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February 8th and 9th Rides!

Taylor Phinney - Dubai 2014
Taylor Phinney – Dubai 2014

NEW KIT FITTING PARTY Please join us February 26th at The University of Texas Golf Club in Steiner Ranch in the bar area.  We will be doing fittings from 6pm until 8pm.  If you want a kit show up for the fitting or make arrangements with Tom Delaney at delaneyt@earthlink.net to drive out to his area for an alternative date to get fitted.  The kit looks awesome and we are making final touches.  Brandon O’Keefe has been our designer and he is making some final tweaks for us.  We are moving forward with Descente and we are going with the top of the line pro kits.  Tom Delaney is our contact there.  We have solidly committed 5 sponsors and trying to nail down the final two.  I have received checks from Austin City Living and Resolute Fitness.  If everything goes smoothly we may have our new kits by the end of March.

Happy hour runs all night on Wednesday the 26th which means half price drink specials.

STRAVA HIGHLIGHTS

The Strava highlights for last week by category are as follows (need to ride over 75 miles in the week to be included in stats below):

Distance                    Marek Kacprzak     194.4             Miles
Mountain Goat       Jason Schaller          1,645 Feet
Speed Demon         Andrew Struck        30.4 over 97.9 Total Miles

NEXT WEEKENDS RIDES

AUSTIN SCIENIC LOOP – Saturday February 8th at 8:30am at Cups & Cones

This Saturday the Steiner Ranch Cycling Club we will be doing the Scenic Loop.  The ride is about 56 miles round trip to and from Cups & Cones.

The ride will start at Cups & Cones and we will grind it out of Steiner Ranch via the Steiner Ranch Blvd hill up to 620.  We will take the 620 down to Anderson Mill Road and make a right on Spicewood.  Then we will work our way through a few neighborhoods and end up on Jollyville and work our down Jollyville through the Domain and will cross 360 and get onto Mesa up Mt. Bonnell and then ride through Terry Town and follow Scenic route along Lake Austin Blvd down to Mellow Johnny’s for a break.

Please print out the below route if you are not familiar with the route.

ROUTE 1 (on the way downtown to MJ):

http://goo.gl/maps/2ZcEe

ON the way back there are two routes.  I’ll be taking the Shoal Creek route but many go the Bee Caves route.  You will get to choose.

ROUTE 1 (on the way home via Shoal Creek):

http://goo.gl/maps/uChP8

We will probably have two groups.  We will have a faster group that will average about 18-20 mph and a slower group that will average between 15-16mph.  That being said there is no designated sweeper behind me so you need to keep up with me at a minimum or you will be dropped.

Mystery Ride – Sunday February 9th at 8:30am at Cups & Cones

Come join us for our Sunday easy (recovery) ride.  We will just meet and take a vote on Sunday but the rides can vary from Steiner Ranch, Ski Shores or some other local routes all of which will be under 30 miles.  The speeds can also vary but rarely average more than 15 mph.  This is a great ride if you are beginner, getting back into cycling, or just want an easier ride.

October 26th & 27th Bike Rides

New Steiner Ranch Cycling Club Kits
New Steiner Ranch Cycling Club Kits

LIVESTRONG WEEKEND RECAP

This year’s LIVESTRONG CHALLENGE was phenomenal for many reasons!  Here are just a few highlights in NO particular order:

  1. Desh Singh and Cheryl Campbell completed their first century ride ever!  What a massive accomplishment.  If you get a chance please read Desh’s article in the November Ranch Record about going from 0 – 100 miles in year.  Also, congratulate them when you see them on the road next time.
  2. The Steiner Ranch Cycling Club elite squad completed the century ride in record time with over a 21 mph average over 100 miles.  The squad included Andrew Struck, Thomas Lea, Eric Watson, Stuart Sullivan, Cody Summer, along with a few others.
  3. Bill Foster completed a 100 miles by mistake.  The mistake was that he followed me and made a wrong turn and before he realized it there was no turning back.  Congrats to completing 100 miles.
  4. The Texas Beef Council set us up in style.  We had a tent, chairs, Gatorade, water, breakfast, stinger waffles, gel shots, beef jerky, beer and best of all massages.  What a great sponsor!
  5. I don’t want to forget about everyone that did not do the 100 miler.  You all did a great job out there and I heard of some pretty incredible times.  I know Brice Shelton exceeded 18 mph average over 65 miles.

BIKE SHOP SALES

Bicycle Sport Shop is having a Clearance sale beginning this Thursday thru Sunday.  Some discounts are as much as 75%.  To learn more please visit their website at http://bicyclesportshop.com/

Mellow Johnny’s is having their big Swap Meet on November 1st.  Last year they had some incredible deals.  So be sure to mark your calendars for this event as well.  Please visit their website at www.mellowjohnnys.com

TIME CHANGE

In anticipated of the time change in November and cooler morning weather we are changing our start time to 8:30am both Saturday and Sunday morning effective immediately.

STRAVA HIGHLIGHTS

Remember to join our Strava Club.  You can join from our website club Strava Plugin.  The top riders for the week by category are as follows:

Distance                    Robert Brown                     175 Miles
Elevation                   Hicham B.                             9,676 Feet
Average Speed        Thomas Lea                          20.8 Mph over 99.4 Total Miles

NEXT WEEKENDS RIDES

DUSTIN DINH B DAY RIDE – Saturday October 26th at 8:00am at Dustin Dinh’s Home

This coming Saturday is Dustin Dinh’s birthday who is a regular rider with SRCC and he is hosting a bike ride that will start from his home in Georgetown.  The ride will be semi supported and there will be a 40 and 70 mile bike route.  The ride starts from his house at 1613 Oak Lane in Georgetown at 8:00am.  Dustin has invited everyone from the Steiner Ranch Cycling Club.  Dustin will be grilling burgers, drunken chicken, brisket and veggie stuff.  Dustin will have a keg and a light bar but feel free to bring your favorite drink.  I plan on attending his ride so if anyone wants a ride I can fit 3 other cyclists.  This ride is sponsored by www.dreamsmilesdental.net

OR

COZY COVE – Saturday October 26th at 8:30am at Cups & Cones

This ride will leave from Cups & Cones at 8:30 am and heads out towards Lakeway over the dam on 620 and then we make a right on Lakeway Blvd  and then left on Highland then right on Bee Creek Rd. all the way out to Pedernales and back.   It is about 45 miles round trip and over 3,000 feet of climbing.

As always we will do our best to keep the group together but there is no designated sweeper for this ride.  I typically bring up the rear but that pace is still about 15mph + average and the faster riders will be averaging 20mph.

Below is a link to the map of our ride.

http://goo.gl/maps/sQKrr

Ski Shore – Sunday October 27th at 8:30am at Cups & Cones

We are changing the start time for our Sunday ride to 8:30am.  We will still leave from Cups & Cones and we will ride out to Ski Shores.  The ride is about 25 miles and about 2,000 feet of climbing.

This is a NO DROP ride and is fun but you should be able to average 15 – 16 mph.

ROUTE:

http://goo.gl/maps/6tqey

OR

SWEATIN’ BURNT ORANGE BIKE TOUR – Sunday October 27, 2013 

Now in its ninth year, is the primary fundraising event for The University of Texas Cycling Club.  The Sweatin’ Burnt Orange Bike Tour will include routes from 11 to 73 miles weaving through the Texas Hill Country. The 73 mile route includes a stop in the famous Luckenbach Texas and all routes feature challenging hills and beautiful vistas. It’s an incredible Texas riding   You can learn more about the ride at:  http://www.sweatingburntorange.com/