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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Digest March 4th

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Issue 23 Sneak Peek—Cowboy ’Cross

by Daniel Curtin        www.cxmagazine.com

It’s 9 am. To the side of the course, sheep graze and a longhorn stares you down. Striding across the field that is doing double duty as a parking lot, you realize you’re overdressed in jeans and a t-shirt and that your cuffs are covered in thorns. You reposition your sunglasses to cut the sun’s glare and gaze across the course to see who is warming up. Dust floats off the ground and hovers in the still air and everyone looks as if they need a tall, cool drink, including the spectators. You wonder who will do feeds for you today. A mariachi band plays at the top of the run-up. You sign your waiver get your number. By now, you’ve been outside…

Hold Your Line!

Bike Noob

Recently, I was riding with a group I hadn’t ridden with before. We got along well, and seemed to have similar abilities. About halfway into the ride, we crossed a busy road and got onto a rough street in a rural town. The street made a 90-degree turn to the left to go into the town’s business district.
I was in the middle of the group, making the left turn, when suddenly, a rider to my left called out, “Watch it, there!”
I flicked my handlebars a little to the right to make room for him, concerned that I might bang into the rider on my right. The guy who…

ocbicycleoc – Lago Vista

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With Bryan Boydstun winning his race both days, Tyler Stewart winning Sunday, and Caleb here wining on Saturday,…
J.A. Hicks Photography: Lago Vista Day 1 &emdash;

Olympic athletes take to local trails for new pro mountain bike series

By Karen Brooks Harper        culturemap.com

Olympic and world-class athletes from around the world hit the trail this weekend in Central Texas to make mountain biking history. Cyclists had a shot at winning the richest cross-country pro mountain bike series in the world, and the first series of its kind in North America, the USA Cycling U.S. Cup Mountain Bike Race Series.
With an $81,000 purse and valuable UCI World Cup points at stake, top mountain bikers converged on the Flat Creek Ranch just outside of Dripping Springs for the first race of the four- race series. “Racing against the best racers in the world will also help the Olympic hopefuls elevate their skills, fitness and strategy ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in…

EP Cyclists shared Manuel Valadez’s photo.

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El Paso Times report on cycling in El Paso

Haga, Craddock will get first first taste of Belgium this week

By Andrew Hood        velonews.competitor.com

WorldTour rookies Lawson Craddock and Chad Haga will get their first tastes of cobbles this week when they line up for the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (Three Days of West Flanders) in Belgium.
The race is part of the school of hard knocks the American Giant-Shimano riders have enrolled in during their debut season in the elite pro ranks. Each already has a month of racing under his belt. Craddock debuted at the Dubai Tour in early February and Haga has been racing in France. They will link up in Belgium for West Flanders March 7-9.

“It’s a whole new world out here. It’s not Tour of the Gila anymore,” Craddock told VeloNews at Dubai. “I’ve worked really hard for this. To pin a number on…

Performance Great Ride Series: North Houston

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You’re invited to join our Saturday morning, beginners group ride starting from and ending at our North Houston, Performance Bicycle store. The ride is for beginners and those getting back on the saddle. The average pace will be between 10 and 14 miles per hour and the ride will last approximately one hour. We’ll explore some of the local bike paths available to you and experience some residential riding as well. The ride leaves the store every Saturday morning, 8:00 am and is a “No Rider Left Behind” ride. Come out and join our ride leaders, for some fun outdoors.

Pro XCT: Plaxton and Nash become first leaders of US Cup Pro Series

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(March 4, 2014) — The USA Cycling US Cup Pro Series presented by Sho-Air Cycling Group and the USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour (Pro XCT) kicked off the mountain bike cross-country season on March 1 with the 2014 Subaru of Georgetown  Mellow Johnny’s Classic in Dripping Springs, Texas. Canadian Max Plaxton (Cannondale Factory Team) and Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) of the Czech Republic earned victories in their respective elite races to take the early standings lead in both the seven-race Pro XCT and the four-event USA Cycling US Cup Pro Series presented by Sho-Air Cycling Group.

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Plaxton launched his winning attack on the final main climb then held off fellow Canadian Geoff Kabush (CAN/Scott-3Rox Racing) by two seconds at the finish. Todd Wells (Durango, Colo./Specialized Racing) followed them across the line in…

BikeHouston Annual General Meeting

www.bikehouston.org

When: March 26, 2014 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
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Where: Beck’s Prime (Memorial Park location)
1001 East Memorial Loop Drive
Houston, TX
BikeHouston will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, March 26, at 6:30 pm at the Beck’s Prime located at the Golf Clubhouse in Memorial Park. All current members are invited to come out and hear about some of BikeHouston’s latest accomplishments as well as some of the issues we are currently focusing on. Elections for expired board positions will also take place and…

Saturday Distance Builder Recreation Ride

Plano Bicycle Association

Ride Starts 3/8/14
GOAL of the DB Rec Ride — is to prepare seriously committed riders to complete either the MS 150 or the HHH or both by consistently building base mileage.
WHO should consider this ride — anyone who has successful experience with either the Tweener, DB Lt or above rides can do well on this ride.  Experience below Tweener alone is probably not enough to join this ride.
Ground rules for success —
1  This not an entry level ride, riders should be fully aware of and compliant with PBA ride policies and etiquette.  We will follow all PBA and Texas Transportation Code rules, meaning stopping at stop signs and lights, riding 2 abreast on normal roads and single file on 2 lane roads.
2  Ride leaders will control the pace to avg 15.5 to 16 mph (traveling speeds slightly higher),  do not expect sprint zones (only at…

Riding Across The Country & Building For Good

www.texasmountainbiketrails.com


Katie is one of the newest members of Bearded Women Racing and a recent University of North Texas graduate. She has a passion for riding bikes and helping people. This summer, Katie will have the opportunity to combine both her passions and take on an epic adventure when she journeys across the United States with the Bike & Build program.
Interview done by Jesse Bernal, also of Bearded Women Racing.
Tell us who you are, where you come from, and why you’re here.
Greetings! My name is Katie Shaw and I hail from Denton, TX. I’m a recent college grad of the University of North Texas with a degree in English Literature, and I’m here to chat a little bit about my upcoming summer, which…

Grampies Go South

By Steve Miller and Dodie Miller

Day 59: Leakey to Uvalde: Fat Tuesday – not just Mardi Gras but pig out at Bonnie’s Bakery
Tuesday March 4, 2014, 71 km (44 miles) – Total so far: 3,448 km (2,142 miles)
Our cabin at Frio Springs was so much like a house that our time there was almost like having gone home briefly and restarted the tour.One added feature that also was reminiscent of home was the deer in the back yard in the morning. At home, though, we would send Dodie or Sandra out to chase them off the garden. But here, they are just cute. …

That first bike ride

Bike Geek

A gasp.  A look of bewilderment.  A grin a mile wide.
Another child has learned how to ride a bicycle!  In this case my six-year old daughter, Sara.
It’s not like she hasn’t been working hard to achieve this goal.  This journey began with a balance bike, went through the dark ages of training wheels and really saw progress when those training wheels and her pedals came off the bike.  Sara’s grandfather Jack was the architect of this brilliant decision.  He removed the pedals and lowered the saddle.  Sara spent hours scooting along in grandpa’s driveway – picking up her feet and coasting/balancing before…

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In 1999 I had a burning desire to create a web site focused on Texas bicycling. Over the years this web site has existed many people have visited. As I think of information I need to bicycle I add them to the web site.

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