In This Issue From the Club President Upcoming Cycling Events Pg. 2 & 3 Items for Sale Pg. 3 Tour of Colorado - Steve Crowell Pg. 4 Vuelta Del Llano Club Results Pg. 5 June Meeting Minutes Pg. 6 Buffalo Springs Ironman Pictures Pg. 7 Club Rides Pg. 8, 9 & 10 Officers, Sponsors & Links Pg. 11 Mileage Goals Pg. 12 & 13 WTCA Wednesday Slow/Beginner Ride June 2015 FROM THE CLUB PRESIDENT By: Bill Younts Greetings Fellow Members! The subject of riding two abreast is one of the most important safety techniques we have. A group of riders riding two abreast, however, is far more visible to drivers. A frustrated driver is at least a driver who is aware of the riders on the road and realizes that he must slow down until it is safe to pass. This also allows the driver to safely see past us so they may safely maneuver a pass. If we ride more than two it can create an unsafe pass. Bill Younts WTCA President Text – Call 806-773-3882 Volume 28 No. 7 July 2015 Next Monthly Meeting Date: July 13, 2015 Time: Dinner @ 6:30pm (BYOBeverage) Meeting @ 7:00pm Host: The Stewart’s Where: 5506 70th Street
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In This Issue
From the Club President
Upcoming Cycling Events Pg. 2
& 3
Items for Sale Pg. 3
Tour of Colorado - Steve Crowell
Pg. 4
Vuelta Del Llano Club Results
Pg. 5
June Meeting Minutes Pg. 6
Buffalo Springs Ironman Pictures
Pg. 7
Club Rides Pg. 8, 9 & 10
Officers, Sponsors & Links
Pg. 11
Mileage Goals Pg. 12 & 13
WTCA Wednesday Slow/Beginner Ride June 2015
FROM THE CLUB PRESIDENT
By: Bill Younts
Greetings Fellow Members! The subject of riding two abreast is one of the most important safety techniques we have. A group of riders riding two abreast, however, is far more visible to drivers. A frustrated driver is at least a driver who is aware of the riders on the road and realizes that he must slow down until it is safe to pass. This also allows the driver to safely see past us so they may safely maneuver a pass. If we ride more than two it can create an unsafe pass.
Bill Younts WTCA President Text – Call 806-773-3882
Details: Aaron Ross, a 2009 Tulia High School graduate, died October 16, 2011. His love for biking inspired this
scholar-ship bike ride. Aaron, born August 27, 1991, was attending Wayland Baptist University when, on a training
ride, was struck by a vehicle and met his untimely demise. While we have mourned his premature death, we cele-
brate his life with this ride and honor his memory with this scholarship. By joining in an activity that he loved, we
remember Aaron and forever hold in our hearts the memories that we shared with him.
FINSH THE RIDE 2015
WE HAVE SHOWERS “BRING A TOWEL”
Date: July 11th 2015
Register on Line at Bike: Active.com
On Site Registration: 7:00 am—7:45 am
Place: Tulia High School 501 Hornet Place and Dallas Street
Ride Begins: 8:00 am
27, 45, 65 mile routes just a few dips in the road; but can’t promise no wind
T-Shirts and Lunch For Riders. Keeter sausage, Hamburger, subway
Friendly Rest Stops every 10 to 12 miles, Sag vehicles,
Bike repair : Sun Adventure Sports 7am
Third Thursday Time Trial Series Race 5
Date: July 16, 2015 Location: Lubbock, TX Contact: Bobby Stewart
Details: Chaparral Cycling Club, as a part of the West Texas Cycling Association, will be hosting the 2015 Third Thursday Time
Trial series. We will be looking for a few volunteers to help at each event as the series can not happen without you. No experi-
ence necessary. Meet at the intersection of CR7300 & CR3600 (Horseshoe Bend) at 6:00pm. Race starts at 6:30pm. The course
is an 11 mile counterclockwise circuit heading east on CR7300, then north on CR3860, then west on CR6950 and finally south
on CR3700 back to the start.
Enchanted Circle Century Tour
Date: September 12, 2015 - September 13, 2015 Location: Red River, NM Contact: Red River Chamber of Commerce
800-348-6444
Details: New in 2015 will be a Crit and Kids Race on Saturday. 6 rest stops, 4 SAG wagons, and EMS driving the circle. Starting
elevation 8,750 ft. lowest point 7,000 / highest point 9,820 ft on Bobcat Pass. 25 mile & 50 mile out and back, and 100 mile tour.
Ride through historic Taos, and alongside two of New Mexico’s state parks and two most challenging passes - the Vietnam Me-
morial, Eagle Nest Lake, Palo Flechado Pass, and Bobcat Pass.
Bike MS: Cactus & Crude July 2015
Midland start line (still at Apache) Lamesa overnight Finish line at Caprock Winery (Lubbock) Overnight accommodations, in Lamesa:
There are still 3 hotels/motels which have rooms available. Best Western (no special rate). Shi-loh Inn - $99.00 and Budget Host - $99.
