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Vaucluse region of Provence: Ups and downs while biking through wine country

Bicycle Bob, my cycling husband, is not like most of us on a bicycle. He loves hills, the steeper the better. On a trip last autumn in the Vaucluse region of Provence in southern France, he found a winner — a "mini Mont Ventoux" (the famous Tour de France mountain). That’s what a local called it. "It climbs. It descends. It climbs again. But many cyclists do it. It’s very pretty," she told us.

Teen racing star's death raises questions

Sports insiders reject safety fears, saying child racers are common and death is rare

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He was 13 years old, 4-feet, 11-inches tall, weighed fewer than 100 pounds and died racing a motorcycle capable of reaching speeds of more than 200 kilometres an hour The other racer involved in the fatal crash was only 12.

Obituaries for Aug. 25, 2010

Sonora resident Virginia Marie Bartz died Aug. 20 at her daughter’s home in Sonora. She was 96. Born in Douglas, N.D., she worked for Sears, Roebuck and Co. in San Jose as the manager of the baby department for 17 years. She moved in Sonora in 1987.

MTB News & Racing Round-up, August 13, 2010

The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) took its first step outside of California by starting a new high school bike racing league in Colorado, which will host its first mountain bike series this autumn.