Richard Olken Given Paul Dudley White Award

League's Highest Honor Presented in Boston

The League of American Bicyclists is honoring Richard Olken, a longtime bicycle advocate, with its most prestigious award on August 18 in Boston. Olken is a bicycle advocate with more than 40 years of experience, most recently as executive director of Bikes Belong, from which he retired in 2004.

Andy Clarke, executive director of the League, presented Olken with the Dr. Paul Dudley White Award, the League’s most significant distinction, to recognize his outstanding contributions to bicycling. Recipients must have made an outstanding contribution to the promotion of bicycling and the furtherance of bicyclists’ rights. The award is given in honor of the “father of modern cardiology” whose pioneering efforts to encourage physical fitness – especially cycling – to prevent heart disease led millions of American’s to embrace cycling for fun, fitness, and transportation.

“We are delighted to recognize Richard Olken for his outstanding contributions to promoting bicycling and building a more bicycle-friendly America,” Clarke said. “From owning the Bicycle Exchange in Harvard Square to serving the industry through the National Bicycle Dealers Association and Bikes Belong, Olken has made bicycling better for everyone in America.”

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