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52-year-old Swiss woman leads Race Across America through Bloomington

Isa Pulver, Bloomington, Indiana (RAAM, June 20, 2023)
Isa Pulver, Bloomington, Indiana (RAAM, June 20, 2023)
Isa Pulver, Bloomington, Indiana (RAAM, June 20, 2023)
Isa Pulver, Bloomington, Indiana (RAAM, June 20, 2023)

At 12:21 p.m. on Tuesday, Isa Pulver pedaled her bicycle eastward on Bloomington’s SR 46 bypass, past Fee Lane, heading for 3rd Street.

There she would turn east towards Nashville, Indiana, following SR 46 to Columbus, Indiana. If all goes to plan, she will eventually arrive in Annapolis Maryland.

When she hit Bloomington, the 52-year-old Swiss cyclist enjoyed the overall lead in the Race Across America—the cross-country bicycle race that goes through town every year in mid-June.

On Tuesday around noon, Pulver was around 120 miles ahead of second place rider Lionel Poggio. Another 13 miles back was Leah Goldstein. The race starts in Oceanside, California and ends in Annapolis, covering 3,037.7 miles. Continue reading “52-year-old Swiss woman leads Race Across America through Bloomington” →

Photos | 2022 Little 500 Fall Racing Series: Cyclocross

The Little 500 bicycle race takes place in the spring on the track at Bill Armstrong stadium.

But on the second-to-last Sunday in October, riders pedaled standard issue Little 5 machines up, down and around a cyclocross course laid out on the tailgate grounds south of the Indiana Memorial football stadium.

Cyclocross is part of the Little 500 Fall Racing series.

It was a spectacular, sunny fall day with temperatures in the mid-70s.

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Bloomington paves way for Little 500 street sprints

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On Saturday afternoon in downtown Bloomington, a blocked-off Kirkwood Avenue offered enough car-free asphalt for the Indiana University Student Foundation to run 54 heats of cyclists down a 200-meter course.

Kaethe Schroeder (SKI) and Robert Strobel (Black Key Bulls)  prevailed in the  finals of the women’s and men’s divisions, respectively. The Street Sprints are part of the fall cycling series tied to the Little 500 bicycle race held in the spring.

The first rounds of the Street Sprints included 24 heats, which winnowed the men and women’s fields from 167 total cyclists down to 32—16 men and 16 women. The remaining rounds were two-up sprints—only the winner advanced.

According to race director Andrea Balzano, this fall marked the ninth year of Street Sprints. For the first two years the event was held on North Jordan Avenue, but since 2013, it’s been held on Kirkwood.

Kirkwood, of course, is an avenue that’s storied not just in song (“Tonight, I’m gonna see my baby again, we’re gonna go walkin’ down Kirkwood, look at us go”) but in Bloomington’s public works budget presentations this year (“Pavement maintenance project for East Kirkwood Avenue…Delayed due to high contracting costs”).

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