![]() An extra bike rack could be added when demand was high, for a total of 12 bikes per train.īut that service was suspended shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared. Via staff would then place the bikes on a rack in the baggage car, which could hold up to six bikes per train. Article contentīefore the COVID-19 pandemic, passengers in the Quebec-Windsor corridor could check their bikes at the baggage counter. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A 2016 study by the Université du Québec à Montréal’s chair in tourism, commissioned by Vélo Québec, concluded that cyclo-tourism contributed $466 million per year to Quebec’s economy, including about $108 million in spending from cyclo-tourists originating outside the province. He notes how important cyclo-tourism has become to Quebec’s economy, in big cities and small towns alike, due to, among other things, Quebec’s investments in cycling networks such as the Route Verte. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf / Montreal Gazette files Jean-François Rheault, president of Vélo Québec. ![]() “It’s imperative to bring it back in the Québec-Windsor corridor.” “Bringing a bike on a train is an option available in every modern train system in the world,” said Jean-François Rheault, president and CEO of Vélo Québec. The next issue of Montreal Gazette Headline News will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. ![]() Manage Print Subscription / Tax ReceiptĪ welcome email is on its way. ![]()
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