{"id":13613,"date":"2015-07-15T05:08:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T12:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=13613"},"modified":"2017-07-03T22:11:28","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T05:11:28","slug":"montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Cycling, Part 5: Old Montreal to Gilles Villeneuve Circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gilles Villeneuve Circuit can be found on the <strong>Ile Notre Dame<\/strong>, which is an artificial island in the St. Lawrence River in Montreal. The circuit is the home of the Canadian Grand Prix, and is open to cyclists from April to November. <strong>But note that it is closed currently, until 2019.<\/strong> Many local cyclists use it for training. But it\u2019s also just a fun ride! Here is our guide to how to enjoy this great ride. But first, see what the experience of cycling the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit is like in this video:<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Circuit Gilles Villeneuve by Bicycle\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GmNqVl7ykL8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The video above is from the YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCGSHIkZznuZEtZEQx0Dxqwg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bike Montreal<\/a>, which features many videos about &#8211; you guessed it &#8211; cycling in Montreal!<\/p>\n<p>We<a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/renting-bikes-montreal-cycling\/\"><strong> rented bikes in Old Montreal<\/strong><\/a> and then followed the 8.6 km route over the <strong>Jacques Cartier Bridge<\/strong> onto <strong>Ile Sainte-Helene<\/strong>. We crossed Ile Sainte-Helene and from there we cycled over the <strong>Passerelle du Cosmos Bridge<\/strong> to <strong>Ile Notre Dame<\/strong>.\u00a0 The route is relatively flat, so it&#8217;s suitable for the entire family.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13615\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13615\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-ca-roule-to-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Ca-Roule-to-Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit.jpg?fit=642%2C516&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"642,516\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Maggie&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1436886205&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Montreal Ca Roule to Gilles Villeneuve Circuit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ca Roule over Jacques Cartier Bridge to Gilles Velleneuve Circuit &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Ca-Roule-to-Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit.jpg?fit=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Ca-Roule-to-Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit.jpg?fit=642%2C516&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13615 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Ca-Roule-to-Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit.jpg\" alt=\"Old Montreal to Gilles Villeneuve Circuit\" width=\"642\" height=\"516\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13615\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-ca-roule-to-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Ca-Roule-to-Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit.jpg?fit=642%2C516&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"642,516\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Maggie&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1436886205&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Montreal Ca Roule to Gilles Villeneuve Circuit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ca Roule over Jacques Cartier Bridge to Gilles Velleneuve Circuit &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Ca-Roule-to-Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit.jpg?fit=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Ca-Roule-to-Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit.jpg?fit=642%2C516&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13615 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Ca-Roule-to-Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit.jpg?resize=642%2C516&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Old Montreal to Gilles Villeneuve Circuit\" width=\"642\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Ca-Roule-to-Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit.jpg?w=642&amp;ssl=1 642w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Ca-Roule-to-Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit.jpg?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Ca-Roule-to-Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit.jpg?resize=150%2C120&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Ca-Roule-to-Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit.jpg?resize=250%2C200&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Ca-Roule-to-Gilles-Villeneuve-Circuit.jpg?resize=320%2C257&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/noscript> Map showing the route from Old Montreal to Gilles Villeneuve Circuit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13619\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13619\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-2010-072\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-072.jpg?fit=600%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,434\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Another way to enjoy the sights of Montreal! Horse and carriage rides on the Rue de la Commune Est in Montreal\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Another way to enjoy the sights of Montreal! Horse and carriage rides on the Rue de la Commune Est in Montreal&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Another way to enjoy the sights of Montreal! Horse and carriage rides on the Rue de la Commune Est in Montreal&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-072.jpg?fit=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-072.jpg?fit=600%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13619 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-072.jpg\" alt=\"Another way to enjoy the sights of Montreal! Horse and carriage rides on the Rue de la Commune Est in Montreal\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13619\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-2010-072\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-072.jpg?fit=600%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,434\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Another way to enjoy the sights of Montreal! Horse and carriage rides on the Rue de la Commune Est in Montreal\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Another way to enjoy the sights of Montreal! Horse and carriage rides on the Rue de la Commune Est in Montreal&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Another way to enjoy the sights of Montreal! Horse and carriage rides on the Rue de la Commune Est in Montreal&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-072.jpg?fit=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-072.jpg?fit=600%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13619 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-072.jpg?resize=600%2C434&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Another way to enjoy the sights of Montreal! Horse and carriage rides on the Rue de la Commune Est in Montreal\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-072.