Greg LeMond, First American to Win Tour De France, Receives Congressional Gold Medal

U.S. cyclist Greg LeMond honored with Congressional Gold Medal

Legendary U.S. cyclist and three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond received his long-awaited Congressional Gold Medal in the Capitol Building on July 9 after delays caused by COVID-19 paused the ceremony in 2020.

Greg LeMond, former Renoite and Tour de France winner, receives Congressional Gold Medal

Greg LeMond, one of the newest recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal, was raised near Reno, where he attended Wooster High School.

Greg LeMond, first American to win Tour de France, receives Congressional Gold Medal

San Francisco embarrasses LA with speed cam warnings, and last remaining US Tour winner gets Congressional Gold Medal - BikinginLA

Day 191 of LA’s Vision Zero failure to end traffic deaths by 2025.  ……… In news that should surprise absolutely no one, a new report from San Francisco shows just how many motorists drive at dangerous speeds. As California’s first city to install speed cams, The post San Francisco embarrasses LA with speed cam warnings, and last remaining US Tour winner gets Congressional Gold Medal appeared first on BikinginLA.

Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras Show Prevalence of Speeding

In 2023, CalBike supported AB 645, which created a pilot program for six cities to install cameras for automated speed enforcement. San Francisco is the first to have its cameras fully installed and up and running, and the program is yielding a trove of data. The biggest takeaway will come as no surprise to people who bike and walk: a lot of drivers speed. Useful data San Francisco started installing its 50 speed cameras in March and completed i…

San Francisco needs a new approach for adding more speed humps - Walk San Francisco

The data is shocking and yet not. In May, the City’s new speed cameras issued nearly 100,000 warnings to drivers going more than 10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 100,000 at just 33 locations. It’s more evidence of how rampant dangerous speeding is. Many of us have been feeling this for a long time, but especially in recent years. Driver norms have become a lot more aggressive, plus new vehicles accelerate so quickly now – some reaching 60…