…This weekend, he completed in the Rocky Hill Roundup in Smithville, the series final of the Texas Fall Cup.

After a dusty start, Armstrong – wearing a black and yellow jersey advertising his shop, Mellow Johnny’s – managed to avoid a crash and settled into 10th place as riders funnelled into the singletrack.

An excerpt, “While the history was there, it’s doubtful that anyone would have picked Gruene, Texas as the start of Lance Armstrong’s historic comeback to professional road racing. Back in 1996 it was a very [...]]]> Chris Brewer at Livestrongblog.org gives a detailed report of Lance Armstrongs prep, race and results. There are pictures as well.

An excerpt, “While the history was there, it’s doubtful that anyone would have picked Gruene, Texas as the start of Lance Armstrong’s historic comeback to professional road racing. Back in 1996 it was a very different story as Lance, who admittedly “barely could ride a bike” due to cancer treatments, rode with legendary Eddy Merckx in a ceremonial Time Trial circuit. Then in 1997 he rode with teammate Kevin Livingston notching a 2nd place result.”

link to the full blog post at livestrongblog.org

The cycling community has been abuzz with excitement since officials announced that Austin’s Lance Armstrong had registered to ride in the two-day Tour de Gruene Bicycle Classic.

The Texas cycling legend is expected to compete today and Sunday in and around Gruene, near New Braunfels.

Cyclists lined up [...]]]> from www.mysanantonio.com
By Bryan Chu – Express-News

The cycling community has been abuzz with excitement since officials announced that Austin’s Lance Armstrong had registered to ride in the two-day Tour de Gruene Bicycle Classic.

The Texas cycling legend is expected to compete today and Sunday in and around Gruene, near New Braunfels.

Cyclists lined up at Bike World in San Antonio on Thursday to pick up their racing numbers and T-shirts. They talked about the chance to compete with the seven-time Tour de France champion.

“It’s great for the area, great for the biking community, to have Lance come and ride with us,” said 50-year-old Chris Price, who was with his 8-year-old son, Liam.

link to the full article mysanantonio.com

“Seven-time Tour de France winner and Austin native Lance Armstrong is adding another project to his busy schedule: Mellow Johnny’s, a new bike shop in downtown Austin, with a grand opening scheduled for May 10. The historic brick warehouse at 400 Nueces (adjacent [...]]]> Cyclingnews.com reports that Lance Armstrong’s new Austin bike shop opens this weekend.

“Seven-time Tour de France winner and Austin native Lance Armstrong is adding another project to his busy schedule: Mellow Johnny’s, a new bike shop in downtown Austin, with a grand opening scheduled for May 10. The historic brick warehouse at 400 Nueces (adjacent to the soon-to-be-opened cross town bike path) is intended to catalyze Austin’s urban revival and encourage people to look at cycling as a means of both transportation and fitness.”

link to the full report at cyclingnews.com