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-072.jpg?resize=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-072.jpg?resize=150%2C108&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-072.jpg?resize=250%2C180&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-072.jpg?resize=320%2C231&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript> Another way to enjoy the sights of Montreal! Horse and carriage rides on the Rue de la Commune Est in Montreal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We set off from the <strong>Rue de la Commune Est<\/strong> &#8211; well worth a visit on its own, featuring the <strong>Old Port<\/strong> and horse and carriage rides. We followed various separated bikeways (see map) to reach the <strong>Jacques Cartier Bridge<\/strong>.\u00a0 This bridge is named for the French Explorer Jacques Cartier, the first European to discover the St. Lawrence River, back in the 1500s. (He also claimed the whole of Canada for France, but history had different ideas.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13620\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13620\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-2010-190\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-190.jpg?fit=600%2C263&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,263\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Montreal 2010 190\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-190.jpg?fit=300%2C131&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-190.jpg?fit=600%2C263&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13620 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-190.jpg\" alt=\"The Jacques Cartier Bridge, with Olympic Stadium in the background - Montreal Cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"263\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13620\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-2010-190\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-190.jpg?fit=600%2C263&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,263\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Montreal 2010 190\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-190.jpg?fit=300%2C131&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-190.jpg?fit=600%2C263&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13620 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-190.jpg?resize=600%2C263&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Jacques Cartier Bridge, with Olympic Stadium in the background - Montreal Cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-190.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-190.jpg?resize=300%2C131&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-190.jpg?resize=150%2C65&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-190.jpg?resize=250%2C109&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-190.jpg?resize=320%2C140&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript> The Jacques Cartier Bridge, with Olympic Stadium in the background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Bridge had ample separated pedestrian\/bikeway to allow us to pass pedestrians with relative ease.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13621\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13621\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-2010-193\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-193.jpg?fit=600%2C275&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,275\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Extra wide lane allows pedestrian and cyclists to mix it up safely on the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal &#8211; Montreal cycling\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Extra wide lane allows pedestrian and cyclists to mix it up safely on the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal &#8211; Montreal cycling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Extra wide lane allows pedestrian and cyclists to mix it up safely on the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-193.jpg?fit=300%2C137&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-193.jpg?fit=600%2C275&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13621 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-193.jpg\" alt=\"Extra wide lane allows pedestrian and cyclists to mix it up safely on the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal - Montreal cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"275\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13621\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-2010-193\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-193.jpg?fit=600%2C275&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,275\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Extra wide lane allows pedestrian and cyclists to mix it up safely on the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal &#8211; Montreal cycling\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Extra wide lane allows pedestrian and cyclists to mix it up safely on the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal &#8211; Montreal cycling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Extra wide lane allows pedestrian and cyclists to mix it up safely on the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-193.jpg?fit=300%2C137&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-193.jpg?fit=600%2C275&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13621 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-193.jpg?resize=600%2C275&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Extra wide lane allows pedestrian and cyclists to mix it up safely on the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal - Montreal cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-193.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-193.jpg?resize=300%2C137&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-193.jpg?resize=150%2C68&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-193.jpg?resize=250%2C114&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-193.jpg?resize=320%2C146&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript> Extra wide lane allows pedestrian and cyclists to mix it up safely on the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Exiting the bridge onto <strong>Ile Sainte-Helene<\/strong> we cycled through <strong>Jean Drapeau Park<\/strong>.\u00a0 Jean Drapeau was Mayor of Montreal from 1954 1986 (except for the period from 1957 to 1960).\u00a0 He was responsible for the construction of the <strong>Montreal Metro<\/strong>,\u00a0and bringing Expo 67 and the 1976 Olympic Summer Games to Montreal.\u00a0 He also helped bring Major League Baseball to Montreal in the 1970s, although the franchise moved to Washington DC in 2004.\u00a0 Despite these distinguished accomplishments,\u00a0Jean Drapeau is best remembered for enormous cost overruns in building the Olympic venues.\u00a0 These overruns took the taxpayers over 30 years to repay.