Marion Ride – San Antonio Wheelmen
Date:     06/26/2011
Time:     08:00 AM
Location:     Marion, TX
Marion Ride (NE) [F to R]. Routes of 20, 36, 44, 50, 57 and 64 miles. Meet at Marion High School. From I-35 North, turn right on FM 3009 (Roy Richard Drive, exit 175) to FM 78; turn left and go about 6.5 miles, turn right on South La Vernia Steet in Marion, then go 3 short blocks. Contact: Cliff Hickel, 210/884/9470

Dallas Cycle Sunday Ride This Weekend
Bike Friendly Richardson     by dickdavid

It’s popping up on all the local bike blogs: the city of Dallas is sponsoring its inaugural Cycle Sunday Ride. This is a Ciclovia inspired ride, dubbed “Dallasvias”.  They are wanting everybody to meet at Main Street Garden Park at 10:00AM and start riding at 10:30AM. The ride will loop around the downtown area then head to the Dallas…

The Cyclists Are Coming – Inaugural Dallas Cycle Sunday
BikeDFW     by marc@mcmumby.com
…A few of us at BikeDFW have been involved in bicycle advocacy in Dallas since the early 1980’s and this is the first time any of us can remember the city organizing its own bike ride. We think this is a milestone for cycling in Dallas (and North Texas) and extend our kudos to Bicycle Coordinator Max Kalhammer and the Department of…

Tyler Bicycle Club Time Trial – Intersection 69 and FM 177
by Bike Tyler
When: Thu Jun 30, 2011 6pm to Thu Jun 30, 2011 8pm  CDT
Who: Scott Franklin
Where: Intersection 69 and FM 177 about 7 miles North of Jacksonville
Event Description: An individual time trial is a road bicycle event in which cyclists compete alone against the clock. Time trials are NOT a competition between riders but are for an individual to compare their times and measure their progress and are great for training. Time trials are also referred to as “the race of truth”, as…

Cyclist taking on cross-country journey in velomobile
Ed Todd
Midland Reporter-Telegram
As captain of his own ship, David Eggleston happily casts his craft into the civilized wilds.

With it, he wishes health and vitality to all folks through cycling and good eats, energy for the engine.

“Look, Daddy, there’s a rocket ship,” a youngster exclaimed, as Eggleston recently was riding around Midland on a Saturday morning. He was cycling, comfortably and somewhat reclined, in his velomobile. …

Recreational Sports Calendar & Sign-up Sheet – June 22, 2011
San Antonio Express-News
CALENDAR
Bicycling: Today, 8 a.m., Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floore’s Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314.
Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Cibolo Ride, 20, 27, 39, 51, 66 and 71 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. 210-884-9470. …

Fat Tire Bike Tours guide sightseers boldly through Paris history, architecture
By Ellise Pierce    Special to the Star-Telegram
PARIS — First, a little background. I live in Paris. I have a bike. It is in the garage, covered in three years of dust. I rode my bike (then brand-new) exactly once, and was so terrified of getting smashed by one of Paris’ crazy, screaming, fist-waving drivers that I never rode it again. I prefer the city’s super-efficient-when-not-on-strike metro…

Block Periodization Training Update
by Ken        Texas Racing Life
For a 4 week training cycle, I decided to try block training, which I describe in an earlier post.  Here’s an update on how it’s going!

I have completed the first week of block training, so on to week 2!  Week 1 went pretty well, as I was focused on sprinting. To accomplish this, I was doing mainly 300 meter sprints, which is roughly between 20-30 seconds of effort.  Other days I would concentrate on 1 minute intervals, which is about the longest interval I can do where I feel my muscles are performing purely anaerobically.  Anything longer wouldn’t really be a sprint workout, but…