A problem I like to have: How do I watch Tirreno – Adriatico and Paris-Nice races at the same time?
Nissan Innovation for Endurance: Texas Custom Bicycle Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl4O5e1hGtc
Jason Sumner visits the Texas Custom Bicycle Show in Austin and talks to innovative creators of custom bikes, including bike-makers at True Fabrication Bicycles, KirkLee Bicycles, and Violet Crown Cycles. For more innovations in…
Peddler Dirt Derby holds bike races on Tuesdays
By Bobby Blanchard         www.dailytexanonline.com
With the hope of getting more beginners riding on Texas trails with their bikes, Central Texas Grassroots Cycling will be hosting four more bicycle races this spring.
The Peddler Dirt Derby, CTXGC’s 2012 spring bike series, takes place Tuesday nights at the Del Valle Motorcross Park. The nonprofit organization CTXGC names the Dirt Derby series each year after its title sponsor. The Peddler, a bike shop…
Thirty-four domestic elite teams to vie for 2012 NRC & NCC crowns
www.usacycling.org
Thirty-four men’s and women’s domestic elite teams will join 17 total UCI Continental squads in competition for the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar (NRC) as well as the National Criterium Calendar (NCC) team titles in 2012.
Following the February 15 registration deadline, USA Cycling is pleased to announce the 34 squads that will compete as domestic elite teams (DET). Twenty-three men’s DETs are set to contest the NRC and NCC while 11 women’s DETs will compete for…
Weekly Collegiate Racing Wrap – March 6, 2012
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SCCCC: Season Opener at Texas A&M University – by Kristen Kjellberg
This weekend the SCCCC gathered for the 14th annual Tunis-Roubaix race, hosted by the Texas A&M Cycling Team near College Station, TX. Over the years, this race -specifically the road race- has built a repertoire with both collegiate and TXBRA racers as being the “Hell of the South,” and this year the race lived up to its reputation. The road race Saturday consisted of 12-15 mile loops with each loop containing 3-5 miles of strada bianca, aka “white road” in Italian, or “lots of big rocks” in Aggiespeak. Many racers were left to wonder why they didn’t bring their…
Loving the Mountain Bike: Shawn McAfee
by Darryl         lovingthebike.com
Are you Loving the Mountain Bike? You may have noticed a lack of attention towards this type of cycling here at Loving the Bike, and that’s simply because I’ve been on a mtb once in the past year and a half. When this cycling website first started, I wanted to make sure we talked about all kinds of bikes….but since I’m a road cyclist at heart, the focus always seems to go in that direction.
So today we’re bringing you a great post from Shawn McAfee of Texas Mountain Bike Trails, and will be sure to have more mountain bike goodness coming at you in the future as well. Here’s a great read for all of you who…
Free Beginner/Entry level Mountain Bike Class 3/10/12
by mwilhelm            www.oldtascosacycling.com
RAGE-N-NUGGET writes “Sun Adventure Sports will be hosting a free beginner mountain bike class @ 10am @ Chinaberry @ Palo Duro Canyon on 3/10/12. The class will include all skills and fundamentals of enrty level mountain biking. Meet by the restrooms at Chinaberry and bring enough water to ride for about 2-3 hours. Mountain biking is fun so bring a good attitude and get ready to Enjoy The Ride!”
And thanks to Warren Casteel and all the other cycling advocates of the DFW metro-plex that helped make this a reality!
SXSW by bike (or bike share)
By Pam LeBlanc         Fit City
When SXSW rolls around, a lot of folks grit their teeth. It’s not that they don’t like the music (though I’m sure some don’t) — it’s that headache-inducing traffic.
Hipsters and cars crowd the roadways and finding an empty parking space is like finding a double yolk egg — it’s rare.
