Texas Bicycling News October 31st 2016
At Tour de Donut, cyclists toss back pastries as they race around city
Pam LeBlanc
www.mystatesman.com
New York speed eater Yasir Salem faces Austin ultra cyclist Andrew Willis at this year’s event
Call it a doughnut showdown.
On Nov. 13, speed-eating endurance athlete Yasir Salem of New York City will face off, along with other hungry biking enthusiasts, against Austin ultra-cyclist Andrew Willis at an underground, unadvertised event that combines bike riding and doughnut eating.
Doughnut-eating bike races are actually a thing, it turns out. They started in Illinois nearly 30 years ago as a spoof of the Tour de France. Cyclists race …
Volunteer for the WurstCross 2016
www.bikereg.com
New Braunfels, TX, Fri Nov 11 – Sat Nov 12, 2016
Friday, November 11th from 10-1PM for Course set-up 10:00 AM $0 4
Course set-up for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race and/or free ticket to WurstFest.
Only 4 spots available!
Friday, November 11th from 1-4PM for Course set-up 1:00 PM $0 4
Course set-up for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race and/or free ticket to WurstFest.
Only 4 spots available!
Saturday, from 3PM-5PM-Course breakdown 3:00 PM $0 10
Volunteer for 2hrs and you will receive a free entry to the race and/or Free ticket for WurstFest.
Only 10 spots available!
Registration Table Support from 7-10am 7:00 AM $0 2
Volunteer for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race and/or free ticket to WurstFest. They will also receive breakfast tacos from El Gallo and Coffee.
Only 2 spots available!
Registration Table Support from 10-1pm 10:00 AM $0 2
Volunteer for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race and/or free ticket to WurstFest. They will also receive breakfast tacos from El Gallo and Coffee.
Only 2 spots available!
Registration Table Support from 1-4pm 1:00 PM $0 1
Volunteer for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race and/or free ticket to WurstFest.
Only 1 spot available! …
Volunteer for the Texas State Age & Skill Based Championship
www.bikereg.com
Georgetown, TX, Thu Nov 17 – Sun Nov 20, 2016
McMaster Athletic Complex in Georgetown, Texas 151 S Holly St, Georgetown, TX 78626
Thursday, November 17th from 10-1PM for Course set-up 10:00 AM $0 4
Course set-up for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race.
Only 4 spots available!
Thursday, November 17th from 1-4PM for Course set-up 1:00 PM $0 4
Course set-up for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race.
Only 4 spots available!
Friday, November 18th from 10-1PM for Course set-up 10:00 AM $0 4
Course set-up for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race.
Only 4 spots available!
Friday, November 18th from 1-4PM for Course set-up 1:00 PM $0 4
Course set-up for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race.
Only 4 spots available!
Registration Table Support from 8-11am for Saturday, November 19th 8:00 AM $0 2
Volunteer for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race
Only 2 spots available!
Registration Table Support from 11-2pm for Saturday, November 19th 10:00 AM $0 2
Volunteer for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race.
Only 2 spots available!
Registration Table Support from 8:30-11:30am on Sunday, November 20th 10:00 AM $0 2
Volunteer for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race.
Only 2 spots available!
Sunday, November 20th from 3PM-6PM-Course breakdown 3:00 PM $0 10
Volunteer for 2hrs and you will receive a free entry to the race. Usually we are done with breakdown in ~2hrs…
Only 10 spots available! …
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Bike Advocates @ Work: Bike Plan Pep Rally
bikehouston.org
Over 90 people showed up in the middle of the day on a Tuesday for the Bike Plan Pep Rally. You are awesome.
Our goals with the Pep Rally were:
to bring the Bike Plan to the Mayor and City Council’s attention
to spur the Mayor to bring the Plan to Council for a ‘yes’ vote.
We needed a big group of supporters to make this point and we needed media coverage. The bicycling community responded in a big way and the event was successful. Here’s why this bike advocacy work matters: …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
STOLEN – White Diamondback in University of Texas at Austin https://t.co/kvW6uQUYVu pic.twitter.com/dnrqfbTpem
— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) November 1, 2016
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL~VeloVlog #29: https://t.co/WSRAC8gHab via @YouTube
— Preston Glace (@pgglace) November 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/793264105201086464
Register now for the toughest mountain bike race in Texas – the El Paso Puzzler: https://t.co/0zfYwf0pWK pic.twitter.com/DYCgbr9a3P
— Visit El Paso (@VisitElPasoTX) October 31, 2016
North Texas Fall XC Series Overall Results thanks to Geoffrey Rogers:… https://t.co/dxoFBLtw1j
— DORBA (@dorbaonline) October 31, 2016
Candy tonight, Ride tomorrow! Tuesday Night Shop Ride leaving from our 1604 location! All speeds welcome. 15 – 25… https://t.co/bDPQXNNfwd
— Bike World (@BIKEWORLDsatx) October 31, 2016
Recovery CX Monday with new tires to glue! Thanks to #nwcc for hosting and putting on the #hgpcx season closer…. https://t.co/7BL2p3HWsd
— Sugar Cycles, Inc (@SugarCycles) October 31, 2016
New report for Timberlane: Dry/Packed, trail is Good trails for beginners . More at https://t.co/7cl8EK9WYP
— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) October 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/bicyclesplus/status/793113260710965248
Individual race timing results for the North Texas Fall XC Series, provided by Terra Firma Racing, can be found… https://t.co/lgWSNkd95f
— DORBA (@dorbaonline) October 31, 2016
#TrostTheBlockRide #architecture #history #activetransportation pic.twitter.com/73T7fww4Bt
— VeloPaso (@velopaso) October 31, 2016
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Sunday morning ride – Houston, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:
… https://t.co/ORGHSC3d27— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 31, 2016
New Event Upper Valley Tour Groups B & C – El Paso, TX https://t.co/BXgPWRgSEJ
El Paso Bicycle Club
• Distance: … https://t.co/cglabmEPjv— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 1, 2016
New Event Sweet Carolyn baw baw baw, let's ride around the lake! – Irving, TX For full details, including the addr… https://t.co/XaxneVIGJ2
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 1, 2016