Heath Blackgrove wins Dallas’ TX TOUGH crit
from The Journal of Competitive Cycling – by sfrothingham
Clink. At the lobby bar of Dallas’ W Hotel on Thursday evening, pro bike racers and bike racing fans alike held their champagne glasses high in toast of Team Hotel San Jose’s Heath Blackgrove, who scored his second consecutive victory at the TX Tough Grand Prix by out-sprinting a breakaway group of five riders. “We missed two big moves and were able to bring them back. It really speaks to the strength of our squad,” said Blackgrove, who placed in front of OUCH-Maxxis’ national …

Shifting Gears luncheon scheduled for Jan 21 – Wellsphere
by wellsphere.com
Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogotá
I just received word that the Texas Bicycle Coalition, aka Bike Texas, is sponsoring a luncheon called Shifting Gears on Wednesday, January 21. The focus of the luncheon is to learn how we can change the dynamics of transportation in Texas, while building healthy communities and reducing traffic. …

This sort of a duplicate of the first article but I couldn’t resist the post from a website with this name.

Blackgrove Wins 2nd Straight Texas Tough / Wherry Announces …
by trainingfromabarkalounger
Blackgrove Wins 2nd Straight Texas Tough / Wherry Announces Retirement
At the lobby bar of Dallas’ W Hotel on Thursday evening, pro bike racers and bike racing fans alike held their champagne glasses high in toast of Team Hotel San Jose’s Heath Blackgrove, who scored his second consecutive victory at the TX Tough Grand Prix by out-sprinting a breakaway group of five riders. …

Dallas Council Members Oct 7th Bike to City Hall « Bike Denton
by howard
So I haven’t yet made a big announcement of the 10-day Cyclesomatic bike fest in Oak Cliff, Dallas, but I should.  The problem is, it’s so awesome and so expansive that I’ve had a hard time summing it up.   So whatever, I’ll break it down and dish it out in ADD-friendly sizes. …

The Bike Fest « Bike Noob
by rainycamp

Joe, who leads our Sunday morning A group rides, fits a girl with a new helmet donated by the Texas Medical Association. Stay inside the lines! Pat and I handled the Straight Line – Scanning station. The kids had to ride a straight line …

Bike MS riders say new route prettier, more convenient
by www.mysanantonio.com
After lunch at Texas Lutheran University, they’ll head to Gruene and the Guadalupe River. The cyclists will end the first day at Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, having traveled 72 miles. Those wishing to complete a 100-mile century ride …

Making Light: My very own Rota Fortunae
by Abi Sutherland
I’m close enough to my workplace to bike it, except the insane traffic would end my life, and the SE Texas heat & humidity (for eight months out of the year) would make me want to end it. ….. Long ago I used to ride to work in London, on a very old Dutch bike which I’d inherited from a friend. Nice ride, through Hyde Park, along Rotten Row past the cavalry barracks – the drum-horse out for exercise, a procession of one… Anyway, that bike had a D-shaped saddle which I …

I Love Riding My Bike « Let’s Go Ride a Bike
by dottie
It’s been very wet here in Texas the last week or too. But after ChipSeal got us all motivated, I decided to embrace riding in the rain. It’s easy right now; the weather is still pretty warm. So even though I’m wet when I get home, …

Talking Head talks bikes at Paramount Theatre
by Austin 360 (subscription) – Austin,TX,USA
“Yet one more ‘bragging right’ that we’re not so proud of here in Texas,” says Leslie Luciano, community relations manager for Bicycle Sport Shop. …

Texas Master’s Time Trial Champ to Race at Galena Fest | Reno …
by Reno Galena Fest
years since I got on the mountain bike, and probably 5 since I’ve raced one. Reno’s got a huge number of talented riders, and I haven’t adjusted to the altitude yet.” Chances of winning? “It depends, mostly on who shows up. …