{"id":7612,"date":"2011-03-07T23:56:31","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T05:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7612"},"modified":"2011-03-07T23:56:31","modified_gmt":"2011-03-08T05:56:31","slug":"daily-news-roundup-march-7th-texas-bicycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/07\/daily-news-roundup-march-7th-texas-bicycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Roundup March 7th – Texas Bicycling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chapparal Cycling Club<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, as a part of the West Texas Cycling Association, will be hosting monthly Time Trials throughout the summer. They will be incorporated into the Thursday ride that leaves out from Chisum Travel Center. The first TT will be March 17th. Warm up will be the ride from the Chisum Travel Center to the staging area. Riders will race the course and then continue on the usual Thursday ride course. Due to our insurance policy, all racers must be a member of the West Texas cycling Association. Membership forms can be found at the back of any WTCA Newsletter. In addition, …<\/p>\n

Some really long rides with the Randonneurs<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom Bike Brookshire
\nHouston Randonneurs CyclingThis weekend, Mar 12-13, 2011, the Randonneurs will be starting some really long distance rides from the La Quinta Inn & Suites in Brookshire TX.
\nDistances as shorts as 200K and as long as 600K wind thru Waller County, over to Lockhart and then upto Navasota. …<\/p>\n

Monthly Houston Bayou Rides<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom BikeHouston \u00c2\u00bb Blog by Darren Sabom
\n\"Houston
\nExplore Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bayous on a casual ride with fellow cyclists.\u00c2\u00a0 The bayous are one of our city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s greatest amenities.\u00c2\u00a0 Join this ride to see where the bayou trails…<\/p>\n

Which organizations support the Complete Streets Bill (SB-513 & HB-1105)?<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom BikeTexas | Texas Bicycle Coalition by jack@biketexas.org (Jack Sanford)<\/p>\n

Electra Bike Wants YOU In Their Next Catalog<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom Biking In Dallas by Christopher Curnutt
\nThe Electra Bike Company is seeking models for their next catalog, and apparently you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to be a super model to sign on for it.\u00c2\u00a0 If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never thumbed through one of their catalogs …<\/p>\n

SXSF 2<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom Biking In Dallas by The Announcer Guy
\nOn Saturday, March 13th, Alica Pol will be leading another gang of 13 fixed gear ninjas to the SXSW music and film conference in Austin, Texas.\u00c2\u00a0 They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re calling it SXSF 2.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 So they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll ride 230 …<\/p>\n

Greg Phillips posted an update<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in the group Club Members: Junior escorts needed for the Jesuit Roundup RR. Please let me know if you are […]
\nfrom Frisco Cycling Club
\nPlease let me know if you are available to escort the high school “B” race on Sunday. Start time is 8:06.
\nHere are the basic rules escorts must follow. …<\/p>\n

Saddling up for an epic ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Houston Chronicle
\nBy JESSICA BELASCO San Antonio Express-News The Hill Country 600 will take riders through scenic and rugged countryside in Central Texas. These bicycle riders are training on a highway between Comfort and Fredericksburg. BY THE NUMBERS \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 When: Solo …<\/p>\n

Cylists to lobby Legislature<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Austin 360
\nBy Pam LeBlanc |\u00c2\u00a0 Texas bicyclists are trying to get a foot in the Capitol door this legislative session. Bike Lobby Day is scheduled for Monday, March 21, and registration is now open for what has been dubbed Cyclists in …<\/p>\n

Social Cycling Austin adds new Sunday Spiritual Spokes Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby elliott.
\nSocial Cycling is really on fire these days, adding new rides and options to get people out on two wheels. Their latest ride hopes to find the Divine from the saddle of your bike with a Sunday afternoon Spiritual Spokes ride starting this Sunday. …<\/p>\n

Surgeon Scott Spann faced a long road to recovery following cycling accident<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nRodolfo Gonzalez \/AMERICAN-STATESMAN<\/p>\n

\"Dr.
\nOne moment Scott Spann was flying down Loop 360 on his road bike, head tucked, wheels spinning.
\nThe next, the Austin orthopedic surgeon was sprawled on the pavement, unable to move, struggling for breath.
\n“At the moment of impact, I knew I was…<\/p>\n

Take a Break at The Tribute! March 19th 8am-Noon<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom Shawnee Trail Cycling Club by sooner1
\n\"\"
\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that time again.\u00c2\u00a0 If you enjoyed the breakpoint provided by The Tribute Lakeside Golf and Resort Community and\u00c2\u00a0 Shawnee Trail Cycling Club last year, then you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re in for treat.\u00c2\u00a0 We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re back!\u00c2\u00a0 On Saturday, March 19th (8am-noon) we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be manning a breakpoint providing snacks and goodies for cyclists rolling through the peninsula and experiencing the…<\/p>\n

Tunis-Roubaix XII Race Report<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom Texas A&M Cycling Team by admin
\nBy Mark McGraw | The Campus Gypsy No one in the Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153C\u00e2\u20ac\u009d group looked back or missed a pedal stroke when we heard the stomach-churning sounds of lycra-encased flesh and a carbon fiber bicycle hitting gravel at speed. It was too early for sentimentality. We were on the first of four eleven-mile laps of…<\/p>\n

2011 Lago Vista Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 3\/4 Sunday<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom Texas Racing Life by Ken
\nThe Sunday Lago Vista has not been done for over 10 years.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the same course, raced the opposite direction.\u00c2\u00a0 So instead of a gradual climb and screaming descent, we have a 14% grade hill and a gradual descent.\u00c2\u00a0 Hint: it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard.\u00c2\u00a0 The race was bound to lose 10 people out the back a lap, so I knew it would…<\/p>\n

2011 La Primavera at Lago Vista Men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 3\/4 Saturday<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom Texas Racing Life by Ken
\nAs a Cat5, this was my first race ever 3 years ago.\u00c2\u00a0 This year was my third time racing Lago.\u00c2\u00a0 How far we come\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.
\nThe Lago Vista course is nestled in a quiet neighborhood on a peninsula of Lake Travis.\u00c2\u00a0 Running the course clockwise on Saturday means there is a gradual long-ish (For Texas?) climb and a steep, fast descent where it is easy to reach speeds of 45 mph.\u00c2\u00a0 The climb is around 10% and is long enough to make selections in the field, but you having to be…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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