Texas Cycling News Digest November 13th
Aransas Pass resident leads USO South Texas
by Richard Gonzales Special to the Progress
Aransas Pass native Nancy Allen celebrates Veterans’ Day all year long as president and CEO of USO South Texas, founded as the second USO in the country as USO Corpus Christi on April 4, 1941.
She oversaw the opportunistic incorporation of USO South Texas that then raised $2.5 million for the first privately owned building on a federal facility when NAVSTA Ingleside was built in 1990. NAVSTA Ingleside closed in 2010 and now USO South Texas is on a temporary facility on NAS Corpus Christi operating full steam ahead with a wide range of programs and projects.
She stays continuously busy with a small staff in offering daily refreshments and a Food Pantry, weekly Wednesday lunches for up to 200, and year round scheduling of hunting and fishing trips for Vets and collection of …
Cranksgiving race 2014 and after party at Whip In
by A.j. Semerjibashian
Saturday, November 22 at 2:00pm in CST
Peddler Bike Shop. 5015 Duval St, Austin TX
This is a charity alleycat bicycle race in the season of giving! Each checkpoint is at a grocery store and the object of the race is to purchase one Thanksgiving related food item at each one so bring a bag! things to buy would be: Stuffing, green beans, cranberry sauce, Pumpkin pie filling, cream of mushroom soup, any soup at all, mashed potatoes, anything that youd eat for thanksgiving works! At the last checkpoint you drop off your food and get your manifest signed and our …
Saturday 11/15 [Oasis Brewing Co. or Tour Das Hugel] and Sunday 11/16 [Coffee Shop] Rides!
steinerranchcycling.com
OASIS BREWING COMPANY – Saturday November 15th at C&C at 8:30am
This Saturday we will try the Oasis Brewing Company Ride which simply means let’s meet at C&C at 8:30am and ride out to Avery Ranch and then finish at Oasis Brewing Company. That will be about a 50+ mile and there will be an A Group and B Group.
While this Saturday will be cold it will be the warmest day of the week with temps reaching 55. I was also told the Oasis will have the fire pit on for us and the heater lamps so we will be nice and toasty.
The brewery will be open for us at 11am so we will need to ride long enough so we show …
Unfazed by winter chill, Rawlings rolls out Dallas’ first-ever bike-share program
By Tom Benning      cityhallblog.dallasnews.com
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings stepped out into a blustery, cold afternoon Thursday at Fair Park and approached a stand of gleaming blue Trek bicycles.
“What a beautiful day for a bike ride,†he roared, almost willing himself to believe that it was true.
But then Rawlings, wearing a full suit and tie, hopped onto one of the bikes. He pedaled around, adjusted his seat and then zoomed out of sight down the Esplanade. A few minutes later, the mayor …
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Bike Event: CCCx Copperas Cove Cyclo-cross – Copperas Cove, TX: When: Sat Dec 6, 2014 9:30am to 3pmÂ
CSTWh… http://t.co/6U6TeseL3X— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 13, 2014
Tweets
#Cold #night #solo #random #ride #cycling #bicycle #biking @ Houston, Texas http://t.co/II8YRkS8qY
— Ernest Gonzalez (@EGHtown) November 14, 2014
Looking forward 2 warmer cycling @ Sat's Around! Parade & BikeValet @OrangeShow & @haatx @CEChouston @HoustonHeights https://t.co/xNdnGYP6T7
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) November 13, 2014
Just a couple hours ago, Mayor Parker presented the opening of 2.75 more miles of Greenway bicycle and… http://t.co/2Xvh3tsz5B
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) November 13, 2014
#cyclocross weather has finally come to Texas! Racing tonight and ready for some #txcx racing this… http://t.co/5ieH3TmAS6
— Logan DeBorde (@logandj) November 13, 2014
Far fewer bikes on the bike racks today. I guess people are taking warmer ways of getting to school #cold #bicycle #commute
— Baylor Cycling (@BaylorCycling) November 13, 2014
2014 was a great year for the kiddos at Le Driveway! Thanks #austinnestseekers for sponsoring the… http://t.co/MmyvkW1ycZ
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) November 13, 2014
Perspective on #TXCX races. Not just speed but number of laps despite relatively small differences in race length. http://t.co/l8bM10Ao9J
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) November 13, 2014
Join us in our Classic Tanksgiving ride 11/27/14
Where: Bike Masters Shop Mission
Wheels down:… http://t.co/CtnJvA9aDo— Trek Bicycle Mission (Bike Masters) (@thebikemasters) November 13, 2014
Event Reminders
2 Day Alert: Tour das Hugel – Austin, TX, Nov 15, 2014 07:00AM – Stratford Drive and MoPac Bridge, Austin, TX(CST) http://t.co/aunHx8MULX
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 13, 2014
2 Day Alert: Harden Dental Team Ride – Corinth, TX, Nov 15, 2014 08:00AM – Crownover Middle School, 1901 Creekside Dr, Corinth, TX 76210
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 13, 2014
2 Day Alert: Spirit Ride – Livingston, TX, Nov 15, 2014 08:00AM – Livingston High School, 400 FM 350 South, Livingston, TX, United State
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 13, 2014
2 Day Alert: The Alligator Ride – Mesquite, TX, Nov 15, 2014 08:00AM – Lowe's Home Improvement, 4444 N Galloway Ave, Mesquite, TX 75150,
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 13, 2014
2 Day Alert: Just Ride for a Just Cause – Simonton, TX, Nov 15, 2014 08:30AM – Simonton Community Church, 9703 FM 1489, Simonton, TX(CST
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 13, 2014
2 Day Alert: Winter Fit II – Cedar Hill, TX, Nov 15, 2014 09:00AM – Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center at Cedar Hill, 1206 West F.M. 1382 Ced
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 13, 2014
2 Day Alert: CX7s Austin Cyclocross Festival – Austin, TX, Nov 15, 2014 10:00AM – Blue Bluff Rd, Austin, TX, USA(CST) http://t.co/DMlTaUvrQD
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 13, 2014
2 Day Alert: Colonel's Double-'Cross Weekend – Fort Worth, TX, Nov 15, 2014 10:00AM – 751 Beach St, Fort Worth, TX 76111, USA(CST) http:
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 13, 2014
2 Day Alert: Palo Duro Canyon Mountain Bike Marathon – Canyon, TX, Nov 15, 2014 10:30AM – Palo Duro Canyon, Canyon, TX(CST) http://zpr.
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 13, 2014