2011 Chapparal Racing Time Trials
Chapparal Cycling Club, as a part of the West Texas Cycling Association, will be hosting monthly Time Trials throughout the summer. They will be incorporated into the Thursday ride that leaves out from Chisum Travel Center. The first TT will be March 17th. Warm up will be the ride from the Chisum Travel Center to the staging area. Riders will race the course and then continue on the usual Thursday ride course. Members of Chapparal Cycling Club, Lubbock Bicycle Club, and Texas Tech Cycling will have times logged so it can be compared to future efforts. You don’t have to be fast….but it’s nice to know you’re getting faster. More details to follow, so keep checking back for the latest.

Hill Country Bike Touring Club (HCBTC)
Upcoming Rides and Events
March 5, 2011 1:30 pm
2011/03/05 Good News Lutheran Sausage Supper Ride…

San Antonio Wheelmen
Saturday’s ride at Cibolo will include an optional stay-together ride.
Saturday, February 26 at 9 AM:  Cibolo Ride
Sunday, February 27 at 9 AM:  Helotes to Castroville Ride

Violet Crown Racing
2011 TXBRA Road Race Calendar
Feb 26 & 27 Mineral Wells Road Race
Mar 5 & 6 La Primavera, Lago Vista
Mar 12 Rhapsody Denton Crit
Mar 13 Jesuit Ranger Roundup, Dallas
Mar 19 & 20 Fayetteville Stage Race
Mar 26 Ronde Von Manor
Mar 27 Ronde Von Manda
Apr 2 Little River Challenge, Ashdown, AR
Apr 3 American Heritage Crit, Texarkana
Apr 9 & 10 Hammerfest, Fort Davis
Apr 16 & 17 Matrix Challenge p/b Richardson Bike Mart, Downtown Dallas
Apr 29, 30 & May 1 Edge City Stage Race, Texarkana

How biking localized my spending in Denton
from Bike Denton by bikedenton
Help strengthen Denton’s economy – by riding a bike and walking. According to AAA, Americans spend an average of $9,641 on their cars per year. Now imagine that amount staying in your vicinity. Now imagine 2,000 other Dentonites doing that. That’s…

Complete Streets Bill Legislative Priority; Safe Passing Effort Postponed
from BikeTexas | Texas Bicycle Coalition by emma@biketexas.org (Emma Cravey)
BikeTexas will promote the proposed Complete Streets Act ( SB 513, HB 1105) [link these to Texas Legislature Online] as the lead biking/walking effort for the 2011 Texas Legislative Session.  We will postpone pushing for a statewide Safe Passing bill, probably until the 2013 legislative session. …

Bell Joe to Go Coffee Carrier – review
from Biking In Dallas by Justin Husman
All I wanted was some black water bottle cages. I was asked specifically what I wanted for a recent gift giving occasion, and I told the requester specifically that I wanted a pair of black …

Walburg Classic Road Race
from Mike’s Bike Blog
You might recall last year’s Walburg Classic as I missed the winning breakaway group but instead of just sitting in I went for it at mile 30 and ended up placing 7th. This year’s “Plan A” was to get into the winning breakaway. Plan B was to blow up trying to get away and to inflict as much punishment as I could in the process. During the…