Bike count organizers looking for volunteers
Pima Association of Governments is looking for volunteers for the 2013 regional bike count late this month. This year marks the sixth bicycle count conducted in the region to gauge…
Mountain bikers rejoice! Yetman wash may be a thing of the past
Mountain bikers riding in Tucson Mountain Park will soon be able to avoid the mile and a half section of sandy wash on the Yetman Trail. Pima County and the…
Grand Junction Off-Road just the beginning for Sadow and Epic Rides
For a moment before the start of the Grand Junction Off-Road Clunker Crit, Epic Rides president Todd Sadow, wondered if the five years worth of work leading to the event…
Updated: Cyclist shot at on Mt Lemmon; shooter detained
Updated: According to a press release from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, the man who allegedly fired his weapon on Mt. Lemmon was located, in part, because of a call deputies…
Drug dealing & defecation prompt bike rack removal at main library
Drug dealing, fights and defecation around the Main Library bike racks prompted the city to remove them. Peg Weber a Tucson Parks and Recreation administrator said the racks, which…
Updated: 19-year-old bicyclist killed at Broadway and Campbell
Update: Police have identified the victim as Albert Rich. A 19-year-old man was struck and killed by a semi-truck while riding his bike near the intersection of Broadway Boulevard and…
Victim of Saturday crash on Mount Lemmon identified
A 57-year-old cyclist that crashed and died while descending Mount Lemmon yesterday morning has been identified. Karl Gerschutz was riding down Mount Lemmon near the Rose Canyon Lake when he…
Updated: Cyclist dies descending Mount Lemmon Highway
A man in his fifties died this morning while descending Mt. Lemmon highway near Rose Canyon Lake. Preliminary reports indicate the cyclist lost control and crashed on the way down…
Tucson company Trisports.com files for bankruptcy protection
Editor’s note: Trisports.com is a former sponsor of TucsonVelo.com Online triathalon retailer Trisports.com, which is headquartered in Tucson, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month. The company filed for the…
TACKS APPEAR ON YET ANOTHER POPULAR BIKE ROUTE
More tacks popped up on yet another popular bike route, Monday. A co-worker of the City of Tucson’s bike and pedestrian program manager Ann Chanekca spotted tacks yesterday morning at…
Man arrested in death of SunTran driver had previous DUI
The man arrested yesterday in the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist riding to work last month was charged with DUI a year ago. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department arrested Enrique F.…
County proposes paving portion of Starr Pass trail
Editor’s note: See the most recent post about the issue here. If a county proposal goes forward, the Starr Pass trail in the photo above could be paved with a…