Race #8 and series finale West Texas Championship Series. Mountain Biking
Tour de Gruene Recap – Livestrong Blog
Chris Brewer at Livestrongblog.org gives a detailed report of Lance Armstrongs prep, race and results. There are pictures as well.
An excerpt, “While the history was there, it’s doubtful that anyone would have picked Gruene, Texas as the start of Lance Armstrong’s historic comeback to professional road racing. Back in 1996 it was a very different story as Lance, who admittedly “barely could ride a bike†due to cancer treatments, rode with legendary Eddy Merckx in a ceremonial Time Trial circuit. Then in 1997 he rode with teammate Kevin Livingston notching a 2nd place result.”
Waco is a Two-Wheeling Town
from news8austin.com
By: Bonnie Gonzalez
More than 100 Women of all ages gathered in Waco Saturday morning for the 4th annual Ride Cameron Park.
Some even came from as far as Arkansas and Oklahoma. They came to learn about the sport of mountain biking. But the event is also showing those unfamiliar with the activity, just what the park has to offer.
Park Ranger Kim Jennings said visiting the park is always a pleasant surprise to visitors who have never been.
MTB Law Girl Rides Rocky Hill Ranch
According to her blog, MTB Law Girl, lives and rides out of Austin. On November 2nd she wrote an extensive account of her riding at Rocky Hill Ranch near Smithville.
Her account begins, “Over the last couple of months we have explored trails that are south – southwest of town so we decided to explore the east side yesterday. We ventured out to Rocky Hill Ranch which is located in Smithville, about an hour + drive from Austin. There’s 25 miles of mountain bike trails, a cafe, and camping. Based on what we’ve heard, it’s basically a mountain biker’s paradise where you can ride all day, camp out and ride all day again”