Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 21st
Austin’s Calendar
Saturday, September 28
7:00am
NWAus- Nelo’s Cycles Shop Weekday Ride (Road)
7:30am
SwAus- Gruppo VOP Saturday Ride (Road)
7:30am
Gruppo VOP (Adv)
7:30am
SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Road Ride
8:00am
NwAus- Violet Crown Bagel Ride (Road Ride)
8:00am
NwAus- Bicycle Sport Shop Parmer Store Saturday Ride
8:00am
SwAus- Circle C Ranch Cycle Club
8:30am
SoAus- Austin Tri-Cyclist Saturday Shop Road Ride
8:30am
CenAus- Middle of the Road Ride (MOTR)
8:30am
Austin Flyers Club Ride
9:00am
CenAus- Yellow Bike Project at the Austin Farmer’s Market (Downtown)
9:00am
Georgetown- Sun City Cyclists Saturday Ride (Road)
9:00am
CenAus- Mellow Mountain Ride
9:00am
Kyle- Hill Country Tri Club Saturday Ride (Road)
9:00am
CenAus- Mellow Johnny’s Scout-A-Ride Shop Road Ride
9:00am
SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Mountain Bike Ride
9:00am
NwAus- Saturday Brick Workout hosted by Bicycle Sport Shop
10:00am
Green Gate Farms Farm Stand
10:00am
CenAus- Orange Bike Project Shop Hours
10:00am
Florence- Heart of Texas BMX Weekly Practice Time
12:00pm
CenAus- Coed Hands-on Flat Fix Clinic …
Dallas’ long-in-the-works Complete Streets manual is, at last, complete
By Robert Wilonsky      cityhallblog.dallasnews.com
Four years ago the Dallas City Council got its first look at the so-called Complete Streets Initiative, the intention of which was to one day, bit by bit, make over Dallas’ streets for all comers — not just cars, but hikers and bikers of all ages. (Or, as the city puts it: “Streets that are comfortable for everyone: young and old, motorists or bicyclists, pedestrians, wheel chair users, or transit riders alike.†So, yeah — you.) And way back when the city promised a manual that would, among other things, “define the planning process and standards to be used in the development of a plan for a street.†That’s a residential street, a commercial street, a mixed-use street — really, anywhere there’s a slab of concrete.
On Tuesday, finally, we’ll get our first look at that manual when it’s handed out to…
Six national titles awarded on day two of Collegiate Track National Championships
www.usacycling.org
Colorado Springs, Colo. (September 20, 2013) – The first six national titles of the 2013 USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Championships were awarded at the Colorado Springs Velodrome on Friday night.
After a stellar day of racing, Midwestern State University’s Jessica Prinner claimed two of the day’s six gold medals. …
This Week’s Activities
Fort Worth Bicycling Association
Art Cowsen’s Watermelon Waltz
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:00 pm
Forest Hill: Berea Baptist Church
Burleson and Beyond
Thursday, September 26, 2013 8:00 am
Burleson: Commerce Street
The Rusty Chain Gang Romp
Thursday, September 26, 2013 8:00 am
Benbrook: YMCA
Joe Pool Lake
Saturday, September 28, 2013 8:00 am
Grand Prairie: Lynn Creek Marina
River View
Saturday, September 28, 2013 8:00 am
Rio Vista: High School
Waco Wild West
Saturday, September 28, 2013 8:00 am
Beginners and Casual ride
Saturday, September 28, 2013 9:00 am
Benbrook: Art’s Park Trail Head
HBC Hempstead Melon Trail Ride
Houston Bicycle Club
Hempstead, TX
Sunday 09/22/13Â Â Â 8:00AM
Distances: 23(C), 37(C), 41(C), 50(C) miles
Meandering flat to rolling country roads, some long grades, little traffic but for State Highway 6. Few stores! Produce stands outside Hempstead. …
Tweets
Great 100miles this morning w/ RT clients & friends to Wimberley. Thanks @biardrobert's mom for driving car for us! pic.twitter.com/ZywM1qjCWe
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) September 21, 2013
One crash down and she took a set of bars with her. Barring a bit of road rash, @Maddie_Steele is feeling fine. pic.twitter.com/I2Vtkz0ET5
— MSU Cycling Team (@MSUCyclingTeam) September 21, 2013
Congratulations to the men who completed the Hale On Wheels metric century team time trial this morning.
— Texas Tech Cycling (@TechCycling) September 21, 2013
Cycling Life 4……#Cycling #Cyclist #ElPaso #ElPasoTexas #RoadBike #EpCyclists #GMCDenaliBike… http://t.co/uosCOtG6c1
— Adrian GHOSTFLY (@GhostFly99) September 21, 2013
Watch out, y'all. Luke has been training! #TXCX http://t.co/cEkK6bJmc3
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) September 21, 2013
Top secret east texas training camp pic.twitter.com/pCJ3tMOC8K
— ATC Racing (@ATCRacingTeam) September 21, 2013
Glad we're getting inches of rain in Houston, but not glad that it is keeping me off the bike.
— Jeff C. (@331miles) September 21, 2013
Steady wind out of the north, shows clearing on forecast. I think dry to ride this afternoon. May be a little tacky on the hill tops.
— Flat Rock Ranch (@jdreiss) September 21, 2013
We are building barriers for our CX race, can anyone share blueprint or ideas? Any help is greatly appreciated! #txcx #Cyclocross
— Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) September 21, 2013
The girls room at nationals looks pretty awesome way to go @MSUCyclingTeam pic.twitter.com/4luQX6VVC3
— Sean Brown (@SeanB0826) September 21, 2013
The new @TeamYachtClub floral kits are brave and well designed. http://t.co/he2Bx9DCup Let's start the heckling now. Bring your best. #txcx
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) September 21, 2013
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