Texas Bicycling News and Blog Digest April 1st
Dallas Racing Spring Omnium
Texas Bike Racing
Saturday Crit (Cat 4/5)
My legs were a bit stiff from sitting in the car all morning after making the long drive up from Houston. Fortunately we arrived with ample time to loosen up, get my race number, and prepare everything so I could get a nice warmup in before the race start.
My race was the last one scheduled for the day at 3:30 pm. The weather was beautiful with clear skies, temps on the low 70’s, and light winds around 10 mph. It was out of the North, which meant we’d have a tailwind on the finishing straight and a headwind on the back side of the course.
The course itself is just over half a mile in length and consists of four left turns. With the exception of one turn, they’re all wide and easy to take at high speed. In fact, you can pedal through all of them. The most technical is turn 2 which…
STORM Hill Country XC MTB Challenge | Comfort, TX | March 30, 2014
texasbikeracing.com
Men – SS Open
Place     Points     Name    City, State    Time    USAC #    Bib    Team
1    450.61    Jeff Shoemake    Houston    01:27:29.000    111415    118    WayPastFast
2    466.09    Michael Kuehnel    Houston, TX    01:27:30.000    403263    260    Sugar Cycles/Wholesome Sweetners
3    481.58    Matthew Barkley    Cedar Park, TX    01:28:36.000    303278    248    Texas Cycle Werks
4    497.07    Matthew Sappington    Round Rock, TX    01:29:57.000    358266    247    The Peddler Bike Shop
5    512.56    Gerad Dambrosia    Round Rock, TX    01:32:04.000    378991    226    OMW Racing
6    528.05    Winfield Haggard Jr    Houston, TX    01:33:28.000    308865    115    Tile Roofs of Texas/Bike Barn
7    543.54    Jared Fisher    Las Vegas, NV    01:33:37.000    120227    287    Las Vegas Cyclery
8    559.02    Doug Foxworth    Rio Medina, TX    01:36:33.000    12179    316    Mark It Zero
9       Kevin Healey       01:40:22.000       151…
Pedernales Falls State Park TRAIL BUILD & RIDE!
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Wednesday, April 9, 2014Â Â Â 10:00 AM
Pedernales Falls State Park
2585 Park Road 6026, Johnson City, TX (map)
MEET AT THE EQUESTRIAN CAMP GATE off CR 201 (Equestrian Camp is shown on bottom of this map by a symbol of a horse with tent: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publicat…4507_0026n.pdf)
Pedernales Falls State Park TRAIL BUILD & RIDE!
EARN PAYDIRT! Bring your forms.
FREE CAMPING AVAILABLE Wednesday night. Contact Charlie if you are planning to camp.
Build and RIDE NEW TRAIL that Austin Ridge Riders is building at…
Pedernales Falls State Park TRAIL BUILD & RIDE!
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Thursday, April 10, 2014Â Â Â 8:00 AM
Pedernales Falls State Park
2585 Park Road 6026, Johnson City, TX (map)
MEET AT THE EQUESTRIAN CAMP GATE off CR 201 (Equestrian Camp is shown on bottom of this map by a symbol of a horse with tent: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publicat…4507_0026n.pdf)
Pedernales Falls State Park TRAIL BUILD & RIDE!
EARN PAYDIRT! Bring your forms.
FREE CAMPING AVAILABLE Wednesday night. Please contact me if you want to camp.
Build and RIDE NEW TRAIL that Austin Ridge Riders is building at…
The Racing Post April Edition
For the past seven years we’ve provided a pdf of the magazine free of charge. Over the years the multitude of platforms, the differences in how they support pdf files and the fact that people wanted a more “magazine” experience have led us to enhance our offerings.
El Paso City Council might create law making bike-riding children wear helmet (Video)
Maria Garcia      www.kvia.com
The El Paso City Council voted 7 to 1 on Tuesday to explore a law that would require children to wear a helmet while bike riding.
City Rep. Cortney Niland proposed the ordinance after being approached by a group of nurses and a doctor, she said. “They told me there’s been an increase in head trauma injuries in children,” she said. The law would require children between the ages of two and 17 to wear a helmet while bike riding in public, according to the proposal.
Council voted to have the bicycle advisory committee and the group of nurses who approached…
RIDE SCHEDULE – April 2014
Georgetown Cyclopaths
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| RIDE SCHEDULE – APRIL 2014 | Short Rides | Long Rides | |||||
| Day | Date | Time | Meet at | Miles | Map | Miles | Map |
| Saturday | 4/5/2014 | 9:00 AM | Dale’s Essenhaus Restaurant in Walburg | 34 miles | WA7 | 43 miles | WA8 |
| Sunday | 4/6/2014 | 1:30 PM | Berry Springs Park | 34 miles | B63 | ||
| Saturday | 4/12/2014 | 9:00 AM | Catholic Church in Andice | 35 miles | A12 | 48 miles | A14 |
| Sunday | 4/13/2014 | 1:30 PM | Berry Springs Park | 35 miles | B23 | ||
| Saturday | 4/19/2014 | 9:00 AM | Berry Springs Park | 31 miles | B9 | 40 miles | B6 |
| Sunday | 4/20/2014 | 1:30 PM | Berry Springs Park | 34 miles | B48 | ||
| Saturday | 4/26/2014 | 9:00 AM | Union State Bank in Florence | 29 miles | F5 | 43 miles | F3 |
| Sunday | 4/27/2014 | 1:30 PM | Berry Springs Park | 36 miles | B57 | ||
Charter Reserve Stage Race
Tyler Bicycle Club
April 5 @ 8:00 am – April 6 @ 2:00 pm
Details
Start:Â Â Â April 5, 2014 8:00 am
End:Â Â Â April 6, 2014 2:00 pm
Organizer:Â Â Â Â David Starrett
Saturday, April 5th is the Road Race and Time Trial. Race venue on Saturday is First Baptist Church of Whitehouse.
