Texas Bicycling News December 20th
2014 A Productive Year in Cycling
by Ray Garza         rgvcycling.com
Well it’s Friday evening and it is the start of the Christmas Holiday break. This gives me an opportunity to reflect on cycling adventures that I’ve had this year. While my cycling has slowed in December with more indoor trainer intervals, I still have time to get out there and ride on the streets. That I will do but let me ponder what I’ve done this year.
I’ve done a lot less of the charity rides this year. I’m not sure as to why but I haven’t. I usually end up doing my own ride that day or the following day for free! Then again the charity loses out on my $35. Sometimes I have paid for the event but fail to show up. In that case I don’t feel so bad about it.
Before I got off of Facebook, I used it to create cycling events for group rides West of Mission. These are routes that cyclist generally don’t take for some reason. To me, they …
Last-minute gift ideas for athletes on your list
by Bill Cullins      www.gosanangelo.com
There are only five more shopping days until Christmas, and you’re still unsure of what to get for the athletes on your list.
Don’t despair — just give those athletes socks.
Depending on their sport and the “style rules” your athletes adhere to, you can select from tall socks, short socks, bright colored socks, compression socks, wicking socks, windproof socks or socks that carry a printed message such as ‘dopers suck.’
Selecting workout socks was easier back in the day — you just went to Target, Kmart or Sears and picked up a six-pack of white “athletic” tube socks. Today’s athletes are a little more choosy about what covers their foot, so you have to match the sock with the sport and the …
Moderate Paced Hills Ride in Plano
Dallas Cycling Trail Riders and Weekend Pub Crawlers
Wednesday, December 24, 2014Â Â Â 12:00 PM
Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
6701 W Parker Rd Plano TX 75093
Plano, TX 75093
Let’s get some hills in before we indulge in all those holiday treats. We will do Windhaven loops from Arbor Hills nature preserve. If there is a mountain biker who wants to lead a couple laps of the trail while I lead the roadies let me know and I w…
Moderate Paced Ride at White Rock
Dallas Cycling Trail Riders and Weekend Pub Crawlers
Saturday, December 27, 2014Â Â Â 10:30 AM
Dallas Bike Works
4875 W Lawther Dr
Dallas, TX 75214
This will be a ride at the same time as the Get to Know You ride but for those of us in the cardio group. The slower group is starting at 11:00, so we will start at 10:30, do two laps and join everyone for dinner/drinks at the Lake House afterwards. …
Flat Creek Open Saturday January 3rd
by John      www.austinbike.com
Start off the new year right with a spin around Flat Creek. This month’s opening will be on Saturday, January 3rd. As always there will be a waiver to sign and the entry fee is $10, but whenever it is a chance to ride at this gem, you should take advantage of it. Probably a little …
Deer Park Rotary to host 2015 edition of Texas Independence Bicycle Tour
www.examiner.com
After a six-week drought, January brings Houston’s cycling community multiple opportunities to get seat time as the ride calendar starts filling out. Whether you’ve resolved to cycle more in 2015, are training for April’s 2015 BP MS150 or both, it’s always fun to share the road with other two-wheelers – not to mention somewhat safer. Beginning in mid-January, such opportunities will become more numerous. For Saturday, January 17, 2015, that means the Texas Independence Bicycle Tour, an annual event arranged by the Deer Park Rotary Club.
Registered cyclists may choose from three courses – 30, 48 and 62 miles – all starting out from the south campus of Deer Park HS, 710 West San Augustine, Deer Park. Rollout begins at 7:30 a.m. The courses all wind through the San Jacinto Battleground area and …
Waco CX Highlander Race
By Jorge R Martinez      www.facebook.com
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Bike Event: Bike-Friendly Friday Breakfast – College Station, TX: When: Fri Dec 26, 2014 7am to 9amÂ
CSTWh… http://t.co/E10MrUnUUB— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 21, 2014
Tweets
#texas riding feels a bit like italy #winecountry #cycling #TEXas http://t.co/NTEMDCfBTF
— Brian Ross Firle (@brianthefirle) December 21, 2014
Rudolph's Revenge update: there was an error in the women's open scoring…MV's Georgie Trotter took the win, not 2nd as originally reported
— McKinney Velo (@McKinneyVelo) December 21, 2014
RT athlete Cherie Spooner w/ a solid 4th place in the Women's 1/2 Marathon @ today's Fat Chuck's Revenge @ #RockyHill http://t.co/7rAS3KmXjF
— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) December 21, 2014
#mudbutt is the least of the DJ's concerns. #txcx #horny4life #disrespectfultodirt #tsuperawesome @… http://t.co/uLn9GX7upY
— Team Super Awesome! (@TSuperAwesome) December 21, 2014
TMBRA Fat Chuck's Revenge MTB Marathon race results posted on @usacycling https://t.co/3NZ60Lx7YJ #RockyHill #fatchuck #tmbra
— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) December 21, 2014
When you gotta leave at 5:45a for a #cx race in Austin, you load up the night before. #gravelmutt http://t.co/Y5N5rxHjtp
— Jeff C. (@331miles) December 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/MitchellGSides/status/546446951302955008
Check out my 61.9Â mi ride on Strava.https://t.co/WmL4JvGAom
— RecruitingMode (@RecruitingMode) December 20, 2014
1st at Rudolf's Revenge in the 40mi Single Speed Open!! Thanks @RichBikeMart and @CrestCars!! Thanks to @TexasMTBtrails for a good event.
— Jerry Profeta (@JerryProfeta) December 20, 2014
RT athlete Landon Fabela had better race days then today at Rocky Hill Ranch ;-o #tacorim pic.twitter.com/lWLhSsO0ud
— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) December 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/thejurgy/status/546416756097810432
2013 Specialized Epic Expert stolen in midtown tonight. Size large. All black with white grips. Basically a stock… http://t.co/ULdncSntJ0
— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) December 20, 2014
Notification: CenAus- Middle of the Road Ride (MOTR) @ Weekly from 8:30am to 11:30am on Saturday (Austin Bike Ri… http://t.co/hTH1njwOUo
— AustinsCalendar (@AustinsCalendar) December 20, 2014
Finished a ridiculous @TheSufferfest Blender session on the trainer. Family day now, and then cross race in Austin tomorrow. #txcx #cx
— Jeff C. (@331miles) December 20, 2014