Texas Cycling Challenge

Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012

Event: Texas Cycling Challenge Austin

Route Distances (Click distance for route maps): 3 non-competitive rides (30, 60 and 120 miles), 2 endurance races (200 and 400 miles)

About the Ride: A premier cycling festival featuring the best of the Texas Hill Country — with something for everyone — rides and races, expo and post-event party.

People from all over America are discovering the charm of the Texas Hill Country … Austin, Fredericksburg and Luckenbach … BBQ, Willie Nelson and the live music capital of the world.  This is the best Texas has to offer … clear streams, rolling hills, ranches, music and more miles of quiet paved country roads than anywhere else in America.  This is where Lance Armstrong lived and trained.  And this is where RAAM vet and former RAAM Race Director, Nick Gerlich, operates his “Texas Hell Week” — an early season training camp, attended by more RAAM vets than any other in the country.  Y’all come on down, ride or race, experience Texas hospitality and have some fun!
Our goal is to promote cycling and the healthy lifestyle though a series of weekend events held across the USA. These events include rides and races for cyclists of all abilities. Each event affords the opportunity for cyclists and others to learn about endurance bicycle racing. And each event includes a race where solo racers may attempt to qualify and teams may tune up for the Race Across America. Sign up and come out for a weekend of fun.

Location: Marble Falls City Park‎ – 230 Avenue J Marble Falls, TX 78654

Event Website: http://texas.raamchallenge.com/rs/index.php?N_webcat_id=275

Registration details: Online Registration

Contact Info: director@souleventsusa.com

Bessies Creek 24

Date: March 17-18, 2012

Event: Bessies Creek 24

About the Ride: The 2012 Bessies Creek 24 races take place over a 21 mile loop commencing in Brookshire, Texas passing through Fulshear and Simonton before returning to Brookshire. The course is mostly flat and travels on FM roads. The majority of the roads have wide shoulders.

The format of the 24 hour race, the 12 hour race and the 6 hour race is that the racer covering the most miles in the allotted time wins.

Racing commences at 6:30 Saturday morning for the 24 hour and 12 hour races. The 12 hour race concludes at 6:30 Saturday evening and the 24 hour race concludes at 6:30 Sunday morning. The 6 hour race commences at 9:00 Saturday morning and concludes 3:00 Saturday afternoon. Certificate awards will be given after the finish of each of the races. A breakfast meal will be provided at the conclusion of the 24 hour race on Sunday morning for all racers.

All race activities will be held at the La Quinta hotel in Brookshire. The hotel is the headquarters of the racing and the start/finish location.

A separate single loop 21 mile sprint will take place at 9:00 AM Sunday after the 24 hour race certificate awards.

Location: La Quinta Inn & Suites Brookshire – 721 Brookshire, Texas 77423

Event Website: http://www.bessiescreek24.com/

Registration details: Online Registration via Active.com

Contact info: Race Director: Tel: Kenneth Jessett: 713-502-6284 OR Email: kennethjessett@sbcglobal.net

5th Annual LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour

Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012

Event: 5th Annual LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour

Route Distances (Click distance for route maps): 10, 30, 42, 62, and 85-miles

About the Ride: A Ride to Preserve History

Join us on Saturday, March 24, 2012, in the Texas Hill Country for a ride already touted as “an iconic Texas ride.” We’ve seen rapid growth: 1130 riders enjoyed the ride and post-ride festivities in 2011.

Starting and ending on the famed LBJ Ranch, the routes take riders under majestic live oaks, past historical landmarks that figured prominently not only in the Johnson family history, but also in U.S. presidential history. See the descendants of President Johnson’s famed Hereford cattle herd as you exit the Ranch. Thereafter, it’s on to spectacular Hill Country cycling — on smooth-surfaced ranch-market roads and bucolic country lanes that will take you back in time. Visit rural, historic Gillespie County schools that do duty as rest stops on this scenic tour. This is truly a “Ride to Preserve History.”

An added 85-mile route will provide new challenges while we continue the existing 62, 42, 30, and 10-mile routes. With a 9:00 AM staggered start, all routes start/end on the LBJ Ranch air strip.

We want all levels of riders to come out and make it a family event.

Following the ride, enjoy a delicious meal, hang with friends and fellow cyclists in the expansive food tent, and visit some of the vendor booths we’ll have, located next to the food area.

At 2:30 PM, don’t miss the Luci Baines Johnson-led tour of the historical landmarks on the Ranch. This look at the Johnson family legacy is included in the main rider registration fee – or you can register for this tour only – cost is the same. Hear Presidential history from someone who lived it! In addition, take a Ranger-led tour of the restored rooms in the Texas White House — also included for registered riders.

