Tucson Velo

The Arizona Cancer Center starts its 11th year of Better Than Ever training program with an information expo on Wednesday. According to a press release, the program encourages people to make exercise a regular part of their day and had helped more than 3000 people train for various events while raising more than $1.6 million [...]

Update: TPD will also be using plain-clothes officers and unmarked cars to find motorists who are violating the “three-foot law.” Read a little more about it here. Starting today, Tucson Police Department officers will begin increased enforcement of bicycling and pedestrian violations. According to a press release, TPD received a $44,000 grant from the Governors [...]

Local BMX riders are hosting a “jam” on Saturday to show riders who are in town for the American Bicycle Association’s BMX Southwest Nationals what Tucson’s BMX community is all about. According to Rocky Serna, the creator of Barrio Trails BMX park, the jam starts at 2 p.m. Saturday and will likely go until it [...]

Today is the last day to submit your photos for the Tucson Velo photo contest. As you can see from the images below, we’ve got some great entries. Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on tonight. Voting will start the next day. The rules are simple, submit one or two photos that relate to [...]

Editor’s note: 14 -year-old Max Cronyn is competing at the USA Cycling Junior Nationals in Bend, Ore. this weekend. He’ll be racing in a time trial, criterium and road race. I’ve asked him to answer several questions each day, but if you want to know something, I’ll forward your question to him. Today’s race: The [...]

The University of Arizona is auctioning off 50 bikes tomorrow morning. The UA posted signs on many of the bike racks around campus warning students that Parking and Transportation would remove abandoned  bicycles and sell them if they weren’t claimed. You can preview the bikes online or stop by the warehouse to check out the [...]

Editor’s note: 14 -year-old Max Cronyn is competing at the USA Cycling Junior Nationals in Bend, Ore. this weekend. He’ll be racing in a time trial, criterium and road race. I’ve asked him to answer several questions each day, but if you want to know something, I’ll forward your question to him. Up next: Tomorrow [...]

Editor’s note: 14 -year-old Max Cronyn was invited to the USA cycling southwest regional development camp in Flagstaff and will be filing daily updates about what he is doing at the camp. I’ve asked him to answer several questions each day, but if you want to know something, I’ll forward your question to him. Today’s [...]

Editor’s note: 14 -year-old Max Cronyn was invited to the USA cycling southwest regional development camp in Flagstaff and will be filing daily updates about what he is doing at the camp. I’ve asked him to answer several questions each day, but if you want to know something, I’ll forward your question to him. Today’s [...]

The riders make a sweeping left onto Sweetwater Drive, which marks the beginning of the El Grupo points race during Thursday morning practice. Max Cronyn, 14, riding his time trial bike, tucks into an aero position and launches himself off the front of the group. Max, who is tall, muscular and has hands that his [...]

Editor’s note: 14 -year-old Max Cronyn was invited to the USA cycling southwest regional development camp in Flagstaff and will be filing daily updates about what he is doing at the camp. I’ve asked him to answer several questions each day, but if you want to know something, I’ll forward your question to him. Today’s [...]

Check out these images from the 2010 Mount Lemmon Time Trial. The results will be posted here. In addition to the photos below, check out this gallery of El Grupo during the Mount Lemmon Time Trial.