GHORBA – IMBA Take-a-Kid Mountain Biking Day Saturday, October 1
by Veljko Roskar

Come celebrate IMBA’s Take-a-Kid Mountain Biking Day with GHORBA on October 1, 2011, at 10 a.m.

We will be hosting the event at James Brindley Memorial Trail at Sugar Land Memorial Park

The event is open to both members and non-members.

It will be a great way to introduce a kid to the fun of trail riding! We will have courses emphasizing safety and basic skills to make riding more enjoyable. After we spend some time on the trail, we will have lunch and snacks…

Day 4 – Bike Ride and Trip to Austin
by Brandon Serwe     www.bsbellsbootcamps.com
After another glorious nights sleep, I awoke to the aroma of freshly cooked pancakes. After breakfast and some episodes of “Man vs. Food” (a show where an extremely unhealthy nonkettlebeller travels the country eating really delicious looking but in reality artery clogging food as well as doing food eating challenges.  For example: he had to eat a grilled cheese sandwich with 14 different types of cheese on it.) To return the favor of the…

There’s a bike ride to Fair Park on Saturday, and you’re invited
By Mike Drago/Editor  mdrago@dallasnews.com
The fourth annual Dallas Green Festival is Saturday, and the city is recommending you get there green — on a bicycle, of course.
There’s a group ride planned for Saturday. The meetup starts at 9:30 a.m. in Main Street Garden Park. The…

San Antonio Wheelmen New Berlin Ride
Date:     10/09/2011
Time:     08:00 AM-11:00 AM
Location:     New Berlin, TX
Details: New Berlin Ride (E) [F to R]. Routes of 22, 34, 43, and 70 miles.
This ride is essentially a reverse of the popular Woman Hollering Creek Ride with a few new twists.  The ride begins/ends at Britzke’s Restaurant in New Berlin.  After the ride, there will be an opportunity to have lunch at Britzke’s.  Directions: Take Loop 1604 South (past Randolph AFB) and exit I-10.  Take I-10 East to the Trainer Hale exit. Turn right on Trainer Hale. Drive about 8 miles until road dead ends at Hwy 775; Britzke’s is across the street.  Park on the side of Britzke’s toward the rear of the gravel parking area. Contact: Cliff Hickel, 210-884-9470 or Tom Manning, 210-496-2351

Cotton Patch Criterium 2011
by Ken        Texas Racing Life
After an 85 mile road race, I woke to find soreness in my legs, but nothing that I couldn’t handle!  My crit was at 11 am.  The overnight rain had kept the temperature cooler for the P12 field and I  used 2 bottles of water and a couple of gels to keep me company on my bike.  Also, I was glad that my parents came out to watch the race.

The course was a squiggly rectangle, that went up and over a bridge on each lap.  The first time up the bridge was into a right-to-left crosswind, followed by a tailwind into the fast finishline.

Continuing my plan to race conservatively this weekend, I made sure to stay in the draft and only follow moves that I thought were sure to be relevant. Halfway through the race, Carlos Vargas and Stefan Rothe were able to…

Cotton Patch Omnium 2011
by Ken        Texas Racing Life
The stars finally aligned, and Ally and I had a 3-day weekend together.  We migrated north back to Garland to spend some time with family.  I would also race my bike.

This would be the second time racing the Cotton Patch.  After a disastrous road race last weekend,  I was feeling a bit timid and likened my chances to placing well in the race to similar odds of the University of North Texas beating Alabama in football the same weekend.  The spread in Vegas for that game was 45 points. I would also…