Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for January 20th
WFAA.com: Texas velodrome could be torn down
from velonews.com
The 12-year-old, $15 million Superdrome in Frisco could be removed to make way for a parking garage. “The Frisco bike track sits on property owned by the Preston Ridge campus of Collin College. The school has averaged a thousand new students a year and officials say they have run out of room for those students to park.
Rings of Querencia
from Bike Denton by bikedenton
While recently volunteering at Querencia, I helped sort a bunch of older cranksets. I couldn’t help but arrange them and take a photo. There’s so much beauty in the variety of bicycle parts, especially from bygone eras and styles from distant lands.
8:00am – CCC Group Ride
from Corinth Cycling Club by Scott Franklin
When: Sat Feb 12, 2011 8am to 11am CST
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Description: Corinth Cycling Saturday Group Ride Information All rides depart from Ronny Crownover Middle School in Corinth 1901 Creekside Drive, Corinth, TX 76210 Group A: 50 – 70 miles This is a fast paced group ride at an average speed of around 20mph with faster points. You may get dropped on this ride so be prepared. Ride Leader – markm@utechdallas.com B Killers: 50 – 70 miles This is a…
January Member Meeting and ride this Saturday
from GHORBA by Veljko Roskar
The first meeting of 2011 is on January 27 7PM, at Star Pizza on Norfolk
Please RSVP here so we can plan for space.
We will cover the following:
1. President’s report… Bill Rustam briefly to cover…
Fourth Annual ‘Puddle For The Ducks’ Returning To Katy Mills Mall …
by InstantNewsKaty Staff
Katy Mills Mall will once again play host to the 4th annual “Puddle for the Ducks†bicycle event benefiting Ducks Unlimited. Ducks Unlimited is the. … Two restored wetland projects are just south of Katy Mills and will be referenced during the bike ride. “Waterfowl across North America need our help and the Texas coast is a high priority area for Ducks Unlimited,†said Texas Ducks Unlimited …
Cycling notebook: Farewell race no end for Armstrong
from HoustonChronicle.com — Cycling
The Santos Tour Down Under, taking place in South Australia this week, is Lance Armstrong’s final major international road race. …