ATTENTION: MONDAY IS A BIG DAY FOR RICHARDSON CYCLISTS!

Bike Friendly Richardson

There are two big bike events happening on Monday, June 2. Please try to attend either one, or both.

…The next is the Bike Friendly Richardson, Bike Parking Initiative presentation to the Richardson City Council, that evening.
We were asked by City Council member, Scott Dunn, to present information about creating a functional and comprehensive bike parking plan that would…

Goodfluence Bicycle Tour Across America

By Darryl        lovingthebike.com

You all remember my Do Good bicycle friend, Rob Greenfield, right?  Rob’s the awesomely crazy one who cycled across the US last summer to promote sustainability.  It was one incredible journey and he captured a lot of attention along the way.
Here’s a brief summary of how minimal he was during his 4,700 mile tour:
created  just 2 pounds of trash (yeah, 2lbs through the entire trip)
used 160 gallons of water (the average family uses this in one day)
plugged into just 5 outlets
never turned on a light switch
Ate all local organic food or food that would have gone to waste (including a lot of dumpster diving)
Rob GreenfieldWell, he’s back at it again this summer, and…

Ride Interview – Club Fire-Ant 100K – Gatesville, TX

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Well, Wheel Brothers, we had some amazing rides in May, but with June just around the corner, it’s time to get it in gear for the Fire Ant 100k on June 14th! To learn more about this exciting ride, we talked to Laura White, who spilled the beans on everything you need to know about the Fire Ant 100k.
Why join your ride?  We feel we offer some of the best “riding trails” in Central Texas, and give a choice of four lengths:  10 miles, 24 miles, 45 miles, and 100K.  We get riders off the highway as soon as possible, and onto county roads into the rolling hills of Coryell County, where there is minimal traffic.
How long has your ride been around?  Since 1996 – so this is Ride #19 for the Fire-Ant.
What was the motivation behind starting the ride and who benefits from it?  This is the Exchange Club’s keystone fund raiser for scholarships for graduating high school seniors.  At this time, we offer two scholarships of $1,000 each, and our goal is to increase this amount in the future.
How have they been able to utilize funds in the past?  The students use their $1,000 for tuition to the…
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Driveway Series – May 29, 2014 – Mens 4/5 Crashes

Turnin’ Cranks

Some footage of the crashes from the May 29 race at Austin Driveway Series

The Racing Post – June 2014 Edition

Upcoming Rides

Corpus Christi Cycle Club

2nd Annual Tony Balboa Memorial Ride
A summer fesitval is scheduled for June 21, 2014. This ride replaces the “ride from hell” we did from the London ISD last year and will be held in Alice. The benefits from this ride will go to CYCLE Kids programs in Alice. The routes are currently in the design phase. Expect a DJ and a fun time. Alejandro “Tony” Balboa, 22, passed away May 27, 2011, after injuries sustained in a cycling accident. Tony’s final act of charity was donating his organs to give the gift of life to others. Tony believed that organ donation is a unique testimony of charity. We memorialize Tony every year in this event and ride.
Warriors on Wheels
Scheduled this year for November 11, 2014. Our veterans will be on their last leg of a week long trek from Wichita Falls. ONLY 24 RIDERS WILL BE ALLOWED to accompany our soldiers on the leg starting in Beeville coming into CC. SIGN UP IMMEDIATELY with Jim Clancy at jclancy@branscombpc.com to be considered. The week long adventure has reached maximum capacity and no more riders will be allowed to start in Wichita Falls. Those of us in the final day support group will all be wearing matching jerseys coming into CC for the grand celebratory arrival. This is going to be an awesome event!!!
11th Annual Conquer the Coast
imageThe Saturday event will be held on September 20th, 2014. There is a 65 mile, 25 mile and 10 mile event.  This is the usual great Saturday ride around the bay with a special addition, a Sunday criterium. The criterion is a joint CC Chamber of Commerce and Corpus Christi Cycle Club event and is a USA Cycling sanctioned event. This ride is currently slated to be held in the American Bank Center vicinity and more details will be provided as they become available. Please visit the Conquer the Coast website for more information and registration.  Join last year’s 65 mile winner Al Kline and the CC Cycle Club for this great event.

Day 4 Lufkin to Carthage

2 on a tandem

May 31, 2014
77.9  miles
5:29 ST
14.2 avg
Never, never, never, NEVER trust an old man who gets out of a big pick-up when he says the road ahead has hills that “aren’t too bad”. Never.
Don’t worry, we didn’t. We went out there totally expecting the opposite.
Let me back up. Did I mention that we entered the hill country yesterday? After two days of almost totally flat roads, we started into some gentle ups and downs. Today they turned a little more than gentle.
We got a good early start out of Lufkin, hitting some road construction fairly soon. Some of that was not real fun as we were riding in a two lane with…

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JUST IN: A car hit a bicyclist on 51st and Berkman around 2 p.m. then fled the scene. Male cyclist is at Brackenridge with serious injuries.

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— Jon Rogers (@Jon_Rog) May 31, 2014

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#Houston Cyclists, lets come together and support the #MemorialParkCrit series starting June 4th! http://t.co/yQQwmSusxh

— Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) May 31, 2014

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