Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 6th
Race tests competitors’ minds, bodies, ability to work as a team
by San Angelo Standard Times
Contestants in San Angelo’s first-ever adventure race Sunday faced some challenges they were not expecting.
Joanna Tinsley, member of the team named the Adventure Chicks, almost stepped on a rattlesnake while trail running.
“We biked past a coachwhip (snake),†said her teammate Joanna Tinsley. “Adventure Chicks we were.â€
The Minute Men, whose kayak was first in the Twin Buttes Reservoir after completing the racing and biking part of the race, went in the wrong direction in their kayak. …
Cup Runneth Over: Bike Racers
by Ami
I was going to try to bluff my way through a legitimate description of the race, but let’s just say that lots and lots of men and women road their bikes really fast for 90 minutes in the Texas heat, and I just think that’s plain crazy. …