Why did Geoff Kabush get punched?
When your peace sign turns to a fist and you punch someone for getting champagne on you at a prize giving, you truly are showing the world what an utter prick you are. Lopes you sponsors' dream...
View ArticleMemorial ride in honour of Clément Ouimet ascends Mount Royal in ‘sea of...
On the Mount Royal street where Clément Ouimet was killed after a collision with a car earlier this week, 250 cyclists, in a silent memorial ride, gathered to honour the talented young Junior rider on...
View ArticleAlberta engineer’s mountain trike, Icon Explore, opens up the trails to...
For Christian Bagg, a mechanical designer with the Medical Physics Design Lab at Calgary’s Tom Baker Cancer Centre, the obstacles encountered when breaking his back were nothing that kept him out of...
View ArticleEllen’s Law officially goes into effect in Prince Edward Island
Ellen Watters, pictured here at the front of the pack, was killed in December 2016 when she was struck during a training ride. (Photo courtesy of Oran Kelly) After its “historic” passage through the...
View ArticleRiders, volunteers to deliver totem pole from Haida Gwaii to Edmonton by bike
Totem poles at the Haida Gwaii Heritage Centre. In 2014, Edmonton Journal editor-in-chief Allan Mayer, an investment consultant named Ron Pawlowski, columnist Nick Lees, and seven-time Canadian...
View ArticleBike theft on Granville Island reduced dramatically thanks to community efforts
Photo: Aimax17, – via the Wikimedia Commons. The flip side to the popularity of Granville Island, a globally-renowned entertainment and tourism destination on the waters of Vancouver’s False Creek, is...
View ArticleAccused Quebec City cop recalls the events that killed cyclist
Saint-Francois Street, the Quebec City route where Guy Blouin was struck and killed. (Image: Google Maps) On Sept. 3, 2014, 48-year-old Guy Blouin was riding on Saint-François, a one-way street in the...
View ArticleWatch: Shimano Gran Fondo look-back captures highlights of the ride
On Aug. 27, the 2017 Shimano Gran Fondo rolled out on Pido Road in Peterborough, Ont., following two routes. From 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., participating riders left the start in blocks, grouped according...
View ArticlePumpkin Cross returns to Maple Ridge on Sunday
Photo: Scott Robarts This Sunday, cyclocross and Halloween meet head-on in Maple Ridge, B.C., as Pumpkin Cross—a family-friendly cycling event for all ages, and of course, all manner of...
View ArticleNorth Huron to place Share the Road bumper stickers on all municipal vehicles
North Huron features beautiful terrain and trails for cyclists. (Image: North Huron/Facebook) Recently, the Huron County Cycling Strategy, a project by the Huron County Cycling Advisory Committee in...
View Article8 killed, 11 injured after vehicle attack on busy bike path in New York City
The attack followed several blocks south through Manhattan to Chambers Street, not far from the World Trade Center. Following what authorities are describing as an apparent terrorist attack, eight...
View ArticleMontreal bike advocacy group distances itself from banner hanging over...
A post shared by Robert Al-Romhein (@ralrom) on Nov 1, 2017 at 8:04am PDT It’s a sight that’s hard to miss for anyone involved in Montreal traffic, be they cyclists, motorists or transit-users: a...
View ArticleCops for Cancer – Tour de Valley remembers Const. John Davidson
Image: Cops for Cancer – Tour de Valley/Facebook On Monday, Const. John Davidson, an officer with the Abbotsford Police Department in Abbotsford, B.C., was shot in the head and killed in the line of...
View ArticleJaden Chipman brings the maple leaf to the first UCI urban cycling world...
17 yr old Jaden Chipman will represent tomorrow at the very first #UrbanWorldChampionships in #bmxfreestyle pic.twitter.com/5H6goZBNv6 — Cycling Canada (@CyclingCanada) November 8, 2017 This week, the...
View ArticleB.C. considering raising fines for dooring, implementing safe-passing rules
Sixteen years ago, the Georgia Straight reports, bike lanes like this one on Dunsmuir Street in Vancouver were nowhere to be found, and city cycling was much, much worse. (Photo Credit: Paul Krueger...
View ArticleJagmeet Singh and Doug Ford’s two-wheeled Political Blind Date
When it comes to two people taking a leisurely ride together through the streets of a major Canadian city, there may be no pair less likely than Jagmeet Singh, the newly-elected head of the New...
View ArticleCalgary sees notable uptick in the number of winter cyclists
Calgary’s cycle tracks are located in the downtown core. (Image: City of Calgary) According to Global News, Calgary has seen a significant average increase in the number of daily winter cycling trips...
View ArticleBixi reports record-breaking year in 2017 as season comes to a close in Montreal
Bixi Montreal (Photo: Solylunafamilia/Flickr) With Bixi having recently wrapped up its season in Montreal, the ground-breaking bike-share service has reported a record year in 2017. The service closed...
View ArticleBrewery hosts season-ending event for Toronto Hustle
On Nov. 27, the Toronto Hustle squad is looking back at its season at the Godspeed Brewery in Toronto. The event is billed as “an evening of celebration, cinematography and delicious pints.” The...
View ArticleDates for the 2018 BC Bike Ride North, presented by BC Bike Race, announced
Image: Dave Silver/BC Bike Ride North The dates of the 2018 BC Bike Ride North—described by organizers as “the ultimate road trip experience in Northern British Columbia,” happening from Aug. 4–12—have...
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