Fayetteville Stage Race – Fayetteville, TX

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Fayetteville Stage Race
Presented by Southwest Cycling Club
Fayetteville, TX
Saturday, March 19, 2011 to Sunday, March 20, 2011
USA Cycling Event USA Cycling Permit # 2011-544
Online Registration Closes Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 7:00 PM ET
Welcome to the 13th Annual Fayetteville Stage Race!

* Stage 1 road race has an initial 2.7-mile stretch leading in to a 22-mile circuit over rolling terrain.
* Stage 2 time trial consists of a 6.6-mile loop, over rolling terrain.
* Stage 3 road race has an initial 2.7-mile stretch leading in to a 15.5 mile circuit over rolling terrain.

Total Prize List is $9000.00
GC Prize List is $8000.00
Road Race Stages Prize List is $1000.00
Individual road races will pay out the top 5 places in the P/1 & Cat 2 race and the top 3 places in the Cat 3, Cat 4, and Women Open races.

The general classification is time-based and requires participants to start and finish each stage before being eligible to start the next one.

***The Masters 40+ 1/2/3/4 field will be split for TXBRA points but will race for a single prize list of $800.00.  Please make sure you register for the correct sub-field where you want your points to go.  Once the combined registration of the 3 sub-categories (40+,50+,60+) reach 75, the category will be closed.***

Tour de Pepper – Dublin, TX

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Join us for our 3rd Annual Tour de Pepper bike ride on June 11, 2011! We offer routes of 9, 34, and 62 miles through beautiful Dublin, Texas, and the surrounding countryside. Free Dublin Dr. Pepper at every rest stop. Top three riders on each course win a giant commemorative bottle cap and a case of Dublin Dr. Pepper.

Ride begins at 8am. Register for $30 before June 4th; $40 after. Online registration ends on June 9th. www.tourdepepper.com

Our ride coincides with the 120th Dr. Pepper Birthday Celebration in downtown Dublin. Live music, craft fair, free tours of the oldest Dr. Pepper bottling plant in the world, more free Dublin Dr. Pepper, activity booths for children, and a 10-2-4K run as well. Bring your family and friends and come spend the day with us!

Daily News Roundup January 30th – Texas Bicycling

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Houston Bicycle Club Ride
Sun 02/06/11
Zube Park (regular Ride)

8:00am – CCC Group Ride
from Corinth Cycling Club by Scott Franklin
When: Sat Feb 19, 2011 8am to 11am  CST
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Description: Corinth Cycling Saturday Group Ride Information All rides depart from Ronny Crownover Middle School in Corinth 1901 Creekside Drive, Corinth, TX 76210 Group A: 50 – 70 miles This is a fast paced group ride at an average speed of around 20mph with faster points. You may get dropped on this ride so be prepared. Ride Leader – markm@utechdallas.com B Killers: 50 – 70 miles This is a intermediate to fast paced group ride of around 17.5 – 19mph. You may get dropped…

Trainer riding.
from Texas Racing Life by Ken
If January had a cycling related month, it would be national indoor trainer month.  Here in Houston, I put more time on this torture machine in January than any other month.  I shouldn’t complain, other people have it much worse. Here we are blessed with occasional bibs and jersey only weather, any month of the year.  But there are…

Video Report Bike Through the Forest and The Hills Bike Ride 1/29/2011

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The report I posted yesterday was rather long and I did not have time to edit the video I took. Today I finished the video editing (not that hard with a FlipCam) and posted to Youtube.com.

Since I wrote the ride report I found another hole in my rear tire tube from the wire. It seems to have went through the tube two times. I am still not figuring out where this tiny wire comes from along the road. Because the holes are on opposite sides of the tube in the same place I replaced the tube rather than try to patch it.

The weather has been light rain today so no recovery bike ride today.