That's the 1991 legislation whose six-year reauthorization cycling advocates pedaled furiously to make into a stronger brew. There's more funding for bicycling, and bicycling is included in more places and more ways. Rhode Island plans to open the first segment of the bikeway, a 3.5-mile stretch in Lincoln, in October, said Lisa Lawless of the R.I. Department of Environmental Management. The New England Mountain Bike Association will have its National Trails Day celebration Saturday at Great Brook Farm State Park, Lowell Road, Carlisle.
Admission is free.
McCormack held the No. 1 overall position through the conclusion of the race last Sunday. Saturn's Mike McCarthy won two stages. Meanwhile, McCormack's brother and Saturn teammate Mark had two stage wins in the Atlantic Cup Classic, in Providence and Quincy, and finished third overall. The course is 10 hours, typically taught in two or three sessions, with on-road and classroom instruction. Evening and weekend courses will be offered in June, July, August and September in Cambridge, with more dates and locations to be announced.