Fallen Brothers: Cyclists return to riding after tragic accidents

from The Brownsville Herald
By Kevin Sieff
When the car struck Eric Garcia, his body was launched from his bicycle like a lifeless projectile. Jose Antonio Garcia, his father and cycling partner, watched Eric fly through the air before landing on asphalt.
He was killed on impact – on a stretch of Expressway 77/83 that cyclists have long [...]

Brothers Bike from Canada to Mexico, Stop in Brownsville

By Jasmine Ulloa, The Brownvsille Herald
Surya and Giri Markala are pedaling more than 3,000 miles from Toronto to Mexico City in an effort to raise HIV/AIDS awareness, a project they call AIDS Bike Ride 2008.
The duo has already braved the northern part of the trip in little more than a month and reached Brownsville Tuesday [...]

12,000 Mile Ride to Watch Birds

By KEVIN SIEFF- The Brownsville Herald
“Eleven months and 12,000 miles after leaving their home in the Yukon Territory, Ken Madsen and Wendy and Malkolm Boothroyd pulled into Brownsville on bicycles.
In June, the Canadian family began their cycling trip from one corner of North America to another. It started as Malkolm’s ‘‘Big Year’’ — a quest [...]

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