Shortly I'm going to write a recap of an exciting duathlon on the Quebec Cup circuit, but today there's been lots of noise on various email lists about a decision to restrict access (or speed) to the only great training circuit for Montreal road cyclists.
 
I may have the numbers wrong, but I read that after 27 accidents on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Montreal's racing track previously used on the F1 circuit), the bureaucrats managing the facility decided they want to keep road cyclists who want a safe place to train away from the track..
 
To me, it doesn't seem like much thought went into the decision. Training anywhere in Montreal at speeds greater than 30km/hour is just very dangerous. Even Mont-Royal accessible to cyclists is very risky, because automobilists drive as if they were on the highway.
 
I think a bit of education/prevention would be a much better solution. I wonder if the volume of cyclsts training on the GV circuit move the the Lachine bike path, or the Lakeshore shared with traffic, how many more accicents there would be?
 
Please help outi by signing the petition at, www.velocgv.com.