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Red Deer bike club to give away 50 bikes to the less fortunate Canada Day weekend

Members of the Red Deer and Blackfalds Optimist Clubs hope to get their communities moving in a big way

BC Superweek to include its first-ever paracycling race at the Tour de Delta

Competition for tandem, tricycle and hand cyclists happens on July 8

Meeuwisse, Guthrie take overall titles as Canada Cup XCO series wraps up in Whistler, B.C.

Elite men’s and women’s titles went to Geoff Kabush and Catharine Pendrel

Concordia University study finds that commuting to work by bike means less stress

Cyclists, the study found, experience less stress than those who drive or take public transit to work

Cyclist rides across the U.S. to hear late daughter’s heartbeat

Heart beats on following an organ transplant

London, Ont., celebrates cycling with five days of events

Riders are invited to participate in historic tours and social events celebrating all things bike-related

Emily Batty launches ‘Emily Batty Project’ in partnership with the Coast to Coast Foundation

The Canadian Olympian and mountain bike star’s initiative aims to get more kids on bikes.

Maritime riders, cycling advocates call for sharper teeth on provincial legislation

Even Ellen’s Law doesn’t go far enough in protecting cyclists, many argue

Whitehorse developing official cycling strategy

The Bicycle Network Plan will facilitate the development of new on-street bike lanes, multi-use paths

Toronto traffic cop using Twitter to call out bike lane-blocking drivers

‘We need to look at protecting cyclists. We need to have these dedicated lanes that are protected.’

New Brunswick pool-noodle rider recently hit by a car

More needs to be done to correct a culture of disrespect for cyclists

Mountain bikers infiltrate Cycling Canada’s roster for Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay

The national team’s activities this year will include a blend of athletic competition and community outreach

Hayman Classic returns to South Okanagan Friday

The event has become a mainstay for young cyclists in British Columbia

Vancouver police release listing of bike theft hot spots in 2016

Granville Island and Olympic Village, police say, are the worst places in Vancouver to leave your wheels

Cycling Canada announces national championship calendar for 2018

Dates and locations set for road, track, mountain bike, BMX and paracycling events

Ontario putting $50 million toward commuter cycling infrastructure

The Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling program will improve provincial bike infrastructure and protect riders, ministers say

Caledon, Ont., cyclists riding 5,000 km for Canada 150

The two riders plan to reach Tofino, B.C. by June 20

Bike-parking policy sparks controversy in Windsor, Ont.

Prominent advocacy groups say they weren’t consulted, and that the policy would set back the clock on cycling progress in Windsor.

Musette Caffè, Alex Stieda to host fundraising events for World Bicycle Relief Canada

The Vancouver café and the yellow jersey winner will help the bicycle-centred charity

Cyclists not in danger of sexual or urinary dysfunction, reports say

A new study from the American Urological Association indicates that cycling presents no greater risk than running or swimming when it comes to long-term complications.

Prince Edward Island riders mark International Bike to Work Day

Some progress has been made, says Cycling PEI, but there’s still work to be done

8 Canadians heading to first XC Mountain Bike World Cups of the season

Both pro and national team athletes will line up in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic and Albstadt, Germany

Saskatoon welcomes riders back to the workday commute in fine style

Bike to Work YXE offered a range of perks for two-wheeling commuters all this week.

Former Olympic hopeful to ride across Canada in June as part of anti-poverty fundraiser

27 years ago, Alyson Johnson’s Olympic dreams were cut short by a drunk driver. This year, she’s back.

Organizers hope to double attendance at the Calgary Bike Swap, May 6

In addition to offering low-cost, quality bikes, the event also supports local cycling charities in Calgary.

