Daily News Roundup July 7th – Texas Bicycling

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SPD bike patrol hitting the streets
by Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
It was tough — a prospective bike officer rides 30 miles per day in the course offered by Texas Parks and Wildlife — and it wasn’t for someone who wasn’t …

Ride The (Virtual) Texas Hill Country | Bike World News
by Ron
Epic Texas Hill Country takes you on a Virtual Training Ride with a team of cyclists from the Austin Cycle Camp of nearby Austin, Texas. This 1:25 training ride is all rolling hill country with over two dozen climbs and 3000 feet of …

Siblings race toward 2012 Olympics | Ultimate Spring
by Michael Golden
It was so hot, and she finished last in the bicycle races at the Alkek Velodrome. She’d been riding bikes her whole life, and her mother raced at the velodrome. So, Cristin, 10 at the time, stuck with the track-race trainings. … After graduating from Tomball High in 2006, Cristin was enrolled at Texas State University when she won a spot at the Junior World Championships in Belgium. She’d been cycling competitively since 12, and she had to decide between going to …

Man drowns in Trinity River trying to save wife, daughter
from The Wheel Brothers – Cycling in Texas
FORT WORTH — A man drowned in the Trinity River near Trinity Park Monday afternoon after jumping into the river to rescue his wife and daughter.

A bicyclist passing by was able to rescue the mother and daughter from the river, police said.
Tim Hardeman
Fort Worth Fire spokesman Tim Hardeman said the incident occurred at a walkway of stones that crosses the river at Trinity Park. …

A ride till the end – afghan vet on his bicycle – Sebastian Junger …
from www.sebastianjunger.com
From New York I caught up with him in a reststop in Houston, Texas, … he told me the bike tour was the most liberating thing he’s ever done in his life, …

Texas cyclists overnight in Great Falls en route to Alaska
by KRTV Great Falls News
… Great Falls on Tuesday night; they are part of a group called “Texas 4000 For Cancer” that has two teams cycling through different parts of the country. …

Texas 4000

Mountain Bike Nationals LIVE p/b Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop
by Colt From Cyclingdirt
Cyclingdirt.org and has teamed up with Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop to bring you Live streaming video coverage from the 2010 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships in Granby, Colorado, July 15-18! Cyclingdirt will be on-site bringing you all the great race coverage you’ve come to expect along with Live video streaming of the Cross Country, Mountain Cross, Short Track, and Down Hill! …

The Melon Patch Tour – De Leon, TX

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The Melon Patch Tour
Come see why over 700 cyclists come to De Leon each year to participate in The Melon Patch Tour.

And then stay for the:
Golden Saturday downtown celebration with singers, games, and crafts

Free Watermelon slicing on Main Street at 4 p.m. followed by the seed spitting contest

96th annual Peach & Melon Celebration
Tractor pull, carnival, dance, funnel cakes, and a whole lot of fun!

The Ride Starts Here August 7th at 8:00am

Rides of 8, 18, 29, 42 & 71 miles.

Rest Stops less than 10 miles apart. Full SAG support. All routes monitored by TxDPS, with local Sheriff, Police & VFD assistance

It’s no secret as to why we are referred to as “The Best Fed Ride in Texas”

All routes are on either State High ways (SH) or lightly traveled Farm to Market (FM) roads that are chip seal and offer challenges for all endurance levels from beginner to semi professional.

Several cyclists that are training for the Wichita Falls “Hotter – N – Hell 100” choose our 71 mile route for its elevation changes on FM’s 2318 & 587.

The 42 mile route uses the same course as the 71 but takes a right turn at the community of Duster on FM 679. This routes second challenge will be the climb out of the Sabanna River bottom South of Gorman.

The 29 mile route turns onto FM 587 at the South side of town and makes its way directly to the community of Duster where they make the same turn as the 42 mile route towards Gorman.

The 18 mile route uses the same roads as the 71 & 42 milers where they travel South on SH 16 through town to the community of Downing. Here you will experience a long grade after exiting the Leon River bottom. After rest Stop #1 you will turn right on FM 2318 where you can take it easy for a few miles before the next challenge.

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 6th

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How can you help?
from Bike Denton by howard
As bicycling in Denton continues to explode, we’re often asked “what can I do to help?” Sure, there are city meetings, group rides, and other opportunities that you’d have to mark on a calendar. But really, the greatest help you can provide is far simpler:…

Commission to discuss Ave C cycletrack removal
from Bike Denton by howard
The Avenue C bike lanes which UNT wanted to remove are up for discussion at tomorrow night’s Traffic Safety Commission meeting at City Hall in the council work room, 5:30PM. After outcry  from concerned cyclists, UNT postponed the demolition, we met with the UNT College of Music, and now a new plan which includes sharrows  on Ave C will be presented by city traffic engineers. …

Brian’s state of the race scene address… | Austin Texas Bike …
by Jason
It will either happen with the Giro or I will create a new stage race to support it. The idea is to have a stage race that’s a *REAL* Ultimate Fighting Championships of cycling by having different styles of riding represented every …

Super Squadra » Blog Archive » 2010 Road Nationals
by wenger
A morning spin of 80min took us east of Bend into the flat desert lands where we gossiped about how great Chad was going to do in that afternoon’s U23 road race on a neutral support bike. … If a rider is looking to do well in the mass start events at elits nats in Bend, then racing in Texas as well as a good load of VO2max training will do the trick. If a rider wants to excel in the time trial, they need to be able to buffer a high load for 16- 18min up the climb (for …