Tucson Velo

It appears the driver accused of hitting and harassing cyclists on the Jamis-Hagens Berman cycling team has begun to defend himself in an online guitar forum. The post, which appears to have been removed, was created at 8:43 a.m. by the user Skatterbrane, the name of the business Rodney Kinkade Jr. owns. In the post, [...]

Update: See the photo of Rodney Kinkade Jr. below.  Editor’s note: Check out Tyler Wren’s first-person account.  One cyclist with the Jamis-Hagnes Berman cycling team was sent to the hospital and several others were injured during an assault by a Tucson motorist on Friday morning around 11 a.m., according to a team rider. The professional cycling [...]

In under three years, Victor Riquelme has gone from barely completing a 40-mile bike ride to racing professionally. On Monday, Riquelme signed a contract with Wonderful Pistachios Pro Cycling — a UCI Continental team. Riquelme says he’ll still have to work full time as a cook at Feast, but the team will provide him with [...]

Two local transportation planners are attending the Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2010 conference. The conference is presented by the National Center for Bicycling & Walking and is taking place in Chattanooga, Tenn.. Here is a blurb from the conference’s site: The Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2010 conference takes place in Chattanooga, Tennessee, September 13-16, and will have [...]