Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for May 28th
7:00am – Corinth Cycling Group Rides
by Scott Franklin
When: Sat Jun 4, 2011 7am to 10am CDT
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Corinth Cycling Saturday morning group rides. Please visit http://www.corinthcycling.com/cccriderules.pdf for additional information.
JEFF VAUGHN: Texas ranks 32 in bicycle-friendly states
Washington state is number one and West Virginia is number 50. The Lone Star state ranks in the lower half at 32nd.
The League of American Bicyclists has released their list of bike-friendly states in conjunction with May’s Bike Month. Click here for the complete list, including rankings by category.
The League based its list on a combination of factors that include: …
Meet Jacque Payne: SCCCC Director
from www.usacycling.org
How did you first get involved with cycling?
We lived in Germany and Okinawa for 13 years (military AF). In Germany we would load panniers on our bikes, ride along the Rhine River over the weekend, then hop on a train and be back in Wiesbaden in a couple of hours. We lived in the Taunustein Mtns so there were plenty of trails to ride our bikes. In Okinawa, we would ride along the coast line camping out on the beaches. When we were transferred to San Antonio, my kids got into mtn bike racing with the Texas Mtn Bike Racing Association (TMBRA) and Texas Road Bike Racing (TXBRA). About that time, the USAC created the…