Mikail Davenport, 58, has post-polio syndrome and he’s a cancer survivor. Tuesday Davenport kicked off a 950-mile, 25 day cycling tour to prove that having a disability is not a death sentence. He’s calling it the Legless Lizard Tour de Tejas.
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| March 4, 2007 | ||
| 8:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
In its fourth year the Spring Breakaway ride is back and for 2007 has many exciting routes for both the experienced and novice riders. This year we have a 24 mile, 36, 50 and 65 mile routes. These routes will take you past the beautiful rice fields of katy Texas and through the rustic scenery of far west houston.
The riders will roll out of the Katy Mills Mall (in front of the Sun & Ski shop) at 8 am. There will be a disc jocky on the premise to provide the atmosphere and the riders will provide the fun.
Fees: $25 if postmarked by February 20th, $30 if after that date.
I was reading another bicycling blog from a rider in the Dallas Fort Worth area and he mentioned a website Route Slip. Sounded interesting.
The purpose of Route Slip: “RouteSlip.com is a website for cycling enthusiasts. You can map out your favorite bike rides, print out route slips, create elevation profiles for your rides, manage your training log, and interact with other cyclists.”
There are similar websites.
Now that the Amgen Tour of California has been completed I was thinking back many years to the Beatrice Tour of Texas. I still have a bicycle cap from the last year of the tour. I went to the Astrodome for a criterium around the outside road that circled the dome. The sun was hot as was the racing but the crowd was no where near the crowds in California. But this was before a guy named Lance and even before Greg Lemond. Sadly Beatrice disappeared as a sponsor and the Tour of Texas last only a year or two after that.
| April 23, 2007 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
“Cyclists in Suits” date is set for April 23, 2007, at the Texas State Capital in Austin. We need volunteers to participate in lobbying for legislation that will affect cycling in Texas. The Texas Bicycle Coalition is currently working on SB248, the Safe Passing BIll, that will require a motorist to give at least three feet of clearance when passing a bicyclist and would require a commercial vehicle to give at least six feet of clearance when passing a bicycist.
| May 5, 2007 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
Lake Colorado City SP — 3rd Annual Lake Colorado City Bike Tour — Ride from Colorado City to the park, around the lake and return to Colorado City on this 25-mile tour. Go twice around the lake for a longer 42.5-mile tour. 9 a.m.-noon; registration fee includes barbecue lunch and T-shirt $20 before April 30, $25 after, $5 lunch available for non-riders; reservations recommended (325) 728-3931.
Today’s (February 22rd) Houston Chronicle Cycling Notebook’s Dale Robertson recommended texbiker.net’s event calendar as a “go to” source for Texas bicycling events. I appreciate his mention and link.
Also in the article Dale writes about Austin riders biking to Alaska. Fortunately, they will ride in June. I would not look forward to riding a bike to Alaska right now.
The Fredcast podcast this week is reporting behind the scenes at the Amgen Tour of California. David Bernstein in episode 58 rode in the Mavic car 1 during the race and talked with Randy the driver. You can get a perspective of racing you will not see on TV.
