January 2nd Texas Bicycling News and Updates

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2010 – Looking Back
from Biking In Dallas by Christopher Curnutt
Hubbard and I started this blog a little over  a year ago with the intent of promoting casual cycling, encouraging the recycling/reuse of used bikes, and advocating for better bicycle infrastructure in Dallas County.  It’s …

Cycling and Sailing – A couple of exclamation points for 2010
from Don Bynum’s Blog by donbynum
…The Texas Hill Country is rich with opportunities for such self-abuse, so I laid out a course which… if we could live through it and get it done in 8 or 9 hours… we could do in one day.  If we did only the outbound half of this ride, we could with confidence challenge…

I do not normally include my ride comments in the daily update but I am sneaking them in this time. Cold temperatures and a busy Sunday kept me off the bike today. January is a challenging month to get my riding in. It is forecast to warm up some on Tuesday so I hope to get the Motobecane 700HT MTB on the trails that evening. I hope your 2011 is off to a good riding start. The Jalapeno 100 in February is looking inviting because I want some warm weather. Harlingen in February was warm the last time I went there. No wonder the snow birds flock there.

Tour de Ranch – Burnet, TX

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Tour de Ranch: Mountain Biking & Trail Running Back to Results
Location: Burnet TX
Date: Sat 02/12/2011
Sun 02/13/2011
Main Distance: 3 Mile,3 Mile
Other Distances: 10 miles, 25 Miles, 30 miles
Event Size: 2500 Participants
Race Type: Time Trial, Downhill, Hill Climb, Cross Country
Event     Distance     Start Date/Time
Bike Race    3 Mile     Sat 02/12/2011 – 8:30 AM
Bike Race    3 Mile     Sat 02/12/2011 – 10:30 AM
Bike Race    10 miles     Sun 02/13/2011 – 2:25 PM
Bike Race    25 Miles     Sun 02/13/2011 – 8:00 AM
Bike Race    30 miles     Sun 02/13/2011 – 11:00 AM
Reveille Peak Ranch, the Texas Hill Country?s premier outdoor events, nature and adventure center, is proud to announce its GRAND OPENING event, Tour de Ranch, on February 12-13, 2011 to showcase its miles and mountains of newly developed bike and running trails for all levels! Join us for a two-day, family-friendly mountain biking and trail running competition organized by Austin Ridge Riders, Rogue Running, Texas Mountain Bike Racing Association and Reveille Peak Ranch. The Tour de Ranch will feature running and cycling outfitter exhibits; food, beer and wine booths; fun activities for kids, and onsite camping. Reveille Peak Ranch invites participants to camp on-site near the Pavilion, the event headquarters. On-site camping is limited but other recommended camping and lodging facilities are nearby. Please make reservations online for RPR on-site camping.
Tour de Ranch

Dirty Dozen Mountain Bike Race – Warda, TX

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Dirty Dozen Mountain Bike Race
Warda, Texas – Bluff Creek Ranch 8am til 8pm

This race is a 12 Hr or 6 Hr mountain bike relay race on a 7-8 mile single-track course.  Teams try to log as many laps as possible, with only 1 member riding at a time, in the 12 hr or 6 hr time period.  This race may also be done solo.

$50.00 to the male & female that turn the Fastest Lap during the Dirty Dozen 12 HOUR RACE. Also, there will be an award of $50 to the fastest male and female solo lap (if you finish in the top 3 solo riders of the 12 hour race). There will also be an award for the fastest Le Mans runner start, both male & female.

Over $10,000 in prizes and awards! Souvenir pint glasses to all finishers. 50% cash payback to all open classes!

12-Hour Race:

* 5 PERSON: No age requirements, teams must have at least 1 female and may have only one (1) Cat 1 or Pro rider per team (awards)
* 3-4 PERSON: No gender or age requirements (awards)
* 3-4 PERSON MASTERS: Combined age must average 35 years of age or higher per rider (example 4 riders = 140 years of age or more), no category or gender requirement (awards)
* 3-4 PERSON FEMALE: No category or age requirements (awards)
* 3-4 PERSON COED: No category or age requirements, must have at least 1 member of the opposite sex (awards)
* 2 PERSON MALE: No category or age requirements (awards)
* 2 PERSON FEMALE: No category or age requirements (awards)
* 2 PERSON COED: No category or age requirements (awards)
* SOLO OPEN MALE: No category or age requirements ($$$)
* SOLO SPORT MALE: No age requirements, riders must be Cat 2 or Cat 3 (awards)
* SOLO OPEN FEMALE: No category or age requirements ($$$)

6-Hour Race:

* 2 PERSON: No category, age or gender requirements (awards)
* SOLO OPEN MALE: No category or age requirements ($$$)
* SOLO SPORT MALE: Riders must be Cat 2 or Cat 3 (awards)
* SOLO OPEN FEMALE: No category or age requirements ($$$)

Dirty Dozen MTB Race

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for

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I am riding a Bicycle from Texas to Alaska
from jkowners.com
This summer, I will ride a bicycle 4500 miles from Austin, TX to Anchorage, AK as part of the world’s longest annual charity bicycle ride, the Texas 4000 …

Fiscal realities temper optimism
by Kilgore News Herald
…Also in the works for 2011 is a two-day, staged event that will welcome Texas Bicycle Racing Association members and other racers for a Saturday criterium and Sunday road race, Woodall said. …

ORHS grad collecting donations for 4500-mile bike ride
by Montgomery County Courier

Texas 4000
Eric S. Swist Maria Langlois, a University of Texas at Austin student, is gearing up to ride an upcoming Texas 4000 for Cancer charity bike ride from Austin …