Our 36th President loved his ranch. He often conducted presidential business under the spreading oak trees, and he sought solace here from the rigors of the presidency.

Location: LBJ Ranch Stonewall,TX 78671

Event Website: http://www.lbj100bicycletour.org/

Registration details: Registration for the 2012 [March 24] ride will be upcoming. This year’s participants will be notified by e-mail. New riders please check here once in a while or visit our weblog for news. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed there.

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3rd Annual Riverside Ride 2012

Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012 — 8:00 AM

Event: Riverside Ride 2012

Route Distance: 10k, 20 and 40 miles and 100k

About the Ride: Please join us for the Annual Riverside Ride, presented by the Kiwanis Club of Victoria. This fully supported ride will consist of four routes, including a challenging 100k through the rolling hills of northwest Victoria County.

The ride starts in historic Riverside Park, across from the Texas Zoo. Come early for a pancake breakfast, free for each registered rider. Bring your family, too. After their breakfast, they can enjoy the park, the zoo, and browsing area stores and antique shops.Golf is available in the park at the Riverside Golf Course, Victoria’s municipal course. Check the links at the right of this page for more area attractions.

Location: Historic Downtown Victoria – Intersection of Forrest and Main Victoria, TX

Event Website: http://www.riversideride.com

Registration details: Online Registration via Active.com

Email: jamiecb@sbcglobal.net

10th Annual Smokin’ Spokes Bike Ride

Date: March 31, 2012

Event:10th Annual Smokin’ Spokes Bike Ride

Route Distances: 15, 27, 57, 70, 85, and 102 mile routes

About the Ride: SMOKIN’ SPOKES BIKE RIDE is a Texas bike ride event sponsored by the Salado Texas Volunteer Fire Department. Expect challenging hills, scenic views, a monster century, well-marked routes, well-manned rest stops, friendly event sponsors and a great feed at the end of the ride.

Location: Pace Park on Salado Creek — Downtown Salado -Pace Park Road off Main Street Salado, TX

Event Website: http://www.saladospokes.com/

Registration details: Online Registration via Active.com

$25 for pre-registration online and $30 for on-site registration

Contact info: saladofiredept@yahoo.com or call +12549478961

Come and Take It Bicycle Race

Date: Saturday, March 31, 2012 to Sunday, April 01, 2012

Event: Come and Take It Bicycle Race

Race Distances: Downtown Criterium (Saturday) and Cost Road Race (Sunday)

About the Ride: Benefitting Gonzales Health Care Systems

Town Square Criterium – The course is a flat 4 corner criterium measuring 1.0 miles around the historic section of downtown Gonzales, TX (Map). The roads are pavement and the course will be closed to traffic. Wheels In — Wheels Out. Riders deemed out of contention may be pulled by the chief referee. The course is close to shopping, so bring the family!

Cost Road Race – From US 183, go west on Alt US 90 for 0.25 miles. Turn South on St. Joseph Street. Travel 1.0 miles South on St. Joseph Street to the two town square parking areas which will be reserved for race parking. Gonzales (Map) is centrally located and is 64 miles SE of Austin, 74 miles E of San Antonio, and 135 miles W of Houston.

Location: Gonzales, TX

Event Website: http://comeandtakeitbicyclerace.com/

Registration: Online Registration via BikeReg.com

Contact Info: Rouse Bicycles – Chris Cornetto | 512-539-6101 OR Email: chris@rousebicycles.com

5th Annual Austin Autism Society Bike Ride

Date: Sunday, April 1, 2012

Event: 5th Annual Austin Autism Society Bike Ride

Route Distances: Family ride (less than 2 miles), 9 miles, 24 miles, 42 miles, or 62 miles/100K.  

About the Ride: WHAT THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF GREATER AUSTIN DOES: provides information and support to families all over Texas who are affected by autism through our meetings, workshops, phone line, website and listserv;responds to inquiries about professionals, elected officials, and members of the community about autism and best practices;advocates for Texans with autism at the state level (during the 2009 legislative session, we worked tirelessly on HB 1574, dedicated to improving adult services and creating a statewide autism resource center; the bill passed!)With the dramatic increase in the incidence of autism over the past couple decades—from about 1 in 1,000 births 20 years ago to about 1 in 110 births now—the demand for our services has grown beyond the capacity of our all-volunteer staff. We would like to expand, and we hope you can help.

