Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 8th
Christmas Toy Mountain Bike Ride
West Texas Cycling Association
Date: December 19, 2010
Location: Palo Duro Canyon State Park, TX
Contact: Team Kordestani
Details: Sun, Dec 19, 2010 from 2:00-4:00pm at Palo Duro Canyon Chinaberry Day Use Area. Entry Fee is a gift valued at $10-$20 for kids ages 10-18 to benefit the Downtown Women’s Center. Prizes for participants include $100 gift certificate from Outdoor Element, Sun Adventure & Hills Sport Shop, plus various prizes! On Behalf of Team Kordestani, have a very Merry Christmas and we hope to see you on the 19th.
Cross Houston – Cyclocross Racing @ Eleanor Tinsley Park
from www.davidriggs.com
December 6, 2010
Houston Cross cat 4 race leaader, Clint Hankla, took a spill in the sand pit and flatted during the last lap. He ended up 5th after finishing the race on foot. Photo courtesy of David Riggs. …
Jury Still Out on Whether Energy Drinks Help Athletes
by Kevin Spak
Energy drinks have certainly been effective at marketing themselves to athletes, especially young ones—a recent survey showed that 32% of high-school athletes drink them—but do they actually improve performance? They jury’s out, but it doesn’t look good, experts tell the New York Times . “There’s good evidence that caffeine…
El Paso City Council Approves Safe Passing Ordinance!
Congratulations El Paso! Yesterday, Tuesday, December 7, El Paso became the 5th Texas city to adopt the Safe Passing Ordinance! The measure was adopted with an overwhelming 7-1 vote, and will become effective March 1, 2011.Big thanks are due to…
Texas Motor Speedway steers dollars to those in need
by Fort Worth Star Telegram
… came early for 100 children Tuesday night, with each picking out a new bicycle and a Christmas tree to take home from a party at Texas Motor Speedway. …
from www.usacycling.org
USA Cycling will be presenting live streaming coverage of the men’s and women’s elite races from the 2010 Cyclo-cross National Championships on Sunday, December 12.
Schedule of Elite Races
Coverage begins approximately 10 minutes before each race.
* Women’s race – 10:30 a.m. CST
* Men’s race – 12:30 p.m. CST