I suppose it is good to see local business leaders finally recognize the economic power of bicycling. But to see Kathleen Falk and Mayor Pave hogging the limelight on the Olympic bid was, well, quite disgusting given that both have done a lot to destroy all that makes biking great around here: Mayor Pave doesn’t have the first clue about designing a city for bikes; Falk rubber-stamps of all that ticky-tacky sprawl development devouring Dane County’s best cycling landscapes plus the super-sized highways to serve them.

Separately….

This just in…..

UrbanThoreau.com exclusive from the first article linked above re:

But Madison officials said Friday they are already working to bring other big biking events to the area, with Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz promising news soon about a “very exciting bicycling event.” The mayor’s office declined to provide additional detail.

It will be a fancy-pants cyclocross event. Likely held at Olin Park. Replete with Belgian beer, no doubt.

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