Event Website: http://austinautismbikeride.org

Registration details: Online Registration

Texas Hill Country

Date: April 7 to 13, 2012

Event: Texas Hill Country Cycling Adventure

Route Distances: 298 Miles (Average Miles Per Day: 59.6)

About the Ride: If you’ve been led to believe that all of the Lone Star State is pancake flat, this weeklong bike tour through the rolling Texas Hill Country will dash away that notion.

This cycling adventure begins and ends in New Braunfels, a small town deep in the heart of Hill Country. We’ll make our way on quiet farm and ranch roads through this region of Texas celebrated for its dazzling displays of spring wildflowers – most notably bluebonnets, which grow so thickly, they sometimes appear to be distant lakes on the horizon.

We’ll visit historic settlements including Blanco, Luckenbach, Fredericksburg, and Johnson City, and we’ll parallel crystal-clear streams, surmount oak-covered hills, and camp beside rivers with names that evoke the old Southwest (e.g., Guadalupe and Pedernales). Along the way, German-style biergartens, Texas barbecue, and Tex-Mex specialties will tempt our taste buds. And we’ll surely succumb to these temptations on a regular basis on this, one of our most popular trips.

Registration includes lunch: turkey sandwich, chips, ice tea, water or lemonade.

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Location: New Braunfels, TX

Event Website: http://www.adventurecycling.org

Registration details: Online Registration

Contact Info: Call (800) 755-2453/(406) 721-1776 OR Email  tours@adventurecycling.org

2012 Easter Hill Country Tour

Date: Friday, April 6 thru Sunday April 8, 2012

Event: 39th Annual Easter Hill Country Tour

Route Distances:

  • April 6 — The first day’s riding (Friday) offers several choices.  There are routes of 20, 39, 56, and 65 miles.
  • April 7 – On Saturday there are several ride choices.  You may choose routes of 35, 50, 61, 79, or 102miles.
  • April 8 -Sunday is the day for winding down. There are two rides, both of which follow the Guadalupe River. The distances are 20 and 30 miles.

About the Ride: The Fort Worth Bicycling Association invites you to the 39th Annual Easter Hill Country Tour. Experience the charm and hospitality of the Texas Hill Country and three days of the best riding Texas has to offer for as little as $45. Quiet, well-paved roads, challenging terrain and panoramic scenery have made the EHCT one of the premier cycling events in Texas.

What is Easter Hill Country Tour (EHCT)?

Easter Hill Country Tour is a three-day bike tour based out of Kerrville, Texas over Easter weekend. Originally hosted by the Lubbock Bicycle Club in 1974, it has been hosted by four bicycle clubs in rotation. Host clubs are now the Fort Worth Bicycling Association, Houston Bicycle Club, San Antonio Wheelmen, and the Austin Cycling Association. The four clubs act cooperatively to pass along useful information to one another, but there is an underlying friendly rivalry to plan the prettiest routes and best

Click here for Event FAQ’s for more details about the ride

Location: Schreiner University — 2100 Memorial Boulevard, Kerrville, TX

Event Website: http://www.fwbaclub.org/ehct/index.php

Registration details: Online Registration via Active.com

Early bird registration is $45 through March 12, 2011. Registrations received from March 13 through April 4 are $50. Registrations on April 5 and on-site registration is $55.

Contact info: ride.ehct@gmail.com

Lancaster Country Ride

Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012

Event: Lancaster Country Ride 2012

Route Distances (Click distance for Route maps): 23 miles, 42 miles, 63 miles 

About the Ride: Make plans to enjoy a fabulous day of Texas springtime cycling in the luscious and calm countryside south of Dallas! For the 14th consecutive year, the Greater Dallas Bicyclists, together with the City of Lancaster, is staging the Lancaster Country Ride on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 9 am. Lancaster is a mere 15 minutes from downtown Dallas.

Join us as we cycle through the scenic countryside of Lancaster and surrounding areas. The routes traverse a variety of terrain, from flats to rolling hills, with a few challenging climbs. Rest stops every 10 or 12 miles with water, sports drink and fruit. The wildflowers are in full bloom in April and our routes feature picturesque meadows with dense concentrations of Bluebonnets, Indian Paintbrush, and other colorful spring flowers.

Location: Town Square Lancaster, TX

Event Website: http://www.greaterdallasbicyclists.com/lancaster/index.html

Registration details: Online Registration via Active.com – $25 if paid on or before March 28th; $30 if paid from March 29th until April 13th

Contact info: Email race director rally@greaterdallasbicyclists.com or Call 214-946-BIKE (2453)