Tour de Cure – Houston, TX

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Ride with us on September 25, 2010!
Start Location: Champion Nissan Katy
Event Manager: Lisa McChristian
Email: lmcchristian@diabetes.org
For more information, call 713-977-7706 x 6012
This event offers a great day of cycling and fun through beautiful country, as well as the personal satisfaction of completing a ride and doing your part in the fight against diabetes. Whether you’re a novice, an occasional rider or expert cyclist, we have a route that matches your ability. Our routes feature full-service rest stops as well as SAG and mechanical support along the way. Upon crossing the finish line you will be invited to join us for lunch, to unwind in the massage tent and to enjoy live music and more.  All routes will start and finish at Champion Nissan Katy. Come escape the city and see a side of Texas that can only be seen from two wheels.
NEW AND BETTER ROUTES COMING FOR THE 2010 RIDE!
Route Distances     Start Times
100 Mile     7:00 AM
63 Mile     7:30 AM
47 Mile     8:00 AM
27 Mile     8:30 AM
10 Mile     9:30 AM

Tour de Cure Houston Website

Tour de Cure

Bluebonnet Express Bike Ride – Waller, TX

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Bluebonnet Express 2010
Presented by Northwest Cycling Club
Waller, TX
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Online Registration Is Open

The 21st Annual Bluebonnet Express Metric Century will start from the new Waller ISD stadium 20350 Stokes Road Waller Texas, 45 miles NW of Houston. This fully supported ride is one of the Houston area’s oldest rides and is presented by Northwest Cycling Club. Six different distances/routes will be offered, traversing both South and North of Hempstead staying mostly on country roads. Cyclists will encounter both flat sections and gentle rollers. This BP MS 150 recommended ride is only a few weeks before the MS 150 which makes this an excellent training opportunity.

Event flyer and registration (PDF) Mail-In: Application with check to NWCC – BBX, P.O. Box 1494, Cypress, TX 77410
Mail-in applications must be postmarked by March 19th 2010(for later, drop off at Northwest Cyclery)
or
On Line registration at Bikereg click here.
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=9766 – ONLINE REGISTRATION SCHEDULED TO CLOSE MARCH 26TH MIDNIGHT

On Line registration at Active.com click here.
http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1819335 – ONLINE REGISTRATION SCHEDULED TO CLOSE MARCH 26TH MIDNIGHT

DISTANCE START TIME (Helmets Required)
24 miles 8:30 AM
34 miles 8:25 AM
47 miles 8:20 AM
57 miles 8:10 AM
68 miles 8:05 AM
78 miles 8:00 AM

T-shirt, water bottle, and after ride meal to first 2000 registered riders.

FEE: $25.00 until January 31st.
$30 until March 13th,
March 14th to March 28th $35.00.
ON DAY OF THE RIDE THE FEE IS $35.00.

Tour de Cure – San Antonio, TX

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Ride with us on May 22-23, 2010!
Start Location: Day 1 San Antonio Start Line: Retama Park, Selma (San Antonio)
Event Manager: Erica Bayless
Email: ebayless@diabetes.org
For more information, call 1-210-829-1765 x 6126
This event offers a great weekend of cycling and fun through beautiful hill country, as well as the personal satisfaction of completing a ride and doing your part in the fight against diabetes. Whether you’re a novice, an occasional rider or expert cyclist, we have a route that matches your ability.

Our routes feature full-service rest stops as well as SAG and mechanical and medical support along the way. All routes will travel alongside the beautiful country roads South Central Texas. Upon crossing the finish line, on both days, you will be invited to join us for lunch and dinner, to unwind in the massage tent and to enjoy live music and more. On Day 1, the routes start at Retama Park in San Antonio, TX and finish at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX.  On Day 2, we pick back up at Texas State University and finish at Akins High School in Austin, TX.

Tour de Cure website

DISTANCE- Day 1- May 22, 2010     CHECK-IN     START TIME
14- Mile Loop     6:30 AM      8:00 AM
32- Mile Loop-NEW!     6:30 AM     8:00 AM
54- Mile Route     6:30 AM     7:50 AM
80- Mile Route     6:30 AM     7:40 AM
DISTANCE- Day 2-May 23, 2010     CHECK-IN     START TIME
25- Mile Route     6:30 AM     7:50 AM
55- Mile Route     6:30 AM     7:40 AM
80 Mile Route     6:30 AM     7:30 AM

Tour de Cure

Daily News Roundup February 4th – Texas Bicycling

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Good points about the bicycle boulevard | Road Rash
by By Staff
I have been out of action for much of the time that the bicycle boulevard debate has been raging. But here are some important points about the project provided by the Bicycle Sport Shop. …

Are you interested in seeing Austin become a world class city for bicyclists, a city that bicyclist’s of every skill level can navigate safely and comfortably? Then please let Austin Mayor Leffingwell and City Council know how…

Bikes and computers used by RRISD to help combat obesity
by KVUE
The Round Rock School District is rolling out a new way to make fitness fun. The program combines biking and computers.

