Let’s Roll into Summer Omnium – Comfort/Fredericksburg, TX

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Let’s Roll into Summer Omnium
Presented by Joe’s Pro Bikes / Bicycle Heaven / T bar M racing and Hill Country Bicycle Works
Comfort/Fredericksburg, TX
Saturday, June 04, 2011 to Sunday, June 05, 2011

USA Cycling Event USA Cycling Permit # 201-1819
Online Registration Will Open Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 4:00 AM ET

This is an Omnium, you are NOT required to participate in all three events to be eligible for the cash and prizes.
Day of Registration is $10.00 extra for both the Comfort Circuit Race and the JDRF Road Race.
Comfort ITT is limited to 300 entrants.  There will be no day of registration for the ITT.

Spread Your Wings Adventure Race – Rocksprings, TX

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Spread Your Wings Adventure Race
Camp Eagle / Rocksprings, TX
May 28-30, 2011
Schedule of Events for May 28-30 2011

FRIDAY: Racer check  for Spread Your Wings AR only-in 6-9 pm, pre race burgers 7-8:30 pm

SATURDAY: Pre race meeting 7:30, Adventure race begins 8 am, waterfront, climbing, mountain biking open to all others

SUNDAY:
8:00 am-Breakfast served
8:30 am-Awards ceremony
9:30-10:30-kids/family adventure race
11-Muddy Outlaw Dash
11:30-Muddy Outlaw Chainring Challenge
11-1 pm-Kitchen open for lunch
Noon-5 pm-Waterfront and toys open
1 pm: Family hike
1-3 pm-Zip line open
4 pm-6 pm: Too Cool Happy Hour and game show sponsored by Saint Arnolds! Join us in the pavilion as we tap the keg and break open the chips .
6 pm: Kitchen serves dinner. Pre order a rockin’ dinner from our chefs at Camp Eagle!
7-9 pm-game room open
9 pm-Too Cool Campfire and marshmallow roast. Wouldn’t be camp without it…!

How it works: all activities are open to everyone.  You will be required to purchase a weekend wristband.  Wristband sales are 10 bucks adults/6 bucks kids for entire weekend (racers staying for Sunday $8)  Friday night burgers and Sunday breakfast is included in all adventure racer (Spread Your Wings) fees and are available for a nominal amount to all others.

Spread your Wings 18 Hour Adventure Course:  This year’s course will include 2-4 miles river paddling, 35-45 miles mountain biking on roads, jeep trails and single track, 15-20 miles trekking, orienteering , ropes stuff and special tests.  Racers need to be prepared for one tough as nails course.  Estimated winning time is 12 hours.  The Spread Your Wings Adventure Course will be part of the Checkpoint Tracker Series. We encourage folks to create racer and team profiles on this super cool website.

Daily News Roundup April 28th – Texas Bicycling

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Dear Dr. Mirkin:  What should long distance runners and bicycle racers eat to help them recover faster?
During their recovery periods, they should eat huge amounts of foods loaded with protein and carbohydrates. Since the 1930s, athletes have known that they can recover faster from hard workouts by eating extra carbohydrates: fruits, vegetables, and whole grain bakery products and pastas. The carbohydrates refill their muscles with glycogen (stored sugar).  Sugar requires less oxygen to fuel muscles during…

All of us have seen the riders with the strange looking Mohawks on their helmets at bike rides. If you have wondered how they made them this next article from Make Magazine will show you how to dress up your helmet.

How-To: Helmet Mohawks
via Make: Online by Sean Michael Ragan

A commenter on yesterday’s CRAFT-y Bike Projects round-up alerted me to the DIY bike helmet mohawk phemonenon. Those pictured at left are from 2009 by Instructables user dan. The bright orange model is made from cable ties. To lower right is a helmet mohawk made with…

Urgent call to action on TX Complete Streets Bill from Bike Texas
We have just received an urgent alert from Bike Texas on the Complete Streets Bill making its way (hopefully) through the Texas Legislature.  This bill would help the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Transportation Commission transition to full consideration of all road users in all decision making and projects.  This would mean better sidewalks, better compliance with ADA requirements, more safe bike routes, and the proper consideration of all of these things throughout the design and implementation of projects. …

Waco Bicycle Club
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Thursday 05:30 PM
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Oncor Transforms Rights-Of-Way In Richardson
by dickdavid

Several folks have been sending us information about Oncor and their efforts to improve north Texas cities through the creation of hike and bike trails through their transmission rights-of-way. As reported through Pegasus News, the Oncor Texas Trails SM program will produce trails that “will help create pathways that will be integral…

Kids Kup this weekend – time change
by jack@biketexas.org (Jack Sanford)
The BikeTexas Kids Kup on Saturday, April 30 will take place earlier than usual due to a busy race schedule at the Mellow Johnny’s Spring Classic at Juan Pelota Ranch near Dripping Springs.

For this day only, Registration will be 9am to 11am, with the Kids Kup safety clinic and race taking place starting at 11am sharp. …

High School State Championships
by League Director
The final of seven weekends on the Texas High School Cycling League road race series schedule is heading to the Houston area next weekend with the Medical Colleagues of Texas RR in Coldspring, TX on Saturday May 7th and the Mother’s Day Crit in Houston on Sunday May 8th. …

I increased my average speed – April 28th Bike Ride

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I was able to go a little farther on this evening’s ride than yesterday’s ride. Not by much but it was .7 of a mile for a total of 28.48. I increased my average speed from 15.2 to 15.4 mph. This was probably caused by the wind being much lighter than yesterday. The wind was 8 mph from the east and the skies were still clear. Temperature was not a factor other than it was about 73 degrees when I finished but it was a little cool in the shade when the sun was down below the tree top line. The humidity continues to be low: 25% when I started and 32% when I finished.

Unexpectedly I met 5 bikers that were coming back as I was going south on Fairlake Drive and Old Atascocita Road. On my evening rides I do not usually see other riders. My average cadence was up to 82.5 rpm from 80.4 rpm. Maximum speed was 22.2 mph a little lower than yesterday. The extra sunlight helps to get this longer ride in.

April mileage update:

  • April miles 612.90
  • YTD miles 1439.57

4-28-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route

4-28-2011 Home Weather Start

4-28-2011 Home Weather Finish

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Additional charts and weather.