{"id":19724,"date":"2012-12-21T23:33:59","date_gmt":"2012-12-22T05:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=19724"},"modified":"2012-12-21T23:33:59","modified_gmt":"2012-12-22T05:33:59","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-21st-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/12\/21\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-21st-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 21st"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jan 1 – PBA New Year’s Day ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nPlano Bicycle Association
\nTuesday, January 01, 2013, 10:00am
\nDate:\u00c2\u00a0 January 1, 2013
\nTime: 10 am
\nStart\/finish location: TBD (probably NW corner of Coit and Spring Creek, Plano)
\nDistances:\u00c2\u00a0 TBD (probably 3 distances, say 30, 40 and 50 miles)
\nPace packs: TBD (probably more than 1)
\nRide leaders: TBD
\nMaps: Maybe
\nAfter ride food provided by Andrew Hoodwin: TBD (BBQ would be good)<\/p>\n

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Feb 3 – Super Bowl Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nPlano Bicycle Association
\nSunday, February 03, 2013
\nPlano ride start time:\u00c2\u00a0 9:30 am
\nPlano Start\/Finish location: NW corner of Coit and Spring Creek, Plano<\/p>\n

Destination: Dallas West End for lunch at Dick’s Last Resort (Bring your lunch money and meet other Metro-plex cyclists at Dick’s). Don’t want to eat at Dick’s? OK, pick another local favorite (Hooters is next door).\u00c2\u00a0 Don’t want to stay for lunch? OK, a group may return to Plano after a quick pit stop.<\/p>\n

Pace: Average speed for the entire ride 16-17 mph
\nDistance: 48 miles.\u00c2\u00a0 Back in plenty of time to nap through the super bowl Wink
\nUpdated route map with cue sheet: Under construction
\nRide leader:\u00c2\u00a0 Chris Mathews
\nDon’t want to leave from Plano? Then find other Metro-plex start locations on this list: …<\/p>\n

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Fort Work Bicycle Association Rides<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBaker Road Ride
\nSunday, December 23, 2012 9:00 am
\nAledo Middle School<\/p>\n

The Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
\nTuesday, December 25, 2012 9:00 am
\nFort Worth: Columbus Trail City Building<\/p>\n

Burleson and Beyond
\nThursday, December 27, 2012 9:00 am
\nBurleson: Commerce Street<\/p>\n

The Rusty Chain Gang Romp
\nThursday, December 27, 2012 9:00 am
\nBenbrook: YMCA<\/p>\n

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We lost some trails at Leon Creek…<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nI went riding yesterday to give the new 29er a try. I had a great ride but it was cut short. As I was coming out of the Bird Sanctuary I ran into an older couple. They informed me that it was private property and they were going to start enforcing it.<\/p>\n

Major bummer since that area has some great winding single track through the woods. … (with comments)
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Thursday Ride at Walnut Creek – Beginner\/intermediate ride level<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
\nThursday, December 27, 2012\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a04:30 PM
\nWalnut Creek Park
\n12138 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX (map)
\nThis will be a beginner ride and will be doing around 8 -10 miles.<\/p>\n

If someone is willing to lead a faster group then we can have an intermediate group also.<\/p>\n

Please be there and be ready to roll by 4:30 pm. We meet in the parking lot near the pool in the middle of the island.
\nAny question please call\/text\u00c2\u00a0 me at…<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to the USA Cycling 2012 CLUBS OF THE YEAR!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.usacycling.org
\nColorado Springs, Colo. (December 17, 2012) — USA Cycling is excited to announce the winners of its 2012 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Club of the Year\u00e2\u20ac\u009d awards! Three clubs earned overall \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Club of the Year\u00e2\u20ac\u009d honors in divisions I, II, and III and an additional eight clubs earned special awards in the junior\/interscholastic, masters, women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, new club, track, mountain bike, cyclo-cross, and collegiate categories.<\/p>\n

In addition to bragging rights, the winning clubs will receive a trophy and complimentary renewal fees for 2013. Congratulations to our winners!<\/p>\n

Division I \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Team Dayton Bicycling (Dayton, Ohio)
\nDivision II \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Northwest Cycling Club (Houston, Texas)
\nDivision III \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ghisallo Foundation (Austin, Texas)…<\/p>\n

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Tweets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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RT: @dromgoogle<\/a>: Video: Outback Cyclocross Race Pro 1, 2 Waco Texas 12-16-12 (by machadown) http:\/\/t.co\/Gnh4Zw1i<\/a> < Nice, Joey Machado.<\/p>\n

— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) December 22, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n