We will also have cots set-up, for those wanting and inexpensive option ($10), at First Baptist church and/or the high school. There will be showers available here too.
We will also have a bike compound where bikes will be locked up overnight.
We are also looking into possibly have a bus transport riders (and bikes) Saturday morning from
Caprock Winery to the start line.
**MS 150 Transportation Update By: Marta Rosas
I have spoken with Lyndee Groce with the Cactus & Crude event. There will definitely be a bus
from Lubbock to Midland on Friday, July 24th . The exact time and cost have not been deter-
mined. Our bicycles will be safely transported as well. She is needing a head count to determine
the size of the bus. The expected cost will be $10.00 per person. Please email Heather Key at
[email protected]. if you plan to take advantage of this transportation. Once the size of the
bus has been determined, availability may become limited.
The 21st annual BTC launched from Breckenridge on June 21st with 650 riders ready to have some really big fun, and fun it was. The Colorado Rockies were beautiful as always. Heavy May snows and fair weather filled the streams and rivers with recent melt. The weather was near perfect for a mountain tour.
Day 1: We dropped down the paved bike path from Breckenridge to Frisco then followed the path to near mid-point on the eastern slope of Vail Pass. The tour turned left on to Highway 91. We climbed on a good shoulder with a slight tail wind to the summit of Freemont Pass at 11,318 ft. We enjoyed as easy downhill run into the old mining town of Leadville. We had 39 miles for the day, a nice easy start.
Day 2: The riders blasted out of Leadville for a fast downhill on Highway 24. We could see the peak of Mt. Elbert, a 14,000 footer, off to our right. We knew what was coming. Our tour hung a right on Highway 82 at Twin Lakes. After a few short miles, we hit the first of several 9% grades for the run up Independence Pass. The 12,095 ft. Pass was cold and windy with deep snow still packed away from the tarmac parking areas. It took me more than 5 hours to do the climb but the work was worth the effort. The descent off Independence down to Aspen is indeed world class. The day ended with a gentle ride along path-ways and country roads to the town of Carbondale where we camped at the school athletic fields. The route was billed at 88 miles. I showed 91 on GPS.
Day 3: We left Carbondale on a paved path that paralleled Highway 133. We rode a gentle uphill for about 18 miles. The world was at peace. The valley was beautiful. Then, all hell broke loose. McClure Pass loomed. At 10,300 feet McClure is no big deal for veterans of Independence Pass. Well, we died. Many sagged or walked. Seven, eight, and nine percent grades combined with a hot day destroyed some of the group. However, as on the day before, the 40 mile descent into Hotchkiss made the suffering worth the cost.
Day4: We backtracked out of Hotchkiss headed uphill on Highway 133 for about 25 miles. The group enjoyed a nice, gentle climb, of 10 miles on good pavement. I did notice on one hairpin that a gradient of 13% briefly appeared on my Garmin. Then the climb up Kebler Pass began in earnest. We rode 36 miles of gravel to a tough 9,980 feet. The Colorado Highway mainte-nance folks had been instructed by their superiors to wait until the following week to drop fresh gravel. Their communications failed. We were caught in miles of fresh, unpacked gravel. Flats were common. I softened my tires and plowed through.
Day 5: We took the day off in the wonderful mountain town of Crested Butte. Food, beer, rest were the order. We washed clothes, cleaned bikes and were generally lazy. I caught the movie, “Clunkers”, at the local theatre. The movie is the story of Joe Breeze, Charlie Kelly, Tom Ritchie and others as they bombed the downhills of Marin County California and developed the modern mountain bike.
Day 6: Crested Butte to Salida was the order. The ride proved to be 101 miles of really tough work. Cold weather gear was required for the first 14 miles down to the little spot in the road called Almont. We hung a left turn off Highway 135 on to County road 742 for 34 miles of beautiful, gentle uphill along Taylor Creek which flows out of Taylor Lake down Taylor Canyon. Somewhere up there must be a town named Taylor and probably a Taylor Mountain. At Taylor Lake we assaulted the famous 14 miles of dirt road up the greatest climb, in my opinion, in Colorado, Cottonwood Pass at 12,126 feet. In 2010 our porta cans blew over in a blizzard on Cottonwood. Back in 2007 we did not know until the final hour if the pass would even be open. There are many great Cottonwood stories. Progress will change some of that. This is the final bike tour to experience the Cottonwood dirt. The pass is to be paved next spring. So much for so called progress. The downhill off Cottonwood is also one of the finest in the mountains. It is easy to overcook turns. One needs to be careful. Some of the young guns reached speeds in excess of 60 miles per hour. The run from Buena Vista down to Salida was uneventful except for the final ten miles into a hard, West Texas wind. After the climb and 90 miles in the saddle, the final 10 miles just hurt.
