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GISD presents “Spring into Summer” event and a Bicycle Rodeo, May 4
MSU Texas cycling team qualifies six riders for Collegiate Road Nationals
Thousands of Cyclists and Spectators Visit Aggieland for Texas MS 150
Wood’s Houston team reaches $1.5 million towards the fight against Multiple Sclerosis
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By Keith Misegades www.crazyguyonabike.com
Not as hard today: Sanderson to Marathon
Thursday April 27, 2023, 54 miles (87 km) – Total so far: 1,952 miles (3,141 km)
I was up early to hopefully get on the road to avoid the heat of the day. I walked over to the convenient store to get a couple breakfast burritos as I was still trying to replenish my body’s fuel supply. I also made sure to take a bunch of water including both 2 liter bladders. I was on the road at 7:19 AM. Today I would be climbing for the first 2/3 of the ride and then the road would level off a bit with jusdt a few long rollers.
The ride was entirely on hwy 90 and it had a pretty good shoulder, but I tried to ride out in the road as much as possible. Since there was very little traffic, riding in the right lane proved to be the plan for the day. I could see and …
Staging day 1 for Sunday: Marathon to Alpine
Friday April 28, 2023
Today and tomorrow are short days that act as a rest day since they are both around 30 miles. Why not do both days today? Well, the headwind was predicted to be quite strong today and doing the last 30 miles would have taken a LONG time and this not a race.
I slept well in the Beehive last evening. I thought that I wouldn’t like it, but actually I thought it was one of the coolest places on the property. I will admit that it is definitely one of the most unique places I’ve slept in. I talked to a couple women that were headed to Big Bend National park for a few days of hiking and camping. I’ll have to get back here and visit that park. Getting there and back on a bike can be done, but would be a stretch for me with so limited services. I think that it is a bleaker and drier area than I am going through now and camping spots are very hard to get.
Breakfast was pop-tarts and a can of Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee. With headwinds forecasted to be around 30 mph by 10:00, I got on the road by 7:15. Today’s route was a climb for the first 16 miles then it levelled off for the rest of the day. I prefer getting the climbing done early in the day.
The scenery today consisted of riding through …
Wade Blake | www.gatesvillemessenger.com
The Gatesville ISD Community Outreach will be presenting Gathering Gatesville “Spring into Summer” on Thursday, May 4, from 4:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at the Gatesville Elementary School. There will be free bike helmets, door prizes, a silent auction and food trucks.
There will be local educational, sports, theater, and music camps information, local VBS and church events information, area wide family friendly activities, information about the summer feeding programs, and local services available for families. Over sixty vendors will be present to share information about different activities that can be enjoyed during the summer months and useful information for families.
There will also be a …
Andy Newberry | news.msutexas.edu
Pavle Kalaba of Midwestern State won the overall conference championship (Men’s A) at the South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference event in Celina, Texas. His brother and teammate, Dušan Kalaba, claimed second place.
MSU Texas qualified six riders for the Collegiate Road Nationals May 5-7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
MSU Texas finished second as a team behind Texas A&M. Texas State finished third. …
Chelsea Reber | wtaw.com
Thousands of cyclists will leave Houston and Austin on Saturday and finish their ride in College Station on Sunday for the Texas MS 150, which raises funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s mission to cure MS.
President Linda Bates invites the community to join thousands of friends and family members cheering on the riders as they cross the finish line outside if Aggie Park on Sunday.
“The community has been so welcoming to us as an organization and to all these people that we are trying to help and support with our work,” says Bates.
Bates discussed the …
www.woodplc.com
Wood, the global consulting and engineering company, is celebrating 25 years of fundraising for Multiple Sclerosis charities in the Houston area, totalling $1.5m in donations. Teams from the company have taken part in the annual Texas MS 150 cycling event, and other local charity initiatives in partnership with the Southwest Cycling Club (SWCC).
The Texas MS 150
is a two-day, 150-mile fundraising bike ride from Houston to College Station. The Texas MS 150 ride is the largest fundraising event for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The event, which currently has over 5000 participants, aims to raise $13.5 million for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to …
Eric M | strava.com
Volunteering at the Schlumberger Cycling Club tent this weekend for the MS150. The route day 1 is Houston to La Grange. Day 2 is La Grange to College Station. I rode from La Grange to Industry where I met up with Eunice who rode the entire route today from Houston to La Grange so she could volunteer this weekend also.
Steve Gutierrez | strava.com
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