My suggestion? …
Hit-and-run driver sought in wreck that left Irving bicyclist in coma
by Fort Worth Star Telegram
By Domingo Ramirez Jr. Avid bicyclist Ken Hawkins loved to ride around Irving and North Texas, routinely riding to the grocery store or down the street to a hardware shop. The 50-year-old knew all about safety and riding on highways; he had done it for …
Big Thicket
by Liberty Vindicator
Cycling enthusiasts and anyone interested in a great opportunity for the entire family are invited to grab their bicycles and ride in the annual Texas Big Thicket Bike Tour, Saturday, March 17, 2012. The Southeast Texas Hike and Bike Coalition, …
RockShox Ride Experience coming to Austin area Mar 17-18, 2012
Austin Ridge Riders
I wanted to let you know that SRAM / RockShox is planning a few RockShox Ride Experience days in the Austin Area on March 17th & 18th. We’re a 2nd cousin to what most folks know as a demo. We’ll roll a little differently in the sense that we don’t foucs on the name on the downtube, we’re all about the parts and getting some quality interactions. We’re quality V. quantity focused.
For this effort, We’ll entertain accepted applicants and swap their frame suspension with, you guessed it, RockShox fork and rear shox. We’ll let you ride evaluate the product on the trails you know and…
Bike Overnight
Lone Star Cyclists
Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012 – 8:00am to Sunday, April 22, 2012 – 1:00pm
Join us for the first LSC Bike Overnight!
Are you ready to get out of town and enjoy a bike tour but have only limited time?
We’ll be gone overnight and it will feel like a vacation!
We’ll leave our vehicles at Mark Robinson’s place in Maypearl and spend the day on scenic roads looking for wildflowers. We’ll arrive in Ennis after about 66 miles, where we can enjoy the annual Bluebonnet Festival. On Sunday we’ll head back to Maypearl for another 47 miles or so. …
IBD sales up 15 percent in January
Bicycle Retailer & Industry News
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) Mar 6 2012 1:26 PM MT—They say what’s bad for snow sports retailers is good for bike retailers. And that notion held true in January as warm, dry weather set the scene for a 15 percent jump in bicycle merchandise sales compared with a year earlier, according to Leisure Trends Group’s RetailTRAK data.
Sales totaled $145 million for the month, with strong 29-fueled growth in mountain bikes—up 21 percent to $19 million. Dollars sales in 26-inch mountain bikes declined 2 percent, while 29ers surged 61 percent, the Leisure Trends report noted. Also, the…
Good news for bicycling in the Senate—but the future remains uncertain
www.peopleforbikes.org
A few weeks ago, we asked you to contact your Senators telling them to oppose bills that would have eliminated essential biking and walking programs. Good news: the future of federal funding for bicycling is now looking brighter thanks to strong bipartisan support in the Senate. This support is newly expressed in the successful Cardin-Cochran Amendment, which was accepted into the Senate transportation bill thanks in part to strong feedback from the bicycling community. This bipartisan amendment guarantees our local governments a voice in…
Austin lands 2015 cyclo-cross championships
By Pam LeBlanc         Fit City
Austin has landed the national championships for a style of racing in which bicyclists pedal around a 1.5- or 2-mile course that covers pavement, trails, grass, steep hills and sections where they must hop off and carry their bikes over obstacles.
The 2015 Cyclo-Cross National Championships will take place at Zilker Park. The competition is expected to draw nearly…
REI to Outfit Outdoor Adventurers in San Antonio, Texas and Jacksonville, Fla.
National gear and apparel retailer to open first Florida store and expand presence in Texas
www.marketwatch.com
SEATTLE, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.), a national retailer providing quality outdoor gear and clothing, is introducing its outdoor expertise to two new communities by opening a store in San Antonio, Texas in the fall of 2012 and its first…
March Meeting Minutes
Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association
Camping trip
The club is planning a trip to the Colorado Bend State park trails on April 22, Earth Day. It looks to be about a 3.5hour drive, we’ll find a place to camp, hang out, ride ride ride! More detailed planning and coordination will likely happen at the next meeting.
