Tucson Velo

Editor’s note: Many of us try to escape the heat in Tucson by venturing to other locales with more favorable climes in the summer. When my family and I get to take a vacation, I often look at the place we are visiting through a cycling lens and I am sure I am not the [...]

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Victor Riquelme, a local up and coming bike racer that we wrote about before, needs your help. Apparently, Riquelme crashed during a bike race and needs reconstructive surgery on his shoulder. His family and friends have started a page to accept donations to help pay for the surgery. Here is what they had to say: [...]

A case of one government agency not communicating with another appears to have sparked concern that Barrio Trails was in jeopardy once again. The Army Corps of Engineers, originally thought to be opposing the BMX park’s reconstruction, is in fact not against rebuilding it. The park is being bulldozed to accommodate a drainage basin being [...]

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According to an email from the University of Arizona’s Parking and Transportation office, a portion of University Boulevard between Cherry and Campbell Avenues will be closed for repaving until July 10. Here is what the email said: The following two road paving projects for the UA Mall area will impact bicycle access……Detour signs should be [...]

Tucson’s first pedaling party vehicle hit the streets Saturday with the official launch of the Trolley Pub. More than 100 people took their turn helping pedal the 14 passenger vehicle down University Boulevard. The Trolly Pub sports 10 seats for pedaling patrons on the sides and four spots for riders who need a rest in [...]

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A screening of “3 Minute Gaps” a movie that followed some of the world’s best mountain bike racers will be shown at the Fox Theater on Tuesday night. The proceeds from the movie, which is being hosted by Tucson Pedaler publisher Damion Alexander, will be donated to El Grupo Youth Cycling. The price of admission [...]

Eight months after Pima County officials said they were committed to rebuilding Barrio Trails — an unauthorized BMX park slated to be demolished for a drainage project — the park is apparently in peril yet again. A message on both Barrio Trails’ and Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists’ Facebook pages indicate the Army Corps of Engineers [...]

I received word this morning from Tucson Velo reader Patrick B. that a portion of the Third Street/University bikeway is closed. Patrick said he usually rides to campus along Third Street, but said the road was closed between Campbell and Cherry Avenues. I have not seen an announcement about the closure, but will call the [...]

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