Hump day links

• » An angry driver attacked Mike Sherer (Pony Shop) and a training partner near Bloomington, Ind., this weekend. Nobody was injured, and police arrested the driver.

• » In Lake County, an SUV struck and killed a 25-year-old man riding at night on Highway 59 in Ingleside. Police are still searching for the driver, but he or she was kind enough to leave evidence at the scene. Let's hope an arrest happens soon.

• » Projct 5 Racing has rolled out its new Web site. The team has new uniforms as well. (Red and black appears to be the new black.)

• » How cold was it at Sunday's Tour da Chicago alleycat? this cold. Fifty riders showed up. Last week's interviewee Jeff Perkins (Chicago Cuttin' Crew) won the stage but Nico West (XXX Racing-AthletiCo) retains the coveted orange sweater.

• » Last week our mayor introduced some bike-friendly legislation. As is often the case with such stories, the anti-bike reaction was dispiriting, but worth reading is Payton Chung's rejoinder: "Cars kill more Americans than guns do. That’s why we license drivers -- but not bicycles, which kill fewer Americans each year than beds do. Yes, beds.

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Posted by: j.dot at Feb. 13, 2008 08:01 PM