Today in the mail I received the Hotter’n Hell Hundred ride newspaper. It was great reading about the upcoming ride in August. One change is the free timing chip for each rider. I believe this newspaper is mailed to those who have registered for the Hotter’n Hell Hundred in the past. This will be the 30th ride.

Tyler Bicycle Club
Beauty and the Beast 2011 Photo Gallery
Thanks to an army of volunteers and incredible sponsors, the Beauty & the Beast Bike Tour was a Great Success.

The Cooper Institute Indoor Cycling course coming up on Friday, June 3
Get ready for a whirlwind 1-day course! This course provides instruction on implementing one of the latest activities being taught in fitness centers and recreation centers today – group stationary indoor cycling/spinning. Gain all of the skills and knowledge needed for your own training or to create fun, exciting, and motivating indoor cycling classes!
Topics:
Safety
Instructor Guidelines
Class Design
Cycle Choreography
Technical Aspects of Cycling
Accessories and Enhancements

TBC/ETT Time Trials–Great Turnout!
26 Members turned out for the first Time Trials of the season. A few photos are available in the new TBC.

Germanfest Muenster, Texas bike ride video report
The Wheel Brothers – Cycling in Texas

We know, you all have been waiting to see the Wheelbrothers in action again.  This time, a group of us participated in the Germanfest bicycle ride in Muenster, Texas. …

Fort worth Bicycling Association
Beginner’s and Casual Ride
Saturday, May 21, 2011 9:00 am – Art’s Park Trail Head Benbrook – Go south on Winscott to Memorial Oak. Trail Head is at the end of the road. Cost: 1 dollar for entrance to the State Park. Distance: up to 20 miles all on trails and park roads. Ride will normally be from Trail Head up thru Benbrook Lake Park to HI 377 and back. This is primarily a training ride for those new to cycling. Any level cyclist is welcome and club members will be on hand to provide guidance and answer questions. The goal is to introduce riders to the club and to help those new to our sport gain the skills they need to allow them to enjoy the normal club rides. Afterwards we will go out for lunch/brunch nearby.

Georgie K. Fitch Park Pump Track Mountain Bike Trail
College Station, Texas
Recently completed, May 2, 2011. Located in Georgie K. Fitch Park in College Station, Texas. Tight, Fast, Flowy pump track. 6 berms, 13 big rollers. Begins with 3 tight rollers into a step-up camelback with a hipped, bermed out landing, roller out of berm into a rythm section and then into a huge right facing berm (more like a wall-ride) Go through…

Get Back To Work!!
by Ken
…Since gaining my Category 2 upgrade, I been racing a lot less than what I was.  It has been good to take a break and concentrate on other things for a couple of weeks.  In the interim, I went back to basics and did some endurance work for a couple of weeks, concentrating on tempo and lactate threshold.  This is what Friel suggests…