Santa Fe Rail Riders – Santa Fe, TX

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1st Annual Santa Fe Rail Riders Non-Competitive Bike Ride Fundraiser
Santa Fe High School
Saturday, November 12, 2011

FEES: $25 PER ADULT / $5 PER CHILD
DAY OF EVENT: $30 PER ADULT / $10 PER CHILD

E-MAIL the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce AND THEY WILL SEND YOU A BROCHURE!

The Ride will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2011. Check in time is from 7:00 to 7:45 a.m. with the ride starting at 8:00 a.m. The scenic course covers 40 miles, starting from Santa Fe High School.

All proceeds support local business growth and development throughout the year. The Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, Inc. proudly offers six scholarships to graduating Santa Fe High School Seniors.

Online registration

Tour de Gruene Individual Time Trial – Gruene, TX

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Tour de Gruene Individual Time Trial
Gruene Hall
Gruene, TX

Individual Time Trial
17 mile Point to Point Individual Time Trial
Saturday, November 5th, 2011   2:00 p.m

This 17 mile 2011 Individual Time Trial Course will be a point to point this year (Gruene to Canyon Dam). Shuttle vans/trailers will be provided for the return trip of participants who would like assistance back to Gruene.

Tour de Gruene Individual Time Trial is a competition where the contestants are started 30 seconds apart and will race against the clock for awards. There are many different divisions offered that take into account your gender, age, and ability (predicted average speed). 300 Entries will be accepted.  After that, a waiting list will be formed.

The start for the I T T is located in Gruene.  The finish is located at the top of Canyon Dam.

Online registration only is accepted.  Fees are $40 per entrant. Each entrant is guaranteed a collector’s commemorative t-shirt ($15 value), and an admission ticket to Wurstfest (an $8 value).  Registration will close Thursday, October 20, 2011 @ midnight or sooner if the field limit of 300 is met. (It closed out early in 2009 & 2010). Tour de Gruene Race entrants do not need an annual USCF license, or any racing license for that matter.

Seeding will be from fast to fastest based on entrants’ predicted average speeds. The first rider to start the ITT on Saturday will be at 2:00 pm with subsequent riders starting in 30 second intervals. Last year’s winner(s) and any course record holders are given the honor of being seeded last. Start times will be posted on this website as soon as event registration closes out.

Tour de Gruene Two Person Team Time Trial – Gruene, TX

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Tour de Gruene Two Person Team Time Trial
Gruene Hall
Gruene, TX

Two Person Team Time Trial
Tour de Gruene Bicycle Classic 27.3 miles
Held on Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Might incur a slight change this year in start location [still in Gruene area though] — otherwise, route is the same as it’s been for 28 years.  When map is updated will Tweet and Post on FB. October 24th Start Times will be posted.

Team Time Trials are a competition. The classic 27.3 mile race course is set on beautiful River Road and Hwy 306. Two person teams begin 30 seconds from the next team and then race 27.3 miles against the clock for awards in various gender, age, and ability categories. And YES we have a TANDEM division too! Teams will be seed started according to their supplied predicted average mph for the course. Last year’s winner(s) and any course record holders are given the honor of being seeded last. The time of your 2nd teammate to cross the finish line is recorded.  The top times in each category will be recognized.

The first 250 teams to register are in. After that we will form a waiting list.  More details on the waiting list will be posted here after the field limit has been met.

Online registration fees are $40 per racer ($80 per team). There is no-mail in registration for this event.

Team Captain will register both team members online at the same time.

Tour de Gruene – Gruene, TX

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Tour de Gruene
Gruene Hall
Gruene, TX

Tour de Gruene is a great family ride – offering several distance choices – each of which are scenic, relatively flat, and contain rest stops along the way to replenish your thirst and hunger. The Saturday Recreational Tours are just for fun. There are relaxation stations set up around the course so that you will be able to stop for restrooms, replenish your liquids and get a snack before continuing. There are no prizes for who finishes ahead of who — it is a time to enjoy the camaraderie of a beautiful bike ride along River Road, alongside fellow cyclists who share your love of touring the beautiful countryside – and then get back to enjoy the charm and ambiance of Gruene – or head for the Wursthalle for the German Festival.

Online early-registrations receive a $10 discount off adult entries, and are guaranteed a t-shirt and Wurstfest ticket (a $23 value).

Online Pricing is: $40 per adult; $20 per child 17 & under; and $5 for toddlers riding in carriers or trailers. Online Pre-registration closes Thursday, October 20, 2011 @ midnight.   However there are also walk-up options…. read on…..

As long as we have not met our field limit of 2000 (which would be posted on this webpage) – we will accept walkup registrations with entry fees of $50 per adult, $25 per child.  Walkup registration locations will be announced here as online registration is about to close.  Space permitting, we will also accept registrations day of event at Gruene Hall starting at 6:30 a.m. The entry fee reflects the additional costs incurred for manual data entry clerks, food, drink, police, medical, road support, porta potties, volunteers, etc. that all must be increased based on the number of entrants. We always use incentives to encourage early online registration so that we can have a well supported event for all. No entries may be mailed in.

7:45 a.m.  Extra_Long_Route   65 Mile Route –  There are 5 rest stops.  Inclusive of the Short and Medium Tours with scenic rides along River Road.  Additionally, this route takes you all the way to Fisher, TX and then goes along Scenic Mail Route Road, across Devil’s Backbone, south on Purgatory Road, and finishes out along the beautiful Guadalupe River Road.  In order to have full ride support, you need to average at least 13 mph (including time out for stops).  This course requires a higher degree degree of fitness and experience than the other courses. No minors on this route please without prior approval.

7:50 a.m. Long_Route  46 Mile Route –  There are 5 rest stops.  Inclusive of the Medium tour.  It has some medium sized hills with gradual inclines over longer climbs.  In addition to riding along the scenic River Road, the route takes you through areas with views of the Canyon Lake area.

7:55 a.m. Medium_Tour   31 Mile Route — There are 3 rest stops. Inclusive of short tour so includes one climb and descent of 6% grade for about half a mile.  Otherwise, a scenic tour along River Road and the Guadalupe River Valley.

8:00 a.m. Short_Tour  17 Mile Route — There are 2 rest stops, one climb and descent of 6% grade for about half a mile. Otherwise, the course meanders through the Guadalupe River Valley.