I have been a bike messenger for 10 years. I used the services of BicycleLaw and highly recommend their services for anyone involved in a bike accident.

Stephen Hearty
Bike Messenger
Portland, OR

Recent Articles

Road Rights- Help From Our Friends

May 11, 2013

How to talk bike safety with those who don’t ride (yet) By Bob Mionske Have I ever mentioned my Uncle...

Road Rights- Ticket Talk, Part 3

March 28, 2013

By Bob Mionske In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, I discussed some issues to think about if you get a traffic ...

Road Rights- Ticket Talk, Part 2

March 6, 2013

By Bob Mionske So you just got a ticket while riding your bike. Now what do you do? Should you fight the ticket?...

Bob Mionske’s Racing Career

Overview
8 year member of U.S. National Cycling Team
Two-time Olympian
National Road Race Champion
Won over 100 races from 1986 to 1993, in North America, South America, Oceania (Australia and New Zealand), and Europe
 
1986
Team- Batavus
12th overall, Tour of Belgium
Best Foreigner’s Jersey, Giro di Sicilia (Italy)
 
 
1987
Team- The Wood Spoke
Won 22 races, including:
1st, Tour of New Zealand
1st, Internationsal Cycling Classic, Wisconsin Superweek, Holy Hill Road Race, Hartford
 
 
1988
Team- Sunkyung
1st, Preakness Classic, Maryland
1st, Snelling Road Race, Snelling, California
1st, Giro di San Francsico, San Francisco, California
2nd, United States, United States National Road Race Championships- Spokane, Washington
 
1988 United States Olympic Cycling Team
4th, Men’s Individual Road Race, 1988 Summer Olympics-- Seoul, Korea
 
 
1989
Team- Celestial Seasonings
Won 12 races, including:
1st, Snake Alley Criterium, Burlington, Iowa
1st, Toohey Grand Prix, Sidney, Australia
4th, United States, United States National Road Race Championships- Park City, Utah
 
 
1990
Team- Yellow Jersey
1st, International Cycling Classic, Wisconsin Superweek, Lake Front Road Race, Milwaukee
1st, International Cycling Classic, Wisconsin Superweek, The Great Downer Avenue Bike Race, Milwaukee
United States National Road Race Champion, United States National Road Race Championships- Albany, New York
 
United States World Championship Team
UCI Road World Championships-- Utsonomiya, Japan
 
 
1991
Team- Shaklee
1st, International Cycling Classic, Wisconsin Superweek, Alpine Valley Road Race, Minneapolis
6th, Men's Individual Road Race, Pan-American Games--Havana, Cuba
 
 
1992
Team- Saturn
Mountain Bike Champion, Wisconsin Badger State Games
3rd, United States, United States National Road Race Championships- Altoona, Pennsylvania

1992 United States Olympic Cycling Team
75th, Men’s Individual Road Race, 1992 Summer Olympics-- Barcelona, Spain
 
 
1993
Team- Saturn
Raced professionally for Team Saturn-- won 8 races
 
 
1994
Team- Saturn
Team Director for Team Saturn professional cycling team
 
 
 
 
Team Rosters & Race Results
 
 
 
Articles:
Sports Illustrated, A Roundup of the Week August 1-7, August 15, 1978
The New York Times, The Seoul Olympics Roundup, September 27, 1988
Sports Illustrated, King of the Road, October 10, 1988
The Chicago Tribune, Mionske Proves Mettle By Still Pushing Pedals, July 24, 1992
The Capital Times, Editor's Note: Is Madison Ready for the Olympics?, January 15, 2009

Announcements

Coming Soon...

News

In the helmets debate, cyclists need to use their heads

May 16, 2013

The Herald: Inside Track: In the helmets debate, cyclists need to use their heads Helen McArdle News Reporte...

Bike advocates react to citys crash study

May 16, 2013

The Boston Globe: Bike advocates react to city’s crash study By Martine Powers | Globe Staff May...

Arrested driver complained bicyclists 'don't belong' in Lyons

May 15, 2013

The Daily Camera: Driver arrested in cyclist's death had complained bicyclists 'don't belong' in Lyon...

Support grows for 'strict liability' for cyclists in Scotland

May 15, 2013

Bike Biz: Support grows for 'strict liability' for cyclists in Scotland by Jonathon Harker Bike Sta...