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from bikereg.com these are races you may want to participate in or be a spectator:

Tunis-Roubaix IX
Presented by Texas A&M Cycling Team
Tunis, TX
Sunday, April 01, 2007

Heights Holy MackerelCriterium
Presented by Heights Baptist Temple and The Woodlands Cycling Club
Houston, TX
Saturday, April 14, 2007

University of Texas Cycling Race Weekend
Presented byUniversity of Texas Cycling
Austin, TX
Saturday, April 14, 2007 to Sunday, April 15, 2007

Medical Colleagues of Texas Road Race
Presented by Southern Elite
Coldspring, TX
Sunday, April 15, 2007

Fort Davis Hammerfest
Presented by Permian Basin Bicycle Assn.
Fort Davis, TX
Saturday, April 21, 2007 to Sunday, April 22, 2007

Texas H.S. State Championships & USCF Races
Presented by The Texas High School Cycling League & Jesuit Cycling
Fort Worth, TX
Sunday, April 29, 2007

James Bailey Memorial Criterium at Motorsport Ranch
Presented by Team Bicycles, Inc
Cressen, TX
Saturday, May 05, 2007

Mineral Wells Road Race
Presented by TBi and Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce
Palo Pinto, TX
Sunday, May 06, 2007

The Houston Grand Criterium
Presented by Texas Sports Federation
Houston, TX
Sunday, May 13, 2007

AT&T Austin Downtown Crits - USA CRITS Series Race #4
Presented by Team Hotel San Jose, Team SIX, and UT Cycling And Redbudsports.com
Austin, TX
Saturday, June 16, 2007

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According to this press release, “Performance Bicycle, the nation’s most popular bicycle shop with over 65 stores across the country, announces its newest store will open in Plano, TX in April, 2007.”

Full press release.

Texas High School racing does not draw a lot of attention but that is not the case today when cyclingnews.com had a short blurb on the racing season. The mention is the last section at the bottom of the link above.

” The first-ever Texas High School Cycling League road series kicked off this spring with four events spread over two weekends. The high schoolers are getting a helping hand from Texas’ higher institutions of learning…”

In today’s Houston Chronicle Cycling Notebook, Dale outlines how to add to the Houston-Austin MS150; have a road race.

Now I like road racing but I wonder how this would not stretch the MS150 organization’s manpower beyond their breaking point. 13,000 rider spread over 90 miles is a handful to manage, let alone a rolling enclosure of 100 to 150 racers. I think the people most likely to want to watch the race are the MS150 riders who will be occupied making it to Austin.

Give Dale your thoughts about this. His email is on the Cycling Notebook link above.

Start shining your helmets, pump up your tires and save the date for the 20th Annual Cross Timbers Classic. Sponsored by the Flower Mound Rotary, the 2007 bike ride event will take place Saturday, May 19.

Riders will feel plenty of speed beneath their tires at the starting line of next year’s tour, as participants will start and finish their rides at Texas Motor Speedway. Topping off this year’s event, as a tribute to the tour’s new starting location, each route includes an exclusive opening lap around the famed Speedway track.

The Cross Timbers Classic tour includes 10-mile, 30-mile, 50-mile and 100-mile route options. Once riders have taken their opening lap around the track, they will wind their way through the beautiful North Texas countryside along designated routes based on their ride length.

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I posted a story earlier about Mikail Davenport hand cycling across Texas. KHOU has an update to his ride into Galveston as he nears the end of his trip. Read the full story. Congratulations to Mikail Davenport.

The Accomplishers would like to invite you to become a part of the 2nd Annual Tour de Pearl bike ride. We are a non-profit organization, whose primary goal is to financially reward those who have achieved High School diplomas and those pursuing higher education. Prairie View A&M University. 25, 45 and 62 mile ride.

Registration: $20.00

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM — Late Registration & package pick-up
7:00 AM — Open Ceremony
7:05 AM — TOUR de PEARL 2007 ride begins

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The Tour de Braz Bike Ride will take you on one of 5 bike rides on distances ranging from 10 to 100 miles throughout beautiful and historic Brazoria County. Distances offered: 10 mile, 30 mile, 50 mile, 62 mile and 100 mile. Alvin Community College 3110 Mustang Rd.

Individual: $30.00
Tandem (2 people on 1 bike): $40.00
Family (4 people - only 2 t-shirts): $60.00

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