Bicyclists Form State-wide Organization Eds: APNewsNow.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) At a meeting early this month, more than 30 people decided to form the South Dakota Bicycle Coalition.

In a release, coalition officials say a Web site will be developed to share information about bicycling across South Dakota.

The group also says it wants to make bicycling safer and improve road conditions for cyclists.

The coalition sent a letter to the state Transportation Department that encouraged saving a rail bridge over the Cheyenne River.

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