Texas Bicycle News and Blog Digest August 20th
Seventeen national champions crowned on day one of Masters Track Nationals
www.usacycling.org
Redmond, Wash. (August 19, 2014) – Seventeen Stars-and-Stripes jerseys were awarded on Tuesday as the 2014 USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships got underway at the Marymoor Velodrome in Redmond, Wash. …
Women 45-49 Individual Pursuit
1.    Jane Evely (Carnation, Wash.)        Kenmore Velo     2:46.970
2.    Neva Day (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)     South Bay Wheelmen Foundation     2:48.269
3.    Kelly Grant (HOUSTON)              Northwest Cycling Club     2:51.604 …
Exploring the Rio Grande Valley on a Bike
by Ray Garza      rgvcycling.com
Cycling this year has been different for me. Aside from the usual bike routes, I have started to venture out and explore the Valley on my bike. It started when I passed up a road that I’ve never been on that was going through resurfacing. Passing it several times on my outings I always wondered where it led to. I knew it was in the general vicinity of a 900 year old tree but I never knew exactly where it was. It wasn’t until one day, when I was doing my usual route, that I noticed that the road was finished and open to traffic. On the way back I decided to make that turn and go look for that old tree. It was then that I began exploring the Rio Grande Valley on my bike.
So far it has been fun riding places to check things out. Sometimes I go by myself and other times I create an event on Facebook and invite others to join me. Many cyclists go out riding for either speed or distance. They get their workout in and hang up the bike until…
6:00 Mesquite Moderate
Greater Dallas Bicyclists
When: Â Â Â Tuesday, Sep 9, 2014, 6:00 PM
Where: Â Â Â Poteet High School
3300 Poteet Drive
Mesquite, TXÂ 75150
Category: Â Â Â GDB Mesquite Moderate Ride
Registration: Â Â Â Not Required
The ride leaves from the Poteet HS parking lot (park in NW corner) at the corner of Galloway & Americana.
Distance: 20+
Pace: 16-17 mph
Hills: Some
Breaks: 0
Drops: No
Leader: Paul Brown
Contact: Paul Brown
Tuesday ride with a 6PM rollout, no drop, typical rolling pace 16-17 mph, group-dependent. We’ll do whatever mileage daylight lets us get in. Lights not required, but…
Cycling tour: 4th annual Oryx Challenge benefits USO El Paso
By Victor R. Martinez / El Paso Times
Marc Cattapan, the adaptive sports coordinator for the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Bliss, knows the psychological benefits of cycling.
“A lot of the guys who come back with PTSD have anxiety-related issues and the deep breathing from cycling is actually very beneficial,” he said. “It increases the amount of oxygen in their system and getting a good breathing rhythm during and after the ride helps relax the body and the mind.”
Which is why Cattapan is excited about having some of the soldiers in the program take part in the USO El Paso’s 4th Annual Oryx Challenge Bike Tour on Sept. 14 starting and ending at…
Tweets
Promoting walking and biking in Houston, TX — with a little help from the EPA http://t.co/X4f4mi2cmf pic.twitter.com/CfwCYQf00f
— Smart Growth America (@SmartGrowthUSA) August 21, 2014
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Too cute!! “@nsaqr: New rides for the bday boys (at @BikeBarnTx in Cypress, TX) https://t.co/jTUndrkro2 pic.twitter.com/YqRnxJhIstâ€
— Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) August 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/BSS_Road_Club/status/502250545466580993
Please join us on Saturday, August 30th at the Division 1 Swap Meet that will benefit our program, Cyclocross… http://t.co/khw4hI4E3p
— Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) August 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/bikenoob/status/502199487180587008
None of us plan to crash with cars, too many do. Come hear the legal experts on what to do and say if it happens.http://t.co/4WITWnxc3N
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) August 20, 2014
Packet pick-up is getting ready and the first vendors are trickling in – it's truly the "calm before the storm." http://t.co/LZ5fFlNcwp
— Hotter'n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) August 20, 2014
It is going to be hot at this weekend's @HotternHell100. Watch for coverage in move-in issue on stands Friday. pic.twitter.com/kzAAr8RXqa
— The Wichitan (@WichitanOnline) August 20, 2014
Packed and ready for #hotternhell100! Can't wait to see my friends from @BikeTexas pic.twitter.com/7hQDNnseRX
— Sarah King (@SarahinTraffic) August 20, 2014
Our Austin Rosewood Summer Camp 2014 was so great! Check out our @youtube summary! #swimbikerun #fitkids http://t.co/rfYAaOozai
— Boneshaker Project (@Boneshaker_Proj) August 20, 2014
If Querencia was to have a class/workshop about any system on a bicycle, which one would be on top of your list,… http://t.co/7DIPQN5iBo
— Querencia Bike Shop (@QuerenciaDenton) August 20, 2014
The phone has not stopped ringing this morning, that can only mean one thing: #HH100 is 3 days away! Don't miss… http://t.co/AmXq56lzu8
— Hotter'n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) August 20, 2014
It's Day3 of #biketoschool training where safe=fun @aisdconnect @bernicehartecp @ Hart Elementary School http://t.co/HYecI31KGr
— Boneshaker Project (@Boneshaker_Proj) August 20, 2014
"I still ride into Austin from the west, crest that hill, and think, 'I’m home now.' @lancearmstrong #MyFaveTexas http://t.co/uogkUKfkQ6
— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) August 20, 2014
Event Reminder
2 Day Alert: HHH Weekend – Hotter'N Hell Hundred Endurance Ride & Wee-Chi-Tah Trail Races – Wichita Falls, TX, Aug 22, 2014 01:00PM – MP
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) August 20, 2014