Emergency-response volunteers to take to the saddle in Vancouver

By going where others can’t, the bike-mounted volunteers will support other emergency responders in times of disaster

Closure of Montreal’s Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve raises the ire of local riders

The motorsports park is a popular training venue for both recreational and professional cyclists

Ontario seeks public input in implementing provincial cycling strategy

The province is welcoming public comments on the plan until May 12

Auto-parts manufacturer buys Toronto smart commuter bike designer Vanhawks

Warren Industries and the bike brand embrace the use of innovation and technology in improving experiences on the road

Velo Cape Breton to host seventh Ride of Silence this May

The memorial ride, first organized in Texas in 2003, has been an annual event in Cape Breton for the past six years

Cyclo Nord-Sud photography exhibit shows how bikes change lives

The exhibit, called ‘Bike Stories,’ will be on display until May 18

Vancouver to support two popular cycling events this year with $250,000 in funding

The money will help rides that attract 20,000 cyclists

Revelstoke, B.C., to host 2017 Mountain Bike Tourism Symposium

The event will focus on stewardship and trail care

Video: Along for the ride with Norco Factory Racing’s Haley Smith

Elite women’s cross country rider discusses the challenges that brought her to where she is today

Registration open for the 2017 edition of BC Superweek

The first New West Grand Prix to run this year

Canadian cyclist missing in India, reports

John Szalak, reports say, has been missing since Tuesday, March 28.

Cyclists prepare for 900-km trek this summer in support of mental health

This year’s ride will likely push a target of $500,000 for mental health initiatives for the CASA Foundation over the top

Crown prosecutors seek 12-year sentence for driver who killed Ross Chafe, Kelly Blunden

Chafe, Blunden and a third victim, Paul Pierre Jr., were killed on May 21, 2015

Grimsby, Ont., man charged in connection with spree of recent bike thefts

Charges include the theft of high-end mountain bikes worth as much as $16,000.

Statistics show 2016 was a terrible year for dooring collisions in Toronto

Cycle Toronto argues that a ‘minimum grid’ of protected bike lanes would reduce the number of such collisions.

Cycling Canada’s 2017 trade teams announced

Governing body also shows commitment to UCI continental, women’s and mountain bike squads

Canada 150 funding to bring upgrades to Ontario cycling route

The funding will improve the experience of riding on Scugog’s Regional Road 8.

Canadian athletes take their nation’s medal count to five at the 2017 world para-cycling track championships in Los Angeles

Wilson, Chernove and Molnar continue to turn heads after just two days of international competition.

Chernove, Wilson take titles on the opening day of the para-cycling track world championships in Los Angeles

The first day of competition represented yet another high point for Canada’s para-cycling talent.

Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Canada and the U.S., to feature a dedicated cycling route

Windsor-Detroit route to have a ‘dedicated multi-use path’

Mandatory helmet laws in Nova Scotia holding back bike sharing, advocate argues

By requiring riders to wear head protection, helmet laws hinder people from riding bikes for transportation

Canada’s squad for the 2017 para-cycling track world championships in Los Angeles announced

The competition will mark the return of three veteran riders to the track, while introducing two fresh Canadian faces

Fixed-gear rider on a quest for the Guinness World Record faces new challenges in British Columbia

By the time he reaches Prince George, B.C., Jean-Aimé Bigirimana will have biked 14,000 km

Canadian riders bring bikes to Cuba, then leave them behind

The ongoing project involving the Niagara Freewheelers has helped many Cuban youth find their momentum in the saddle.

Sudbury, Ont. clears the way for the development of new bike infrastructure

Bylaw changes will open up stretches of Paris Street and MacIsaac drive—off-limits until recently—to local cyclists

Windsor, Ont. bike advocates invite bus drivers to learn what city cycling is all about

The invitation was prompted by a video shared by a local cyclist, showing the rider’s near-miss with a Transit Windsor bus

Haley Smith, Peter Disera return to Norco Factory Team XC ranks for 2017

Disera’s brother, Quinton, will also join the team this season

Canada’s first-ever Liv Bicycle Boutique opens in Vancouver

The shop is meant to be a hub for women’s cycling providing riders with bikes, gear, clothing and accessories

Manitoba cyclist determined to finish transcontinental ride after having bike stolen in Philly

Long-haul rider lost his bike, bike trailer, laptop, clothes and other gear after robbery in the City of Brotherly Love

Researchers in Hamilton have intensive-care patients pedalling in bed

TriCycle used to combat muscular atrophy associated with long-term bed rest

Cycling collisions reach new levels on Moncton, N.B. streets in 2016

Police point to scofflaw riding as an explanation, but cycling advocates argue it’s not that simple.

