Riding Around The Sound

News Tribune Adventure writer and novice cyclist Craig Hill is training to ride the 202-mile Seattle-to-Portland Bicycle Classic in one day and discovering the local riding scene and the sport’s nuances along the way. In his blog, he explores ideal riding routes, events, relays tips from the experts and helps you figure out if you’ll need to shave your legs for your next big ride.

Guest blogger: Rick Beitelspacher teaches junior high English in the Puyallup School District. You can contact him at tshirtguys@comcast.net.

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Go inside the Tacoma cycling scene
Sunday, July 15th, 2007
Posted by Craig Hill @ 09:29:57 pm

As I took Rick Beitelspacher, Russ Meyers and Scott Wagar back to Deer Island, Ore., this morning so Beitelspacher could finish the ride, we noticed a man being loaded into a cop car.

We later learned he'd hit a cyclists causing a three-bike pileup.
Gerald Marvin, 24, of Seattle, suffered serious injuries. He is reportedly in fair condition.
Daniel B. Whittlinger, 40, of Portland was arrested on charges of felony hit and run, Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants and a parole violation.

Here's a link to a story on KOMO's website.