Pro cyclist, actor pulling out all stops to see dream of big Tucson bike ride

Tom Danielson pitched his idea.

Road runner: School traffic jams inspire students to seek a solution

Three budding traffic engineers at Wilson K-8 School in Marana are working on solutions to one of their school's biggest problems: traffic jams.

El Tour de Tucson: Marcotte wins third straight race

For the third straight year Eric Marcotte won today's El Tour de Tucson 111-mile cycling race.

El Tour de Tucson: Hit by car, rider uses broken frame to tout safety

Two years ago, Brendan Lyons was hit by a vehicle while he was cycling in a Tucson bike lane.

Patrick Finley: Legally blind bicyclist, wife on a life journey built for two

Erin Hopper, left, and husband Kasey Hopper train on their tandem bike on the Santa Cruz River Park Trail for Saturday's 111-mile El Tour de Tucson race. Retinitis pigmentosa has left Kasey legally blind, so the pair share a tandem bike.

Patrick Finley: Legally blind bicyclist, wife on a life journey built for two

Kasey Hopper pumps up a tire before he and wife Erin train on their tandem bike for the 111-mile El Tour de Tucson race. Saturday's race will mark their five-year anniversary.

Patrick Finley: Legally blind bicyclist, wife on a life journey built for two

Kasey and Erin Hopper's legs quivered the moment they were to marry. Their fingers wouldn't stop trembling. Nervous? Nah.

Greg Hansen: Chiropractor eyes 3rd El Tour de Tucson title for fun (wink, wink)

The Tour de France is a flat-out, gotta-win-at-all-costs bicycle race. Forget the Tour part. That's just for TV cameras and photographers. El Tour de Tucson is marketed differently. There's no prize money. It's 109 miles of cramp-inducing exercise that has been won by hydrologists, chiroprac…

El Tour de Tucson: Cyclists will hear sound of mariachis at start lines

One change in this year's El Tour de Tucson bicycling race will be heard before it's seen.

El Tour de Tucson: Volunteers key to 30th edition of race

Leila Warfield stumbled upon her volunteer job for the simplest of reasons: It was the summer, and she was bored.

El Tour de Tucson a labor of love for everyone involved — and results show it

Leila Warfield stumbled upon her volunteer job for the simplest of reasons: it was the summer, and she was bored.

Harvick fumes as Keselowski wins Nationwide race in NH

LOUDON, N.H. - Brad Keselowski slipped in front when Kevin Harvick got into a traffic jam. Then Harvick got mad.

Arizona grad raced in 1996 in Atlanta

UA graduate Kent Bostick finished ninth in the 4,000-meter individual pursuit at the 1996 Games. Even now, at age 59, he's still pursuing success as a cyclist.

Arizona grad raced in 1996 in Atlanta

This continues a countdown to the July 27 start of the Olympics with Southern Arizona moments and figures from previous Games.

London Olympics countdown: Kent Bostick

This continues a countdown to the July 27 start of the Olympics with Southern Arizona moments and figures from previous Games.

Sponsorship deal with UMC ends after 2012 race

El Tour de Tucson is seeking a new title sponsor.

El Tour seeks new title sponsor

El Tour de Tucson is looking for a new title sponsor.

Tucson youth cycling program seeking participants

The nonprofit Jr. El Tour Youth Cycling Program in Tucson is looking for girls and boys, ages 10 to 13, who are interested in cycling and improving their health.