Daily Blog and News Roundup for May 14th

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Cycling Notebook: Tour de Rouge proves to be thrill ride
from HoustonChronicle.com — Cycling
What a great adventure the first Tour de Rouge proved to be. A lot can happen over six days spent on a bicycle riding nearly 600 miles from Houston to New Orleans and, to be sure, most of it did. …

Top speed on a bicycle – how fast can you go downhill? « Texas …
by Ben
Tuesday night during our Team ThinkCash ride, we had a nice tailwind on the 820 service road descent. So like most cyclists – we all tried to see how fast we could go. Comparing bike computer results as we soft-pedaled up to Chapin Rd., …

Husband’s Love For Wife Inspires A 9000 Mile Bike Trek To Raise …
by Paul Cacciatore
From Florida, Craig Broeder will travel west along the southern U.S. states before returning to Austin, Texas. “I will ride 6 to 10 hours a day on average,” Broeder said. “The shortest [trip leg] is 89 miles in one day and my longest …

Letters: Cyclists vs. motorists, death row law, Jane Ely
by Houston Chronicle – United States
Rodney Ellis, the owner of seven, count them, seven bicycles, gets a really good deal the next time he gets together with his buddies in Cuba and rents a …

Daily Blog and News Roundup for May 13th

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There is an Italy in Texas with an organized ride but it does not last 21 days like the Giro d’Italia running now throughout the European Italy. While this is not Texas there is a way to watch the Giro d’Italia online and maybe on TV if your cable provider has the Universal Sports channel. The race is online each day at www.universalsports.com live 7:30 to 11:00 AM CDT or you can watch later at your convenience.

Shlachter & Co.: A reward at the end of the bike trail
by Fort Worth Star Telegram – Fort Worth,TX,USA
Oncor, the electric transmission and distribution company serving much of North Texas, teaming up with Ford Motor Co.? But it all makes great sense, …

Meander3081: What do I think about public transportation?
by Willie C
During my first semester at the University of Texas, I asked my dad if he could get me a bicycle to ride to school. My friend Norman had a bicycle. I had been riding the city busses, which were quite adequate, but I thought a bike would …

Wheeling and Dealing
by FWWeekly – Fort Worth,TX,USA
Eventually, planners hope the Fort Worth bike system will join up with the Veloweb, a 644-mile regional network of trails that the North Central Texas …

Cereal ‘helps recovery after sport’
by The Press Association
The researchers studied eight male and four female trained cyclists. After two hour-long cycling sessions, they were randomly given either bottles of … (I like animal crackers as a before and after ride snack. Not quite cereal but close.)

Texas Mountain Trail Daily Photo: Biking
by Beth
Texas Mountain Trail Daily Photo. Your daily photo of favorite places, adventures and attractions in Far West Texas Big Bend National Park, the Davis Mountains, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, El Paso and all points in between! …

San Antonio Area Rides

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Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Southside Mission Ride, 27, 39, 51 and 61 miles, visitors center at Mission San Jose. (210) 533-3416.

Bicycling: Sunday, 8 a.m., Rebecca’s Mirror Ride, 25, 45 and 75 miles, Bulverde Elemetary School. (210) 216-7580.

Bicycling: May 23, 8 a.m., Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 to 70 miles, Judson High School, Converse. (210) 884-9470.

Bicycling:  May 23, 8 a.m., Stay Together Ride at the Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 to 36 miles, Judson High School, Converse. 361-701-5369

Bicycling:  May 24, 8 a.m., Toutant-Beauregard Ride, 21, 35, 47 and 58 miles, Floore’s Country Store, Old Town Helotes.

Bicycling:  May 30, 8 a.m., Leon Springs Leaderless Ride, 18, 33 and 50 miles, behind Starbucks at corner of I-10 access road and Boerne Stage Road (exit 551).

Bicycling:  May 30-31, Tour de Cure-San Antonio, Pearson off Bulverde Road in SA (May 30) and Texas State University, San Marcos (May 31), tour.diabetes.com

Bicycling:  May 31, 8 a.m., Bullis Park Leaderless Ride, 21, 34, 48 and 66 miles, Bullis County Park.

Bicycling:  May 31, 8 a.m., Walk and Roll Fest Leaderless Ride, Pearl Brewery, 312 Pearl Parkway.

Bicycling:  June 6, 8 a.m., Bullis Park Ride, 21, 34, 48 and 66 miles, Bullis County Park. (210) 884-9470.

Bicycling:  June 7, 8 a.m., Castroville Ride, 11, 25 and 40 miles, park-and-ride off highway 90 by Sammy’s Restaurant in Castroville. (830) 931-9744.

Bicycling:  June 13, 8 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, city hall, Boerne. (830) 931-9744.

Bicycling:  June 14, 8 a.m., Grand Tour of SA Central Ride, 25 miles, Blue Star parking lot across from Pioneer Flour Mill. (21….

Bicycling:  June 14, 8 a.m., Fair Oaks Ride, 20, 32 and 45 miles, Fair Oaks Ranch Center. (210) 698-6625.

Bicycling:  June 20, 8 a.m., Kendalia Crabapple Ride, 35 and 52 miles, public library, Kendalia. 210-492-9173

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Daily Blog and News Roundup for May 12th

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Anti-Harassment law needed in Texas | Road Rash
by Jason Whaley
A guy. On a bike. Exploring Central Texas. And beyond., Found an interesting post on Bike Rumor. If this is indeed true, it’s time to round up all the bicycle advocacy groups and get this law passed in Texas as well.

Pursuit: The Act of Striving: Armadillo Hill Country Classic but …
by Brittany M.
On Saturday morning I rode the Armadillo Hill Country Classic in Liberty Hill, TX. They have several route options, but I did the 80 miler (which was really a 78+ a little miler). The day started off quite well, overcast, not as hot as it was on Friday, … Not only that, but I made a new cycling friend, and she even ran the first mile of my 3 mile post-ride brick run!! It was HOT and humid by the time I started running, but I felt pretty solid–NO LEG PAIN at all! …

331 Miles: Keeping my Blog on Track
by 331 Miles
More specifically, I thought that there were readers out there that would want to hear about cycling in south Texas, with the occasional piece about my efforts to move back to Austin, my travels to Mexico, my family, and related topics. Occasionally, my thoughts about my … “Riding the Tour de France: Livin the Dream” is a TV show that I blogged about, but since it’s on TV, there’s an audience out there searching for more info, which resulted in a spike of keyword hits. …

South Texas Fitness and Health: Cycling Archives
by southtexasfitness.com
“The workshop brings recreational cycling together with commuter cycling,” says Lydia Kelly, bicycle/pedestrian transportation planner for the San …

Electric Avenue – bicycling.com
by bicycling.com
“The overuse of bike paths is a problem I hope we face one day,” says Annick Beaudet, the bicycle program manager in Austin, Texas. …

Your 2009 Long Distance Cycling Goals? – Topic Powered by Eve For …
by bicycling.com forums
We have great cycling weather here in Texas that allow for ambitious goals. The Lone Star Randonneurs (Dallas) provide great support and conradarie. …