PHOTOS: Cyclists ride to remember

Around 70 bicyclists rode through the streets of Cedar Rapids tonight to commemorate people who have died while cycling.

“We ride to memorialize all those who we have lost doing what they love to do, bicycling,” said David Glandon, the local organizer for Ride of Silence.

The bicyclists assembled at Greene Square Park in downtown Cedar Rapids. Then they set off on a five mile ride through the city of Five Seasons. Many of those who gathered at the park had family members killed while bicycling. Amanda Vanous, 25, of Raleigh, Iowa told the crowd how her mother was killed while cycling in Northwest Iowa. She called on legislators to make Iowa a friendlier place for cyclists. “The reason I tell you my personal story is because we need to push for tougher laws.”

Photos from the Iowa City Ride of Silence by Cliff Jette

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