More than 200 riders gather in Lometa for ATLAS 4000

By Hunter King | www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com

University of Texas students ride out with a smile on their face to start the trip to Alaska.

The 20th year of the ATLAS 4000 cycling tour took off from Stoneledge Winery in Lometa on Saturday morning. The group from The University of Texas is riding across the country to Alaska, with periodic stops to provide education and funding for cancer research. About half the riders in Lometa were volunteers who are participating in 25mile and 50-mile stretches of the venture. Angel Pittman is …

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Alkek Velodrome Update

Stuart Gardner, Program Director | shoutout.wix.com

We nearly got a night of racing in on Tuesday but again weather had other plans, this Tuesday is a week off but hopefully things will dry up for TNR on May 30th and our next big weekend on June 3rd & 4th. The next 2 weeks of the YCL are also coming in June, registration is open! Check the Calendar for more!

Facility/Race Schedule Update

HPARD has informed me that they will be getting us a new transformer however the timeline for this is not clear. Basically they have to be able to find one for a ‘reasonable price’ and once they do they will arrange for it to be installed.

While we wait I am going to start running a flexible race schedule so if a rider who has pre-registered and is not there the race they are in will be the last on the rotation and maybe a longer race will be up first so listen out for that on race nights! …

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Upcoming Rides

Chasing Watts | chasingwatts.com

Tuesday Night Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

MCC Tue/Thurs PM Ride Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

Justice League Tuesday Night Ride Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 7:00 PM

MCC Tuesday Morning Ride Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:30 AM

Tuesday Night EH Ride Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Trek 15-30 Mile Shop ride Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:10 PM

Trek West U Bridges Tame Tuesday Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Cycling Addicks Tuesday Brittmoore -Hempstead Loop Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Morning SBux Crew (Tues) from Dulles Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

PW – Tuesday Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

The Boot ReBooted Wednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

NWCC Hump Day Ride Wednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

Trek Wed. Night Wednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

Sugar Land Wednesday Worlds Wednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 6:15 PM

CCC Gravel Wednesday Nights Wednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Active Cycling Ride Wednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 5:30 PM

NWCC Thursday Spring Creek Greenway Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 5:30 PM

Beginners Ride | Trek West U Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

MCC Thursday Morning Ride Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:30 AM

Trek West U Bridges Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

MCC TUE/THURS PM RIDE Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

Bridgeland Ride Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Thursday Night Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

PW -Thursday Steady Pace Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

Look Pro Go Slow Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 7:00 PM

Urban West Thursday Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

Morning SBux Crew (Thurs) Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

Richmond to Fulshear Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

NWCC Zube park Rides Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

CCC Road Ride Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 7:00 AM

UBG Saturday Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

NWCC Coffee Ride Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

Trek SL Sienna 47 mi Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

R3 Ride 33! Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

CA Century+ Ride Katy- Bellville Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 6:00 AM

Bike Medicine – Blue Agave Racing Training Ride Series Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

Bike Medicine – Blue Agave Racing Traqining Ride Series Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

JL Sunday 30 Miler from PJs Sunday, May 28, 2023 @ 7:00 AM

Monday 25 at Trek Katy (meeting at Old Chicago Pizza) Sunday, May 28, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

CCC Gravel Chappell Hill 55 (with options) Sunday, May 28, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

Bike Medicine – Blue Agave Racing Training Ride Series Sunday, May 28, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

I Cycle Sunday 30+ Miler w/Dan And Juan Sunday, May 28, 2023 @ 8:00 AM

UBG Sunday – 35-50 miles Sunday, May 28, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

Sunday Miles 2.0 Sunday, May 28, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

May 2023 Century – Memorial Day Weekend Sunday, May 28, 2023 @ 6:30 AM

Morning SBux Crew (Memorial Day) Monday, May 29, 2023 @ 7:30 AM

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‘Excitement On a Well Beaten Path’ Southern Tier East to West

By S. Crocker | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Sanderson TX – Marathon TX

Monday May 22, 2023 I could tell the day was here by how bright it is on my tent. Fortunately no rain. (I couldn’t check because Verizon has no service out here and I’ve been without cellular for a couple days… the horror! Lol!)

Packed up the tent and gear and blazed a trail down to the quick stop. Lots of gas stations have a deli in them that specializes in tacos and this was true for this one as well. I bought 53 miles worth of breakfast tacos, biggest coffee they have, chugged the coffe and a taco then loaded the rest into the bags and hit the road.

Today was mostly sun and desert scrub brush. Nice riding, but when you can see your destination for two hours, well, where the mystery in that? ?

I actually watched a thunderstorm begin from scratch while riding across the big plane today. After I got into Marathon, it delivered!

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Thursday Night Social Ride – May 25th 2023
by u/SocialCyclingAustin in socialcyclingaustin

Saturday Morning Caffeine Cruise – May 27th 2023
by u/SocialCyclingAustin in socialcyclingaustin

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Texas Biking from Twitter

STOLEN – Black Vitus ESCARPE 29 VR in South Austin https://t.co/HIezUQJcV6 pic.twitter.com/dlekPpzUtC

— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) May 22, 2023

STOLEN – Green Sunday in Houston, TX https://t.co/gfY55U6yxN pic.twitter.com/JFCgXSoiWo

— Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) May 22, 2023

Thanks for having us out Spider Mountain!#rideyourbike pic.twitter.com/doq0OHPqQn

— mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) May 23, 2023

Nobody bikes. https://t.co/Om0NFjr2zV

— urbanist (@JRDNLTHMS) May 23, 2023

A great ride to lunch for National Bike Month and bike to work day! Thank you @UNTtransit for helping plan this. @bikedenton pic.twitter.com/lQUZ6l2GuN

— UNT Police Dept. (@UNTPolice) May 19, 2023

From the Wee-Chi-Tah Downshift yesterday (part of Tour de Dirt) Thank you to race director Jimmy Young! pic.twitter.com/6dP6kjbsve

— Hotter'n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) May 22, 2023

So many great activities planned this week to support safe bicycling networks for all in Houston! https://t.co/q6E623aMA4

— LINK Houston (@LINK_Houston) May 22, 2023

A mobile bicycle repair service put the parking brake on and is setting up shop at a location at 502 Wichita Street. https://t.co/Q2UadBlHUr

— Times Record News (@timesrecordnews) May 22, 2023

Great turnout for our #BikeToWorkDay event at City Hall this past Friday! ??

Thanks to everyone who participated, from those who biked to work to our special guest speakers and vendors. Until next year! pic.twitter.com/zO5cM383Gd

— ATX Transportation and Public Works (@austinmobility) May 22, 2023