Cycling: Denton criteriums set for this weekend by Denton Record Chronicle Today’s races have added significance because the Downtown Denton Criterium is the final leg in the yearlong Premier Cup, a Texas Bicycle Racing Association …

Cyclists ride across Dallas-Fort Worth to raise money [...]]]> Things are quiet this weekend but here is what I found:

Cycling: Denton criteriums set for this weekend
by Denton Record Chronicle
Today’s races have added significance because the Downtown Denton Criterium is the final leg in the yearlong Premier Cup, a Texas Bicycle Racing Association …

Cyclists ride across Dallas-Fort Worth to raise money for HIV/AIDS …
by Fort Worth Star Telegram
They will bike along suburban and country roads to raise money for three North Texas HIV/AIDS social service groups, including AIDS Outreach Center of …

The duo has already braved the northern part of the trip in little more than a month and reached [...]]]> By Jasmine Ulloa, The Brownvsille Herald

Surya and Giri Markala are pedaling more than 3,000 miles from Toronto to Mexico City in an effort to raise HIV/AIDS awareness, a project they call AIDS Bike Ride 2008.

The duo has already braved the northern part of the trip in little more than a month and reached Brownsville Tuesday night. They will cross the border into Matamoros this morning to continue south.

But Surya and Giri aren’t your likely cross-country cyclists.

Originally from southeast India, the brothers have no professional biking experience and are paying for the trip out-of-pocket.

Link to the full story at The Brownsville Herald