In spite of a temperature of -15C and a wind chill of -24, 500 cyclists turned out for a bike tour of Montreal on Sunday. The 15-km event was organized by Velo-Quebec, a local group which promotes cycling. In this case it wanted to demystify winter cycling and to encourage city administrators to develop winter-cycling paths.
Montreal has a network of cycling paths, most of which are open only from April to November. One path that is cleared of snow and open year round serves an estimated average of 600 people per day. That’s about 13 per cent of the volume in summer.
Velo-Quebec says winter cycling is becoming more popular.
Canadians take pride in braving the winter and, for some, there appears to be no limit.
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