Saturday Trail Maintenance
There are 5 “No Trespassing†signs that BTU has given us to put up. A few people will follow Mikey around to figure out where those will go. James’ new trail needs a bridge moved into place. The bridge itself may or may not need some work. There is a lot of erosion on the doubletrack that runs along the powerline just before Hematoma Hill (Game Trail). It is getting dangerous through there so be on your toes…
Improve Your Mountain Biking Through Road Riding
by Shawn         Texas Mountain Bike Trails
I make it pretty clear that I’m not really a roadie kind of guy and it’s been my motto for a while that “Road riding is all work and no play.â€
But I do have a road bike and it is one of the most effective ways to become a better mountain biker. That is even where I got my start in cycling and completely fell in love with the sport. The picture above is of me when I used to race triathlons. …
Yesterday I watched the Paris-Nice race on TV. The peloton split into several groups because of the 20+ mph crosswinds. Today I could understand the situation on my bike ride. At the beginning of my ride the southeast wind blew 18.4 mph with 28.8 mph gusts and by the time I finished the wind “slowed down” to 21 mph and 25 mph gusts. As I rode across Lake Houston heading east I looked down at the full lake and saw 1 to 2 foot waves with those white caps in the post title. With this strong wind the clouds rolled in to cover the blue sky from yesterday. The temperature also fell to 73 degrees from the 81 or so on Monday. I prefer the 81 temperature. The ride today was chilly at times.
There was one other biker out and our path crossed around the 22 mile point on my route. The ride ended up with 30.11 miles. Even with the wind I did keep my average speed at 15.2 mph and the max speed at 21.8 mph. For the first 10 miles I rode into the wind and the average speed looked like it would be in the 14 mph range but the places I rode with a tailwind I made up for the deficit. Average cadence was 79.9 RPM. March miles total 147.68, YTD miles are up to 783.77. No biking tomorrow due to a meeting.
The Garmin Connect data and SportTracks data are starting to coincide again. I am not sure why they are.
Riding on chip and seal requires some different tires.
Favorite 700×25’s to battle Texas chip and seal?
www.bikeforums.net
Favorite 700×25’s to battle Texas chip and seal?
I plan on switching over to 25’s on my weekend bike, but want a middle of the road training tire. Low rolling resistance, but decent flat protection. I have 25’s on my commuter, but they are flat protection oriented and feel really, really sluggish. Specifically, I’m looking to battle the awful chip and seal vibrations on those backroads. The 23’s pumped to a high pressure feel really fast, but as soon as I get to a bumpy road, it’s kind of hellish. …
BSS_Austin via Twitter
@HOLLANDRACERS made tough decision to cancel #ReveilleRoubaix RACE. TOUR is still ON! Come ride! Details: tour.reveilleroubaix.com cc @RPRTexas
Great Opening Weekend
by League Director in News      Texas High School Cycling League
Jesuit leads the pack through a turn in the Boy’s B crit.
We just finished a great opening weekend of racing to kick off our 6th annual season of High School road racing in Texas. We had 16 more student-athletes than this weekend last year and many new faces & teams were added to our group of excited veteran racers. A fun vibe was in the air throughout the weekend as old friends from different school caught up and got to share the new cycling toys they acquired…
Elizabeth Deden via email
Subject: Gator Ride Baytown, TX
My son rode in the Gator YMCA ride this past weekend in Baytown, TX. My husband was ahead of my son blocking traffic as he crossed the intersections. There was a biker hit and our children in the car were concerned about the biker. Do you have any information? Thanks!
Time Trial Results 3/4/2012
Team McAllen Cycling
Time Trial Results from March 04, 2012 are now up!! They are the third sheet in the excel file attached
Men’s Open
Place
Race #
First Name
Last Name
Gender
Age Group
Start Time
End Time
Actual Time
Points
1
209
Dirk
Martin
M
open
0:08:00
0:32:09
0:24:09
60
2
216
Casey
Swanson
M
open
0:15:00
0:39:20
0:24:20
55
3
201
Wally
Alaniz
M
open
0:00:00
0:24:59
0:24:59
51
4
225
Oscar
Arambula
M
Open
0:24:00
0:49:23
0:25:23
47
5
222
Billy
Flores
m
open
0:21:00
0:46:26
0:25:26
44
6
212
Jorge
Martinez
m
open
0:11:00
0:36:45
0:25:45
41
7
203
Michael
Gonzales
M
open
0:02:00
0:27:59
0:25:59
38
8
213
Eric
Jimenez
m
open
0:12:00
0:38:24
0:26:24
35
9
202
Andres
Enriquez
M
open
0:01:00
0:28:31
0:27:31
33
10
230
Alex
Spish
M
open
0:29:00
0:57:05
0:28:05
31
11
217
Roger
Nelson
M
open
0:16:00
0:48:04
0:32:04
29
More results in the spreadsheet.
