University Oaks Criterium – San Antonio, TX

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University Oaks Criterium
Presented by Bicycle Heaven and Peakfitness Racing
San Antonio, TX
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Online Registration Closes Friday, May 21, 2010 at 11:45 PM ET
Until Monday, May t17th, the pre-registration price will be 22.00.  That special will end at 11:45 Eastern time that evening.  After that time all pre-registration will be 25.00 as stated on the flier.

Registration will allow you to enter two races.  The first race will be 25.00 and the second race will be 10.00.

Course is on city streets closed to all traffic except for local business owners.

There are two courses.  If dry we will use the longer course which is about a mile and includes a  90° left turn followed by 90° right turn.  The direction will be clockwise.  If the course is wet, we will use the short course which is about 1K.  There are two  90° turns, one 45° and one sweeping turn.

ThinkCash Texas State Criterium Championship – Fort Worth, TX

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ThinkCash Texas State Criterium Championship
Presented by ThinkCash Racing and Tuneros Racing
Fort Worth, TX
Monday, May 31, 2010

USA Cycling Event USA Cycling Permit # 2010-1418
Online Registration Closes Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 12:00 NOON ET

GS Tenzing Criterium – Frisco, TX

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GS Tenzing Criterium
Presented by GS Tenzing
9700 Wade Blvd , Frisco, TX
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Online Registration Closes Friday, May 28, 2010 at 12:00 NOON ET
We will be racing a 1 miles circuit around the Peston Ridge campus of Collin County Community College. Please be very attentive to the races going on around you and follow the parking directions given when you attend. Our host is giving us access to a new course and they are becoming increasingly hard to find. Be courteous and don’t litter.

Course address is:
9700 Wade Blvd : Frisco, Texas  Map

There will be lots of cash primes, check the flyer for details.

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for May 9th

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Mesa State College, Midwestern State University Dominate at USA Cycling Collegiate National Criterium
from Bicycle.net | Attitude is Everything by editor
Written By Robyn M. Perrin
…A strong favorite heading into the women’s Division 1 race was Carla Swart (Banner Elk, NC/Lees-McRae College), given that Swart had won the road race on Friday – another medal to add to her collection, which includes a podium finish in every race she’s entered in the last two years. But in the final approach, Swart was surpassed by Jennifer Purcell (Wichita Falls, TX/Midwestern State University). While USA Cycling announcers characterized the victory as a major David-beating-Goliath upset, it came as no surprise to fellow men’s Midwestern State University teammate Alexi Martinez. “I thought she was going to win all along,” said Martinez. “Same thing with our man Josh [Carter]. I think he’s going to win too. It would be nice to have both jerseys.” …

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