Texas Cycling News Roundup December 23rd
Reveille Peak Ranch – Sweet Skull Enduro Stage VIDEO
by hunrugger (Eric Burns)Â Â Â Â Â Â forums.mtbr.com
This was my first and only run of the day and only my third time riding Sweet Skull. It’s an awesome little section that was created for the Lonestar Granite Enduro at Reveille Peak Ranch. I’m on a Devinci Troy Carbon (demo) and buddy up from is on a Giant Trance Advanced SX 27.5.
I’ll be posting up some of the Super D and Flow Track at RPR as well soon.
Quest Cyclocross Challenge
txbra.org
Rain leading up to the race weekend provide some extra challenges for the riders, as well as entertainment for the spectators.
Photo courtesy of Mario Cantu.
Fat Chuck’s revenge, Smithville, TX Dec 20, 2014 Results
www.usacycling.org
Marathon Women Half
Marathon Men 19-39 Half
Marathon Men 40-99 Half
Marathon Men 15-18 Half
Marathon Women Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Women 30-39 Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Women 40-99 Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Men Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Men 19-29 Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Men 30-39 Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Men 40-49 Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Men 50-99 Cat 1/2/3
Marathon Men SS Open
January 1st Heidi’s Annual New Years Day Ride
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Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
January 1st, 2015 Heidi’s Annual New Year’s Day Ride all are welcome members and nonmembers alike. This is a family leisure ride so bring out the kids. The Ride will start at 11:00 am in McAllister Park.  We will meet at the Dog Park parking lot. Ride is about 18 miles along highly shaded, paved bike trails in McAllister Park and along the Salado Creek Greenway. For more information contact ride leader Heidi Lynn, at …
Beautiful map shows most used San Antonio running, biking routes
By Joshua Fechter      www.mysanantonio.com
A new map published by Mapbox shows where runners in San Antonio and Texas are making the rest of us feel bad about ourselves.
Mapbox developer Garrett Miller and his colleague Eric Fischer pulled data from the website RunKeeper, which maps running routes, and used it to make a map showing …
Crazy Cat MTB El Paso Texas
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HBC New Years Pot Luck Lunch And Ride Ride
Houston Bicycle Club
Thu 01/01/15Â Â Â 8:30AM
Distance: 20(A) miles
Ride starts at 8:30 a.m. Lunch at 11:30 a.m. Join us for the annual New Years Day pot luck feast. Start with a leisurely in-town ride. Then bring out your best dish for the traditional pot luck lunch! Turkey, ham, and drinks provided by the HBC. Many attendance prizes will also be awarded. Start the new year right with riding buddies and great food! …
Dec 23 (Day 357) – Big winds shut me down, end of year “top 5” list ideas
Biking For Birds
I left Harvey’s ranch at first light this morning. I knew a very large northwestern front with associated big winds of 20-25 MPH was heading my way. I wanted to knock out at least some miles before it descended on me and made my life miserable. I was able to make ~37 miles to Navasota, TX before it the winds really escalated. I took a break for an early lunch and contemplated trying to continue towards College Station. The winds were ~18 MPH when I sat down for lunch. By the time I finished, they had grown to a steady 22 MPH. I decided right there to hang it up for the day. I could have probably pushed the 23 miles to College station, but it would have been …
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Bike Event: Megan Baab Memorial Road Race – Copperas Cove, TX: When: Sat Jan 17, 2015 8:50am to 3:20pmÂ
CS… http://t.co/MPyXkW06Yr— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 23, 2014
New Bike Event: Mellow Johnny's Classic – Johnson City, TX: Recurring Event
First start: 2015-02-28 08:00:00 C… http://t.co/lx5hboxk2U— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 24, 2014
Tweets
RT @dwuori: When bunny hops go wrong. pic.twitter.com/OICr91JF0N via @DanMartin86
— GlobalCyclingNetwork (@gcntweet) December 23, 2014
Team Spinistry update: We will start training rides in January. Monday evenings in Dallas. We are open to another… http://t.co/YK7SoLtMXM
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) December 24, 2014
As of today, @AustinCX15 reg numbers make it our largest #CXNats event of all time. It. Will. Be. Epic. #usacycling #cx #cyclocross
— USA Cycling (@usacycling) December 23, 2014
2, days before Christmas and repairs are plenty. Thanks Santa .. #loveyourbikeshop #lbs #cycling… http://t.co/ucD4pIUsD8
— Streamline Cycles (@Streamlinecycle) December 23, 2014
Latest map featuring @CycleOps Warm up, @WD40Bike Bike Wash, @spinlister Bike Valet & @Bonk_Breaker stairs #cxnats pic.twitter.com/QqvXsPmRQm
— AustinCX15 (@AustinCX15) December 23, 2014
Knocked dérailleur into spokes in mud bog at @ATXCXCup final race. Hanger, dérailleur, and chain on order. Such is #cx! Good times.
— Jeff C. (@331miles) December 23, 2014
Event Reminders
2 Day Alert: San Antonio Wheelmen – Christmas Day Leaderless Ride, Dec 25, 2014 10:00AM – (CST) http://t.co/T6jc0WP3e9
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 23, 2014
2 Day Alert: Tour de Cypresswood Bike Path, Dec 25, 2014 04:00PM – (CST) http://t.co/vVwCWnlKWa
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 23, 2014
2 Day Alert: Thursday Nights Under the Lights with TCW, Dec 25, 2014 06:00PM – (CST) http://t.co/NdlQbSm7Yx
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 24, 2014