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13633\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13633\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13633\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/rendre-au-parc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rendre-au-parc.jpg?fit=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rendre-au-parc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jean Drapeau Park in the middle, Montreal in the background, and the circuit in the foreground&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rendre-au-parc.jpg?fit=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rendre-au-parc.jpg?fit=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13633 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rendre-au-parc.jpg\" alt=\"Jean Drapeau Park in the middle, Montreal in the background, and the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit on Ile Notre Dame in the foreground. The bridge on the left is the Passerelle du Cosmos bridge. The curious bubble in the middle is the Biosph\u00e8re, Environment Museum. Needless to say, the Jean Drapeau Park is well worth a visit as well.\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13633\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/rendre-au-parc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rendre-au-parc.jpg?fit=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rendre-au-parc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jean Drapeau Park in the middle, Montreal in the background, and the circuit in the foreground&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rendre-au-parc.jpg?fit=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rendre-au-parc.jpg?fit=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13633 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rendre-au-parc.jpg?resize=600%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jean Drapeau Park in the middle, Montreal in the background, and the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit on Ile Notre Dame in the foreground. The bridge on the left is the Passerelle du Cosmos bridge. The curious bubble in the middle is the Biosph\u00e8re, Environment Museum. Needless to say, the Jean Drapeau Park is well worth a visit as well.\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rendre-au-parc.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rendre-au-parc.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rendre-au-parc.jpg?resize=150%2C75&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rendre-au-parc.jpg?resize=250%2C125&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rendre-au-parc.jpg?resize=320%2C160&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript> Jean Drapeau Park in the middle, Montreal in the background, and the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit on Ile Notre Dame in the foreground. The bridge on the left is the Passerelle du Cosmos bridge. The curious bubble in the middle is the Biosph\u00e8re, Environment Museum. Needless to say, the Jean Drapeau Park is well worth a visit as well.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Passing\u00a0over the <strong>Passerelle du Cosmos bridge<\/strong> you arrive at <strong>Ile Notre Dame<\/strong>. This island\u00a0is man-made using the 15 million tons of\u00a0material\u00a0excavated in 1965 during the construction of\u00a0the Montreal Metro.\u00a0 The island was created for Expo 67 and now houses the <strong>4.3 km Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, home of the Canadian Grand Prix.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13637\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13637\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/circuit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Circuit.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Circuit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Aerial view of the Gilles V Circuit. From this angle you can see the Jean Drapeau Park in the background&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Circuit.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Circuit.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13637 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Circuit.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. From this angle you can see the Jean Drapeau Park in the background - Montreal cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13637\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/circuit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Circuit.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Circuit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Aerial view of the Gilles V Circuit. From this angle you can see the Jean Drapeau Park in the background&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Circuit.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Circuit.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13637 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Circuit.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Aerial view of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. From this angle you can see the Jean Drapeau Park in the background - Montreal cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Circuit.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Circuit.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Circuit.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Circuit.jpg?resize=250%2C187&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Circuit.jpg?resize=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript> Aerial view of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. From this angle you can see the Jean Drapeau Park in the background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Circuit is open between April and November and is used for recreation when there are no other events planned. The evening that we toured the\u00a0Circuit we noticed many\u00a0\u00a0cyclists, and a lot of high end cycling gear. We also noticed that this is a great place to take your road bike and see what it can do.\u00a0 Of course, if you are a tourist you can <a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/renting-bikes-montreal-cycling\/\"><strong>rent a road bike from one of Montreal&#8217;s bike rentals stores<\/strong><\/a> for this purpose.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13622\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13622\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-2010-219\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-219.jpg?fit=600%2C451&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,451\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Montreal 2010 219\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;At Some very expensive bikes ridden by cyclists sporting high end cycle clothing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-219.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-219.jpg?fit=600%2C451&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13622 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-219.jpg\" alt=\"At the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit you will see some very expensive bikes ridden by cyclists in high-end cycling clothes - Montreal cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13622\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-2010-219\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-219.jpg?fit=600%2C451&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,451\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Montreal 2010 219\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;At Some very expensive bikes ridden by cyclists sporting high end cycle clothing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-219.