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Today's Breaking Away Story
The Battle Continues: Pedals vs. Motor
The Star
Sunday, 06 September 2009
This unfortunate incident underscores a belief that I have held for some time now that on major thoroughfares, motor vehicles should not be required share the road with bicycles. A car is many times the weight of a bicycle, and can move much more quickly. It is also less manoeuvrable. We complain about gridlock and our inability to keep traffic mov...

Leading Stories
Cyclist may have grabbed Bryant, wheel: police
CBC News
Friday, 04 September 2009
Toronto police are investigating whether a cyclist killed in an altercation with a car driven by former Ontario attorney...
Fiancée, cycling community copes with Sheppard's death
By Matthew Coutts and Megan O’Toole (National Post)
Friday, 04 September 2009
On sidewalks on Bloor Street where Holt Renfrew rubs shoulders with Williams-Sonoma, hundreds from Toronto's bicycle com...


More Wheelin' News
A search for answers in a cyclist's death
Timothy Appleby and Jennifer Yang (Globe)
Friday, 04 September 2009
As former Ontario attorney-general Michael Bryant awaits his first court date on charges of criminal negligence in the death of bike courier Darcy Al...
B.C. government kicks in $31m to improve access for bicyclists
Frank Luba (The Province)
Friday, 19 September 2008
It's been years since Peter Daviduk rode a bicycle, but the 76-year-old was delighted yesterday when $31 million was announced to improve access for b...
Girl's life remembered by peers
Eddie Chau (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Niagara-on-the-Lake -- To the students and staff of St. Michael Catholic School, 10-year-old Janessa Nelson was known as a free spirit who always stoo...
Getting cyclists off busy Edmonton roads should push up numbers of bike commuters
Scott Mckeen (The Edmonton Journal)
Sunday, 14 September 2008
EDMONTON -- If city hall is going to spend $100 million on dedicated lanes -- paths, boulevards and traffic lights -- for bicycle enthusiasts, what's ...
NB's Meier off to Worlds; Canada selects team
Ken Trenholm
Saturday, 13 September 2008
OTTAWA – Four Olympic team members, including top-10 finishers Michael Barry of Hamilton and Svein ...
Mountain biker injuries soar at Whistler clinic
Kent Spencer (The Province)
Friday, 12 September 2008
More people than ever are flying through the air on their mountain bikes -- and dozens are ending up at Whistler's health clinic with scrapes, broken ...
Bike deaths halved after helmet law
Canadian Press
Monday, 08 September 2008
TORONTO -- Ontario's bike helmet law for children under 18 helps save one life every two months, an analysis of cycling deaths that occurred before an...
Position available for track coach to lead 2008/2009 national track season
CCA
Friday, 05 September 2008
Position available for track coach to lead 2008/2009 national track season Application Deadline: S...
Seven-year-old girl on bicycle killed by tractor-trailer in Montreal
Canadian Press
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
MONTREAL - A seven-year-old girl riding a bicycle with her mother has been crushed to death under the wheels of a tractor-trailer in Montreal. Poli...
Four wheels good, two wheels better, Canadians say
Reuters
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
TORONTO - In the face of unprecedented gasoline prices and a desire to be more "green", Canadians are increasingly trading in four wheels for two, s...
Canada's biggest bike auction following Canada's largest police raid
Matthew Coutts (National Post)
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
Thousands of allegedly stolen bicycles seized in a massive police raid last month and currently being displayed in a downtown warehouse will either be...
Cycling advocate calls for improved bike lanes in Vancouver
Jackie Wong (The WestEnder)
Monday, 01 September 2008
“Mediocre” facilities for bike riders impacts physical and mental well-being I'm a kamikaze cyclist,” says Gil Penalosa during an af...
CCA and its Spring Insurance Newsletter
Ken Trenholm
Wednesday, 02 July 2008
The latest updates from the Canadian Cycling Association and insurance . . .
Deaths of 2 cyclists on fundraising ride trigger calls for Trans-Canada fixes
CBC
Tuesday, 01 July 2008
A crash that killed two cyclists on a cross-country fundraising tour has led to renewed calls for the Manitoba government to pave the shoulders of the...
Ride of a Lifetime ends 2 cyclist's lives
Ken Trenholm
Tuesday, 01 July 2008
Police are investigating a weekend accident that claimed the lives of two cyclists and injured two others taking part in a cross-country charity ride....
Montreal hosts World's Largest Cycling Festival
AR
Friday, 23 May 2008
From May 28 to June 1st 2008, Montreal will host the World's Largest Cycling Fest: The Montreal Bike Fest. More than 45,000 cyclists participate to th...
BTAC
Tuesday, 06 May 2008
Professional cyclists are gearing up for Toronto's first downtown bike race in 10 years.The Toronto Criterium at St. Lawrence Market will take place F...
BC cyclists gear up for season
Gary Ahuja (Langley Times)
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Motorists out for a weekend drive any time this month may notice the roads overtaken by hundreds of cyclists. “It is...

