Texas Bicycling News Digest April 13th 2019
Castell Grind! So much flippin’ fun!
Katy McCleskey | www.strava.com
First gravel race! Distance was cut in half due to bad weather. Started too far back and lost time in deep sand for the first 3 miles. Played catch up after that and got 8th out of 52 women. Learned a ton and am ready for the next one!
Abilene business notebook: Multi-county wheat tour
Nathaniel Ellsworth | www.reporternews.com
Frontier Texas! the subject of 3 Country Ride interview Bob Hood, volunteer executive director of 3 Country Ride, will conduct an interview with Jeff Salmon, executive director of Frontier Texas!, at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the museum.
3CR is conducting a cross-continental bicycle ride to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Riders left Tijuana, Mexico on March 20, and are expected to arrive in Saint Stephen, Canada on June 10.
The interview will be live-streamed, after which the riders will continue to Haskell. For information, go to 3countryride.org.
Peddlers Pass – what to expect as a racer
By DesertNomad | austinmountainbiking.com
Just what is a dirt time trial at Peddlers Pass going to be like as a racer? Read on to find out!
First off, register online to skip that time consuming (and higher priced) process at the event.
Show up well ahead of your race time and pick up your packet. If you are early enough you will have a chance for a sighting lap of the closed-course, 2.7+ mile, 161 corner track. Then if you have time remaining, get a few miles of warming up on the lake trail and make your final preparations. You’ll want to ride light and fast so maybe forgo carrying anything for each of your 15-25 minute laps.
Then it works a lot like Enduro. You will line up with …
It’s Always Earth Day for Bicyclists, but We Need More Butts on Bikes
A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com
Official Earth Day is later this month, but in Austin, Texas the 2019 edition is celebrated April 13. The promotional materials encourage people to not drive (even a Prius?), but rather to, scoot, walk, take public transit, carpool if they must take a car, and of course, bike. They even have a bike valet area. A Dude went last year and enjoyed hanging with other ecologically-minded folks. Because whether you bike 10 miles a week or 100, you’re doing something to …
Fun ride with "fast" Justin
Jim Storey | www.strava.com
Morning Ride
Adam Guillen | www.strava.com
Tour De Braz (66 miles)
Alejandro Marenco | www.strava.com
Austin Rattler rain shortened 66k. Broke chain at mile 4 but got going again
john pickering | www.strava.com
The Jitterz
Daniel Cruz | www.strava.com
