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City of Sioux Falls investing in bike trails

May 20, 2013 in The Daily Republic

The city did a needs assessment in 2011 and found that bike trails and walking trails were the top amenity that people wanted.
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Rapid City man who died in mountain biking crash ID’d

April 8, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Curtis VanOsdel was riding down a steep hill on a U.S. Forest Service trail near Rockerville on Saturday when he hit a rock, lost control of his bike and struck a tree.
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Young man dies in Black Hills mountain biking accident

April 8, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Investigators say the man was going down a steep hill when he hit a small rock in the trail, lost control of his bike and hit a tree. Continue Reading

IOC strips Lance Armstrong of Olympic bronze medal

January 17, 2013 in The Daily Republic

LONDON (AP) Thirteen years after he stood on the podium in Sydney, Lance Armstrong was stripped of his bronze medal from the 2000 Olympics because of doping. Continue Reading

Lance Armstrong tells Winfrey he doped

January 15, 2013 in The Daily Republic

The confession was a stunning reversal for the proud athlete and celebrity who sought lavish praise in the court of public opinion and used courtrooms to punish his critics.
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Armstrong tells Oprah Winfrey he doped

January 14, 2013 in The Daily Republic

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong ended a decade of denial by confessing to Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.
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Armstrong-Oprah interview ‘emotional’

January 14, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Soon afterward, Winfrey tweeted: “Just wrapped with @lancearmstrong More than 2 1/2 hours. He came READY!” She was scheduled to appear on “CBS This Morning” on Tuesday to discuss the interview. Continue Reading

Lance Armstrong says ‘sorry’ to Livestrong staff

January 14, 2013 in The Daily Republic

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong apologized to the staff at his Livestrong cancer foundation before heading to an interview with Oprah Winfrey, a person with direct knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press.
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More than 160 riders participate in South Dakota bike race

July 30, 2012 in The Daily Republic

RAPID CITY (AP) Officials say more than 160 people competed in the first Black Hills Back 40 mountain bike race in South Dakota.
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Sioux Falls completes bike trail extension

May 17, 2012 in The Daily Republic

A new two-and-one-half-mile stretch provides access for residents of the city’s west side to the main loop at 41st Street, 49th Street and the railroad bridge near 57th Street.
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