Texas Bicycling News Roundup June 19th
Cycle Bucks County – www.bikewtca.org
Date: June 25, 2011
Location: New Hope, PA
Contact: info@newhopesoleburyca.org215-862-5665
Details: Cycle Bucks County is a one-day charity bicycle tour designed to raise funds and community awareness for two Bucks County organizations, whose missions are focused on furthering education and opportunity for all. The Tara L. Riedley Foundation, along with the New Hope Solebury Community Association are both committed to these common missions. The bicycle ride is also an opportunity for socialization either as a participant or as a…
Training Rides
www.lonestarcyclists.org
Tuesday and Thursday evening rides meet at the Oasis / Lynn Creek Marina, 5700 Lake Ridge Parkway, Grand Prairie. Start time is 6:15 PM and rides last 2 – 2 1â„2 hours. Groups form according to the pace desired. The route determined by those present. You must have lights on the front and rear of your bike so we can extend our ride time to dark or a little beyond.
It’s official: Ultegra goes electric for 2012
By Caley Fretz   velonews.competitor.com
As we reported last December, Shimano is adding a second electronic group to its lineup for 2012.
In a press release, Shimano confirmed that the new Ultegra-level group will be called Ultegra Di2 and will have a retail price slightly below that of the current mechanical Dura-Ace group.
The new group isn’t just a heavier version of Dura-Ace Di2, though. It receives a number of updates that…
Tour de Longneques Saturday June 25th
by donbynum
The next episode of the periodic and largely spontaneous Tour de Longneques is this coming Saturday, June 25th. This is a militantly unorganized and officially unsupported (though we have always had at least one SAG vehicle out) informal gang ride. There is no entry fee, registration, bib #, nor official organizer. Just come join us and have some fun.
Pawleys Island teacher cycling for cause
Coach raising awareness for foundation
By David Owens – Laurel (Miss.) Leader-Call
LAUREL, Miss. — A Grand Strand high school teacher and coach is cycling along Highway 84 this month to bring awareness to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
James Brown, a teacher and coach at Waccamaw High School in Pawleys Island, is traveling approximately 1,300 miles from Waco, Texas to Surfside Beach, to raise money for the Ashley G Charitable Foundation, Inc. …