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Bicycling 

Popular and Busy Red Rock Canyon Needs a Paved Trail Along State Route 159 For Safety Purposes — Now

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The Las Vegas area has its fair share of paved bicycle trails. Las Vegas’ sprawling

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Bicycling 

My Pregame for Tonight’s Golden Knights Game

January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   It’s the middle of January and around 11 a.m. or so on a Saturday and

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This helmet might just save your life.
Bicycling 

CES Brings Mobs of Visitors, Exhibitors To 11 Las Vegas Sites; Crowds Total 180,000 This Week

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The colossal Consumer Electronics Show — with its 180,000 visitors and exhibitors from 160 countries

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Bicycling 

Motorist Sideswipes Bicyclist on State Road 159 Shoulder In Red Rock Canyon Outside Summerlin Sunday Morning

July 8, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   It was not even 7 a.m. Sunday when I was bicycling the popular State Road

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Bicycling Column Stadiums/Arenas (General) 

LVSportsBiz Bicycle Tour of Las Vegas Stadiums and Arenas

June 15, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   Every few weeks I would take a bicycle ride from Summerlin to the Raiders stadium

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Bicycling 

The Power of the Wheel and the Will on Veterans Day in Las Vegas

November 11, 2017November 11, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL   When you a ride a bicycle in a Project Hero Honor Ride, you can randomly meet

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Bicycling 

LV Metro Police To Beef Up Enforcement of Shooters on BLM Land Along South Las Vegas Blvd

October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 Alan Snel John Asselin, John Mroz, Mike Seed, Robin Brown, Stephanie Clark

By ALAN SNEL   After LVSportsBiz.com reported on a bicyclist being shot while cycling in a memorial bicycle ride along

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The 3 Feet for Pete memorial bike ride is an annual bike ride. A bicyclist was shot in the leg by a target practice shooter Sept. 16.
Bicycling 

No Arrest In Shooting Case of Bicyclist Struck During Memorial Bike Ride Last Month

October 25, 2017 Alan Snel Aden Ocampogomez, John Mroz, Robin Brown

By ALAN SNEL   In the end, nobody will be held accountable for the .22 caliber bullet that struck a

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This is a 2014 photo from the 3 Feet for Pete bike ride.
Bicycling 

Practice Area Gun Shooter Firing in Wrong Direction Strikes Bicyclist in 3 Feet for Pete Bike Ride Sept. 16

September 29, 2017October 1, 2017 Alan Snel Keely Brooks, Pete Makowski, Robin Brown

By ALAN SNEL   Nearly two weeks ago, a bicyclist cycling in a memorial bicycle ride outside Las Vegas was

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Interbikes leaves Vegas for Reno, but at least keeps the trade show in the state.
Bicycling 

National Bicycle Trade Show Interbike Is ‘Breaking Away’ From Las Vegas and Heading To Reno-Tahoe Starting In 2018

August 3, 2017August 3, 2017 Alan Snel Pat Hus

By ALAN SNEL After losing out on the sweepstakes to snag the coveted Outdoor Retailer trade show, Las Vegas learned

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Briefs

July 5, 2021

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LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. Our story of the month on F1 economics and race event in Las Vegas.


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May 24, 2021

Our bicycle story collection:

Red Rock Scenic Drive outside Las Vegas

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet Outside Vegas

Bicycling Las Vegas far from Strip

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

Move over road cycling, here comes mountain biking in Las Vegas

Pedaling Zion National Park

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Remembering the Knapper

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Remembering BeFly Beth

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

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