Ride through the brick streets of downtown and see the sites of the Oldest Town in Texas and the beautiful countryside surrounding it. A 7.8 mile and a 53 mile route will be included, both will begin and end in downtown Nacogdoches. The long ride starts at 8 a.m., and the short ride starts at 8:30 a.m. Entry fee is $25 for early registration (before November 3rd) and $30 for regular registration. Entry Forms available at the Visitor’s Center or click here.
Pineywoods Purgatory: Hilly-arious for a Flatlander
Lufkin put out the good weather carpet for over 500 riders today at the Pineywoods Purgatory. With the temperature in the mid-60’s at the start and a gentle breeze riders lined up for a ride through the hills of East Texas.
I did not do the ride last year. I was planning on it but when I woke up and checked the weather heavy rain was falling. A rider at rest stop one said he rode the 100 mile route and 95 miles of it was in the rain. I am not a fan of riding in the rain unless I get caught in it after I start. There is something about all of the grit and grime that takes the fun out of it.
Speaking of rides of yester-year, today I noticed the turn off that I took in the 1993 ride. I was suffering from severe abdominal pain and one of the motorcycle support riders noticed my pain and escorted me to the rest stop on US69 just east of Highway 7. The SAG vehicle took me to the finish line. Fortunately my wife came with me that year so she came and picked me up. In a few days I was in the hospital scheduled for surgery for abdominal adhesions from my crash in 1989.
Pineywoods Purgatory Ride in Lufkin
I will be getting up around 4:30 AM on Saturday to drive to Lufkin for the ride. Leaving the house by 5:30 should get me there with time to register. According to the weatherman the weather should be perfect though maybe slightly chilly at the 8:00 AM start. Last year I skipped the ride because of a threaten rainstorm. While we could use some rain (none since Ike roared through) there is none in the forecast.
Look for me in my new Texbiker.net jersey with the Flip cam taking video. Looking forward to several servings of fajitas.
Baylor Cycling club gears up for state competition
By Kyle McKanna and Alex Maxwell
The Baylor cycling club will play host for the South-Central Collegiate Cycling Conference competition this weekend.
Five other schools, including the University of Texas and Texas A&M University, will make the trek to Waco’s Cameron Park to compete in the event.
President of Baylor Cycling Brandon Thomas said that he anticipates around 70 people attending the Baylor Mountain Bike Bash.
In order for the club to put on this event, several tasks had to be accomplished. Thomas was responsible for completing most of these tasks.