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-219.jpg?fit=600%2C451&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13622 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-219.jpg?resize=600%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"At the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit you will see some very expensive bikes ridden by cyclists in high-end cycling clothes - Montreal cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-219.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-219.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-219.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-219.jpg?resize=250%2C187&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-219.jpg?resize=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript> At the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit you will see some very expensive bikes ridden by cyclists in high-end cycling clothes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13623\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13623\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-2010-221\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-221.jpg?fit=600%2C441&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,441\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Circuit attracts cyclists of all manner &#8211; Montreal cycling\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Circuit attracts cyclists of all manner &#8211; Montreal cycling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Circuit attracts cyclists of all kinds&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-221.jpg?fit=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-221.jpg?fit=600%2C441&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13623 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-221.jpg\" alt=\"The Gilles Villeneuve Circuit attracts all kinds of cyclists - Montreal cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"441\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13623\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-2010-221\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-221.jpg?fit=600%2C441&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,441\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Circuit attracts cyclists of all manner &#8211; Montreal cycling\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Circuit attracts cyclists of all manner &#8211; Montreal cycling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Circuit attracts cyclists of all kinds&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-221.jpg?fit=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-221.jpg?fit=600%2C441&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13623 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-221.jpg?resize=600%2C441&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Gilles Villeneuve Circuit attracts all kinds of cyclists - Montreal cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-221.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-221.jpg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-221.jpg?resize=150%2C110&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-221.jpg?resize=250%2C183&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-221.jpg?resize=320%2C235&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript> The Gilles Villeneuve Circuit attracts all kinds of cyclists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was a lot of fun to ride around the track a few times, even though we certainly could not keep up with the high-end cyclists. What a different kind of ride that was!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13624\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13624\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13624\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-2010-225\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-225.jpg?fit=600%2C306&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,306\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Montreal 2010 225\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-225.jpg?fit=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-225.jpg?fit=600%2C306&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13624 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-225.jpg\" alt=\"Here I am, imagining the roars of the crowd! Montreal Cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"306\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13624\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/montreal-2010-225\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-225.jpg?fit=600%2C306&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,306\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Montreal 2010 225\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-225.jpg?fit=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-225.jpg?fit=600%2C306&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13624 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-225.jpg?resize=600%2C306&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Here I am, imagining the roars of the crowd! Montreal Cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-225.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-225.jpg?resize=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-225.jpg?resize=150%2C76&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-225.jpg?resize=250%2C127&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-2010-225.jpg?resize=320%2C163&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript> Here I am, imagining the roars of the crowd!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a few loops it was time to head back to our hotel, so we retraced our steps back to Old Montreal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13626\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13626\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/post-en-route-to-race-track-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Heading back over towards Montreal &#8211; Montreal cycling\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Heading back over towards Montreal &#8211; Montreal cycling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cycling infrastucture in Montreal is intelligent and advanced &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13626 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg\" alt=\"On the way back to Old Montreal - Montreal cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13626\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/post-en-route-to-race-track-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Heading back over towards Montreal &#8211; Montreal cycling\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Heading back over towards Montreal &#8211; Montreal cycling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cycling infrastucture in Montreal is intelligent and advanced &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13626 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"On the way back to Old Montreal - Montreal cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?resize=250%2C166&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?resize=320%2C213&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript> On