Ellen Watters dies after being hit by a vehicle during a New Brunswick training ride

The rising Canadian cycling star was 28 years old.

Alberta adventure cyclist en route across Antarctica, riding 1,200 km by fat bike

The ride, expected to last 30 days, will take Hank Van Weelden from the South Pole to Hercules Inlet.

Garneau announces commemorative Canada 150 cycling kit

Company head invites Canadian riders to hit the road in the new kit on July 1, riding 150 kilometres, a kilometre for each year of Confederation

Calgary cycle-track network officially approved: reports

Whatever controversy that resulted, Calgary’s mayor says, may not have been much of a controversy at all

Targeting of Edmonton’s sidewalk-riding cycling homeless by police ‘unfair’: advocates

Bikes, advocates say, are too important to the city’s homeless, and police fines for sidewalk riding can make their predicament worse

Metro Vancouver’s 10-year plan for transit improvements approved, with big benefits for local cyclists

New bike lanes, multi-use paths and cycling facilities will be included in the plan, reports say.

Kitchener, Ont., bait bikes net 8 would-be thieves

Neighbouring communities have also seen a surge in bike theft, reports say

Fredericton’s bike lanes and trails ‘disjointed’ at key locations: cycling survey

The survey was conducted in summer 2016 and identified several broken points on Fredericton’s bike map.

Ontario Place cycling trails to bring ‘a little bit of country’ to Toronto

The new bike trail, connecting Ontario Place with the Martin Goodman Trail on Toronto’s waterfront, and its adjoining park are scheduled to open on Canada Day 2017

Location of Brantford, Ont.’s proposed bike park meeting resistance: reports

Critics say that the bike park’s location in Waterworks Park would pose a risk to the surrounding ecosystem

Bikes for Kids hopes to get underprivileged youth in Calgary, and across the country, on two wheels

The Canadian charity plans to give 2,500 underprivileged youth across Canada bikes and more this Christmas

12 years after coming to Canada, Rwanda-born cyclist rides 11,000 km of the country

The cyclist is taking an up-close look at his long-time adopted home, exploring its geography from the saddle

Jasper Park Cycling Association hopes to raise $20,000 by Christmas to make new bike park a reality

The new bike park, with plans to be launched in spring 2017, will cost approximated $200,000 to build, officials say.

Cycling PEI says kids should bike on sidewalks

Riding on streets and highways ‘doesn’t make any sense’ for kids

Humble war veteran of the York Region cycling scene has a backstory to remember

Leslie Robinson passed away at the age of 90

Cycling in the Comox Valley is on the rise, with some brand-new official support to prove it

Two local organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding to support the Comox Valley region’s growing cycling prestige

Trek issues voluntary recall for select 2014, 2015 Farley models

The recall impacts 4,635 bikes worldwide, Trek says.

Canadian researchers develop mobile app that allows riders to track distracted drivers

To date, the application has recorded 20,000 instances of distracted driving, the CBC reports.

Cycling Canada announces 2017’s national competition calendar

The season will feature the country’s best riders in road, para, BMX, track, mountain bike and cyclocross disciplines

Ottawa city officials hope thumbtacks in O’Connor bike lane aren’t an intentional act: reports

Cyclist describes encountering 20 to 30 thumbtacks scattered across the new bike lane

Cycling Canada announces NextGen, Team RaceClean rosters for 2017

Though the roster includes many powerful fresh and returning athletes, Alec Cowan, Sean Mackinnon and Adam Jamieson will not be among them.

