Mikail Davenport, 58, has post-polio syndrome and he’s a cancer survivor. Tuesday Davenport kicked off a 950-mile, 25 day cycling tour to prove that having a disability is not a death sentence. He’s calling it the Legless Lizard Tour de Tejas.
Spring Breakaway 2007 – Katy, TX
In its fourth year the Spring Breakaway ride is back and for 2007 has many exciting routes for both the experienced and novice riders. This year we have a 24 mile, 36, 50 and 65 mile routes. These routes will take you past the beautiful rice fields of katy Texas and through the rustic scenery of far west houston.
The riders will roll out of the Katy Mills Mall (in front of the Sun & Ski shop) at 8 am. There will be a disc jocky on the premise to provide the atmosphere and the riders will provide the fun.
Fees: $25 if postmarked by February 20th, $30 if after that date.
Route Slip
I was reading another bicycling blog from a rider in the Dallas Fort Worth area and he mentioned a website Route Slip. Sounded interesting.
The purpose of Route Slip: “RouteSlip.com is a website for cycling enthusiasts. You can map out your favorite bike rides, print out route slips, create elevation profiles for your rides, manage your training log, and interact with other cyclists.”
There are similar websites.
Beatrice Tour of Texas
Now that the Amgen Tour of California has been completed I was thinking back many years to the Beatrice Tour of Texas. I still have a bicycle cap from the last year of the tour. I went to the Astrodome for a criterium around the outside road that circled the dome. The sun was hot as was the racing but the crowd was no where near the crowds in California. But this was before a guy named Lance and even before Greg Lemond. Sadly Beatrice disappeared as a sponsor and the Tour of Texas last only a year or two after that.