June 11 -  SBES Race 1 (Rowlett Creek Preserve)

Texas Mountain Ride!
Posted by Beth Nobles
The mountains in Far West Texas are a surprise to most people, and they provide easy climbs and thrilling descents through charming small communities with real cowboys and ranchers. We’ve got a great three-day ride through unspoiled mountain scenery, in the historic…

Registration for Juniors Track National Championships opens May 10
from www.usacycling.org
USA Cycling would like to announce that online registration for the 2011 Richardson Bike Mart USA Cycling Juniors Track National Championships opens Tuesday, May 10, at 11 a.m. EDT.

Juniors Track Nationals moves to the Superdrome in Frisco, Texas, for 2011, with competition beginning on Wednesday, July 6 and running through Sunday, July 10. …

Alkek Velodrome
Houston Texas
13-May     Alkek Championship Series Schedule #2
14-May     Alkek TX Cup
20-May     Alkek Championship Series
3-Jun     Alkek Championship Series
10-Jun     Alkek Championship Series
17-Jun     Alkek Championship Series
18-June Saturday Sprint Series
25-26 June     Jr/Masters Regionals
23-24 July     Elite Qualifier
26-Aug     Alkek Championship Series
2-Sept     Alkek Championship Series
9-Sept     Alkek Championship Series
10-Sept Alkek TX Cup
30-Sept Alkek Championship Series
1-Oct     Saturday Sprint Series
7-Oct     Alkek Championship Series
8-Oct     Alkek TX Cup
14-Oct     Alkek Championship Series

Oak St hit-and-run
by bikedenton
Last week on May 6, Hilari Oller was riding home from work at 2AM when she was hit-and-run by a car on W. Oak St near Welch. She says she was in the right lane, when a car hit her left side from behind so hard that the car mirror broke off, cutting her arm open and severing arteries in the process. Eighteen stitches later, she…

May Events
by marc@mcmumby.com (Administrator)
Join BikeDFW at these events this month.

Arlington’s latest plan drastically cuts proposed on-street bike lanes
by Fort Worth Star Telegram
Tell us By Susan Schrock ARLINGTON — On-street bicycle lanes would be drastically cut back and concentrated downtown and around the University of Texas at Arlington under the latest version of the city’s proposed Hike and Bike Master Plan. …

RIDE OF SILENCE, May 18, 6:30 PM
Amarillo’s 7th annual RIDE OF SILENCE will be held Wednesday, May 18 at 6:30 pm. This year’s location has us back at Amarillo College (SW 24th and Jackson) near Memorial Park. Please pack your lawn chair and picnic basket for a social gathering in Memorial Park after the Ride. Once again we will have APD escort service (3 squad cars plus the COPPS unit on their bikes), Mr. John Brewer on the bagpipes and ride without talking as we remember Cindy, Tasha and other fallen cyclists. We have an entire parking lot reserved to park.

Bike Friendly Arlington would like for you to Bike the Vote
Bike Friendly Arlington would like for you to “Bike the Vote” this election season. We’ve posted about where to go for early voting, but we’ve also created a voting guide summarizing the candidates positions regarding the Hike & Bike Plan. The voting guide pulls information from websites such as VoteforArlington.com, the League of Women Voters, and various Star-Telegram…