Do I have to simply wait for google maps to add cycling directions to my area? Or can I help? Related to this question about submitting road data to google maps. I'm curious to know if there is any way to get Google started on cycling data in my city. There are a lot of cyclists in my city, but as it is located outside of the US, it will probably take some time before cycling directions show up on Google Maps.

It does seem to be possible to use the "report a problem" feature of maps to add new route data.  But what can I do if there is no cycling data to begin with?
Have a look at http://www.opencyclemap.org/ it uses the http://www.openstreetmap.org/ data, so you can help them by mapping your local cycle ways.