Moritz Ride for Heroes – Aledo, TX

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Moritz Ride for Heroes
Date: Saturday April 17, 2010
Location: Aledo, TX

Type of Event: Touring

The 8th annual Moritz Chevrolet Ride for Heroes supports those organizations that protect and serve and make East Parker County a better place to live. Proceeds from the bike ride are dispersed to the following organizations:
Aledo Volunteer Fire Department
Hudson Oaks Volunteer Fire Department
Willow Park Fire/Rescue
Parker County Sheriff’s Reserve
Parker County Center for Hope
In addition, the Ride for Heroes bike ride supports various student clubs from Aledo High School and the Texas Bicycle Coalition (working for safer cycling in Texas).

This year we feature 6 new scenic routes, ranging from 8 miles through 80 miles.  And since we’ve moved the ride to mid-April, Bluebonnets should be in bloom!

We will be offering routes of 8, 22, 34, 46, 62, and 80 miles.  Our website is at http://www.rideforheroes.org/.

The Moritz Chevrolet Ride for Heroes begins and ends on the Aledo High School campus. The starting line is adjacent to the Learning Center at the southwest corner of the campus. The finish line is at the front of Bearcat Stadium. Aledo is approximately 10 miles west of Fort Worth.

Starting time is 8:30 AM. Routes this year are 8, 22, 34, 46, 62 (100K), and 80 miles.

Early registration begins on Jan 1, 2010.

Contact Email: donna@rideforheroes.org

Contact Phone: 817/917-1716

Website

Hill Country Ride for Aids – Krause Springs, TX

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If the scenery doesn’t take your breath away, the Ride will.
Experience some of the most breathtaking scenery in Texas with a group of riders and volunteers that make the Hill Country Ride for AIDS feel less like a competitive race and more like a family reunion.  You can choose to ride individually or you may start a team with friends, officemates or family members

Saturday, April 24 : Krause Springs
6am
7:30 am
Crew arrive at Krause Springs
(some Crew may report earlier – check with your team leader)
Century Riders ride out!
7am – 8am     Riders arrive at Krause Springs
8:30am     Ride out!
4pm     Route closes. ALL Riders are back at Krause Springs
5pm     Closing Ceremonies – leading into the Celebration Dinner at 5:30pm
7pm     The Hill Country Ride for AIDS is officially over

Bring a friend or family member to dinner for free. $10 each for additional guests. Click here for more info. Inform Ride office of ALL guests by April. 19 at info@hillcountryride.org.

Website

Daily News Roundup January 5th – Texas Bicycling

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US Pro XCT expands to six events
from www.cyclingnews.com
…Following the series kick-off at Fontana, the Sea Otter Classic will serve as the second stop. Sea Otter’s elite/pro men’s and women’s mountain bike races on April 18 will operate at the UCI C1 level, offering maximum ranking points to top riders.

The Pro XCT will then move south to Lance Armstrong’s ranch in Dripping Springs, Texas, for the Mellow Johnny’s Classic on May 29. The first edition of the race was run in the fall, on short notice, and 2010 will be the first time the race is run in this spring slot. …

Frozen Racing on Tap in Dallas
from singletrack.com
Dallas mountain bike racing continues this winter with the DORBA Endurance Series. Two hundred fifty amateur and professional riders from across Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas will be headed to Dallas for the biggest endurance series in the region.

The four- and six-hour races are slated for the Jan. 9, Feb. 13 and March 6. A Le Mans start will be used to spread the racers before entering the singletrack trails. DORBA trails consists of singletrack with roots, logs and boulders in the heart of Dallas and other North Texas locations…

USA Cycling January Communiqué
The 2010 USA Cycling National Championship Calendar features sixteen events that will provide amateur and professional cyclists with opportunities to win Stars-and-Stripes jerseys across all five disciplines of competitive cycling.
September 1-5: USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships – Frisco, TX

LOBV releases proposal for Nueces Bike Boulevard
from www.austinontwowheels.org
After a contentious first public meeting on the conversion of Nueces Street downtown into a bicycle boulevard, the League of Bicycling Voters got together in mid-December to hammer out a cycling community proposal for this project. Much of the objections from property owners stems from uncertainty of the physical and economic impact this traffic calming…

Getting ready for race day: How to prepare for a cycling …
from KTEN News
It may sound like fun to race in a 150-miler, but if you’re not ready you could injure yourself.

Bicycle racing is one of the world’s most popular competitive sports. But it requires commitment. The life of a successful racer can be rigorous and demanding. If you hope to do well, you’ll need to put in serious time and effort. You’ll also need a to-do list to help you get started. Here are the basics. Just remember…

Windtrainer Action for January 4th & 5th

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With the weather turning cold and no daylight when I get home the last resort is the trusty Cyclops windtrainer. Thanks to my recently purchased Garmin Edge 305 with cadence I am able to record information I only dreamed about. I do not try to smoke the rear tire and no stand-up sprints but I do feel like a workout at the end. Both workouts were about 44 minutes and 11 miles. Charts come from the SportTrack software.

Windtrainer Kingwood 1-4-2010, Speed - Distance - Cadence

Windtrainer Kingwood 1-5-2010, Speed - Distance - Cadence