November 4th is the ride date. Help out the Habitat for Humanity project.
*Tour de Habitat – Mansfield, TX
Tour de Habitat – Mansfield, TX. 9:00 AM start at Mary Orr Intermediate School. Routes of 20, 40 and 62 miles (see the Route Maps for details) take riders out of Mansfield quickly, through Venus, Texas and the scenic countyside. Please visit the route map link on the right to see the various course layouts.
Registration costs $25.00. Online Registration ends November 1st. Registrations after November 1st will be accepted at the Rally, but will cost $30.00.
Website
Cycling through the Hill Country
Every October, hundreds of cyclists gather at for the Texas Hill Country River Region Bicycle Classic.
“This is my second year doing it. It’s a lot of fun. [I] did the 52 last year, going to do the 52 again this year. The hills are great. The scenery is awesome. Their descents are fun, get up to 50 mph screaming downhill, and you got the pain of going 5 mph going up hill,” cyclist Ron Cook said.
There are four routes available. People looking for a tough ride can ride the 52-mile Challenge or the 100-mile Century. Both have river passes and elevation changes through some of the most scenic Hill Country in Texas.
Debate over bike helmets heats up again for Austin riders
The debate over whether to require Austin bicyclists to wear helmets is being revived.
Mayor Will Wynn and local medical leaders announced Wednesday that Brackenridge Hospital and St. David’s HealthCare will conduct a yearlong study on head injuries from bike accidents starting Nov. 1.
They’ll report the findings to the City Council, which considered an ordinance to require bike-helmet use in August but never voted on it. The idea drew staunch opposition from some cyclists.