Featured Sections
PEI News
Bicycle Bus Coming to Summerside
Friday, 04 September 2009
Summerside will have a new school bus this year that is environmentally friendly: human-propelled by tiny feet of various ages and sizes. Ken Trenholm...
Local PEI cyclist fears PEI may have shouldered rumble strips
Sunday, 14 September 2008
Heinz Mayr recently sent Atlantic Pedaler a concerning email with respect to rumble strips on paved shoulders in Newfoundland & Labrador. He made me...
NS News
Invitation to Panel Discussion on Active Transportation
Saturday, 13 September 2008
Recreation Nova Scotia Board of Directors will be in Sydney September 19 and 20 for meetings. The Board would like to invite RNS members and all ...
One Hell of a NS Weekend
Thursday, 11 September 2008
The Summerside Cycling Club will be on tour with members of the Halifax area to participate in a stellar Nova Scotia bicycle tour the weekend of Septe...
NB News
The Thrill of BMX
Wednesday, 09 September 2009
You've probably seen the kids around town on their smaller than average sized BMX bikes, doing bunny hops, wheel spins and wheelies.And while you migh...
2 Letters to the Editor: Cycling in Moncton Dangers
Saturday, 05 September 2009
Cycling dangerous in MonctonTo The Editor:This is my second summer cycling, mainly in the downtown Moncton area, and this year there seems to be a lot...
NL News
Rotarians support Cycle to Walk efforts to fight polio
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Rotary Clubs in Grand Falls and Perth-Andover have joined the fight of a young Whitehorse, Yukon resident to make the world polio free. Rotarians prov...
Friday, 04 July 2008
The following is the information obtained from the BNL web site regarding Canada Games qualifying.ELIGIBILITYTo be part of the 2009 Canada Games Progr...
Out of the Cage
Setting the Stage – the Prologue
Thursday, 15 November 2007
I expect to "hit the road running on February 16th, 2008, after 35 years and a few days in the paid work force. All I can tell you at this point is th...
International News
Sunday, 06 September 2009
GREEN VALLEY -- Cycling has grown tremendously in this area over the last few years. A big part of that growth can be attributed to the efforts of Gre...
Professional Cycling
Bye Bye: Contador withdraws from worlds
Saturday, 05 September 2009
Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has decided to pull out of the world cycling championships later this month in Switzerland. Contador...
Communter Cycling
City gets wheels turning on bike initiative
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
OHIO -- Andrew Davis has a vision of Akron as a more bicycle-friendly community, a place where pedal power is used for day-to-day transportation. ...
Sponsorship
Bikes Belong Awards $33,000 in Grants
Sunday, 07 September 2008
Bikes Belong is thrilled to award four grants to great projects in the summer funding cycle. These grant awards will help construct community paths ...
Editorials & Opinions
Evolution of the road
Friday, 04 September 2009
Toronto, like many urban centres in Canada, has not found the answer to a safe coexistence between bicycles and motor vehicles. The death Monday nigh...
Nutrition
Riding in the Heat - Dehydration vs. Hyponatremia
Monday, 15 September 2008
Struggling through a long ride as the temperature topped out at 100 this weekend, I had to keep reminding myself to do something that woefully few hea...
Training
Alcohol could compromise ability to train
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
I don't think I've ever seen a marathon or triathlon where beer wasn't offered to the tired, thirsty folks running, cycling or stumbling across the fi...

 

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