King Cross Weekend – Dallas, TX

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King Cross Weekend
Woodcreek Church  (3400 E Renner Rd, 75082) , From 75 and 635, take 75 north to Renner Rd. East on Renner Rd just past the Shiloh Rd.

Notes:
Mountain Bikes (without Bar-ends) & Cross Bikes allowed. • Field minimums for full payout is 20. Promoter reserves the right to combine, cancel or reduce the prize list of races that do not meet field minimums.

Registration & Fees:
Online registration at bikereg.com is $25 and ends Thursday, Nov.10th, 10pm CT, rider pays any BikeReg service fees. Day of  registration is additional $10 late fee ,  opens at 9:00 am and closes 15 minutes before race start. Additional races $15.  One day licenses will be available on site for $10.  If event has to be canceled, 75% refunds issued upon request.

TXBRA.org information

El Paso Puzzler – El Paso, TX

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El Paso Puzzler
Presented by the BMBA
El Paso, TX
Sunday, January 15, 2012

USA Cycling Event USA Cycling Permit # pending
Online Registration Closes Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 8:00 AM ET
It’s the sunday of MLK weekend! There will be a 50 and 35 miler, so it’s your choice. 8 am start; make sure to be there early.

Version 5 of the Puzzler is ready to go.

Here are the details:
Jan. 15, 8 am.
New Course. Soon to be announced. Similar to last year. (view gps files on www.geobetty.com or on our map page)

Same venue at the Bowen Ranch Round House More singletrack….yes….MORE! Registration is now open.

Equal pay out to top 3 men and women. ($400, $250, $150 and $100 to the 4th and 5th mens overall finisher)

Packet pick up and will be held at the Bowen Ranch Round House on Saturday January 14th from Noon until 5  pm and Sunday morning from 7:00 to 7:30 am.  El Paso is on Mountain Standard Time.

The venue entrance is located 2.6 miles north of U.S. 54 on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (Farm to Market Road 3255) on the west side of the road.  Drivers will be greeted by a large sign that reads BOWEN RANCH.  Keep an eye out for the entrance when the road turns from 4 to 2 lanes.  The start/finish is on the east side of the Franklin Mtns for THE 2011 EP PUZZLER.

The Rain Washed The Sky a Brilliant Blue – October 13th Bike Ride

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Overnight we got .63″ of rain according to my weather station. Now the sky has been washed clean and the blue is bright color beyond description. My wife is overjoyed since this is the second rain in the last 5 days. Our yard may recover from the drought yet. Along with the clear skies was a strong north wind that was punishing as I rode into it. That accounts for the sub 15 mph average speed. Once I turned back south my speed picked a lot but not enough to overcome the first 12 miles. The temperature was perfect with 80 degrees (44% humidity) at the start and 85 (31% humidity) at the end. That wind was much stronger than the IAH weather station reported at 6 mph from the northwest because every flag I saw was standing straight out. No other bikers spotted today.

With today’s 29.38 miles my October miles are now 325.79, week to date is 115.65, and year to date is 4567.13 miles. My average speed was 14.9 mph, max speed was 23.3 mph and average cadence was 79.5 RPM.

10-13-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map

 

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 12th

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Austin Safe Routes to School response to A2W critique
by elliott Austin on Two Wheels
Editor note: In September, I shared how my children’s school was selected for Austin’s Safe Routes to School, a program designed to encourage children to walk and bike to school and do it safely. I expressed support for this program but also offered a critique of how some of the fear inducing facts might cause parents to drive kids to school more, not less. I was also unhappy that drivers, outside of parents, are not being asked to be active participants in making our streets safer for all users. In response, the Austin Program Coordinator Kristi Stillwell sent me this letter.

We welcome the opinions and thought-provoking statements in this article, found them interesting and overall positive, and we hope to be able to partner with you Elliott (and other interested parents) on walking and biking…

We Rode To The State Fair of Texas
by Christopher Curnutt        Biking in Dallas

I hadn’t joined the Tits Tuesday ride in ages, so last night was a good chance for me to catch up with friends I hadn’t seen in a good while, meet some new folks, and put some names to faces.  Speaking of catching up Toni Youngblood will be writing an update about her car free life (since around Feb 2010) and escapades later this…

Recreational Sports Calendar & Sign-up Sheet – Oct. 12, 2011
San Antonio Express-News
Bicycling: Today, 8 a.m., Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floore’s Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314.

Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Southside Mission Ride, 27, 39, 51 and 61 miles, visitors center, Mission San Jose. 210-213-7382. …

Huge turn out for Bike around the Bay
By Dayna Haynes            www.theanahuacprogress.com

This year’s Bike around the Bay had about a 1,000 participants riding the 150 mile, two day trek around Galveston Bay with the starting line at Fort Anahuac Park. Organizers commented that the first event had only 300 participants and now they are up to 1,000 entries. Proving the popularity and growth of the event. The bicyclists enjoy the scenic and picturesque countryside of the Southeast Texas coastal roadways with stopping points in the bay area towns along the route, starting with Anahuac, High Island, Bolivar Peninsula, …

Bike riders help raise funds for charity
www.news-journal.com
The Mineola Chamber of Commerce’s second-ever Mineola Metric Century Bike Ride raised $500 for charities and grew in size, which the chamber of commerce’s Pam Franklin said was encouraging.

Among the 64 entries were riders from as far away as Austin and Dallas and they had their choice of three…