Colo. gov to resume schedule next week after bike accident

Colo. gov back at Capitol after bike accident

DENVER — Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter held his first news conference after a bike accident last week and says he’s in pain, but recovering.

The governor signed 28 bills on Wednesday, most of them to fix this year’s budget. He also met with his staff at the Capitol.

Ritter says he expects to resume his full schedule next week.

Ritter was one of five people bicycling about 2 1/2 miles north of the governor’s mansion March 2 when his wheel hit the wheel of a man in front of him. The fall required Ritter to be hospitalized.

The other cyclist had a minor wrist injury.