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Beginning July 1, Virginia’s roads will be safer with the adoption of a statewide three foot passing law. Current law requires that motorists pass people on bikes by only two feet.
The legislation was sponsored by Senator Bryce Reeves, R-Spotsylvania: “Our ability to be able to work across the aisle and build relationships in a bipartisan manner allowed us to successfully get this commonsense legislation approved. Those that are active in the bicycling community—as well as my Republican and Democrat friends in both the House of Delegates and the Senate—were all part of making this legislation possible. I will continue to work very hard on areas where we can find common ground and consensus for the people of Virginia.”
Thanks go out to Senator Reeves, and cyclists across the state for their emails, phone calls and meetings with legislators. A special thanks goes to the VBF legislative team headed by Bud Vye who has been working tirelessly for nearly ten years to get this law changed.
Download and read the press release (PDF).
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From USA Cycling’s 2014 Collegiate Road Nationals in Richmond — a warm-up for Richmond 2015.
Come to Richmond this weekend, May 2-4, for the national collegiate road cycling championships. This will be an exciting warm-up for the Richmond 2015 World Cycling Championships, as races will be held on the same courses.
See the Richmond 2015 website for more information, including about Frieday’s block party, the Spectator Guide, Consumer Expo, and Saturday’s 2015 Criterium that you can enter.
Below are the race schedule, and PDF maps of the courses.
| FRIDAY |
Event |
Group |
Description |
| 9 a.m. |
Team Time Trial |
Female Division 2 |
31 km |
| To follow |
Team Time Trial |
Female Division 1 |
31 km |
| To follow |
Team Time Trial |
Male Division 2 |
31 km |
| To follow |
Team Time Trial |
Male Division 1 |
31 km |
| 1 p.m. |
Individual Time Trial |
Female Division 2 |
31 km |
| To follow |
Individual Time Trial |
Female Division 1 |
31 km |
| To follow |
Individual Time Trial |
Male Division 2 |
31 km |
| To follow |
Individual Time Trial |
Male Division 1 |
31 km |
| SATURDAY |
Event |
Group |
Description |
| 8 a.m. |
Criterium |
Male Cat 5 |
Non-Championship |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Criterium |
Male Cat ¾ |
Non-Championship |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Criterium |
Male Masters 35+/45+ |
Non-Championship |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Criterium |
Male Juniors |
Non-Championship |
| 12 p.m. |
Criterium |
Female Division 2 |
50 min + 3 laps |
| 1 p.m. |
Criterium |
Female Division 1 |
50 min + 3 laps |
| 2 p.m. |
Criterium |
Male Division 2 |
70 min + 3 laps |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Criterium |
Male Division 1 |
70 min + 3 laps |
| 5 p.m. |
Criterium |
Female Pro 1/2/3 |
Non-Championship |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Criterium |
Male Pro 1/2/3 |
Non-Championship |
| SUNDAY |
Event |
Group |
Description |
| 7 a.m. |
Road Race |
Female Division 2 |
78 km (5 laps) |
| 9:50 a.m. |
Road Race |
Female Division1 |
78 km (5 laps) |
| 1 p.m. |
Road Race |
Male Division 2 |
109.2 km (7 laps) |
| 4:20 p.m. |
Road Race |
Male Division 1 |
109.2 km (7 laps) |
Friday Time Trial
Saturday Criterium
Sunday Road Race
Three Virginia legislators have been given VBF’s Bicycling Friendly Award for their efforts during the 2014 session of the Virginia General Assembly.
Senator Reeves and Bud Vye
Senator Bryce Reeves, (R-Spotsylvania) was the Chief Patron of SB 97, the Three Foot Passing bill, which was recently signed into law by Governor Terry McAuliffe. The law goes into effect on July 1.
Also recognized for their support of pro-bike legislation were Delegate Barbara Comstock (R-Fairfax/ Loudoun) who sponsored the following too closely legislation, HB 82…
Delegate Barbara Comstock Receiving her Award
…and Senator Chap Petersen (D- Fairfax) who sponsored the anti-dooring bill (SB 225).
Senator Chap Petersen Receiving Award from Champe Burnley
Despite great efforts to get Petersen and Comstock’s legislation through, both bills were defeated.
A big thanks to these legislators who supported our efforts to make Virginia a more friendly place to ride bikes.
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