Seventeen members of El Grupo, a Tucson-based youth cycling organization, qualified for the 2015 USA Cycling Elite Amateur National Championships. It is the first time El Grupo athletes have qualified to compete in the National Championships.
View local news coverage of El Grupo here.
Read more about El Grupo Youth Cycling here.
The Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee recently sent a letter to the Pima County Department of Transportation Director, Priscilla S. Cornelio, outlining areas of concern regarding a “dangerous” road in Green Valley; Camino de la Canoa near White House Road. The letter recommended lower speed limits, additional signs, and a bicycle lane.
Local News Coverage: Area Cyclists Voice Concern Over “Deadman’s Curve”
Read More about the Advisory Committee: Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors recently approved a resolution to designate five stretches of county-owned road as part of an official cross-country network of bicycling routes.
The United States Bicycle Route System is a developing network of interstate long-distance cycling routes in the United States. The system utilizes multiple types of bicycling infrastructure, including off-road paths, bicycle lanes, and low-traffic roads. The USBRS is the bicycle equivalent to the system of United States Numbered Highways. Envisioned to traverse the entire country, the USBRS is analogous to other national cycling route networks such as the Dutch LF-routes, the United Kingdom’s National Cycle Network, and is as comprehensive as the international EuroVelo network that spans Europe.
Read More: Arizona to cross-country cyclists: Here’s the way
