-ever around-the-world bicycle race.

Just two days after leaving, the cyclists on the World Cycle Racing Grand Tour already are spread across western Europe; one is in Morocco. A 10th cyclist departed from the Isle of Man.

They're seeking to complete their globe-girdling rides by the July 27 start of the Olympics Games in London. Perhaps they'll set a Guinness World Record along the way.

Originally, the race was conceived by Vin Cox, a British cyclist ...

U.S. cyclist Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif./OUCH Pro Cycling) claimed the gold medal in the womenandrsquo;s omnium on the final day of racing at the UCI Track World Cup final in London on Sunday.

Justin Mayo at the Seattle Times created this useful interactive map showing the locations of all traffic-related bicycle crashes from 2007 to 2011.

Posted on Saturday, the map shows larger dots for multiple crashes and red dots to locate fatalities. Based on data from the Seattle Department of Transportation, this could be a tool to help people find bicycle routes that need special attention.

An accompanying article reports 1,847 traffic-related bicycle crashes between 2007 and 2011 in which 10 bicycles died. ...

Folks who ride their in the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic do so for many reasons -- bragging rights, setting a personal best or simply experiencing an iconic Northwest cycling event.

But some use the 204-mile bike ride -- in one or two days -- as a fund-raising challenge for their favorite charity.

This year, the Cascade AIDS Project is forming a group -- Team Ride4CAP -- to train and ride STP together ...

USA Cycling announced Thursday the dates and venues for its 2012 American Mountain Bike Challenge (AMBC). All AMBC events will serve as qualifiers for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-Country National Championships.