from the Jasper Newsboy (full article link)
Up to 200 riders will converge on Jasper for the fourth annual Dam to Dam Bike Ride this Saturday, Oct. 27.
Organizer Ky Griffin said it’s not a race but a personal challenge. "There’s always guys you want to beat. You keep up with your time. I’m a member of the Coca Cola cycling team, and I know there’s guys on the team and other people who will be in the event, and I just want to beat their time," Griffin said with a laugh.
Teen cyclist focuses on training, advancing Gearing Up
from lubbockonline.com (full article link)
Dani Rudd, 15, sped along a dirt path on an open field in East Lubbock. He made a turn, climbing a steep, bumpy hill, then swung back around, ready to make yet another lap. To the untrained eye, the 0.6-mile loop across the street from the American Wind Power Center and Museum doesn’t look like much. But the slopes, turns and obstacles put a strain on the young cyclist – exactly what he and his father wanted when they built the course.
The Coronado High School sophomore competes in off-road cycling. He says he is currently ranked third in the state and seventh nationally in the junior expert men 15-16 age group in cross-country mountain biking.
from nbc5i.com (full article link)
Many cyclists have complained about Dallas police’s enforcement of laws governing bicyclists at White Rock Lake.
Police said people on bicycles were getting lax with the rules of the road in the area. They have stepped up enforcement, issuing tickets to cyclists for not wearing helmets and even for running stop signs.
Yesterday, in Argyle, Texas, I did my 22d bike rally of the year and my 418th overall. It was the first year for this rally, so I didn’t know what to expect. The terrain would probably be familiar, since I’ve done the nearby Flower Mound and Keller rallies many times, but it remained to be seen how well organized the rally was. The weather at this time of year can be anything from hot to frigid. It turned out to be warm (the high temperature for the day was 88° Fahrenheit) and humid. The sun never came out. Whenever I felt inclined to complain about the muggy weather, I reminded myself that I could be running instead of bicycling. It would be truly awful to do a long run in such weather. I’ve done quite a few of them, so I know whereof I speak.