El Paso Puzzler
Presented by The Borderland Mountain Bike Association
El Paso, TX
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Online Registration Closes Monday, January 10, 2011 at 8:00 AM ET
The 4th Annual El Paso Puzzler promises to the be the toughest Puzzler yet. With MORE singletrack and a bit more vertical, riders will cross the Franklin Mountain range twice in a grand tour of the nation’s largest urban state park. Come join us for great racing, great weather, and tough trails.
Cycling Center Dallas Winter-Spring Performance Training Program
Presented by Cycling Center of Dallas/OnlineBikeCoach.com
Dallas, TX
Monday, January 03, 2011 to Thursday, March 31, 2011
Online Registration Closes Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 11:00 PM ET
For the ultimate in final touch preparation for the 2009 cycling or triathlon season, sign up for 24 sessions of leg-burning, lung-searing, wattage based workouts that will turn you in to a relative powerhouse among your peers.
The January – March training protocol starts off immediately hammering your Vo2 system, increasing efficiency and short-to-medium burst power. Then we’ll actually take a step back and mix in some Threshold efforts along with the Vo2max stuff, and finally, in March, we’ll go straight in to Motorpacing and race simulations. LOTS of anaerobic repeats, training your body to respond to the insane demands of road racing and short-course triathlon, as well as getting it to recover as quickly as possible, and prepare for the next heavy intervals. TXBRA racers, this program is perfect for your early season training and race preparation. Hills will seem easier, and you’ll be better able to crack the peloton or bridge to breaks in the races in and around the Hill Country in early 2009.
Heat accumulation in Texas is not hard to do, especially in the spring, summer and fall.
Heat acclimation gives big cycling performance improvements in cool conditions, study finds
from VeloNews by Ben Delaney
A recent study by human physiology researchers at the University of Oregon found that huge physiological gains could be achieved in trained cyclists by doing 90-minute easy rides in high heat for 10 days.
Before the testing, the researchers expected to find improvements in the hot-weather performance of Cat. 1 and 2 cyclists after a heat-acclimation program. But what surprised them was…
Couple riding around world to raise awareness about charity
by KCBD-TV
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – A couple from England arrived on the South Plains Thursday on a bicycle built for two. Huw and Carolyn Thomas are on 10,000 mile ride around the world to raise awareness about Shelter Box.
It’s a disaster relief charity, based in England. “It’s a really simple idea, shelter in a box for people who’ve lost everything,” Huw said.
The boxes contain emergency supplies for a family of ten and…
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 11/4/10- 11/10/10 | Austin On …
by elliott
There will also be a Texas High School MTB League Gear Drive. Please bring your used or new, bike gear and clothes that you would like to see a Texas High School Student Athlete using and wearing. These items will be re-purposed across …
Fort Worth Stores Create Community
by Bicycle Retailer
Trinity Bicycles is so new it doesn’t yet have a sign on the door. But the neighborhood shop has grown its clientele through world of mouth. …
EverymanTri.com: Zen and the Art of Triathlon podcast: Join Brett …
by romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica)
Click here to listen to the show! Hey there, all you triathlon studs and studettes! Join me for a 65 mile bike ride on a beautiful Fall Texas day! I take you with me on The Heroes Ride, a charity…
IMBA Rolls Out Six Epic Rides | MB Word
by chriscassidy
…Fresno-Saucedo Loop — Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas
Blending singletrack, creek beds and jeep roads, the 70 miles of trails that make up these trails offer a huge variety of terrain, with surfaces that range from hard-packed to sandy and soft. The trails also have a few cool places to check out, such as mines, deserted homes and archaeological areas. The Epic-designated trail is just a portion…
I have heard this phrase for many years when some asks the time: dark 30. This evening’s ride is probably a foretaste of what it will be like the rest of the year on my evening rides. A strong cool front blew through with wind up to 30 mph at times. By the time I got home from work the sunlight was fading and the wind was slowing. When I left the house on the Raleigh M800 the temperature was 65 degrees and the wind had slowed to around 7 mph. The skies were a clear blue unlike yesterday’s rain clouds. By the time I got back the temperature was 60 degrees and the sun was long gone.
I always seem to have a problem guessing on what to wear when the conditions are like this. Tonight had a long sleeve jersey, wind jacket, leg warmers and half finger gloves. Of these the one item that I should have changed was the gloves, full finger ones would have been better. The lights are earning their keep. The battery for my headlamp is one of those 4 or 5 pound ones. I have to think that this is like running with leg weights on. Maybe this will help be speedier on my Motobecane road bike.
Saturday’s weather could be too cool for an early ride with the Friday night temperature possibly being in the 30’s. This will slow down my riding toward the year’s goal. I may have to ride even though my cutoff is 59 degrees.
Today’s ride information:
11-4-2010 Ride Information and map
Additional charts, weather and map.
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