Cycling West and Cycling Utah Magazine’s Early Spring 2025 Issue is now available as a free download (8 MB download). Pick up a copy at your favorite Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Montana, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Northern California bike shop or other location. Or join to get a copy of our next issue delivered to your actual mailbox!

Contents
- An Interview with Top Gravel and MTB Racer Melisa Rollins — page 3
- Consistency for the Win; Building Sustainable Cycling Fitness — page 5
- The History of Women Cyclists – An Uphill Climb to Equality — page 6
- NHTSA Enacts Stricter State Bicycling Safety Standards — page 7
- Study: Idaho Stop Makes Cycling Safer — page 8
- Homeland Security May Restrict Bicycles Near Federal Buildings — page 8
- USDOT Awards RCP Grants for Bicycle Projects — page 8
- USDOT Awards RAISE Grants for Bicycle Projects — page 8
- Trump Tariffs Likely to Take Toll on Bicycle Industry — page 9
- New Research Studies Show Active Commuting Benefits Health and the Environment — page 9
- BLM to Charge Fees to Mountain Bike in 2 Spots in Colorado — page 9
- Beginning Bikepacking: My First Bikepacking Adventure — page 10
- Westminster University’s New Mountain Biking Coach Trying to Lead Charge, Usher in New Era in Collegiate Cycling — page 11
- Bridging Generations: A 32-Year-Old Cyclist and His Over-70 Rookie Parents Find Joy on a 400-Mile Journey on the Selkirk Loop — page 12
- Remembering Doug Shapiro, an American Cycling Pioneer — page 15
- The History of the 4 Day Stage Race – La Méditerranéenne — page 15
- La Méditerranéenne Cycling Trivia Answers (Questions on page 15) — page 22
- Climate Change Can Discourage Cycling — page 22
- Flourish: The Bicycle Art of David Vincent Gonzales — page 23