Weekend Ride Possibilities
Here's the rides that are happening this weekend, I'm not sure what I'll be doing this weekend yet. I can ride 75 miles on Saturday with the Cyclopaths of Texas training for the Hotter than Hell 100. On Sunday the Austin Flyers have the "Le Burrito" ride starting at 8 am. "Le Burrito" powered the Chipotle professional bicycling team while they trained for this year's Tour de France. Now you can have a free one after the Austin Flyers Cycling Club Sunday ride at Bicycle Sport Shop Central.
8am - Ride with the Austin Flyers and special guests, the Super Squadra road race team (the mountain bike group will ride the greenbelt at 9am)
11am - Free lunch catered by Chipotle featuring the Le Burrito and beer provided by Real Ale
11am - Watch the 15th stage of the Tour de France with Bicycle Sport Shop Central
Please RSVP to ensure we have enough food for everyone. See you there!
Austing Cycling Association Rides:
July 19 -- Dripping Springs Favorites -- 8:00 am
A new revision of an old route. Meet at Dripping Springs ISD Administration building, on the north side of Hwy 290, about 3/10 of a mile west of the traffic light at Hwy 12. (The admin building is on Loop 64). The 17-, 30-, 45- and 58-mile rides follow Onion Creek and then climb across the Great Divide into the Blanco River Basin, offering one of the most spectacular cycling views anywhere. Plenty of hills, open vistas and fire-ant mounds. Ira 512/402-0492
July 19 -- Cedar Park Fever -- 8:00 am
Meet at CC Mason Elementary on the NORTH side of the school in Cedar Park. From Hwy 183 north, turn left on FM 1431. Take FM 1431 to the third light (Lakeline Blvd) and turn right. The school is 0.5 a mile north of the FM 1431/Lakeline intersection, on the left. These are easy to intermediate rides of 13, 28, 48 and 63 miles in the Hill Country. There are some moderate hills on the longer routes. Mark 512/260-9989
July 20 -- Liberty Hill Loops -- 8:00 am
Meet at the Liberty Hill Elementary School on Loop 332, just west of downtown Liberty Hill. These 25- and 50-mile intermediate level rides follow quiet back roads over the picturesque Jollyville Plateau with a few moderate hills. Pedal through places like Joppa, Andice, Oatmeal and Mahomet, but don't blink or you'll miss them. Bertram is the water stop on this ride. Frank 512/246-7482
July 20 -- Sprinkle Sprint -- 8:00 am
NEW START LOCATION: Meet near the intersection of Centre Park and Centre Creek in NE Austin. Take Cameron Rd. north off Hwy 183, and turn right on Rutherford Ln. The second left is Centre Park. Park on Centre Park. Riders meeting near the intersection of Centre Park and Centre Creek. The 29- and 43-mile routes cover rolling farmland. These rides leave from very close in and put you and your bike in rural countryside before you know it. Kevin 512/989-9457
Since I just did the Liberty Hill Loops not too long ago that ones out. The Dripping Springs route would be fun, but I'm not a big fan of driving that far to ride this weekend. I guess for me on Saturday it's a toss up between riding with the Cyclopaths and the Cedar Park Fever. On Sunday it would be fun to ride with the Austin Flyers again and eat a free burrito, I better RSVP ASAP if I plan on doing that one.
Anybody have other suggestions or want to join in?
Ray wrote on 07/16/08 5:48 PM
It just so happens that my wife and I will be doing the Dripping Springs thing Saturday morning. We won't be riding with the ACA -- she's trying to get some of her biking friends who rode the Hill Country Ride for AIDS to join us. We'll probably leave from Roger Hanks Park instead of the ISD building, so she doesn't have to cross 290.I'm thinking about the Le Burrito Ride. Haven't decided yet.