Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup November 10th
Texas Cross State Challenge
Begins November 11, 03:30 am
Team Dex:
Joni Tooke: Crew chief/domestique         Del Rio, TX.
Leah Folsom: domestique                       Boston, MA
Kalleen Whitford: driver                            Ft. Worth, TX
Kevin Jones: driver                                 Canyon Lake, TX
Daniel Sanchez: UMCA official               Houston, TX
Douglas Hoffman: UMCA official            Woodstock, NY
10-26-13 from Dex. Joni and I lunched with Kevin Jones and Claire in San Antonio while I had Di2 electronic bar end shifters installed on my clip on bars. Kevin brought roof rack for my reserve bike.
10-26-13 from Joni. I’m glad Kevin had a bicycle rack to fit the van roof rack. Yay, one more item checked off of the list of things to do. I have already set up the bed frame and plastic drawer system in the van. I need to use my weekends to get things done. Wow this feels a little like RAAM preparations.
10-27-13. from Dex. Rode 113 miles today. Tendon feels good.
10-28-13 from Kevin:Â Glad to hear Dex’s injury is healing well.
11-5-13 from Daniel: Getting Close, wind forecast shows a shift to East for Monday, thats better than North!!
11-5-13 from Dex. WooHoo. The shirts are in.
11-7-13. from Dex. This ain’t going to be no tailwind ride!!! Wind Gods aren’t cheering for us!
11-9-13 from daniel. we r in pampa its north to south!!
Pantalones
by Ray Garza      RGV Cycling
Why am I writing about pantalones? For those that are not fluent in Spanish, pantalones means pants. Why pants? Well it is an important topic if you are trying to lose some weight. Earlier this week I went shopping for some new pants that I really needed. I’m a typical guy that wears the clothes till they fall apart. Mine also happened to be real baggy too, so I figured it was time.
Off to the store I go, but not the mall. I dislike going to the mall because of the sheer number of people there. Instead I drove over to one of the many outdoor malls that dot…
ERWIN PARK – LOVE THE TRAIL DAY
Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association
Sunday, November 17, 2013Â Â Â Â Â Â 9:00 AM
Erwin Park
4300 County Road 1006, McKinney , TX (map)
Come join us on Sunday, November 17th at Erwin Park for a LOVE THE TRAIL DAY.
We will start the day “loving” the trail at 9:00 am with trail work. Be sure to wear long pants, long sleeve shirts, and gloves. Bring shovels and any other digging tools.
At NOON our Friends at Cadence Cyclery of Mckinney will…
2nd Annual Georgetown Cyclocross Festival- Results
By rolandoroman      georgetowncyclocrossfestival.com
And its a wrap. So many people need to thank and I know I’ll forget if I’d write them all down, however I want to thank the City of Georgetown, our sponsors, racers, volunteers and and everyone who cheered during this years Georgetown Cyclocross Festival. Hope you all enjoyed the race and I’m already thinking about next year. Below you will find the results for this weekend festival, we will…
Tweets
Everyone look at this #cyclocross champ @DrewiferdLee pic.twitter.com/xD0QtC0pYL
— Dave Talley (@rdavidtalley) November 11, 2013
Sunday club results for the @GTCXFestival benefiting @CXProject2015: 2 wins, 3 podiums, couple of top 10s, and a few top 15s! #TXCX
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) November 11, 2013
I posted 7 photos on Facebook in the album "2013 Youth Cycling League Champions" http://t.co/bRx66UQmQU
— Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) November 10, 2013
1 of 2, men's 4-5, top half Sunday results #TXCX #GCFCX pic.twitter.com/3xuu9jzv5d
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 10, 2013
Junior boys u19 Sunday results #TXCX #GCFCX pic.twitter.com/bggWcqM54I
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 10, 2013
Men 50+ Sunday results #TXCX #GCFCX pic.twitter.com/h3oe2q6gww
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 10, 2013
Men's Cat 3-4 results. CC: @danielcurtin #TXCX #GCFCX pic.twitter.com/qF2CoZPDKe
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 10, 2013
Stats on this morning's ride with Team McAllen Cycling http://t.co/LqUcetZQUb #strava
— Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) November 10, 2013
As promised, the Races & Events page has been updated. If you know of any races or events that are still missing,… http://t.co/zrPa6cLioB
— MountainBikeTx.com (@MountainBikeTx) November 10, 2013
Hanging with #rockymountain bikes demo day at OP in Ssn Antonio, TX http://t.co/avxlNbr2CL
— STORM (@STORM_MTB) November 10, 2013
Ride of day so far: @danielcurtin doing 10K run @GTCXFestival since lap 1 after broken chain & no spare bike #TXCX pic.twitter.com/PIxhIzQCsl
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) November 10, 2013
During today's ride I was reminded of how hard it is to ride 30 miles of deteriorated, patched chip seal.
— Jeff C. (@331miles) November 10, 2013
Someone asked me what cyclocross was. I said it's a form of bike racing that requires you to tweet about it every 5 minutes.
— Bobby Dixon (@klctve) November 10, 2013
We are ready to race…..@missiontrails pic.twitter.com/GhXbaq0Wzu
— Trek Bicycle Mission (Bike Masters) (@thebikemasters) November 10, 2013
Club results for Georgetown CX Festival day 1 benefiting @CXProject2015: 2 wins, 3 top 10s, & a handful of top 20 rides! #TXCX See ya today!
— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) November 10, 2013