Maverick Chain Gang, also known as the Bicycle Club of Marshall, Texas, is an organization that brings together bike riders of all skill levels for fun, fellowship and exercise. We typically have two organized weekly rides on Thursday evenings and on Saturday mornings.

Team McAllen Cycling
Individual Time Trials

Spring 2011 Road Race coming up!
By Baylor Cycling
It’s THIS WEEKEND!
If you need the flyer, it can be found here.
Also, we need lots more volunteers and housing. Volunteers can sign up on this form. Host houses, please email housing@baylorcycling.com or call (254) 717-4679.

El Paso Bicycle Club
B/IG Ride – Introduction & Safety-6:00 pm
B/IG Ride – Shifting-6:00 pm
B/IG 22 Mile Ride-8:00 am
B/IG Ride – Etiquette-6:00 pm
B/IG Ride – Group Riding Skills-6:00 pm

Lockheed Martin Recreation Association Bicycle Club
Wednesday Afternoon Ride: 5:30pm Start at Benbrook YMCA Ballfield parking lots
Ride out along Lake Benbrook Park Roads and beyond.
Routes for cruiser, pacer and swifty groups.
Remember, $1 or yearly pass required for Corps of Engineers lake road gate entry.
NOTE: It will get dark prior to ride completion, head- & tail-light are a must!
Gorgeous weather 🙂 Time to Ride

Friday Afternoon Ride: 5:30pm Start at Benbrook YMCA Ballfield parking lots
Ride out along Lake Benbrook Park Roads and beyond.
Routes for cruiser, pacer and swifty groups.
Remember, $1 or yearly pass required for Corps of Engineers lake road gate entry.
NOTE: It will get dark prior to ride completion, head- & tail-light are a must!

Saturday Breakfast Ride Start at LMRA (3400 Bryant-Irvin Rd) 9am
Routes and leaders for all pace/distance riders… about 75 minute ride to eatery.
We’ll provide lock and company- see you there 🙂
This week’s ride to Paco & John’s
Once change to our “summer schedule” we won’t be able to return to Paco & John’s till Fall.
See you there 🙂

Violet Crown Sports Association
2011 TXBRA Road Race Calendar
Mar 26 Ronde Von Manor
Mar 27 Ronde Von Manda
Apr 2 Little River Challenge, Ashdown, AR
Apr 3 American Heritage Crit, Texarkana
Apr 9 & 10 Hammerfest, Fort Davis
Apr 16 & 17 Matrix Challenge p/b Richardson Bike Mart, Downtown Dallas
Apr 29, 30 & May 1 Edge City Stage Race, Texarkana
May 7 Coldspring Road Race, Coldspring
May 21 Mystery Meat Road Race, Austin
May 22 Belterra, Dripping Springs
May 27 Bike The Bricks II, McKinney
May 28 Gary Glickman Memorial Criterium, Dallas
May 29 GS Tenzing Crit, Fort Worth
May 30 GST Memorial Day Crit, Fort Worth

Coach Blogs: CTS Coaches Brady and Daniel Hit it Hard in the Texas Hill Country
by CTS
Austin Camp
Last Tuesday fellow CTS coach Daniel Matheny and I headed to Austin, Texas for a private camp with six CTS athletes.  We arrived in Austin at 2:00pm and hit the ground running.  We had 46hrs before the first ride of the camp started and a fair amount of reconnaissance to accomplish before we were able to rock and roll. …

One Bike Advocate’s Cyclists in Suits Day
by emma@biketexas.org (Emma Cravey)
Contributed by Leslie Luciano, Advocacy Director at Bicycle Sport Shop in Austin
Monday, March 21, 2011 I had the pleasure of attending BikeTexas’ Cyclists in Suits Bike Lobby Day at the Capitol.  This isn’t my first rodeo.  I’ve lobbied on Capitol Hill in D.C. for three years, and this is my second time to lobby at the Texas Legislature. …

Frisco Cycling Club
Superdrome Texas Cup Track Racing – FCC in May 7 and 28!
Attention Racers, Riders, Families, Friends and everybody! Frisco Cycling Club is proud to sponsor 2 great Track races at the Superdrome May 7 and 28. Come on out and support your club at the Superdrome. Register online at bikereg.com Everyone is welcome. Come race or support your favorite racer. Volunteers are appreciated to help with the…
Our next club meeting will be held Monday March 28th from 6 – 8 PM at BikeMart in Frisco. This will be our first quarterly meeting of the Year. We will provide a club update. Rodney from BikeMart will conduct the bike cleaning clinic and a representative from Faimly Health Market will join us to…
Hey everyone, I am excited to announce FCC’s new “Points” Program. “Points” is one way of encouraging club members to get involved in bicycling activities. Racing your bike in a USCF event, duathlon, triathlon, or riding in a rally all qualify you to earn points. The value of a point depends on how many points…

Volunteer in the GHORBA Fundraising Races: STS and BRC!
by Veljko Roskar
This is a call for volunteers for our the STS Race Series and the Big Ring Challenge. STS Race Series Volunteering (Mornings)
Our Spring STS kicks off April 9 at Cypresswood Trails.
There aren’t enough folks offering their time via the call we made on the local Yahoo trail group, so the first race may not happen unless you step up. We primarily need course marshals for the morning of the race. See below to sign up. 2011 Big Ring Challenge Volunteering (Weekend)… click on title for more info….

Tailwinds: what goes around, …
by Gil Jones
Don’t you love wind at your back? Really, literally or figuratively, it is a nice feeling to have the wind at your back. Tailwinds let you move either faster or with greater ease. Yesterday’s ride planning was to have a ride with some distance and not necessarily speed. Just getting in the distance without a maximal effort was the idea as a part of my training for the BP MS-150 in mid-April. It was known that there would be some wind. No big deal for a West Texas kid — I’m just proud when there is no dust in the air! …

2011 Fayetteville Stage Race Sunday Cat 3 RR
by Ken

Mino Giunta, winner of Sunday’s Road Race
Sitting 18th in GC I was just out of the cutoff for upgrade points that I was so determined to gain. So far I had nothing to show for my hard work, and I was mad and ready to hurt.  Others had the same idea.  Patrick of NW started the hurt fest that would last the rest of the day.  I came to the front on the first lap and after a half…

Team Berk Paypal Button Active
by jhhertel@gmail.com (John Hertel)
On February 16, fellow club and race team member Berk Clare was injured in a crash at the memorial park picnic loop. The woodlands cycling club has setup a fund to help his family with medical bills and other expenses that they are dealing with as Berk is recovering. If you would like to contribute, there is a paypal link on the left side of the page.