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London, England considering legislation banning heavy trucks with low visibility
Image: London Cycling Campaign/Facebook News from London, England is likely providing food for thought for both bike advocates and city planners, especially after the death of an Ottawa cyclist that...
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Canadian riders take bronze, gold on Day 2 of the 2016 Pan Am track...
On Thursday, Canadian riders took two podium spots—and set a world record in the process—at the Pan Am track championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico. That record was set by Stefan Ritter of Edmonton,...
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St. John’s city councillor proposes converting bike lanes into full-time parking
(Photo Credit: tylerhoff via Compfight cc ) Cyclists in St. John’s, Newfoundland just can’t get a break, it seems. At least not if a certain local councillor has his way. Last year, councillor Art...
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Day 3 of the Pan Am track championships nets silver for Lamoureaux, another...
Ritter powers out the corner in the scratch race at the 2014 national track championships. Photo: Scott Robarts Friday, Day 3 of the Pan Am track championships in Aquascalientes, Mexico saw Canadian...
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New southern Ontario cycling trail on track to begin construction in 2017
Richmond Hill, Ont., was recently awarded $325,000 by the provincial government to build a portion of the Lake to Lake Cycling Route and Walking Trail that is to extend from Lake Ontario and Lake...
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Gold for Caves and Glaesser on Day 4 of the Pan Am championships
Day 4, after an impressive three days of competition for Canadian riders at the Pan Am championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico, saw three more medals added to the country’s overall count when Aidan...
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Canada third in medal standings as 2016 Pan Am track championships wrap up in...
Kinley Gibson racing in 2013 junior Pan Am track championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Photo credit: Ivan Rupes On Sunday, the last day of the Pan Am track championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico,...
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Bike train offers Winnipeg kids safety in numbers, but more needs to be done:...
Photo by Joe Mabel Another school year is in its full autumn swing, and with kids going to class—many of them on bikes—the streets of Winnipeg need to better accommodate the youngest riders on the...
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Grid of segregated bike lanes coming to Edmonton in 2017
A grid of segregated bike lanes is coming to Edmonton. The infrastructure, CBC reports, will have a far-reaching impact in terms of accessibility in the city. According to Edmonton cyclists, the grid...
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Toronto’s Bad Girls Bike Club seeks to get more women on bikes
Image: Bad Girls Bike Club/Facebook There can be sexism in cycling, whether it takes the form of a smug bike-shop attitude or something worse. The Bad Girls Bike Club, described by the CBC as a Toronto...
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Construction of Victoria, B.C.’s first separated, bi-directional bike lane...
Image: City of Victoria In March of 2014, petitions began circulating in Victoria, B.C. that pushed for better cycling infrastructure, demanding that the British Columbia capital become “a more...
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Ottawa’s new bike lane on O’Connor Street has arrived
In March, Canadian Cycling Magazine reported on the pending unveiling of a new bike lane in Ottawa that would run along O’Connor Street, providing a bike-friendly, dedicated link between Parliament...
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Outrage over the closure of Mount Seymour mountain biking trails growing by...
Image: andycpics/flickr Last week, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation—one of multiple landowners at Mount Seymour— erected at least 25 no-trespassing signs. Those signs are now keeping...
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Cycling Canada announces NextGen, Team RaceClean rosters for 2017
Cycling Canada has announced the roster of both new and returning athletes to its NextGen Men’s Track Endurance and Team RaceClean programs for 2017 — programs that, thus far, have proven to burn a...
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Ottawa city officials hope thumbtacks in O’Connor bike lane aren’t an...
The O’Connor Street bike lane in Ottawa, connecting key points in the nation’s capital, has been the focal point of some controversy. Recently, however, some of what that controversy involves, if...
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Cycling Canada announces 2017’s national competition calendar
Cycling Canada has announced the release of its 2017 national calendar, covering each cycling discipline—road, track, cyclocross, mountain bike, para and BMX. Officials with the national cycling body...
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Canadian researchers develop mobile app that allows riders to track...
Image: Andrew Rivett For riders in any Canadian city, the idea of being ahead of a distracted motorist preoccupied with a smartphone can be unsettling. A driver whose attention is compromised by their...
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Trek issues voluntary recall for select 2014, 2015 Farley models
Trek has issued a voluntary recall of its 2014 Farley and 2015 Farley 6 models, as well as their framesets. The recall follows a “pattern” of five warranty issues connected with consumer comments...
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Cycling in the Comox Valley is on the rise, with some brand-new official...
The BC Bike Race, seen here tearing through the trails of Cumberland in 2015, is just one example of the Comox Valley’s growing cycling prestige. Photo: Margus Riga If there’s anywhere in Canada that’s...
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Humble war veteran of the York Region cycling scene has a backstory to remember
For riders and cycling enthusiasts in Keswick, Ont., there’s a particular gentleman who may prove more recognizable than most — and whose passing was marked by locals with particular honour, for more...
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