Daily News Roundup May 13th – Texas Bicycling

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This will not take place on this Saturday’s ride! (From Giro d’Italia and Graham Watson). I am watching this daily on channel 39.2 in Houston.

Giro d'Italia Stage 5

Dear Dr. Mirkin: Should average bicycle riders ride with their heads as low as possible, as racers do?
(from the May 16th Dr. Gabe Mirkin’s Fitness and Health e-Zine)
Probably not.  A study from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland shows that “aerodynamic position” (with the head down near the handlebars) causes bicycle riders to tire earlier when they ride fast (European Journal of Applied Physiology, March 2010 and January 2006).  Researchers compared how quickly cyclists tired during high-intensity cycling…

Best of H.S. Cycling: Vote Now Texas High School Cycling League …
by League Director
The end of the high school season has come and gone and our new (hopefully annual) end of season “Best of Texas High School Cycling League 2010 Survey” is ready for your votes. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/highschoolsurvey2010 …

Southern tier ride: Day 21: The first leg of Texas completed!
from www.crazyguyonabike.com
We have now completed the first leg of our traverse of Texas and are taking a rest day in Del Rio….which I haven’t even had a chance to explore yet. The next leg includes the “hill country of Texas” and the weather is threatening a week of thunderstorms, so Gary and I will be splitting up. There is a flatter route through San Antonio that will be quicker and suits Gary’s agenda better. I will head for the hills and find out how well my tent really works! Before leaving Alpine on Monday I shipped 5 lbs back home and now I feel much better…

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 5/13/10- 5/19/10 | Austin On Two …
by elliott
Weekly Thursday night road racing through October that takes place on the closed car-free driving course at the Driveway. Races include Cat 3/4 women’s and juniors race at 5:00, Cat 4/5 at 6:10, Cat 3/4 at 5:30, Pro/Cat 1/2/3 at 6:45 to choose from Races …. In Austin TX, we will start an eight-mile ride originating and ending on the Pfluger Bridge. This ride will last approximately one hour. You are riding with the rest of the world in this 8th annual memorial ride. …

Clouds Threaten But No Rain Drops; May 13th Bike Ride

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As I have written earlier east Harris County is rapidly approaching drought conditions. It is so severe that the Texas Forest Service has moved fire fighters to the area to be ready for brush  fires. The clouds tried to send some rain on the drive home from work but I could count the drops that landed on my windshield. I almost hesitated on riding this evening but I figured maybe my ride would cause some rain to fall. No such luck. With the heavy clouds the temperature was in the low 80’s and the wind was a solid 13 mph from the ESE, the typical direction and speed for this time of the year. No other riders were out that I saw. This weekend has a slightly higher chance of rain so we will see if it makes it. My yard is starting to dry out. With the City of Houston raising water rates to the price of gold I need rain instead of sprinklers.

Today’s riding statistics:

  • miles = 20.44
  • riding time = 1:26:45
  • average pace = 4:15 min/mile
  • average speed = 14.1 mph
  • max speed = 20.2 mph
  • average cadence = 75.4 rpm
  • max cadence = 101 rpm
  • climb 226 ft., descend 132 ft., max elevation 76 ft.
  • May miles 288.05
  • YTD miles 1687.85

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Tour de Pepper – Dublin, TX

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The second annual Tour de Pepper will be held Saturday, June 12, 2010, in beautiful Dublin, Texas. Rides begin at 8am and we have three routes: 9 miles, 34 miles, and 62 miles. Riders get a t-shirt, snacks, and all the FREE Dublin Dr. Pepper you can drink. Top three male and top three female riders on each route receive a commemorative bottle cap and a free case of Dublins.

www.tourdepepper.com

Registration is $30 before 6/5, and $35 on or after. Proceeds benefit Kids Across Cultures, www.kidsacrosscultures.org

The Tour de Pepper coincides with Dublin Dr. Pepper’s 119th Birthday Celebration. So after the ride, join the festivities downtown which include more free Dublin Dr. Pepper, free tours of the bottling plant and museum, classic car show, children’s activities, arts & crafts sale, and more.

http://www.dublindrpepper.com/birthday.aspx

Tour de Pepper

Daily News Roundup May 12th – Texas Bicycling

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Law enforcement thanks Abilene for broad support
by Abilene Reporter-News
The tour is a 4 day 300 mile bicycle tour from East Hanover, New Jersey to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington DC The officers …

Is Dallas bike-friendly? You know the answer. Tell City Hall on May 27
by Dallas Morning News (blog)
The open house is co-sponsored by the North Central Texas Council of Governments, which has a whole mess of information about serious biking in North Texas, …

Group prepares for 4500-mile ride
by UT The Daily Texan
Members of the Sense Corp Texas 4000 for Cancer bike down San Jacinto Boulevard during training Tuesday. The Texas 4000 is the world’s longest annual charity bike ride, with a course that runs from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska.

Steely figures on skeletal bicycle frames glide past closed storefronts and sleepy exteriors of on-campus dormitories in the post-dawn stillness…

Sense Corp

Help make The Woodlands more Bike Friendly… on The Woodlands TX
from www.thewoodlandstx.com
“A group, consisting of The Woodlands Cycling Club, The Woodland GREEN and the Houston Advanced Research Center, petitioned the township board of directors on April 28 to apply for a Bicycle Friendly Community designation from the League of American Bicyclists. If achieved, The Woodlands would be only the second community in Texas to earn the title behind Austin. …

Cycling  St. Mary for a good cause
by Tri Parish Times
In the Jasper, Texas, resident’s second consecutive year participating in the fundraiser, Griffin was determined to make this year’s experience in St. Mary …