San Antonio Wheelmen Rides
Saturday, August 6: Bullis Park Ride
Saturday, August 13:  Boerne “Is this the last hill?” Ride
Sunday, August 14:  Woman Hollering Creek Ride
Saturday, November 12:  Soldier Ride San Antonio

I Bike Richardson – Justin Husman
by dickdavid

It’s time for another installment of the I Bike Richardson series, where we put a face on Richardson cyclists. We’d like to introduce, Justin Husman. He took the time to answer a few questions about biking. …

Beginner’s and Casual Ride
FWBA Ride List
Saturday, August 6, 2011 8:00 am – Art’s Park Trail Head Benbrook – Go south on Winscott to Memorial Oak. Trail Head is at the end of the road. Cost: 1 dollar for entrance to the State Park. Distance: up to 20 miles all on trails and park roads. Ride will normally be from Trail Head up thru Benbrook Lake Park to HI 377 and back. This is primarily a training ride for those…

North Austin bike trail unbuilt two years after getting stimulus grant
City to start again with new architectural, construction firms
By Marty Toohey        AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF

Shovel ready, it turns out, doesn’t always mean shovel ready.

In the first year of the Obama administration, the federal government awarded Austin a $1.9 million stimulus grant for a project the city called “shovel ready”: a 3.2-mile concrete bicycle trail along the northern portion of Walnut Creek in North Austin. More than two years later, there is only…

Wheelbrothers: Goatneck post-race interview

Post-race interview with Brad Mead – Race Director of The Goatneck Bike Ride

Haga wins Classic; cycling title
Kevin Hoffman        Mail Staff Writer
Chad Haga of Dallas, Texas, won the Salida Classic Road Race and Senior Road Cycling Championship title Sunday in Salida.

Haga was racing with the Rio Grande team from Fort Collins. After graduating from Texas A&M in December with a degree in mechanical…

Cyclists Circle America On 8,840 Mile Ride For Living Water
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AUSTIN -  Austin, Texas, USA – A team of five bicycle riders – joined by many more along the way – has embarked on an ambitious fundraising tour around America. The h2o Ride, spanning almost five months and covering 8,840 miles through 36 states, will raise money for Living Water International, a charity that builds water wells in impoverished countries. Staying in churches and homes along the way, the team will ride an average of 80 miles a day, making a full circle around the perimeter of…

Everyone Should Train like an Athlete
Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
All exercisers should follow the principles of training used by competitive athletes. You will gain far more health benefits from intense exercise than from more casual exercise, and you will gain more strength and muscle growth. Athletes do not do the same workouts every day. If they did, they would not gain the increased strength, speed and endurance that are necessary for competition. They take an intense workout in which they feel a deep…