With a staggering 484 miles of singletrack within an hour drive, riders of all levels can find the perfect trail in Bend (and a good microbrewery for a cold one after)....Number 9: Sacramento, California
Sacramento's main claim to cycling fame is its 32-mile American River Parkway bike trail, with plenty of access points to hop on and off to explore the city....Continue to keep counting down USA Today's list of the ten best U.S. cycling cities. Number 8: Durango, Colorado
With Durango as a base, a cyclist has access to thousands of miles of world-class singletrack downhills, switchbacks and trails in the mountains just outside of town....Number 7: Tucson, Arizona
The 55-mile car-free Urban Loop, in addition to a whopping 700 miles of bike lanes, makes this college town a favorite with road cyclists....Continue to keep counting down USA Today's list of the ten best U.S. cycling cities. Number 6: Chattanooga, Tennessee
The Bike Chattanooga Bicycle Transit System features 30 stations spread throughout the city with touchscreen kiosks, making it a breeze for visitors to rent a bike and explore the city....Number 5: Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville is "the best place to ride a bike on the east coast," says George Hincapie, renowned competitive cyclist, this category's expert and a Greenville resident....Continue to keep counting down USA Today's list of the ten best U.S. cycling cities. Number 4: Madison, Wisconsin
The city's network of off-street bike paths and on-street lanes make it easy to get practically anywhere on two wheels....Number 3: Minneapolis, Minnesota
The city is super flat -- perfect for leisurely two-wheel touring -- and the convenient Nice Ride bike share program offers a fleet of 1,500 bicycles to residents and visitors of the Twin Cities....Continue to keep counting down USA Today's list of the ten best U.S. cycling cities. Number 2: Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins' 310-mile network of paths and bike lanes, an innovative bike share program started back in 2008, and miles upon miles of mountain biking trails in the surrounding plains and mountains simply add to the appeal of this city....Number 1: Davis, California
Nicknamed "Bike City USA" and the "Bike Capital of America," Davis enjoys bike lanes on 95 percent of its arterial roadways, and a whopping 22 percent of residents commute by bike....
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