Cyclist ‘died doing what he loved to do’
86-year-old crashed in Senior Games race
By ZAIN SHAUK    HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Elton Hammond Jr., had a late-blooming love affair with cycling that picked up in his 70s and 80s and showed no signs of tapering off.

At 86, the Lima, Ohio, resident had recently continued a 40-year tradition of riding in the 210-mile Tour of the Scioto River Valley in Ohio. …

A mistake that almost wrecked my life
from www.peopleforbikes.org
Here is a story from one of our PFB bloggers, Jay Walljasper, about how bikes have affected his life. We all have a story like this. Check out some the thousands that have been submitted to our story gallery, and then share your own!
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At 15, I made the most grievous mistake of my life…almost.

That was the year my old black Schwinn fell apart. I literally rode it to pieces, cruising all over my small…

Scofield Award Ceremony & Club Dinner
from corinthcycling.wordpress.com
Friends and family, the Corinth Cycling Club would like to invite you to join us for our next monthly group dinner. Fuzzy?s Taco Shop in Denton is the place to be on Wednesday, June 29th at 8:00pm. Come mix it up with the CCC and enjoy some great food, meet other riders, discuss upcoming races or venues, and hear all the latest club gossip.

In honor of Richard Scofield, THE SCOFIELD CUP comes to a close for its 2nd Annual Year. Presentations with awards will be presented at the dinner courtesy of the Bicycle Path. …

Bike lanes popping up in downtown Fort Worth
By Bill Hanna    www.star-telegram.com
FORT WORTH – For the last decade, Kyle Dykes has been braving streets from his home in Haltom City to commute by bicycle to work in downtown Fort Worth.

It hasn’t always been easy. There were drivers who honked and others who tried to brush up against him. …

Why You Need a Custom Road Bike
by Larry Olmsted    blogs.forbes.com
If you like riding a bicycle, you will love riding a custom made bicycle.

Not everything is better in a handmade custom version: I’d rather fly in a jet from Boeing or Airbus than one some artisan made in a garage. But when it comes to road bikes, even the best off-the-rack bikes, even the…

Chocolate Milk Gives Athletes Leg-up After Exercise, Says University of Texas at Austin Study
AUSTIN, Texas — Not only does chocolate milk taste good, but two recent studies from The University of Texas at Austin show that it’s also the  ideal post-workout recovery drink.

“Serious and amateur athletes alike enjoyed physical recovery benefits when they drank low-fat chocolate milk after a vigorous workout,” said Dr. John Ivy, lead researcher on the studies and chair of The University of Texas at Austin College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Education. “The advantages for the study participants were better…

Memorial Park Criterium #4 2011
by Ken    Texas Racing Life
What a great race! After raining hard all day, the rain broke about 4pm, leaving the Houston area very cool (relatively) and the streets had just enough time to dry out before race time.  After 2 races where things more or less fell apart for me (here and here) I was determined to have a better race this week.

I also had a problem with being a little dehydrated last week, so before the race I concentrated on taking lots of fluids and small bits of food.  It felt a noticeable difference with being fully hydrated! …