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The Texas High School cycling league will bring the Bicycle Sport Shop and Richardson Bikemart high school race series to Austin THIS weekend on Sunday April 6th. The league is excited to return to Austin for the second year in a row and hopes to build on last year’s successful race despite a scheduling conflict that makes the high school race compete with the memorial race for formal league competitor Ivan Mukasa.

Texas High School Cycling League link

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Over the weekend Kyle Bennett of Conroe, Texas, and Jill Kintner of Seattle claimed titles in the USA Cycling BMX National Championships at DeSoto, Texas. Bennett took the title from defending national champion Donny Robinson of Napa, who finished third behind Danny Caluag.

The Monday Houston Chronicle features a picture of riders during the 2008 Bluebonnet Express ride on Sunday, March 30th. According to the caption over 2,400 riders participated in the MS150 training ride.

Friday, ride from Bandera to Leakey, about 60 miles.
Saturday is a one hundred mile loop out of Leakey.
Sunday, ride from Leakey back to Bandera by an easier route.

All rides offer sag support and wonderful food, and a massage therapist is often available. Route maps are available online at Eddie’s Map Page. The event is centered at the Frio Pecan Farm. The food will be served there and the activities will be centered there.

You will need to make your own lodging reservations in Bandera and Leakey. Bandera Lodge, 830-796-3093 or 800-796-3514 (Thursday night) and Frio Pecan Farm, 830-232-5294 or 877-832-0674(Friday and Saturday night) are the most popular. Available rooms for thursday night rooms are usually plentiful.

Leakey Death Ride Website

Fort Worth Bicycling Association presents

Start Location:
Berea Baptist Church
6901 Forrest Hill Drive
Forrest Hill, Tx.
Vans leave at 6:00 pm on April 11, 2008

First Night Motel (Fri, April 11):
Springhill Suites Austin North, Marriott
(I-35 and Parmer Ln)
12520 N IH-35
Austin,TX 78753
512-833-8100
Rooms are held for our group (Fort Worth Bicycling Association) at a rate of $99.99+tax for a double room.

Second Night Hotel (Sat, April 12):
Waco Fairfield Inn South
5805 N. Woodway Dr.
254-776-7821
Rooms are held for our group (Fort Worth Bicycling Association) at a rate of $89.99.

Rooms go fast, so make your reservations soon!

Additional Price: $110 for transport down and the sag back only.

Deadline to Pay: There are two 15 passenger vans, so sign up while there’s still room!

Make Checks payable to:
Kalleen Whitford
809 Marengo
Cleburne TX 76033

Fort Worth Bicycling Association Website

The Katy Ram Challenge began at the Katy Mills Mall outside of the Sun Ski Sport store. Looking over the crowd and noticing numbers during the ride I estimate between 1565 to 1800 riders were on the roads north of Katy. The rest stops were full. The third one was short on sport drink when I got there. Rest stop 5 actually had two flavors of sport drink to choose from. I took the orange. The Vanilla Wafers were a nice switch.

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Make plans to enjoy a fabulous day of Texas springtime cycling in the luscious and calm countryside south of Dallas! For the 10th consecutive year, the Greater Dallas Bicyclists, together with the City of Lancaster, is staging the Lancaster Country Ride on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 9 am. Lancaster is a mere 15 minutes from downtown Dallas.

Join us as we cycle through the scenic countryside of Lancaster and surrounding areas. The routes traverse a variety of terrain, from flats to rolling hills, with a few challenging climbs. Rest stops every 10 or 12 miles with water, sports drink and fruit. The wildflowers are in full bloom in April and our routes feature picturesque meadows with dense concentrations of Bluebonnets, Indian Paintbrush, and other colorful spring flowers.

Mileage options: 23, 42 and 63 miles staggered start for safety. We have scouted and ridden the routes to ensure smooth roads and scenic countryside for all bicyclists to enjoy. The 42 and 63 mile options take you directly through the Bluebonnet Trial on beautiful and hilly Sugar Ridge Road.

Website

The Ride for Heroes Inc. supports those individuals who unselfishly volunteer their time and talents to make East Parker County a better place to live. The Moritz Chevrolet Ride for Heroes is a bike ride held each year benefiting the Aledo, Hudson Oaks and Willow Park Fire Departments. This year we will also be including the volunteers of the Parker County Sheriff Reserve and the Campbell Emergency Response Team. The Ride for Heroes helps support various student clubs from Aledo High School as well. And as always we also support the Texas Bicycle Coalition working for safer cycling in Texas.

Routes: 8 miles, 20 miles, 40 miles, 62 miles, 75 miles, 100 miles.

Start Times:

• 100, 75 mile | 7:30 am
• 62, 40, 20 mile | 8:00 am
• 8 mile | 8:30 am

Cost:  $25 ($30 after March 22)    $16 per child ages 7-17   Free for children 6 and under

Ride for Heroes Website