Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 31st
Thursday Night Social Ride: The Super Soaker
By Keith Byrd
Thursday, August 2, 2012
7:00pm in CDT
Grab your water weapon of choice, leave your Sunday Go-To-Meetin’ clothes at the house and get ready for a H20 combat. After a nice leisurely cruise, we’ll be stopping at an undisclosed location where Social Cycling Austin will have a COUPLE OF THOUSAND WATER BALLOONS filled and ready for you to unload on your fellow Thursday bike friends. Last time we did this they…
Bryan man completes 2,745-mile bike race
745-miles
By Kyrie O’Connor         www.mysanantonio.com
Billy Rice calls the Tour Divide bicycle challenge “the hardest race in the world that nobody knows about,” but that’s rather understating the case. It’s a lot harder than that. Any one day of it is harder than anything you or I will do all year.
The race is 2,745 miles long, from Banff, Alberta, Canada, to Antelope Wells, N.M., on the Mexican border. That’s 200,000 feet of climbing, and it’s almost all off-road, on a patchwork of trails, dirt roads, forest paths and service roads along the Continental Divide. And it’s done in a single stage: no checkpoints, no…
Le Tour de Longneques
bikenoob.com
I broke away from my usual weekend routine Saturday, by getting up really early and heading west to ride in Le Tour de Longneques. The brainchild of my blogging friend Don Bynum, the Tour started a couple of years ago as an easy 18-mile jaunt between Llano and Castell, Texas.
But each time it’s been run, it has grown in popularity. And as cyclists have gotten better, the Tour was extended. It now starts in Castell, (pop. 72) a hamlet along the Llano River, and goes to Llano (pop. 3,300), the county seat, then back to Castell.
What’s the attraction of Castell? The Castell General Store — one of the funkiest local businesses you’ll ever want to see. It appears ready to fall down in…
75 Years Young – Skip, You Da Man!
www.planobicycle.org
Skip Sparry, local Plano hero and all around nicest guy you could ever hope to meet, took away 2 silver medals at the U.S. National masters track championship in Colorado Springs from the several events he entered. Skip, a “Rudy Rider,” overcoming years of injuries and an on-going heart condition (his cardiologist: “Don’t race, Skip”) at the age of 75, did all cyclists proud with his outstanding performance. He is clearly placed as…
Roosevelt Park–Mission Ride to I-37
Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
August 5, 2012 7:00 am
642 Lone Star Blvd., San Antonio, TX
We will be meeting at Roosevelt Park located at 642 Lone Star Blvd. San Antonio, TX 78204. We will depart Promptly at 7:00 am for a 39 mile ride so arrive early to be ready to ride by then. This ride will take us down through the Missions, down Southton Road and around Braunig Lake. There are two stops along the way where you can buy water and…
Registration has been open for 24 hours for our Alumni Riders. We have 14 Alumni registered for the Tour. Are you one of them?
— Tour du Rouge (@TourduRouge) July 31, 2012
We just added 6 new events to our http://t.co/JUBeVsov mainpage searchable calendar including September's Tour of… http://t.co/wWoG37Ft
— CyclingATX (@CyclingATX) July 31, 2012
Join us for our Free monthly ride on August 18 in Waller, TX. http://t.co/4csOecQa
— Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) July 31, 2012
Come on out on Wednesday! http://t.co/r5iGc2Iz
— AustinCyclingTeam (@ATXCyclingTeam) July 31, 2012
Gonna be a fun one. Ladies Night with the Austin Flyers Women's Cycling, ROTHE Training Speed Loop, and North by… http://t.co/sekKfjPh
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) July 31, 2012
#COUNTDOWN: 11 days til Anchorage!!!
— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) July 31, 2012
DAY 60: #Rockies team will be taking a rest day in Whitehorse and #Sierra team is on their heels with Whitehorse as their destination today
— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) July 31, 2012
Join us & @ATXCyclingTeam on 1st Wed of every month for beginner-friendly MTB rides! First one TOMORROW @ Walnut Creek. http://t.co/fqACH028
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) July 31, 2012
Austin needs bike safety related PSAs. Please take a moment to vote if you agree. http://t.co/m4H3lH2o
— BE KIND to Cyclists (@bkindtocyclists) July 31, 2012
Time for a short study this offseason. Should have bought this months ago. http://t.co/vOgHBmxP
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) August 1, 2012
Blazin' Saddle 75, another awesome training ride for HH100!
Remember to let you friends know about this ride in… http://t.co/hTCRd0u3
— WheelBrothers (@WheelBrothers) August 1, 2012