Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for January 24th

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Amateur Road Racing Season Now Officially Underway
from Bicycle.net | Attitude is Everything by System6
Saturday unfolded a balmy sixty degrees, shockingly sunny, and with just the mildest of breeze from some direction or another.  That’s what left a few of us worryingly overdressed for what was arguably the first road race of the new decade in Texas.
Aside from the technical glitch that 2010 might be more like the last year of the decade than the first, the Copperas Cove road race took place on Saturday (1/23) in North Central Texas, a short drive from Baylor University in Temple Texas and maybe a rifle-shot from Fort Hood. …

Retail Spotlight: Bicycle Sport Shop Austin Texas
by Bill Fanning
Last week we talked with Chris Carter who runs marketing for Austin’s own  Bicycle Sport Shop.  He shared with us how he is currently using social media as well as ideas for the future.  This post highlights one successful program built as a result of customer feedback on Facebook.

Bicycle Sport Shop has been an Austin retailer since the mid ’80’s.  They currently have two locations, 10947 Research Blvd and 517 S. Lamar Blvd.  They use social media to market their business in a variety of ways. …

Life Time Fitness » Flower Mound Cycling Club: Sam’s Club MS150 …
by shawn@skekd.com
The Sam’s Club MS150 is a great two-day ride that starts in Frisco, TX at Rough Rider Stadium / Frisco Convention Center on the morning of May 1, 2010. The first day takes riders through the north Texas country side just south of Lake …

Copperas Cove Classic, January 2010 « Whareagle’s Weblog
by whareagle
The 2010 Copperas Cove Classic has become the de facto start of the annual road race season for bikes here in Texas. The course is lollipop-shaped, with a 9 mile out route, then a loop, and the return 9 miles back in. …. you are making this more and more fun, the more we do this together. I’ll write more regularly from here on out, and may modify this post to include images as they become available. Look for more about the training on my Cycling Center of Dallas Weblog. …

Windy Road Ride

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The wind was kicking up today and the temperature was nice. The wind was gusting up to 26 mph from the west. This made for an interesting return to home after a brisk ride out. A sunny sky and 68 degrees more than made up for the wind. My legs are out of shape as you can see on the charts below and the speed after mile 15. Total miles today was 26.28 at an average 14.6 mph. I rode my Mercier road bike today.

Route January 24th

Speed - Distance

Cadence - Distance

Elevation - Distance

Walburg Classic – Walburg, TX

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Walburg Classic-Team at&t-Brain and Spine Cycling
Presented by Team at&t Brain and Spine Cyclng
Walburg, TX
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Online Registration Closes Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 5:00 AM ET
Team at&t – Brain and Spine Cycling is proud to present the TxBRA Texas Cup Series Event, The Walburg Classic Road Race on February 20, 2010.  This year’s event offers a 22-mile rolling course through the traditional bucolic country side around Walburg, TX, featuring false flats, an uphill finish and, of course, wind — the makings of yet another epic adventure.

Daily News Roundup January 23rd – Texas Bicycling

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2010 American Mountain Bike Challenge Announced
from Bicycle.net | Attitude is Everything by editor
USA Cycling announced today the dates and venues for its 2010 American Mountain Bike Challenge (AMBC). All AMBC events will serve as qualifiers for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships which are slated for July 15-18 in Granby, Colo.
September 3-5: Camp Eagle Classic MTB Festival – Rocksprings, Texas

Denim Ride Photos
by Rat Trap Press
So what happens when you act like a wimp and skip a ride because of a little inclement weather? You miss out on a great time. It was raining all morning in Fort Worth so I stayed home hoping that the ride would be rescheduled. A group of hardy souls showed up despite the rain and made the ride a success. …

Denim Ride

Gradick Communications Portal – Meeting for 800 mile Invitational …
An organizational meeting will be held from 7-8pm on Monday, February 1st at the Neva Lomason Library in Carrollton to discuss C2C-R2C, (Carrollton, Texas to Carrollton, Georgia Ride to Care) an 800 mile inivitational bicycle ride to benefit the Carroll County Humane Society and West Georgia Spay/Neuter Clinic. All cyclists and animal lovers are invited! Call 770-268-8976 for more information.

Want to help with the Nueces Bike Boulevard? DO THESE THINGS …
by Jason
Tom Wald, executive director of the League of Bicycle Voters recently sent out a request for petition signers on their Nueces Bike Boulevard Petition. Here’s the links to the relevant ****, plus how to contact city council, …

Paddys Peloton: Mule Train gets Longer…….
by Paddy’s Peleton
Last year my brother and a few friends started an international cycling team for a bit of a laugh and an excuse to wear some really cool cycling jerseys. “Travel with my Mule” The intent of the team was to get fellow cyclists from around the globe to blog and or tell stories about their training and cycling experiences. The only requirement to join was: …

Mule Train