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Lots of great images from the 2011 Valley of the Sun Stage race. Check out the images by Mason Ibas. Clicking on an image will open a larger version. Stage 2 road race: 2011 Valley of the Sun – Stage 2 Road Race – Images by Mason Ibas Stage 3 crit: 2011 Valley of the [...]

Donald Barre bought his Specialized about nine years ago when he lived in New Hampshire. He says he moved to Tucson three years ago and says everything — especially the winters — are different, but he loves it. Barre had just walked his bike across the Campbell Avenue bridge from the north side of the [...]

Laura Hapenciuc was waiting outside B-Line cafe waiting for her sister Claudia who built Laura’s bike. According to Claudia it was the first bike she built. It came from Berkeley, but all Claudia kept was the frame, fork and cranks. The rest required new parts. Look for Claudia’s bike, which she also built, next week.

The only thing that made the cut from Sarah Zidonik’s old bike when she moved from Gainesville, Florida to Tucson, was the milk crate. Zidonik said she wanted to move as lightly as possible so she sold her old bike, but kept the crate. She got this bike two years ago when she moved here [...]

The University of Arizona Parking and Transportation Services department has extended the bike valet’s trial period. The bike valet will remain free to try until October 15. According to one of the students workers, the most bikes they have valeted in one day was 42.

The Pima Association of Governments is hosting a webinar viewing session at their offices on Wednesday, July 21 at noon. The webinar, which is being led by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, will be geared toward transportation planners but may have some interesting details for everyone. Here are more details from the APBP’s [...]

In an effort to increase safety for cyclists on the University of Arizona campus, officials are installing flashing LED reflectors in areas that are particularly dangerous at night. The reflectors have been placed so they light up the poles that separate bike paths from streets and can become a hazard for cyclists in the dark. [...]

Pam, a Tucson Velo reader sent these photo from tonight’s Ride of Silence. Pam submitted several more photos, which I put in the reader-submitted gallery. Check them out. Thanks for sending them, Pam. More photos here