Third Thursday Time Trial Series Race 1
West Texas Cycling Association
Date: March 12, 2012
Location: Lubbock, TX
Contact: Mike Ivins
Details: Chapparal Cycling Club, as a part of the West Texas Cycling Association, will be hosting the 2012 Third Thursday Time Trial series. The first race will be held March 12, 2012. We will be looking for a few volunteers to help at each event as the series can not happen without you. No experience necessary. Meet at the Chisum Travel Center at 6:00pm.
Corinth Cycling/Harden Dental Gains Momentum with Team GC Victory
Roland San Miguel accepts check for team prize
By Luke Slavens -Â Â Â corinthcycling.wordpress.com
The Corinth Cycling/Harden Dental race team continues to gain momentum after capturing 1st place in the Mineral Wells Stage Race – Team GC 35+ 4/5. “This was a concerted effort by all and everyone did really great†noted The Shield. “Despite the weather, we all had a great time and by the end of the weekend we had turned in some…
Dallas Area Tandem Enthusiasts
The March edition of the DATES-Line Newsletter is published and available for download from the newsletters page. This month’s edition includes…
El Paso Bicycle Club Ride
Sunday, March 25 8:30AM
Explore old and new Fort Bliss on this 30-mile moderate to fast ride starting at Stout Gym (Enter through Cassidy Gate off U.S. 54, take Cassidy Road to gym, 2930 Cassidy). Option for lunch on post after ride. Need picture ID, proof of car insurance, registration to enter post. Rob Ferrara, (401) 954-1064.
Club Picnic and Ride at McAllister’s Park
Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
Start:Â Â Â Â April 14, 2012 9:00 am
End:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â April 14, 2012 3:00 pm
Venue:Â Â Â Â McAllister Park
Address:Â Â 13102 Jones Maltsbergher Rd, San Antonio, TX
This 18 mile ride will start from McAllister Pavilion #1 at 9:00 a.m. and will follow the Salado Creek shaded green-way for most of the way. There is some construction on intersecting roads so caution is advised. After the ride, join us at 11:00 for the Club picnic at Pavilion #1. This is a family event so bring spouses, children and grandchildren. For more information contact either Roy Munro…
Buyer’s Guide leads Bicycling’s digital foray
Bicycle Retailer & Industry News
EMMAUS, PA (BRAIN) Mar 5 2012 MT—Bicycling magazine is making its most ambitious foray yet into digital publishing with the launch of its annual Buyer’s Guide.
The Buyer’s Guide, which is Bicycling’s April issue, is now available both in print and as a digital iPad edition on Apple’s Newsstand and available through the Apple app store.
“This is exciting for us, what we’re doing with this issue, and we’re going to make a big deal of it,†Bicycling publisher Chris…
Changes to the Race Schedule
by League Director      Texas High School Cycling League
Unfortunately several races that were part of our scholastic race series have been canceled. It was beyond our control as the Texas High School Cycling League and as always we do everything we can do to assist race directors in putting on quality events for our student-athletes. Sadly, though, the following events have been canceled and thus will not be part of our 2012 road series. …
Pace Bend Road Race 2012-Women’s Cat 1/2/3
Race Report by Kim Ciolli      AUSTIN CYCLING TEAM
Kim Ciolli
Pace Bend Road Race 2012
3rd Place, Women’s Cat 1/2/3
I have raced Pace Bend every year since I was a Cat 4 in 2005, and I have had the opportunity to experience every one of the finishes: the feed zone hill; the less steep, longer hill of the last 2 years; the counter-clockwise finish; and, of course, the finish we just did. Unlike all those nervous about the possible carnage at this year’s finish line, I was ringing my hands in excitement. What could be better than a downhill, hard right and then an…
So many bikes, so little time
by katiejo         Austin on Two Wheels
That has been the motto of my bicycle interactions of late.
