Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 25th
Tour de Paris 2012 Ride Report
By: Phillip D. Dye            The Wheel Brothers
I rode Tour de Paris 68 mile (110K) last Saturday for the second time. The people in Paris are very accommodating with a true gratitude for riders participating in the event. We choose to participate in the $5 Spaghetti Dinner on Friday and the after ride burger fest with all of the trimmings. …
Henderson takes over ownership of Trialtir
HOUSTON, TX (BRAIN) Wednesday July 25 2012 4:34 AM MT—Trey Henderson, Trialtir USA’s general manager, has taken over ownership of the Texas distributor from Massimo Bartolini.
According to Henderson, the two “remain the best of friends†and it was an amicable sale. “A couple years back Massimo moved back to Italy as his business interests became increasingly centered there,†Henderson said.
“He wanted his company to continue on, and I had already been working with him and knew the potential this company could attain,†he added.
The Houston-based company is the exclusive importer for De Rosa bicycles, LAS helmets, Enervit energy…
Fort Worth Receives Grant for Bikeshare
BikeTexas | Texas Bicycle Coalition
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has awarded The T in Fort Worth a $941,728 grant for “bus livability.†The T will use this grant to implement a new bikeshare system in Fort Worth as a component of the city’s transit system. According to the FTA, “Bike stations will be placed in areas that have dense neighborhoods with high activity and access to a variety of transit connections. Bike stations will also be placed at the…
Ride a bike: Build a house
BY SUZANNE LOUDAMY Reporter         www.tricountyleader.com
As of now, 17 otherwise intelligent people, will gas up their vehicles, load up their sleek bicycles and head for Wichita Falls to ride 25, 50 and some even 100 miles in the 31st annual Hotter’N Hell Hundred. All are members of the First Baptist Church of Whitehouse cycling group.
This ride promises to be the toughest that most of the group have ever attempted. With record numbers of riders from all over the country expected as well as the ever-present extreme summer…
How the #Rockies riders got to Dease Lake….talk about impressive http://t.co/leIXUI79
— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) July 25, 2012
Only 3 more weeks to get in on the The Austin BodyWorker Clinical Massage Therapy Master 35+ Race Series! Come on… http://t.co/iEjbBfi5
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) July 25, 2012
VR Cycling's July Newsletter http://t.co/hu9QNxzL
— VR Cycling Coach (@VRCyclingCoach) July 25, 2012
SCHEDULING REMINDER: There will not be any racing on July 27-29 because of Masters Track Nationals. The FOLLOWING… http://t.co/sJuEKZQU
— Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) July 25, 2012
ONLY 16 MORE RIDE DAYS til ANCHORAGE!
— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) July 25, 2012
DAY 54: #Sierra riders are heading for Clinton, Ontario.
— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) July 25, 2012
Humid as hell but cool on the bicycle commute this morning. http://t.co/bBJ2svNM
— Justin Moore (@bikegeek) July 25, 2012
Time to ride! http://t.co/2sS0bG9j
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) July 26, 2012
Great album from Bicycle Sport Shop Tres Burritos Ride. Hill climb ride: http://t.co/VIYGSlxt
— CyclingATX (@CyclingATX) July 26, 2012
Riding home with friends. Right now heading opposite direction of home and one friend has a flat! http://t.co/8YaIeoaI
— Justin Moore (@bikegeek) July 25, 2012