Daily Blog and News Roundup for July 11th
Watching the Tour de France slows down my ability to keep up with what is going on in Texas bicycling but I am catching today even though today’s stage 8 was massive on my DVR. Thank goodness I can skip the commercials.
Caught this in this week’s RoadBikeRider.com Newsletter. I’m not quite 66 yet but I can see the suburbs.
Don’t Just Ride, Ride Hard
Dr. Gabe Mirkin was approached by a relative youngster, age 66, with a question: “Am I harming myself by riding 40 miles (64 km) hard three times a week?” …
Luke Fletcher took these pictures at the Jack Brooks Mountain Bike Race last month. Luke rode two heats.
Jack Brooks MTB Race - League City, TX
Jack Brooks MTB Race - League City, TX
This could be important for us Texas bikers.
Equation stops athletes sweating about fluid intake
via New Scientist – Online News on 7/10/09
The exact volume produced during long periods of exercise can be predicted, potentially lightening the load of people carrying water during lengthy exercise. If you think you sweat buckets, you’re wrong. The exact volume produced during long periods of exercise can be predicted, and it’s less than expected. This could lighten the load of soldiers and athletes carrying water on long journeys. …
KVUE-TV News “fake bike lanes†story apparently fabricated
Submitted by danorton on Fri, 07/10/2009 – 22:33
It seems that a KVUE-TV News report that aired Wednesday night, “Fake bike lanes sparking debate in Austinâ€, by Shelton Green, was fabricated. …
Pegasus News: Bike & Build project in Garland, Texas
www.youtube.com video = 03:39
Alex Bentley of PegasusNews.com interviews Josh McLawhorn of Bike & Build Southern U.S. tour, a group that bikes across the nation, stopping at …
Cyclists question Perry’s bill veto
by Mineral Wells Index – Mineral Wells,TX,USA
“England has over 1 billion per year in bicycle tourism,†he said, “We have ranches bigger than that island. The potential for Texas is much greater. …
Future pathways
by Texarkana Gazette – Texarkana,TX,USA
Months of research was unveiled Thursday in the form of a draft master plan for bicycle and pedestrian access ways around Texarkana. …
LONE STAR RIDE JOURNAL — Facing fears to make a difference
by Dallas Voice – Dallas,TX,USA
Dallas Voice
I know we can’t all ride a bike for 160 miles, but one thing I’ve learned since joining the Lone Star Ride, in addition to the importance of padded bicycle …
From skiing to cycling
by Amarillo.com – Amarillo,TX,USA
“Of all the riding we did on our weeklong road trip, the South Boundary Trail was probably the most memorable ride,” said Moretti, who now lives in San …
If I Could Choose Only One Exercise, It’d Be Jumping Rope …
by Seniorolympian
Just got home from a bike ride to and from the Cinco Ranch Life Time Fitness, where I jumped rope. Fifteen hundred reps, just bumped up today from 1200. … Seniorolympian.com, Living in Katy, Texas, An olympic project set in the context of turning 50-years old in 2009. …
Eyes — and bikes — of Texas to be upon Florence
by Siuslaw News – Florence,OR,USA
This is the fourth year that the church has housed the cyclists. The 4500 mile trip starts in Austin, Texas in June and ends 70 days later in Anchorage, …
SMU Cycling: Hail and angry motorist (A Texas Refrain)
by Nathan Scot
Hail and angry motorist (A Texas Refrain). Again, we were caught unaware regarding the crazy weather that hit in the afternoon. It was so threatening that Michael even took off for home. Kurt, Caryn and I decided to ride despite the …