the way back to Old Montreal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13625\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13625\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/post-en-route-to-race-track\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?fit=600%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,414\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Here is Joe saying his goodbyes to the course &#8211; Montreal cycling\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Here is Joe saying his goodbyes to the course &#8211; Montreal cycling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Here is Joe saying his goodbyes to the course&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?fit=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?fit=600%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13625 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg\" alt=\"Here is Joe saying his goodbyes to the course - Montreal cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"414\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13625\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/post-en-route-to-race-track\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?fit=600%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,414\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Here is Joe saying his goodbyes to the course &#8211; Montreal cycling\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Here is Joe saying his goodbyes to the course &#8211; Montreal cycling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Here is Joe saying his goodbyes to the course&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?fit=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?fit=600%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13625 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?resize=600%2C414&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Here is Joe saying his goodbyes to the course - Montreal cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?resize=150%2C103&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?resize=250%2C172&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-en-route-to-race-track.jpg?resize=320%2C220&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript> Here is Joe saying his goodbyes to the course<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We highly recommend going for a very different kind of bike ride at the<strong> Gilles Villeneuve Circuit <\/strong>on Ile Notre Dame, Montreal.<strong> Montreal cycling with a difference. Viva la difference!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Note: This is part of a 5 part series about Montreal cycling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-11\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-11\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><th class=\"column-2\">English Post<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">En fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/renting-bikes-montreal-cycling\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Post-miguel-at-Ca-Roule3.jpg?resize=150%2C134&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Post-miguel-at-Ca-Roule3\" width=\"150\" height=\"134\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13678\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/renting-bikes-montreal-cycling\/\">1: Renting Bikes in Montreal<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/monter-a-velo-a-montreal-la-location-de-velos\/\">1: La location de v\u00e9los<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-bixi-system\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Bixis-in-Montreal.jpg?resize=150%2C111&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bixis-in-Montreal\" width=\"150\" height=\"111\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13679\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-bixi-system\/\">2: The Bixi System<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u00e0 venir!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-1.jpeg?resize=150%2C136&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes-1\" width=\"150\" height=\"136\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13680\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-separated-bike-lanes\/\">3: Separated Bike Lanes \u2013 What Other Cities can Learn from Montreal<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u00e0 venir!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-lachine-canal-bike-path\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-Lachine-Canal-art.jpg?resize=150%2C133&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Montreal-Lachine-Canal-art\" width=\"150\" height=\"133\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13681\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-lachine-canal-bike-path\/\">4: The Lachine Canal Bike Path<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-canal-de-lachine\/\">4: La piste cyclable du canal de Lachine<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Montreal-5-table.jpg?resize=150%2C110&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Montreal 5 table\" width=\"150\" height=\"110\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13669\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/montreal-cycling-gilles-villeneuve-circuit\/\">5: Old Montreal to Gilles Villeneuve Circuit<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/vieux-montreal-au-circuit-gilles-villeneuve\/\">5. Vieux-Montr\u00e9al au circuit Gilles-Villeneuve<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/cyclists-lachine-canal-bike-path\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lachine-Canal-cyclists-table1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"C\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lachine-Canal-cyclists-table1.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lachine-Canal-cyclists-table1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/cyclists-lachine-canal-bike-path\/\" target=\"_blank\">6. Cyclists on the Lachine Canal Bike Path<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u00e0 venir!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-bike-paths-lead-to-increase-in-cycling-in-montreal\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bixi-post-Mayor-Tremblay-Bixi-Montreal-table1.jpg?resize=150%2C113&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bixi post - Mayor-Tremblay-Bixi-Montreal table\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15293\" \/><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-bike-paths-lead-to-increase-in-cycling-in-montreal\/\" target=\"_blank\">If You Build It, They WILL Come: Bike Paths Lead to Increase in Cycling in Montreal<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">\u00e0 venir!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-11 from cache --><br \/>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-43\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-43 tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><center><strong>As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><h3>Check Out Our Most Popular Posts!<\/h3><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-25127\" style=\"max-width: 750px; 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