Bicycle history

In February, I'll be leaving Vélo Québec after 35 years with the organization, including 20 as CEO. When I look at the current state of cycling in Quebec, I tell myself we've come a long way...

Over the decades, Vélo Québec has witnessed and played an active role in the tremendous evolution of winter cycling. If today in Montreal 10 % of cyclists ride daily year-round, and if some...

Over the past 50 years, Vélo Québec has developed a unique expertise that it now makes available to communities and organizations, notably through network planning...

Over the decades, Vélo Québec has witnessed and played an active role in the tremendous evolution of winter cycling. If today in Montreal 10 % of cyclists ride daily year-round, and if some...

Even before Vélo Québec was founded in January 1967 as the Fédération cyclotouriste provinciale, its founder, Gabriel Lupien, was keen to show young people how to practice their sport in a safe and...

In the phenomenal evolution of bicycle touring in Quebec over the past quarter-century, the creation of the Grand Tour Desjardins in 1994 now seems like a turning point. Inspired by the Great Victorian Bike Ride in...

Quebecers recognize themselves in the Route verte. They pedal it. They're proud of it. They're attached to it. And with good reason: the national network has now reached 5075 km...

In the year of Vélo Québec's 50th anniversary, an examination of our archives shows that the greatest concerns of today's cyclists remain the same as those of cyclists in the mid-1900s...

In the space of fifty years, thanks to enthusiasts, committed politicians and imaginative manufacturers, Quebec has gone from pedal bikes to bicycles. A whole...

In the mid-1980s, with the aim of getting people back into cycling and, at the same time, demonstrating to various government bodies the popularity of two-wheeled vehicles, Vélo Québec juggled...