Mellow Johnny’s Classic – Dripping Springs, TX

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2011 Mellow Johnny’s Classic
Dripping Springs, TX
Tentative Schedule of Events
We know many of you are hard at work planning your 2011 race schedule so we wanted to post an update with our tentative schedule. We’ll have this finalized soon, but this will give you a good idea to work around and shouldn’t change much, if at all.

Friday April 29, 2011

Packet Pickup/Pre-ride 1PM-4PM (you must be registered to race and wear your number plate during pre-riding)

Pro Race Athletes Meeting – 5PM near registration

Kickoff Party @ Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop in Austin, Texas

Saturday April 30, 2011

Gates open at 6:45AM
Packet Pickup for Cat 3 from 7-8AM.
Packet Pickup for Cat 1 & 2 from 3-4PM.
12/10 Under Start 8:15AM
Cat 3 Start – 8:45AM
Pro Women Start – 10:30 AM (roll call at 10:15AM)
Pro Men Start – 1:15PM (roll call at 1:00PM)
Awards Ceremony 3:30PM
Course clear and opened back up for pre-riding 4-5PM (you must be registered to race and wear your number plate during pre-riding)
The gates at Juan Pelota Ranch close at 6PM

Sunday May 1, 2011

Gates open at 6:30AM
Packet Pickup 7:00AM – 10:30AM
Category 2 Start – 9AM
Category 1 Start – 11AM
Awards Ceremony 30 minutes after each Category’s results are finalized.

Daily News Roundup March 13th – Texas Bicycling

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Easy Street Recumbents’
Heart of Texas Catrike Rally
April 8-10th, 2011
Come join Easy Street Recumbents for the second annual Heart of Texas Catrike Rally (HOT), a gathering of Catrikes and their owners for a weekend of riding, learning, and shooting the breeze with fellow Cats. If you love recumbent triking and biking then come goof around with those who share your addiction.

Registration information here
Here is the current schedule of events. See more details below…

The Racing Post
March 2011 Edition
The Racing Post is a monthly magazine dedicated to those who ride bicycles and like to ride them – fast.  Event coverage includes Road racing, Off-road racing, Track racing, Triathlons, Bicycle rallies, and all levels of bicycle training.

BikeHouston
Thanks to everyone that came out to the membership drive kick-off on February 17th at the Firkin & Phoenix! 36 new members joined BikeHouston at the event, bringing the total number of new members to sign up this year to almost 200! Let’s keep the momentum going BikeHouston is on a roll and we […]

Please join us for the BikeHouston annual meeting on March 15th at Beck’s Prime in Memorial Park. We’ll have drinks, food and a presentation by Roksan Okan-Vick from the Houston Parks Board about the Bayou Greenways Initiative. Also, we promise that we’ll finally hold the drawing for the sweet bike that New Belgium Brewing donated to […]

The Nacogdoches Bicycle Club is a not-for-profit organization formed to further the interests of cyclists in Nacogdoches County. Our riders have a wide variety of interests and skill levels, including recreational cycling, duathlon and triathlon training, and competing in road and mountain bike races. Don?t hesitate to come and ride with us. Riders of all levels and
abilities are welcome and membership is not required.

West Texas Cycling Association
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is interesting in creating a “Ride for the Cure” here in Lubbock. Representatives from the organization came to our last club meeting to pitch the idea. They would like to have the 1st annual ride take place in 2012. The first planning meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 5:30 pm at the Komen office . Discussions will include all aspects of what it will take to host a Ride for the Cure including course, aid stations, sponsors, logistics, expenses and more. Your attendance will be greatly appreciated. Please RSVP Stephanie if you are able to attend.

The Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
March 16, 2011 6:30 pm
2011/03/16 March Membership Meeting.
Jim’s Restaurant #25 , 9950 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio

March 27, 2011 10:00 am
2011/03/27 Vanessa Leal’s Half Century Birthday Bike Ride
McAllister Park, 13102 Jones Maltsberger Rd, San Antonio
210-410-8923

April 15, 2011
2011/04/15 Inks Lake Bike Ride and Bill’s Birthday Extravaganza
Inks Lake, 3630 Park Road 4 W, Burnet

Get Involved – HB 1105 – Complete Streets Bill
from BikeTexas | Texas Bicycle Coalition by jack@biketexas.org (Jack Sanford)

On March 16 the House Transportation Committee will have a public hearing regarding HB 1105 – the Complete Streets Bill. Your involvement is key to making sure they support this essential bill for the safety of pedestrians and cyclists in Texas.

Priority #1 – Show up in person, Wednesday March 16, 8am at the Capitol in Austin.
A strong presence of cyclists in suits will make a big impact on the members of the House Transportation Committee during their public hearing for HB 1105. If you need…

Cyclists gear up for Hell Week in the Texas hill country (Includes …
from www.digitaljournal.com

Among the many rites of spring in the Texas hill country is a grueling bicycle ride known as Texas Hell Week, an 8-day affair full of fun and camaraderie that takes cyclists through some of the most scenic and demanding country in the …

Another day, new discoveries
from Musings of Captain Justice by Gil Jones
Now that could apply to almost anything at all. Spiritual discoveries, new techniques at work, a new love or an old one re-kindled. Or realizing that surely, God must ride a bicycle! And indeed he must and he has created …

Today should have a been a recovery day but… – March 13th Bike Ride

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Today should have a been a recovery day but the strong tailwind allowed me to go fast but I paid the price when I turned into the wind. Then I bogged down as my muscles would not respond to the call for more power. The cloudy skies kept the sun hidden most of the time. Daylight savings time rolled in so the evening rides can not be so dark.

March mileage update:

  • March miles 132.83
  • YTD miles 658.01
  • 103 miles this week

3-13-2011 Ride Data and Map

Additional Charts, weather and map.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for March 12th

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Carrollton Cycling
EFFECTIVE 03/11/11
Andy Brown rides have restarted and will be led by Bob Chaplin and Al Thibodeau
starting at 9:00 Saturday mornings.
Valerie Meyer is coordinating Saturday Carrollton Gazebo (9:00) and Sunday
Rosemeade and Marsh (9:30).
IBC rides start March 14 at 6:00 led by Greg Borchert and Don Blackard.

8:00am – CCC Group Ride
from Corinth Cycling Club by Scott Franklin
When: Sun Apr 3, 2011 8am to 10:30am  CDT
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Corinth Cycling Sunday Group Ride Information – 8:00AM All rides depart from Ronny Crownover Middle School in Corinth 1901 Creekside Drive, Corinth, TX 76210 HELMETS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL CCC GROUP RIDES

LEADING LOCAL ARTISTS TRANSFORM USED BIKES TO RAISE AWARNESS FOR MULTIPLE …
by The Cypress Times
HOUSTON, TX – In conjunction with MS Awareness Week, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Lone Star will unveil ART BIKE 2011. This month-long art installation of 15 colorful, uniquely-designed bicycles, will kick-off on March 15 at Discovery Green …

ANTHONY WILSON: Trip mixes training, fun
by San Angelo Standard Times
The Fredericksburg rides prepped us well for the Children’s Miracle Network Heart of Texas Bike Ride in Brady a few weeks later. That 65-mile ride had always killed me in the past. But it was a breeze compared to our 50-miler in F’burg. …