Tour De Donut – Katy, TX

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Tour De Donut – 2010
Sunday, November 07, 2010 @ 8:00 AM local time
Katy Mills Mall
5000 Katy Mills circle   Katy, TX
Fees
28 mile Donut-Consuming Challenge
OR
55 mile BP MS 150 Recommended Ride
$30 prereg for either ride
The Tour de Donut is a unique bicycle race where riders embark on an appetizing 28-mile journey with rest stops along the way serving as many delectable donuts as you can eat. For EACH tasty donut consumed, the rider is awarded a tempting 5-minute time credit. Eat enough delicious donuts, and you can finish the race before you even started!

Instead of this mouth-watering challenge, riders can ride the 55-mile route shape up for the BP MS 150. This is a BP MS 150 recommended ride!

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Tour de Donut

La Vernia Wild West HammerFest Bike Ride – La Vernia, TX

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La Vernia Wild West HammerFest Bike Ride
Saturday, September 18, 2010 @ 8:00 AM local time
La Vernia City Park
San Antonio Rd and Warren St   18 miles east of San Antonio, TX
Fees $25 before 8/16/10; $30 thereafter
To promote, through the sport of cycling, the appreciation of the unique history and heritage of La Vernia and the surrounding areas, and to support the La Vernia Heritage Museum and the La Vernia Veterans Memorial Project.

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La Vernia

Daily News Roundup July 22nd – Texas Bicycling

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Riding this week has been throttled by almost constant rain. This has to be one of the wettest July’s in many years. Hopefully I can ride tomorrow evening. At least I got to watch stage 17 of the Tour de France in its entirety.  Andy and Alberto are awesome going up mountains.

NTX Bike Polo holds court, and you’re all invited
from Bike Denton by howard
What brings Dentonites out into the blazing sun, once or twice per week, to ride in circles and chase a ball for 4 hours?  Bike polo.  I tried it, and I can’t help but continue playing.  You’re hearing this from a skeptic, now fully converted.  It’s so fun I didn’t stop to take pictures or footage till my third trip. …

Greenbelt’s ‘Hill of Life’ surely will be the death of me
by Austin American-Statesman
There are more than 130 miles of trail in Central Texas, Austin Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club president Judi Ronkartz says, so living here provides ample …

Greenbelt

Suit claims exercise bicycle unreasonably dangerous for unattended minor
7/21/2010 8:50 PM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau
SHERMAN-A mother has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of an exercise bicycle after her unattended child got his hand caught in the equipment and lost his fingers.

Josh and Diane Willeford, individually and as next friend of L.W., a minor, filed suit against Romfab, also known as Four Minute Workout, also known as Fastexercise, on July 19 in federal court in Sherman. …

Bicyclist hit by truck is on the road to healing
by Fort Worth Star Telegram
At 53, budding triathlete Terry Woods was in the best shape of her life, her husband, Ron Woods, said.

Before riding her bike in Stephenville’s Firecracker 100 during the July Fourth holiday weekend, she had been ramping up her game for the past six years, adding speed and endurance and perfecting her nutritional regimen for her break-out race next month. …

Remembering cycling advocate who was killed
by ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII
AMARILLO, TEXAS — She was a cycling advocate in our area who was killed over the weekend in US 87 south of Canyon. Thursday Cindy Whitney was remembered by …

Texas Chainring Massacre 6-Hour Race – Comfort, TX

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Texas Chainring Massicre 6-Hour Race
Presented by Viva Terlingua!
Comfort, TX
Saturday, August 14, 2010
USA Cycling Event USA Cycling Permit # 2010-2470
Online Registration Closes Friday, August 13, 2010 at 1:00 PM ET
Flat Rock Ranch – Comfort, Texas
Saturday, August 14th  – Start Time:  5:00 PM
Proceeds benefiting the Austin Parks & Recreation Junior Mountain Bike Racing Team
USA Cycling Event Permit Pending
Categories
Solo Men Open – 50% Cash Payout/40% deep (up to 10th place)
Solo Women Open – 50% Cash Payout/40% deep (up to 10th place)
Solo Men – 25% Cash Payout/40% deep (up to 10th place)
Solo Women – 25% Cash Payout/40% deep (up to 10th place)
Two person team Men – 25% Cash Payout/40% deep (up to 10th place)
Two person team Women – 25% Cash Payout/40% deep (up to 10th place)

¡SINGLE SPEED! – All solo participants that chose to race on single speed bicycles will be broken out into an additional group and be eligible for another 25% cash payout through 5th place.
Example: First placing solo women also races on a single speed, and amongst all single speed participants earns 3rd place, she would get the first place prize money for solo women as well as a 3rd place cash bonus for the singlespeed group.  Racers need to announce their intention to race in the additional Single Speed group when they pickup their number plate onsite.