Sunday, April 6th is the Crit. Race venue on Sunday is Tyler Junior College.
Register and support FRESH Racing or come out and watch a great day of racing!
Dallas Racing Tuesday Night Crit; Week 4
Chris Deg
2014 Comfort Flat Rock Ranch Mountain Bike Race Report
Turnin’ Cranks
The Comfort race falls on a pretty tough weekend for me. The wife and offspring had a 3 day weekend of dance convention and competition that would make it tough to work out what to do with the little 3 year old guy. Due to that, it was very doubtful that I’d make Comfort at all and I didn’t really plan on making it. I figured if it panned out that I could go, then great, but I wasn’t going to worry over it as that just makes it worse when it comes down to the time and I DON’T get to go.
Through some interesting sitter scheduling, it turns out that I did indeed get to make the race. The FIRST sitter arrived at 7:30am to let me get out the door and on my way to Comfort. The SECOND sitter was scheduled to relieve the first at 11:30 and I was expected to…
Ride Parking Update for Cranky Tuesday
Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
Beginning Tuesday, April 1st, our Cranky Tuesday will start from the NTEC center [click here] 6170 Research Rd, Frisco, Tx. This is right off Frisco St, just south of Eldorado. Please park on the west side of the building. Unfortunately, there are no restrooms onsite, so be sure to stop prior to getting to the ride. We are continuing to work on other start locations with…
Two Rides Returning This Week
Plano Bicycle Association
After a long winter slumber, the Novice Ride and the Wednesday Night Rides have re-appeared from hibernation. Click on these links for all the details:
Wednesday Night Rides – 4/2
Novice Ride – 4/5
Austin bike planning meeting Wednesday
By Pam LeBlanc      www.austin360.com
Heads up, cyclists.
A citywide public meeting to discuss the next steps in the Bicycle Master Plan Update and Urban Trails Master Planning Process is set for Wednesday.
The Austin Bicycle and Urban Trails Programs will lead the meeting, scheduled for April 2 at One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Road, Suite 325. Two presentations are…
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Bike Event: Pedal to Padre – Brownsville, TX: When: Sun May 4, 2014 3pm to 5pmÂ
CDTWhere: 1601 E Alton Glo… http://t.co/RndBCW5ACY— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) April 2, 2014
Tweets
Wednesday
Westside Ride lead By Rodolfo Zaragoza
Time 8:30am
Place: Starbucks I-10 & Redd Rd
Distance and Pace… http://t.co/lgfWLE6Gin— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) April 2, 2014
Ladies Night at the Driveway thus week! Be sure and hit up http://t.co/5UbCAmxuDB #skinourishment… http://t.co/9O0Ehlk0jO
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) April 1, 2014
@BaylorCycling Y'all are the most polite cyclists in Cam. Prk. As an avid hiker I appreciate that 🙂 Just thought you should know.
— Wendy Gragg (@wendydoeswaco) April 1, 2014
City council approved a partnership for funding for design and construction of bike lanes #epcity pic.twitter.com/IHXWtW9bdk
— KFOX14 Photogs (@KFOX14Photogs) April 1, 2014
#30daysofbiking at @CDRINature today in Fort Davis! biketexas @velopaso http://t.co/L5Oxil800x
— Beth Nobles (@trailgirl) April 1, 2014
City council @ElPasoTXGov about to vote on bike lane spending! pic.twitter.com/0sbGFl6Mqd
— VeloPaso (@velopaso) April 1, 2014
Spring Cyclocross Skills Clinic benefiting CX Project 2015 With @timjohnsoncx & @webber_pete @BSS_Austin.… http://t.co/f9PEEc5wON
— Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) April 1, 2014
ATC Racing spotted in Leakey Texas! http://t.co/xrKc07ITxA
— ATC Racing (@ATCRacingTeam) April 1, 2014
The Mayor's first Rolling Town Hall is tomorrow and wouldn't you know it – it starts near one of our #bikeshare… http://t.co/nKgPq9waeE
— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) April 1, 2014
Kick off of #mmmtx in Austin. Register at http://t.co/pIqv6JlESy and register your miles. pic.twitter.com/oKZg9MySbq
— W Preston Tyree (@SmartCyclist) April 1, 2014
Looks like Sammi and Kat are in for the Charter Reserve Stage Race in Tyler this weekend.
— ATC Racing (@ATCRacingTeam) April 1, 2014
Event Reminders
2 Day Alert: KingRacingGroup Thursday Night Crits – Dallas, TX, Apr 03, 2014 05:30PM – Fair Park, Dallas, TX, United States(CST) http://zpr.
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) April 1, 2014