RIDE SCHEDULE – MARCH 2012
Georgetown Cyclopaths Club

Blue Star to Mission Espada Ride
Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
Sunday, March 4th: Meet at 8:00 at Blue Star Brewery off at Probant and South Alamo for a leisurely 18mile ride from the Blue Star Brewery over the newly opened trail along the San Antonio River and then on local streets to Mission Espada and back again to the Blue Star.  Ride should end in plenty of time for interested riders to join in the fun of Siclovia on Broadway and to beginners. See www.siclovia.org for information about this event.   For more information…

When does all of this effort show results? I am still waiting for it to kick in for me.

Exercise Makes You Smarter
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin
People who exercise regularly are far less likely to suffer dementia and had less than half the risk of death during the 17-year study period, compared to those who do not exercise (Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, February, 2012).

Researchers followed 45,000 men and 15,000 women, ages 20 to 88 years, in the United States for an average of 17 years. Six times as many people in the low fitness group suffered from dementia, compared to those who exercised regularly. While deaths in the United States associated with heart disease, breast cancer and stroke…

Walburg Reversed – A
49.6 miles A bike ride in Georgetown, Texas 78626, US, +1951/-1952 feet elevation gain/loss. Created by: C Man — Walburg Reversed.
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Regional Weeknight Races
by League Director            Texas High School Cycling League
Regional Weeknight Crits.
For the first time ever the Texas High School Cycling League will be offering some regional races in the form of scholastic weeknight crits. This is THE PERFECT WAY to get your friends and classmates to try racing for the first time. The races are inexpensive, local, fun, and super friendly. They also offer all four of our league categories so there will be…

Road Series Starts Saturday at Texas A&M
by League Director            Texas High School Cycling League
Our 6th annual race series starts this next Saturday at the races at Texas A&M. This series will be bigger and better than ever. Scholastic cycling for kids of all ages and grades. Organized teams and individual racers are welcome alike.

Overall leader’s jerseys… high school teams with team vans and trailers…it’s getting pretty big. …

Mavs owner seeks million-dollar idea on ‘Shark Tank’
by CASEY NORTON            www.wfaa.com
Mark Cuban says the Dallas Mavericks aren’t his only passion. He considers business a full contact sport, and he’s always looking for the next big deal. …

…Just south of the Dallas skyline, Fleetwood Hicks is tired of spinning his wheels. He too wants Cuban’s cash, and is about to appear on “Shark Tank.”

His pitch? Hicks is reinventing the bicycle wheel with green, blue, pink, brown and white tires and handlebars in every color.

“Normally all this stuff is like chrome, chrome, chrome,” Hicks said, showing…