Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup November 25th
Texas Cup Action – Georgetown Cyclocross Festival
www.txbra.org
Race Director of the Georgetown Cyclocross Festival and Founder of Cyclocross Project 2015 kids cyclocross program, Rolando Roman, gets the U10 racers ready!
Tech named bicycle-friendly campus
By BLAKE URSCHÂ Â Â Â Â Â lubbockonline.com
A sign greets cars leaving the Texas Tech campus from Memorial Circle; “Share the Road,†it reads.
On Monday, Nov. 25, officials from Tech Transportation and Parking Services received an award from the League of American Bicyclists, honoring the school as a bronze Bicycle-Friendly University.
Craig Cotton, transportation demand manager with parking services, said Tech is one of about 75 universities nationwide to receive this…
Bicycle Escorts Needed at the Dallas Marathon
Greater Dallas Bicyclists
The Dallas Marathon is Sunday, December 8, and we need bicycle escorts for the athletes in the Wheelchair Division.
The escorts are very important when the athletes are going downhill, silently, at 20+ miles an hour. The escorts have whistles and move the runners out of the way. They also change flat tires and offer encouragement on uphill sections. There are openings for both the Half and Full Marathon. (13.1 miles and 26.2 miles)
Escorts will receive free parking near the start line and a big sense of accomplishment. Wheelchairs and their escorts get a five minute head start. We will e-mail you a parking map.
We also need riders to accompany the…
Oasis Adventures – Lone Star Cyclists
Pace: Touring with a Fast Pace Option (Touring is a varied pace with frequent stops averaging 12-15 mph)
Date: Saturday, November 30, 2013 – 8:00am
Location: The Oasis / Lynn Creek Marina, Joe Pool Lake, 5700 Lake Ridge Parkway, Grand Prairie
Distances: 29 and 50 Miles
Since the weather didn’t cooperate last weekend, let’s try again this Thanksgiving weekend.
These routes will take us east of…
RACE REPORT – Highlander Cross Cup
The Violet Crown Sports Association
Saturday, November 23, 2013
John Bartle
It’s worth a drive to Waco to ride a Kevin Fawley designed CX course: up-hill 180 right after the start straight, slanting section leading to a steep off-camber, asphalt section through the finish line, a fast sloped grass section, sweeping bend, U-ye, followed by a grip-your –bars- then your brakes to be spit out onto the low part of the circuit which is exited by a genuine bike over the shoulder run-up – and that is less than half the course. It was not overly technical, i.e. twisty, but there was plenty of room for mistakes, especially with increasing pace – as I was later to demonstrate (demonstrate mistakes, that is, not so much increasing pace).
The race fortunately did not start in the downpour that was experienced during the drive but the wetness made for a rapidly slickening parcours. The corners soon developed ruts and what was…
1st annual BE KIND Fall Classic Ride Photo Gallery
November 16th
Violet Crown Sports Association Ride
Thanksgiving Day ride this Thursday morning at Thunderbird Coffee, Koenig/ Woodrow, 8:30 rollout. The plan is to be back by 11am.
Reveille Peak 100k – Race Report
www.turnincranks.com
Reveille Peak Ranch, our own little mini-Moab nestled right here in the Texas Hill Country is a truly unique riding experience, particularly here in Texas. While there isn’t a lot of elevation, the trail itself climbs and saunters over granite slick rock the likes you cannot find for a thousand miles. It’s pure fun!
I love riding out at RPR so the opportunity to do a mountain bike race there made this a must do event!
100k of riding RPR solo is pretty much out of the question for me. I tapped Kirby W. to…
Where Do Our Mountain Bike Trails Come From?
www.texasmountainbiketrails.com
You’re smart and you know that they aren’t magically created by a trail fairy while we sleep. It takes lots of hard work from volunteers, hundreds of man hours to build and keep a trail usable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I5c_ixGYYE&feature=player_embedded
Last Sunday three trails had a big work day around the metroplex. Erwin Park, Boulder Park and Frisco NW Community Trail and I’m sure that there were other trails in the area that had workdays as well.
But, between just those three trails there were 47 individuals that gave up their Sunday morning to move dirt, trim trees, and create new trail where there was none before. In all over 15,000 pounds of dirt was moved via buckets and…
Meet a #TXCX Local – Fred Schmid aka Captain America
Minor Baker         texascx.com
Wow, what a weekend in Waco!
If you didn’t race this weekend you missed out on a sloppy slugfest.
Fighting for America and CX glory.
This week we sat down with a local favorite and all around badass, Fred Schmid. Fred is the only Texan to currently wear the Stars and Stripes of the National Champion in cyclocross.
What are you riding this year?
I ride a Redline Conquest Team with Shimano Ultrega 10-speed, HED Ardenes wheels with Clement PDX tubulars.
Besides riding for your country, what team are you riding for this year.< …
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— A K Johnston (@alyjohnston) November 25, 2013
#TXCX mud! #cx Via @marccoppedge's video http://t.co/mRPIwoHynq
— Grimpeur Bros Specialty Coffee (@GrimpeurBros) November 25, 2013
Unfortunately, there will be no Dirt Derby this week due to the rain. But don't stop training! Next week will be… http://t.co/fVVKabenxj
— Dirt Derby (@DirtDerby) November 25, 2013
new enhancements will connect @UHouston and @uhdowntown via electric shuttle while adding pedestrian amenities, bike racks signs, and more
— Meli Mel (@MelissaLovesHOU) November 25, 2013
Not excited about biking to work in freezing weather. And yes, it's actually freezing in Texas (I hate explaining this to people)
— kak (@therealsongoku2) November 25, 2013
First Annual BE KIND Fall Classic Ride Pictures are in. Thank you to everyone who participate and your support…. http://t.co/J9XAER2YxA
— BE KIND to Cyclists (@bkindtocyclists) November 25, 2013
I posted 38 photos on Facebook in the album "Reveille Peak 100 part 2 by Terra Firma Racing" http://t.co/Vp0ynIdQsX
— Reveille Peak Ranch (@RPRTexas) November 25, 2013
Where do trails come from? http://t.co/YMU8iSJdn7
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) November 25, 2013