Friday afternoon, the Patsy Sommer Elementary School will become the first school in Texas to join a unique bike to school to program.   By then, something will sit at the top of a pole in the schoolyard that the kids will think is really cool.  It’s called a RFID reader, and its “readin’, ‘ritin’ and ‘rithmetic” is designed to help cut down on the obesity epidemic…

Dallas seeking applicants for Bicycle Advisory Committee
The City of Dallas is seeking residents to serve on the Bicycle Advisory Committee. The committee, which will help update and replace the 1985 Dallas Bike Plan, will consist of members of the community with a strong interest in improving and expanding the city’s bicycling culture and bicycle-related infrastructure. …

Safe-passing ordinance is about changing behavior
from www.mysanantonio.com
The 7-year-old’s parents, Gregory and Alexandra Bruehler, were hit by a pickup and killed in October as they rode their tandem bicycle on the shoulder of Texas 16 north of town. The case remains under review by the Bexar County district …

Four Important Announcements Texas High School Cycling League …
by League Director
New for 2010 the Texas High School Cycling League has registered as an individual club with USA Cycling. In order to be deemed an “official” league member club all high school clubs will need to join the league as a separate “team” on …

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 2/4- 2/10/10 | Austin On Two …
by elliott
Thursday February 4
Thursday Night Bike Polo
5:30 PM, Eastwoods Park, 3001 Harris Park Ave
Thursday Night Social Ride
7:30 PM, The Scoot Inn, 1308 E. 4th St. (Corner of 4th and Navasota
Friday, February 5
Kids Bike Rodeo
Noon, Bicycle Sport Shop, 517 S. Lamar Blvd
Fabulous Fixed First Friday
6 PM, Capitol Grounds
The Benefit Party for Mariel Mentink
7:30 PM, Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge
Saturday, February 6
The Belterra Romantico Classico Road Race
8 AM- 5 PM, 1001 Belterra Drive
The Dirty Dozen 12 Hour & Super Six 6 Hour Mountain Bike Race
8 AM, Bluff Creek Ranch, Warda, TX
Tasty Up Trailer Tour
Noon- 6 PM, Start at La Boite (1700 S. Lamar Blvd.) or Trailer Perk (1602 E. Sixth St.)
Grand Opening of Slaughter Creek Trail
1 PM, Slaughter Creek Trail, 9901 FM 1826
TXBRA 2009 Awards Party
7 PM, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop, 400 Nueces St
Sunday, February 7
Kenny Hill Autowerks Spring Classic at Driveway Austin (Road Race)
8 AM, The Driveway, 8400 Delwau Lane
Sunday Morning Fixie Ride
10:20 AM, Posse East, 2900 Duval St
Weekly Ladies Ride presented by Mellow Johnny’s
3:30 PM, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Show, 400 Nueces St
Tuesday, February 9
Tuesday Night Bike Polo Match
5 PM, Joslin Park, Manchaca St & Redd St
Wednesday, February 10
Hump Day Ride hosted by Social Cycling ATX
Noon, Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge, Lady Bird Lake
Weekly Bike Maintenance and Flat Repair Classes hosted by Mellow Johnny’s
6 PM, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop, 400 Nueces St
Wednesday Night Road Ride XXIX
7 PM, Check site for start location

Man hopes to turn rides into a living
by Brazosport Facts
Mountain biking is a hobby to some, but it may become a way of life for William Miller.

At Thanksgiving, the Lake Jackson resident told his wife, Madeleine, he wanted to bike from Inks Lake State Park near Marble Falls to their son Aaron Barton’s home in North Richland Hills, near Fort Worth.

“She looked at me like, ‘You need to think about that,’” the 47-year-old Miller said. “She’s pretty open-minded, but she exercised the voice of reason. I came back but I had it in my mind I was going to do it. I had a plan for the whole 510 miles.” …

Jack and Adam’s Bicycles: Austin Marathon – Watch out for Bikes!
by Skeese Greets
A lot goes into producing an athletic event. A huge marathon like Austin’s takes many people working throughout the year to make it happen. All kinds of crazy, behind-the-scenes activities take place, some so weird, you wouldn’t even believe.

We wanted to give you a sneak peak into this little unknown world of race production. Our role in the marathon is very small, but we’ve been doing it for the past 6 years. We’re bike leads. We make sure…

Mountain Biking with Storm: KTM Stealing a Retail Lead?
by Storm Ferguson
I went to the Cyclelab launch of their KTM range of bikes last Friday evening and was very impressed with the range, their construction and the components specified for them. Top of the MTB range is the Score…