Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup November 2nd
High school mountain biking rising in popularity
‘It’s a big hootenanny in the woods with a bunch of high schoolers.’
by Julie Kailus         www.grindtv.com
Mountain biking is climbing the ranks of cool high school sports. Thanks to a boost from the NICA (National Interscholastic Cycling Association), the sport has been growing up to 30 percent a year since 2009.
There are now nearly 3,000 student-athletes across 10 leagues and approximately 1,000 licensed coaches, according to NICA Executive Director Austin McInerny. Inspired by the inaugural NorCal High School Cycling League, which started 13 years ago with roots at Berkeley High in California, NICA programs in mountain-bike friendly states like Utah, Colorado, Minnesota, and Arizona have…
Lewisville Lake Shoreline Trail
20’s and 30’s Trail Biking
Sunday, November 10, 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 10:30 AM
Needs a location
Meetup Location: We will meet at the intersection of Lakeshore Blvd and Lake Ridge Drive where the bike trail begins. The trail runs along Lewisville Lake in the town of The Colony. Please use googlemaps to find the location.
Flat Creek Crossing Ranch Mountain Bike Ride
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Saturday, November 9, 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 10:00 AM
Flat Creek Crossing Ranch
County Road 201 & Ulrich Road, Johnson City, TX (map)
Look for Lloyd on the Orange Santa Cruz Tallboy
Flat Creek Crossing Ranch is open this Saturday for mountain bikers.
Saturday, November 9, 2013 – Gate open for arrival 9:00am – 12:00pm, ride until 2:00pm
Gate fee is $10, proceeds benefit Child Inc.
Time: total ride will be ~15 miles & 2-3 hours.
Arrive early enough to prepare yourself and your bike, kickstands up @ 10:00am.
Pace: Casual – we will maintain a reasonable rolling rate and will stop to regroup regularly around trail intersections and technical features. If enough people of varying skills show up we will split into groups to better match pace.
Skill Level: the trail is…
Events on November 18, 2013
Waco Bicycle Club
Monthly Club Meeting
Location: Uncle Dan’s BBQ
Description: Uncle Dan’s is located at 1001 Lake Air Dr. Come early to hang out, socialize and eat some really good BBQ.
Walnut Creek Damage
Austin Ridge Riders
With the rain that hit two days ago and the high flood waters, there is significant damage to the trail in multiple locations. Notwithstanding the rutting that will occur from riding it before it is dry, there are numerous places where repair work is going to have to be done. We will be out there every…
VC Club mtg is this Monday, November 4th.
Guest speaker is Sean Lambert of @rolwheels. Location: Flying Saucer; Beer/ food, 6:30; 7pm mtg
8:00am – Cup o Joe — Scott Franklin
Corinth Cycling Club
When: Sat Nov 23, 2013 8am to 9:30am CST
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: The Cup o’ Joe is a beginner level ride of around 15 miles. The ride heads south to Hickory Creek and stops for drinks at Starbucks on the way home. The ride leader for this ride is Bob Troyer. http://www.corinthcycling.com/bob.html bob.troyer@verizon.net The route can be found by clicking on the link below: http://classic.mapmyride.com/view_route?r=818129813031270566
Tweets
Today, DR Cycling Team's Texas team headed out for a team ride, we left from Sun and Ski Dallas (75 and Royal) and… http://t.co/FmmJCu1wx3
— Chris Degenaars (@ChrisDegenaars) November 3, 2013
2013 Tour de Gruene….. pic.twitter.com/hMwJAFSC2o
— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) November 3, 2013
Happy 2 repeat last year's Overall win @TourdeGruene 2day. This time #eddymerckx style on @bikeonscott Foil, though! pic.twitter.com/7Vy5OXenvK
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) November 3, 2013
Texas Cycling at the SCCCC mountain bike conference as reigning conference champions!
First time ever in Texas… http://t.co/rWMNE40ASU
— UT Cycling (@UTCycling) November 3, 2013
Joe Garcia and Carlo Villarreal win their divisions at Tour de Gruene ITT! Joe had the fastest time overall,… http://t.co/Zh0H6OiFPG
— Christian Williams (@WlmsRcngAcademy) November 3, 2013
Marathon to Sanderson into a headwind. Beautiful big bend country made up for it. @pedalforjustice @biketexas pic.twitter.com/TGpr2sRDjl
— VeloPaso (@velopaso) November 2, 2013
P/1/2 results for @crosshouston #txcx pic.twitter.com/6T5uRXlItt
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 2, 2013
Men's 3/4 results for @crosshouston #txcx pic.twitter.com/YNMN7bJHXI
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 2, 2013
Women's Open results for @crosshouston #txcx pic.twitter.com/6jVIaXAVzt
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 2, 2013
Masters Men 40+ (jr old guys) results for @crosshouston #txcx pic.twitter.com/9CTZJbBUqs
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 2, 2013
Peace Park Parents and Kiddos. We are scheduled to have practice tomorrow, Sunday November 3rd. Coach @Blake will be there. Have fun.
— Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) November 2, 2013
https://twitter.com/MitchellGSides/status/396710220187320321
#CrossHouston Results Mens 50+ pic.twitter.com/DRg98Mimzp
— Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) November 2, 2013
#CrossHouston Results mens 40+ pic.twitter.com/kI8LpUgyml
— Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) November 2, 2013
Kings of the road! @pedalforjustice @BikeTexas @BikeLeague pic.twitter.com/vCJ7W7QzuI
— VeloPaso (@velopaso) November 2, 2013
Many Thanks to all who participated in this mornings Casual Ride at our N.10th McAllen location!!! Hope to see you again next week!!!
— Trek Bicycle Mission (Bike Masters) (@thebikemasters) November 2, 2013
First ride of the year with @madalchemy warming embro. Plenty warm enough for me!
— Jeff C. (@331miles) November 2, 2013
Add to this list of things not usually heard at #TXCX races: "it's November and I'm already sick and tired of washing mud off my bike."
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 2, 2013