Ronde Von Manda – Manda, TX

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Ronde Von Manda
Presented by Velossimo Racing
Manda, TX
Sunday, March 28, 2010

USA Cycling Event USA Cycling Permit # 2010-377
Online Registration Will Open Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 7:00 PM ET

*  Course Map and more information can be found here:  www.velossimoracing.org/e107/page.php?9
* Road races will be held on a looped, open/exposed, mostly flat road course.  Each loop is 12.75 miles.
* Packet pickup and pre-registration at Jack and Adam’s Bicycles on Friday, March 26th, 4-7pm  (Jack and Adam’s Bicycles, 1210 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX ).  Pickup also at Ronde Von Manor race on Saturday, March 27th. BikeReg charges a service fee
* Late registration: Sunday opens at 6:30am at the Manda School House on Manda Carlson Road & closes 30 mins before each race ($10 one-time surcharge applies).  Also, one day & annual USCF licenses are available at registration.
* Parking: Park alongside road away from race course.  Follow signs/instructions of course marshalls.
* Directions:  From I-35 in Austin take US-290 East 17 miles and turn left (north) on FM-973. Go 4 miles and turn right on New Sweden Church Rd. Continue straight and then bear right onto Jacobson Rd. Take Jacobson Rd, then turn left onto Manda Carlson Rd. Parking is at the corner of Manda Carlson and New Sweden Church Rd.
* Helmets must be worn at all times on the bike and equipment must be in safe working order.

Ronde Von Manor – Manor, TX

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Ronde Von Manor
Presented by Velossimo Racing
Manor, TX
Saturday, March 27, 2010

USA Cycling Event USA Cycling Permit # 2010-699
Online Registration Will Open Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 8:00 AM ET

* Course Map and more information can be found here:  www.velossimoracing.org/e107/page.php?9
* Road races will be held on a looped, scenic, mostly flat road course with 1 climb each lap.  Each loop is 11.72 miles.
* Packet pickup and pre-registration at Jack and Adam’s Bicycles on Friday, March 26th, 4-7pm  (Jack and Adam’s Bicycles, 1210 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX ). BikeReg charges a service fee.
* Late registration: Saturday opens at 6:30am J. Lorraine Ghost & closes 30 mins before each race ($10 one-time surcharge applies).  Also, one day & annual USCF licenses are available at registration.
* Parking: Park at J. Lorraine Ghost Town (www.ghosttownaustin.com).  Follow signs/instructions of course marshalls.
* Directions:  From Austin: (12.5 miles) STARTING  at IH-35 and HWY 290 EAST.  Drive EAST on HWY 290 passing the 290 Cafe in Manor. TURN RIGHT at blinking light onto OLD KIMBRO RD for 1 MILE. GO LEFT over the RR tracks onto LITTIG RD. The GHOST TOWN entrance is on the RIGHT.   14219 Littig Road, Manor, TX  78653

Daily News Roundup February 16th – Texas Bicycling

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RGV Life: Monte Bella Mountain Bike Race #2 Series
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by Kim
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National MS Society Raises Handlebar with 26th Annual BP MS 150 Bike Ride …
by Business Wire (press release)
An estimated 13,000 cyclists will make the two-day, 180-mile journey from Houston to Austin as part of the 26th  Annual BP MS 150, supporting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Lone Star in its quest to create a world free of multiple sclerosis (MS).

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Mike Davis hand cycles Austin Marathon
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Mike Davis
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Largest Static Cycling Class – world record set by Life Time Fitness
from www.worldrecordsacademy.org/
HOUSTON, Texas, USA — Life Time Fitness held the “Ride of a Lifetime,” a two-hour long, high-energy outdoor stationary cycle ride which sets the new world record for the Largest Static Cycling Class. …

Ryan Lee Dorsey: Winter training and the upcoming 2010 season.
by Ryan Lee Dorsey
Very few people know and many don’t, that I recently upgraded from an amateur cyclist to a Professional mountain biker. It has been a very exciting journey. I have always ridden bikes in on form or another, from bmx to fixies and even some downhill mountain bike. Since 2008, I have managed to get most of my time in on road and mountain bikes. On the cross country mountain scene I feel that I can combine the thrill of downhill or bmx riding…

Riding the Cyclops Windtrainer to No Where

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The weather continues to rule the riding scene. Maybe Thursday will reach a bearable temperature. Stats for tonight:

  • miles = 11.30
  • total time = 44:33:03
  • average pace = 4:07 min/mile
  • average speed = 14.6 mph
  • max speed = 23.7
  • average cadence = 82

2-16-2010 Cadence - Time Windtrainer

Speed - Distance Windtrainer 2-16-2010