Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup November 8th
Announcing the ROCKY 50!
Austin Ridge Riders
The ATX100k 6-Pack Series’ gnarly little sister race has arrived!. It will be held on the 24th of November, 2013 at Rocky Hill Ranch. There will be a 50k endurance race and a Hill-climb time trial!
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The main contests will take place on the 24th, but there will be some night rides to take place on the 23rd if you come to camp out.
The TLDR bullet points:
Race price – Free (you will be responsible for the $10 RPR land use fee (their waiver, our waiver))
50k Race time – 8 am till you’re done
50k Race course – The gnarliest 50k we can find.
Hill-Climb Time-Trial – Starts 2pm.
Hill-Climb Time-Trial course – Big ring wind sprints up Fat Chuck’s Demise anyone? Anyone?
Team Challenge – 4 or more members of any local team. Prizes for fastest 50k team and TT team.
Race Goodies – All distance at the 50 counts towards your total distance to get in on the jersey. Top men and women will auto-qualify for a jersey in both the 50k and the Hill-climb. Top 3 places men and women get an award. …
Tweed Ride Coming to San Antonio December 16
www.vintageguidetotexas.com
Fans of vintage and tweed are expected to descend on San Antonio December 16th for the San Antonio Tweed Ride and Toy Drive. Promoters say it’s a fashionable, fun and charitable group bicycle ride. Many cyclists dress in traditional cycling attire, which is based on the tweed suite, but others without such styling sense join in anyway (and are welcomed).
800px-Tweed_Ride_Melbourne via Wikimedia CommonsWhile vintage bicycles are encouraged, anything with (one or) two wheels and pedals is fine. You’ll want to try to be in the spirit of things if you can with…
Tweets
Heading to the In-Laws' tomorrow. Will do some East Texas Pineywoods riding on Sunday.
— Jeff C. (@331miles) November 9, 2013
Get active this weekend by exploring the awesome bike trails that Houston is building. You can bike, walk, jog,… http://t.co/84nEBCMzFd
— HoustonAreaBtCamp (@get2bootcamp) November 8, 2013
Lots of buzz about our #Texas Mountain Trail cycling travel after my presentation yesterday
— Beth Nobles (@trailgirl) November 8, 2013
Cyclo-cross race tomorrow! 45min of fun and suffering. @texascycling just bury me in the sand pit if I die #FeelTheBurn #DieHappy
— Baylor Cycling (@BaylorCycling) November 9, 2013
Trail LED presents Night Racing! Thursday nights Texas DoubleCross, it's what your momma warned you about. http://t.co/pHtyM2Hrfj
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) November 9, 2013
Test your grit! 3rd annual Reveille Peak 100K #MTB race by @raceterrafirma on Nov. 23 http://t.co/OHtcsUnHYI
— Reveille Peak Ranch (@RPRTexas) November 8, 2013
FW Bike Polo, Bicycle Betties, Kids Bike Rodeo and half-price day passes from Fort Worth Bike Sharing! http://t.co/UosTahdiZy
— Bike Friendly FW (@BikeFriendlyFW) November 8, 2013
Great to see #Houston becoming more bicycle friendly. A recent blog post by the League of American Bicyclists… http://t.co/feyFvM2rbq
— Share The Road Texas (@ShareTheRoadTX) November 8, 2013
Headed down for my first CX race. What's the word Austin, anyone riding up there? Maybe headed up… http://t.co/jyjnDJkDRL
— Caden Burross (@cadenburross) November 8, 2013
new riders joined our ride to San Marcos! Thank you Sarah Melissa Joel and William. @BikeTexas @pedalforjustice pic.twitter.com/IyJk8LOI0G
— VeloPaso (@velopaso) November 8, 2013
Fun Thursday Night MTB/CX ride yesterday! http://t.co/zkslkyz0TK We'll be back nxt Thu, 11/14, 6pm @ Pfluger/Lamar Ped bridge. Bring lights!
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) November 8, 2013
Rode the rollers this AM, read paper, caught & smashed mosquitos free-handed while doing so. Good start to a Friday! #tgif
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) November 8, 2013
William and Joel, riders from San Antonio. @pedalforjustice pic.twitter.com/hh42QmIRhL
— VeloPaso (@velopaso) November 8, 2013
Cleburne State Park http://t.co/6xLKWfe7TB
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) November 8, 2013
Just a couple of weeks away. A real challenge on a great trail and BBQ! https://t.co/JrTOKecENJ http://t.co/jaKHXC1xNp
— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) November 8, 2013
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