From the winding dirt roads of Dixon, New Mexico, to the national spotlight in Milwaukee, siblings Rio and Lhotse Johnson proved that elite cyclists can emerge from small, unexpected places.

The Dirt Road Addiction sound owes a debt to influences ranging from rockers like Red Hot Chili Peppers to country-leaning outfits Brothers Osborne and Zac Brown Band, Wilson said.

NEWTOWN — Residents upset about an approved eight-home development in woods outside Sandy Hook have petitioned town leaders to declare a winding country road scenic to protect their neighborhood ...