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Texas Bicycling News May 10th 2016

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Ironman contest’s staging proves to be challenge in itself

By Matthew Tresaugue

www.houstonchronicle.com

Political potholes, extreme weather, bad timing nearly sidetracked event

It was the last day of February, 75 days from the biggest triathlon in Texas, when organizers learned their proposed course was going nowhere.
A Montgomery County commissioner had sent an email saying he wouldn’t allow the cycling portion of the annual race to pass through his precinct, as it had in previous years. “Please find a route outside of Pct. 2,” Commissioner Charlie Riley wrote.
The startling rejection set off a mad scramble to save the Ironman North American Championship Texas, an event that …

LyondellBasell Receives National MS Society Circle of Distinction Award

www.prnewswire.com


HOUSTON, May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the world’s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, has been honored with the Circle of Distinction Award from the National MS Society for raising a total of $1.4 million to help people living with multiple sclerosis.
Since 1998, LyondellBasell employees have participated in the BP MS 150, a …

Skills clinics– cornering, shifting, braking, group riding.

Sunday, May 22, 2016, 9:00 AM

Veloway parking
4898 La Crosse Ave Austin, Te

4 Austin Cyclists Went

We will cover great topics to get you riding better, safer, and faster.. This 2.5 HR clinic will get you shifting more efficiently, pedaling smoother circles, taking corners better, and feel more comfortable braking.. The last bit we will do a group ride around the veloway and also the neighborhood bike lanes.. There is a cost for this, but it’s o…

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How to use clip pedals..

Sunday, May 22, 2016, 8:00 AM

The Veloway
4801 La Crosse Ave Austin, TX

2 Austin Cyclists Went

We we master clip pedals in 5 steps to a safe stop. Michael has been teaching skills for over 7 years. We will have a small class with drills, simulated stops, learning the right gear to start, and learning his proven 5 step method to the Safe Stop. This is a great value at only $20

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8 AM start- Tour de Southern Walnut Creek Trail

Tuesday, May 17, 2016, 9:00 AM

Govalle Park
5200 Bolm Rd. Austin, TX

4 Austin Cyclists Went

New Start Time is 8 AM!This is a ride-on-your-own event.  I’m out of town on May  17, but I was urged to schedule it anyway.Weather permitting…A D-pace ride (roughly 11 to 13 mph) on The Southern Walnut Creek Trail from the trailhead at Govalle Park up to the Abrupt End at Lindell Lane just north of Decker Lake.  Round trip is about 20 miles.  …

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Proposed Bike Lanes: A Roundup and Pics of the new Mopac Bike Path

by Mike Melanson

austinonabike.com


It seems lately that I get an email every other week from the city about proposed bike lanes. And sometimes, I just run across new infrastructure when I head to a part of town I haven’t been to recently. This happened the other week when I found myself climbing the hill on the Mopac frontage road where it crosses 360 and looked up to my right to notice the big separated bike path.
I’m sure y’all get the emails too, but if not, here are …

Bike the Bricks returns to downtown McKinney on May 27

starlocalmedia.com


Kick off Memorial Day weekend with non-stop thrills and occasional spills during McKinney’s annual Bike the Bricks on May 27.
Spectators will have front-row seats as more than 500 cyclists from around the globe – including Germany, South Africa and New Zealand – take to the bricks and tight turns of historic downtown at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour in continuous races throughout the evening.
Bike the Bricks has grown into the largest one-day cycling race in Texas and …

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