New Belgium Urban Assault Ride benefits Austin Ridge Riders & Yellow Bike Project
Submitted by Laura Scagno     Austin Ridge riders
The warm, cuddly and socially responsible side of the company has once again been revealed. New Belgium’s Urban Assault Ride has evolved from a lifelong love affair for bikes and all things bike related. The first UAR was in Austin TX in June 2003. The idea was to combine all the cool things from bike races, adventure…

White Rock Lake via Katy Trail
Fort Worth Bicycling Association
Date     Sunday, July 31, 2011 8:00 am
Type of Ride     Club Event
Location     Arlington TX
Sponsor     Kimball (Kim) Smith
Email Contact     KimS@KimballDistributingInc.com
Phone Contact     817-368-9399
Join Kim Smith as Tarrant County invades Dallas. I have lived in this area most of my life, and until last month had never ridden either the Katy Trail or White Rock Lake. Warning  The Katy Trail is crowded, but for those of us who adhere to Amon Carter’s philosophy of traveling to Dallas only as absolutely necessary, it’s kind of like going to a foreign country to see the sights. We’ll have approx 40 and 60 miles options with a stop at the Corner Grocery (or is it Market?) on Greenville Ave. Start…

Our Juniors ROCK the Frisco Superdrome!
North West Cycling Club
The 2011 Junior National Track Championships were held July 7 -10 at the Frisco, TX Superdrome. NWCC sent seven Juniors to race at “Nats” and they sure “did us proud”! Our racers were: Kyle Sanders, Julia Winski, Christopher Winski, Peter Winski, David Winski, Garrison Horton and Victor Morandi. And our Victor made the podium not once, but twice!…

Three Buffalo friends gear up to resume ’86 bike trip halted by accident
By Harold McNeil

Twenty-five years ago, three young friends from Buffalo’s Seneca-Babcock neighborhood set out on an 8,141-mile bicycle trip around the country to raise money for the Babcock Street Boys Club.

Two of the cyclists, Dave Cywinski and Tony Glosek, were struck by a pickup in Seguin, Texas, preventing them from finishing the trek, while the third…

Shake Night 2011!
Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
That’s right!  Every year, for one night, we move the start of the Thursday Night Rider to a new and fun place where we can purchase nice cold and fun beverages after the ride.  This year is a bit different.  We are starting from a place where the beverages are a lot healthier – but just as tasty!  Same start time (6:30pm) for all routes. …

SCCCC Track Race #1 Recap
by Kristen Kjellberg        Texas A&M Cycling

The SCCCC held its first track race in 2 years this weekend in Katy, TX. This was the first race of 3, signaling the beginning of the longest collegiate track season this summer. The Alkek Velodrome is a 333 meter, 8 to 33 degree banked concrete track that is completely maintained by volunteers under the Greater Houston Cycling Foundation. The race weekend, hosted by Texas A&M, started Saturday with…

TBC/ETT 2011 “Killer Hill” 12.1 Mile Time Trial series
Dates: July 28, August 11, and August 25 (Thursday evenings-2 weeks apart)
Time: First rider starts at 6:30 but please arrive at 6 PM for registration and warm-up.
Cost: Free to Tyler Bike Club and East Texas Triathletes members.  Dues must be current and paid in advance!  Insurance regulations do not allow for joining either club at the time trial. …