Every time I see a stylized bicycle in use that I have never personally tried before, adrenaline starts dripping into my blood stream. I try to imagine what the ride would be like. A few cases for illustrating: I spied a recumbent bicycle rider pedaling against the wind while heading north west in the bike lane on Airport Boulevard. I imagine what it feels like to be reclined, in what looks like a lawn chair, while pedaling. I wonder what his eyes see on the…
“The new design features a variety of enhancements that promote easy access to municipal services and information.
Design enhancements for Richardson’s web pages have been underway since February 2011. Its creation is intended to align with the City Council’s Statement of Goals, which aims to improve citywide communications, transparency in government operations, marketing of community…
Black Tie Ride to West Village was Beautiful
by UrbanPedal      Dallas Cycle Chic
It’s been a crazy busy week (as always!) but we’ve finally got some great photos to share from last week’s Oscar Pre-Party ride with the Bicycle Tsunami folks.
We had such a blast (as always!) even more so this time because the weather was gorgeous and we were all dressed up – had a few new folks even join us in their suits and dresses! …
Memorial ride planned for cyclist struck, killed by truck
By Pam LeBlanc         Fit City
Area bicyclists will gather Wednesday to honor Justin Patrick Murphy, who was killed in January while walking his bike along the northbound service road of U.S. Highway 183 near McNeil Drive.
The memorial ride will start at 5 p.m. at Bicycle Sport Shop, 10947 Research Boulevard. Cyclists will meet in the parking lot of the bike shop and pedal north about 2 miles to the site of the crash, where they will put up a ghost bike memorial. …
Bicycle advocate Joyce McAlister, city employee who drew Austin’s first bike maps, dies
Joyce McAlister helped draw maps for Austin bike lanes
By Patrick Beach      AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Joyce McAlister, a longtime City of Austin employee and advocate for bicyclists, died at 85 Wednesday in a Bartlett nursing home where she had lived for the past few years, said her granddaughter, Kimberlee Waters.
McAlister was born in Kansas and earned degrees in business administration and social work from Stanford University. She eventually made her way to Texas and…
Bicycle rider struck, killed
www.kiiitv.com
A 72-year-old Port Arthur man is dead after being hit by a car while riding his bicycle Sunday morning.
The Texas Department of Public Safety says George Gumberger was eastbound on the improved shoulder of Highway 105 about a mile-and-a-half east of Sour…
Canadians Dominate US Mountain Bike Opener
Dean Campbell, CTVOlympics.ca
Canadian mountain bikers dominated the US championship opener, the Mellow Johnny’s Classic, held just outside Austin, Texas. World Champion Catharine Pendrel won the women’s race, while Canadian Champion, Max Plaxton, took victory in the men’s race.
Pendrel was part of the lead group of women off the start, but recognized that she’d need to…
Hundreds participate in La Primavera
Participants came from as far away as Germany
By John Bumgardner          www.kxan.com
LAGO VISTA, Texas (KXAN) – The 21st annual La Primavera Pelton bike race saw hundreds of bicyclists trek the “teardrop loop” along  Highland Lakes Drive in Lago Vista this weekend.
The biking event was a joint effort between Lago Vista and Jonestown Chamber of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureau. …
Bike racin’ in Texas
www.fastforwardracingproductions.com
So I came down to Texas to do a bike race and even though at first I was skeptical of the whole idea of traveling that far for a race, in the end it was worth it. The race was this Sunday and Zach and I drove 26 hours south down from Pennsylvania to Texas to take part in Mellow Johnny’s Classic MTB race just outside of Dripping Springs…
Tour de Houston to Benefit Reforestation Efforts
by MyFox Houston
HOUSTON – Tour de Houston Presented by Apache Corporation, the annual fundraising bike ride, will take place Sunday, March 18, 2012. The severe drought conditions spreading throughout Texas have dramatically increased the need to protect our parks and …
This weekend the team traveled to the far side of Austin for the Mellow Johnny’s Classic race. This race was part of the TMBRA Spring series, and also played host to round one of the Pro XCT series. Saturday started off with the cat. 3 racers taking the course in the morning, with Richard Carr contesting the 30-39 age group. Being relatively new back to the sport and having ridden mostly in Houston since his return, Richard hasn’t had…