Outrage over the closure of Mount Seymour mountain biking trails growing by the day: reports

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation erected 25 no-trespassing signs, effectively shutting down the mountain to riders

Ottawa’s new bike lane on O’Connor Street has arrived

While the bike lane has been met with acclaim from cyclists. Motorists bemoan the ‘inconvenience’ of the new infrastructure

Construction of Victoria, B.C.’s first separated, bi-directional bike lane underway

Expected to be finished by next spring, the bike lane is another phase in the ‘Biketoria’ plan to make Victoria’s streets more bike-friendly

Toronto’s Bad Girls Bike Club seeks to get more women on bikes

“It’s such a traditionally male-dominated industry, and women are just slowly beginning to make their way into it”

Grid of segregated bike lanes coming to Edmonton in 2017

The city’s mayor hopes to see the newly approved bike infrastructure extended to the University of Alberta in 2018

Bike train offers Winnipeg kids safety in numbers, but more needs to be done: local father

Jamie Hilland wants Winnipeg city planners to remember that ‘kids are commuters too.’

Canada third in medal standings as 2016 Pan Am track championships wrap up in Mexico

“These results show our programs are positioned to develop athletes to a world-class standard”

Gold for Caves and Glaesser on Day 4 of the Pan Am championships

Jasmin Glaesser takes gold in the women’s points race, while Aidan Caves claims the title in the men’s omnium.

New southern Ontario cycling trail on track to begin construction in 2017

Phase one is expected to begin construction next year, with an anticipated completion date of 2018

Day 3 of the Pan Am track championships nets silver for Lamoureaux, another record for Ritter

Ritter sets a junior men’s record in the flying 200-m a day after doing the same in the 1,000-m

St. John’s city councillor proposes converting bike lanes into full-time parking

Residents are incensed by the supposed ‘inconvenience’ of the lanes, Art Puddister argued

Canadian riders take bronze, gold on Day 2 of the 2016 Pan Am track championships

Edmonton’s Stefan Ritter set a junior world record with his bronze medal-winning ride at the Pan Am track championships

London, England considering legislation banning heavy trucks with low visibility

The news underscores the role of heavy industrial vehicles in the deaths of cyclists—both in Canada and elsewhere

Saskatchewan segment of the Trans Canada Trail complete

The province is the fourth in Canada to finish its section, bringing the Trans Canada Trail to 87 per cent completion

Michael Sametz among the Calgary athletes honoured by mayor Naheed Nenshi

Sametz, alongside other athletes, was recognized when Nenshi proclaimed Monday Olympian and Paralympian Salute Day

Following the death of an Ottawa-area cyclist, NDP member of parliament to propose national cycling strategy

Gord Johns hopes rider’s legacy will be one of progress, making Canadian cities safer for cyclists nationwide and fostering greater cooperation between all road users

Colin Lynch sets first UCI para cycling hour record after powerhouse ride in Great Britain

The Irish rider, who grew up in Canada, completed 43.133 km in 60 minutes

Saskatchewan bishop’s summer bike pilgrimage raises $22,000 for Anglican diocese

Rob Hardwick set out in June to cross Saskatchewan with a goal of raising $10,000 for the Bishop’s Discretionary Fund

‘Bikes and Beats’ to bring a celebration of bikes and youth to Toronto’s east end

The event is hosted by Charlie’s FreeWheels, a non-profit bike advocacy organization with a mission to “inspire a spirit of exploration” in youth

Bike licensing in Toronto officially flatted, reports

The plan was defeated by a vote of 4 to 1

Bike Windsor Essex hosts Urban Art tour

The 6-km ride by Bike Windsor Essex is open to cyclists of all skill levels

Cycling Canada announces bid to host three consecutive UCI track World Cups

If successful, the UCI track World Cup bid would grant the Mattamy National Cycling Centre hosting rights for three seasons in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.