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Cande Medrano is the winner of the 2021 Solano Bike Champion of the Year award, from Bay Area Bike to Wherever Days. (Courtesy photo)
Septuagenarian is Bike Champion in Solano; local Bike BINGO starts
BENICIA A Benicia man and lifelong cyclist is one of nine Bay Area individuals named as a 2021 Bike Champion of the Year.
But Cande Medrano, 71, thought his cycling days were done in his 50s after surgery for spinal stenosis.
However, therapy and time have allowed Medrano to get back onto his bike, and in 2020, he logged more than 14,000 miles, according to a statement released by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission through its Bay Area Bike to Wherever Days program.
2021 Bike Champion of the Year Winners Announced
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Bay Area Bike to Wherever Days (BTWD) organizers have named the winners of the 2021 Bike Champion of the Year awards. Given to individuals for inspiring bicycling in their Bay Area communities, this award recognizes an individual (or in one case, a whole family) from each of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties for their commitment to bicycling as the primary mode of transport.
Lionel McNeely, 2021 Bike Champion of the Year Award Winner, Alameda County
The 2021 winners include
Daniel Wood and his triplets – Hazel, Alden, and Malia – from Santa Clara County, who can be seen riding their bikes to and from school each day. According to nominator Sharlene Gee, I am so proud of them for using their own power to get to school on time, in good moods and ready to learn. I ve seen their road skills and awareness rapidly and orga