{"id":15714,"date":"2012-09-05T22:47:51","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T03:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15714"},"modified":"2012-09-05T22:47:51","modified_gmt":"2012-09-06T03:47:51","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-5th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/09\/05\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-5th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"

First Buffered Bicycle Lanes in Dallas Installed at Rosemont Elementary<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBike Friendly Oak Cliff
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\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to believe the day has finally come when we no longer say Dallas still doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a dedicated bike lane.\u00c2\u00a0 A plan to include bicycle infrastructure at the lower Rosemont Elementary School campus has started bearing fruit this past week when the City of Dallas laid down buffered bicycle lanes and a new crosswalk on Mary Cliff Rd from Rainer to Taft, and bicycle sharows from Taft to Kings Highway. …<\/p>\n

Scholastic MTB Series TEAM Standings<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby League Director\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Texas High School Cycling League
\nHere are the team standings for the South division of the 2012 Scholastic MTB Race Series after last weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s races at Camp Eagle.\u00c2\u00a0 Be sure to head out to the U of Texas races in Comfort on September 29th and 30th to earn more team points as that weekend is sure to shake up the standings with three race offerings for every category.<\/p>\n

Also, remember to recruit friends and especially girls as the team points are a combination of points earned by all riders from that school in all categories.
\nPlace \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0School \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Total Points \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Camp Eagle
\n1 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Lorena ISD \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 36 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a036
\n2 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Formus: Monterrey Mexico \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a020 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a020
\n3 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Houston Memorial H.S. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 16 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a016…<\/p>\n

SCCCC Track Championships at Alkek, hosted by A&M<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby AMCT
\nA reminder anyone interesting in coming out and watching or if you want to help out. AMCT is hosting the 2012 SCCCC track championships in preperation for Track Nationals just around the corner. Racing is going on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday AM racing starts at 9AM, Saturday PM racing starts at 7PM, Sunday racing…<\/p>\n

First Team Meeting!!!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby AMCT
\nFirst Team meeting tomorrow, thursday, at 8 PM up the spiral staircase at the Rec in room 255. Come join us and eat free food provided by our local cycling club BVC and learn about the team and what all we do.<\/p>\n

Recreational Sports Calendar & Sign-up Sheet – Sept. 5, 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSan Antonio Express-News
\nBicycling: Today, 8 a.m., Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floore\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314.
\nBicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Tour for Children benefiting Transplants for Children, 10, 31, 45 and 60 miles, El Chaparral Mexican Restaurant, Helotes. …<\/p>\n

Tyler State Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWill Lewis\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.dorba.org
\nAll I can say is Wow. That was one of the best workouts and challenging rides I have experienced. If you weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t climbing 75% of the time the rest was filled with some downhill, rocks everywhere and then the enemy as we know it, SAND!!!!!!!!!! Somehow my friend and I made it through without eating it! It was a blast to do something new but definitely a…<\/p>\n

Weekly Collegiate Racing Wrap – September 4, 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSCCCC: Camp Eagle Classic – by Jon Huey\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.usacycling.org
\nThe SCCCC made its 2012 mountain bike season debut at the Camp Eagle Classic in Rocksprings, TX, claimed to be the largest mountain bike festival in the state.\u00c2\u00a0 This event brings a wide variety of racers, even including a unicycle race.
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\nThe collegiate short track course was relatively smooth with a couple of sandy areas, and scattered changes in elevation; the middle end provided a bit of wooded and rocky single track.\u00c2\u00a0 Texas State dominated the Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s A category, with Brian Barrow finishing first and Alex \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cub\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Garza following just behind.\u00c2\u00a0 The Super D was quite an unusual event for this conference, but it was a welcome challenge.\u00c2\u00a0 This was a mass start event, providing quite a time for the largest category of Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s C, with seventeen…<\/p>\n

Our most recent Paceline (the club’s online newsletter) was added 9-5-12<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nFort Worth Bicycling Association
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2012 DORBA Fall Series Race At Erwin Park http:\/\/t.co\/WeR2p9or<\/a> via @TexasMTBtrails<\/a><\/p>\n

— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) September 5, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n