Friday marked Bike to Work Day in Washington County and despite the wind, bikers were out all over St. George.
The Southwest Utah of Department of Health put on the event and provided lunch and breakfast to any bikers who stopped by Sullivan and Confluence Park. Biking gear and free tune-ups were available for riders who wanted it.
“May is bike month and it s also Bike to Work Day. So, we wanted to come out to onto the trails and thank people for using the trails and then get some feedback from the community about what they see and what they need,” SUDH Health Educator Liz Miles said.
Published February 10, 2021 at 6:43 PM MST Listen • 3:29
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Utah’s COVID-19 Update
Utah health officials announced just under 1,300 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday. It’s the most cases the state has seen since last Thursday. There are currently 323 people hospitalized for the disease. That’s down compared to a week ago. Officials also said 17 more people have died from the disease 16 of them were over the age of 65.
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Bicycles are still in hot demand since they first started flying off the shelves at the beginning of the pandemic.
In St. George, where there are miles of trails to ride, bicycles remain in hot demand almost a year into the pandemic. But there’s still a lack of supply.
The increase of people riding bikes be it electric, mountain or road has been noticeably “through the roof” in St. George, according to Marc Mortensen, vice president of the Southern Utah Bicycle Alliance.
“They re flying off the shelves,” Mortensen, who also works for the city of St. George, said. “The pandemic created a huge demand and there wasn t enough supply chain to feed the demand.”