{"id":7568,"date":"2011-03-05T17:40:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T23:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7568"},"modified":"2011-03-05T17:40:51","modified_gmt":"2011-03-05T23:40:51","slug":"space-race-la-marque-tx-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/05\/space-race-la-marque-tx-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Race &#8211; La Marque, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Space Race\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spacerace.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Space Race<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; 2011<br \/>\nStart: Sunday, April 10, 2011 @ 7:00 AM<br \/>\nGulf Greyhound Park<br \/>\n1000 FM 2004\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 La Marque, TX<\/p>\n<p>NEW!!!<br \/>\nThe Thursday packet pickup has moved: please see below for new location. Details for the ride are still being finalized. Check back for news and changes. Last updated 01\/16\/11<\/p>\n<p>NEW! VIP CLUB!<br \/>\nNew this year:THE SPACE RACE 300 VIP CYCLING CLUB<br \/>\nMake a donation of $150 or more, in the Donation section when you register on active.com and you will automatically be a member of The Space Race 300 VIP Cycling Club.<br \/>\nBenefits include:<br \/>\nSpecial VIP Number<br \/>\nExclusive Free Massage<br \/>\nVIP Bike Corral<br \/>\n$50 Voucher for the Bike Barn Custom Fit Studio<br \/>\nPrivate Facilities<br \/>\nVIP Food Station<br \/>\nSoft Drinks and Adult Beverages<br \/>\nand much more<\/p>\n<p>Notes<br \/>\nParents or Guardians are encouraged to register for under-age participants through this site. Under-age Registration can also be completed at Packet Pick-up or the day of the ride. Please click on &#8216;Contact Info&#8217; above to have any questions or concerns answered.<\/p>\n<p>Space Race 2011 is continuing our GREEN tradition and will not have packet bags. Normal packet contents will be set out on tables the day of the ride for you to pickup at your discretion.<\/p>\n<p>Cost<br \/>\nSave by <a title=\"Online Registration\" href=\"http:\/\/www.active.com\/register\/index.cfm?event_id=1928432\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>registering on line<\/strong><\/a>!<br \/>\nYour entry fee is just $35 when you register through Active.com.<br \/>\nOff-line registration is $40 at Packet Pick-Up (see below) and $45 on 04\/10\/11 (ride day).<\/p>\n<p>Start Time<br \/>\n7:00 am to 9:00 am<br \/>\nThe rolling start worked great last year so it&#8217;s making a repeat appearance. The Start line will open at 7:00 am and riders will be welcome to begin their ride anytime between 7:00 am and 9:00 am.<\/p>\n<p>The Rides<br \/>\nCountdown with McDonald&#8217;s and Space Center Houston characters will begin at 6:45 am. Riders will be released onto the routes at 7:00 am. The Start will remain open until 9:00 am. Each route (20, 40, 62, 78 and 101 miles) will be clearly marked with signage. The routes will be patrolled, providing basic mechanical support and first aid assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Rest Stops<br \/>\nEach rest stop will have restroom facilities, refreshments, and minimal first aid and mechanical assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Ride Maps<br \/>\nRide maps are complete and can be viewed at www.spacerace.org.<\/p>\n<p>Please Note<br \/>\nHELMETS MUST BE WORN AND RULES OF THE ROAD MUST BE FOLLOWED. All riders under the age of 18 MUST cycle with an adult.<\/p>\n<p>Advance Packet Pickup @ the following BIKE BARNS<br \/>\nThu. 04\/07 &#8211; WEST UNIVERSITY &#8211; 5339 Weslayan (2-7 pm)<br \/>\nFri. 04\/08 &#8211; WEST HOUSTON &#8211; 12118 Westheimer (2-7 pm)<br \/>\nSat. 04\/09 &#8211; CLEAR LAKE &#8211; 2411 Bay Area Blvd. (10am-6pm)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Space Race &#8211; 2011 Start: Sunday, April 10, 2011 @ 7:00 AM Gulf Greyhound Park 1000 FM 2004\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 La Marque, TX NEW!!! The Thursday packet pickup has moved: please see below for new location. Details for the ride are still <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/05\/space-race-la-marque-tx-3\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[135,606,1506],"class_list":["post-7568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-event-calendar-2","tag-bike-ride","tag-la-marque-texas","tag-space-race"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-1Y4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7568\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}