Cycle and Style

“Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.” Suffragette Susan [...]

Ready … Set … VOTE!! It’s time to vote for the winner of Cycle & Style’s  2011  “IN MY HOMETOWN” Photo Contest Winner.   Please take a look through our great photographs and vote for your favorite.  C&S have ten entrants from across the United States this year with over 35 photographs to start with [...]

“I am not a pro biker, but I’m passionate about cycling.” –Summer Sanders You would think that for a retired Olympic gold medalist in swimming that taking on the challenge of competing in a triathlon for the first time would be a huge advantage.  The expectation was there that Summer Sanders, the world class swimmer, [...]

Everything about Lori Harward exudes enthusiasm, passion and commitment, especially her involvement in the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA). After only meeting her once briefly at a press conference about NICA I knew I wanted to talk with her more in depth because her gusto was infectious… A few short emails later and she had [...]

Tami Cromar, owner of the gourmet cookie bakery, RubySnap, is an avid cyclist. She keeps “baker’s hours” which often means she has to get up well before the sun to have time for a good ride on her road bike. Early on she learned that her talent was endurance; she loves the long rides. “I have [...]

Who’d have ever thought that falling down the basement stairs and breaking an ankle, would lead to becoming a cyclist and becoming a multi-state organizer of some great women’s rides? That unlikely start is exactly what set Dani Lassiter on her road. Her broken ankle had been ”destroyed” and required 3 plates and 15 screws to put it back together. Her physical therapist [...]