The F1 racetrack in Montreal - Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve has been used by Montreal area cyclists for many years to train (safely) at speed. That use is now in jeopardy as the park managers will close the park to performance cyclists saying that a number of accidents in 2008 leaves them no choice.
Park Mgmt has decided to erect "barriers [speed bumps or chicanes] as of June 6th to prevent cyclists from using the course as a training location. They would prefer that the entire F1 track be used as a cycling path - for recreational bike users only, saying that “only 300 performance cyclists” will be “affected” however, a petition in circulation has over 1300 signatures.
More info at Canadian Cyclist, with a link to an online petition:
http://www.canadiancyclist.com/dailynews.php?id=16801
Ride on (preferably not over speedbumps or into unsuspecting rowing coaches)!
