Articles Tagged: Cycling

See photos as riders battled heat and mud in the 2025 edition of the core4 race in Iowa City.

Leah Fuller stumbled into mountain biking mostly by accident, happening upon a trail in George Wyth State Park when she was growing up in Waterloo. Now, more than 30 years later, she runs a Linn County area Facebook group with more than 300 members for women mountain bikers.

These micro features first appeared in the 2025 Cycling Guide, an annual special section aimed at telling the stories of the businesses, people and local efforts that have made The Corridor a cycling destination.

Forget basketball, football, or soccer — there’s another sport in Eastern Iowa gaining popularity with young people: cyclocross biking.

Variety - the Children’s Charity of Iowa donates adaptive mobility equipment to Iowa special needs children, along with traditional bicycles to children whose families can’t afford a bicycle.

When sharing the streets with vehicles is a necessary reality, cyclists can take some simple precautions.

Dan Nidey opened World of Bikes as a small service shop on Capitol Street. Fifty years later, it’s an Iowa City staple that continues to move forward.

The Gazette’s Cycling Guide tells the stories of the businesses, people and local efforts that have made The Corridor a cycling destination.

The Nature Call: Wantabee MTB Madness bike races were fun - and competitive - for all ages

See photos as riders took on Coralville’s Creekside Cyclocross course.

The two organizations partnered to offer bike-focused STEM-related classes for kids of all ages at the Iowa City Bike Library.

The Iowa City Bike Library, founded 20 years ago, offers several programs intended to empower people by teaching them how to maintain and repair bicycles, and giving them a space to do the work.

University of Iowa is adjusting its plans to renovate Duane Banks Stadium; trails turn small towns into sanctuaries for cyclists

The increasing number of trail connections in Eastern Iowa have made cycling safer for bikers — while also connecting communities and bringing a boost to businesses in the small towns they pass through.

If this is your year to take up cycling — or more likely, resume riding after a decade or so — you’ll want to get a handle on just what type of riding you want to do.