Tucson Velo

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Epic Rides, the masterminds behind the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, Whiskey Off-Road and Tour of the White Mountains, are taking their show on the road. President Todd Sadow announced this weekend then they will be promoting an event in Grand Junction, Colo. over labor day weekend. Sadow said The Grand Junction Off-Road will [...]

Editor’s note: This is the first post of several about the 2011 El Tour de Tucson. In the coming days look for a stories about how the celebrity cyclists fared, a video, a post about the Cargo Bike El Tour de Tucson, an editorial, a searchable database of results and a map of cyclists’ hometowns. [...]

Editor’s note: This is the first post of several about the 2011 El Tour de Tucson. In the coming days look for stories about how the celebrity cyclists fared, a video, a post about the Cargo Bike El Tour de Tucson, an editorial, a searchable database of results and a map of cyclist’ hometowns. Here [...]

Editor’s note: In the coming days look for a story about how the celebrity cyclists fared, a video, a post about the Cargo Bike El Tour de Tucson, an editorial, a searchable database of results and a map of where cyclists came from. In the meantime, here are 50 photos from Saturday’s ride.

The 2011 24 hours in the Old Pueblo is in the books. Check out the photos, video and — if you aren’t easily offended — the best, or worst, of the team names. Check out the video to see who was being cheered and who was being jeered: The race was a lot of fun [...]

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 [...]

Check out Mason Ibas’ photos from the 2011 McDowell Circuit Race. Clicking on a photo in the slide show will take you to a larger version, which is available for purchase. 2011 McDowell Circuit Race – Images by Mason Ibas

The Arizona Daily Star is reprinting articles from 1912 leading up to Arizona’s centennial. Today’s article is from Jan. 1, 1912 and recounts a 7.5 mile bike race through Tucson. Here is an excerpt from the article: W.F. Grabe, Orr Jones and D. Aros are the prize winners in the 7.5-mile New Year’s bicycle race [...]

The 28th El Tour de Tucson was the second biggest event in its history about 8,500 people riding. Check out the map below to see where all the riders came from. You can zoom in and click on the red dots to see how many cyclists came from each location. You can find the results [...]

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 Tohono O’Odham police officers parked along the shootout route on Saturday to ensure cyclists were following the rules of the road. The officers said they weren’t allowed to speak to the media, but confirmed that no citations were issued and that the groups were smaller and better behaved than last week. Ralph Phillips, owner [...]