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(KSL News) -- Some Salt Lake City Police Officers are being put to the test, on bicycles.
More than a dozen officers are going through a grueling, three-day training session to qualify for the department's bicycle squad. They're learning specialized skills, including braking techniques and riding with gear, and they have to be able travel long distances on a bike.
Sgt. Don Cole, Salt Lake City Police Dept.: "It's very difficult, it's very taxing. The afternoons, most days, we take them on a long ride. It's very hot. We take them up hills, through canyons."
The officers have to pass a test at the end of the training session to qualify for a spot on the squad.
