Tour de Pink – Prairie View, TX

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The third annual Tour de Pink, presented by Compass Bank, is a family-friendly bicycle ride, with six routes ranging in length from 12 to 100 miles. The ride wraps up with a festival, complete with food, music and live entertainment. Registration for Tour de Pink 2007 is $25 per rider, with a minimum pledge of $75 required. For more information, visit the event website at www.tourdepink.org, call 713.524.PINK (7465), or text ‘PINK’ to 78247.

All donations and pledges will fund breast cancer awareness, education and survivor support programs, and help provide mammograms for underserved women in the greater Houston area. Tour de Pink is the first and only pledge bicycle ride in Texas that is designed to benefit breast cancer outreach and support programs. Pink Ribbons Project has raised more than $450,000 through Tour de Pink for its programs and more than $1 million in total since its inception.

East Texas Business Donates Hundreds Of Bike Helmets

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from kltv.com

A donation today to the Tyler Police Department was heads above the rest. The bicycle unit was given 360 bike helmets today by the folks at Tyler Ford. The donation will help them continue their bike safety campaign. The donation was prompted by a tragic bike accident just a few weeks ago.

San Antonio Rides in July & August

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from the San Antonio Express-News recreation page

—Bicycling: July 14, 8 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, Fiserve Health Building, downtown Boerne. Call 210-325-2500″

—Bicycling: July 15, 8 a.m., Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 to 70 miles, Judson High School, Converse. Call 210-481-1807

—Bicycling: July 21, 8 a.m., Southside Mission Ride, 27, 39, 51 and 61 miles, San Jose Mission visitors center. Call 210-533-3416

—Bicycling: July 22, 8 a.m., Rebecca Creek Ride, 16, 22, 32 and 48 miles, Bulverde Elementary School. Call 210-497-5940

—Bicycling: July 28, 8 a.m., Cibolo Ride, 20, 27, 39 and 51 miles, Wiederstein Elementary School, downtown Cibolo. Call 210-481-1807

—Bicycling: July 29, 8 a.m., Kendalia-Crabapple Ride, 35 and 52 miles, Kendalia public library. Call 830-885-4443

—Bicycling: Aug. 4, 8 a.m., Bullis Park Ride, 21, 34, 48 and 66 miles, Bullis County Park. Call 210-481-1807

—Bicycling: Aug. 5, 8 a.m., Eisenhower Park Ride, 18, 29 and 52 miles, Einsehower Park. Call 210-912-8401

—Bicycling: Aug. 11, 8 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, Fiserve Health Building, downtown Boerne. Call 210-325-2500

—Bicycling: Aug. 12, 8 a.m., Adkin’s Junction Ride, 12 to 50 miles, intersection of U.S. 87 and FM 1627, east of China Grove. Call 210-404-2393

—Bicycling: Aug. 18, 8 a.m., Rebecca’s Mirror Ride, 25, 45 and 75 miles, Bulverde Elementary School. Call 210-826-4869

—Bicycling: Aug. 19, 8 a.m., Freiheit Ride, 16 to 51 miles, Freiheit Country Sctore, highway 1101 east of New Braunfels. Call 210-887-2390

—Bicycling: Aug. 25, 8 a.m., Cibolo Ride, 20, 27, 39 and 51 miles, Wiederstein Elementary School, Cibolo. Call 210-387-7340

—Bicycling: Aug. 26, 8 a.m., Big Joshua Creek Ride, 29, 39 and 54 miles, across street from PoPo’s Restaurant in Welfare. Call 210-325-3188

—Bicycling: Aug. 26, 8 a.m., Grand Tour of SA Ride, 25 miles, Blue Star parking lot across from Pioneer Flour Mill. Call 210-533-3416