Day 7: We backtracked again. This time we rode back up the Arkansas Valley on Highway 291 and 285 to Buena Vista. The tour took a right turn on a narrow Highway 285 to Fairplay. It was then Highway 9, over Hoosier Pass at 11,541 feet and down to Breckenridge for the finish. I became ill the night after Cottonwood and only hung in for 35 miles. My need to SAG ruined my perfect tour. I was able to log 390 miles of the 425 mile tour and will be back for another go. Hopefully some other club member would like to give it a try. This was my seventh BTC. I have done seven Ride the Rocky tours. I am one of the oldest, slowest and weakest riders in the club. If you tell me you cannot do mountains, I won’t believe you.
Vuelta Del Llano Club Results
Omnium: Masters 35+ Cat 4/5
5th Robby Thrasher 22nd Bobby Parker
7th Harold Smith Cat 3/4
9th Sean Cudnoski 6th Andrew Monfort
12th Mark Loveland Cat 4 Women
13th Bobby Stewart 1st Judy Fleming
14th Wayne Smith
15th Brad Ewing
Time Trial: Masters 35+ Cat 4/5
5th Robby Thrasher 16th Bobby Parker
7th Harold Smith Cat 3/4
8th Sean Cudnoski 6th Andrew Monfort
10th Mark Loveland Cat 4 Women
11th Bobby Stewart 1st Judy Fleming
12th Wayne Smith
CRIT: Masters 35+ Cat 4/5
7th Sean Cudnoski 16th Bobby Parker
8th Robby Thrasher Cat 3/4
9th Harold Smith 4th Andrew Monfort
10th Bobby Stewart Cat 4 Women
11th Wayne Smith 1st Judy Fleming
12th Mark Loveland
Road Race: Masters 35+ Cat 4/5
6th Robby Thrasher 22nd Bobby Parker
7th Harold Smith Cat 3/4
10th Sean Cudnoski 7th Andrew Monfort
11th Mark Loveland Cat 4 Women
12th Bobby Stewart 1st Judy Fleming
13th Wayne Smith
14th Brad Ewing
WTCA Meeting
June 8, 2015
Randy & Sandra Mulsow’s Home
7:00 pm
Bill brought the meeting to order.
A representative spoke to the group about plans and changes for the 2015 MS150.
Sandra made a motion to approve the May minutes. Pat seconded. Motion passed.
Treasurers Reports
-Lori said that the LBC report is the same as last month.
-Donna said the Chaparral and WTCA reports have not changed from last month.
Race Report
-Bobby Stewart reported on the Vuelta Del Llano 73 mile Road Race, hosted by AMBUCS on June 6. It was well
attended. He and Robby Thrasher participated, among others.
Tour Report
-The Fort Davis Tour, hosted by Pat C on Memorial Day weekend, had good weather. Seven cyclists rode the loop
on Saturday and rode to Alpine on Sunday.
-Younts participated in the 24 Hours in the Canyon ride..
-David Nelson spoke about the White River Road Rally, which is on Saturday, June 13. There will be good support,
with food and beverages at the finish.
-The 21st Annual Tour de Muleshoe is on June 20.
Old Business
-The Ride of Silence went well. There were about 60 people in attendance (less than in 2014) which was likely due
to the cold weather. The wristbands worked well. Thanks were given to those who helped and participated, and es-
pecially to Marta for organizing the event.
-The Half Ironman Triathlon is in June 28. It is essential that we have plenty of volunteers to work the hydration sta-
tions.
New Business
-Steve Crowell made a motion to amend the constitution to allow one-day memberships. Discussion followed and
the motion was tabled for the formation of a committee to research the possibility.
-Jürgen spoke about officiating the AMBUCS Omnium and the need for more people in the Lubbock area to obtain
an officiating license. It is costly to hire officials from out of the area, largely due to the expense of travel.
The Mulsow’s June 8, 2015
MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS!!
The Local Bike Shops in Lubbock offer discounts to WTCA members.
Members can receive 10 to 20% off purchases,
if you mention that you are a member of WTCA at checkout.
Buffalo Springs Ironman Photos
Club Rides The West Texas Cycling Association offers numerous riding opportunities for cyclists of all levels.
Whether you are a beginner or have been riding since the two wheeler was invented, the WTCA has
a ride for you. To assist you in choosing a ride that matches your current skill level, we have rated
the rides by length and average speed. Everyone is welcome so come on out and enjoy a ride with
us. All times are subject to change without notice. It is best to contact the organizers to be sure the
ride is still scheduled and at the scheduled time.
Ratings
- Easy Pace @ 12-17mph
- Moderate Pace @ 17-22mph
- Fast Pace @ 22+ mph
Club Ride Location Organizers Description
Pat's Sunday Stroll
to
4010 26th St Pat Crawford
Lubbock -- Indiana north to Loop then east to
Canyon Lakes Bike Trail; 8:30am in Spring-
Summer; noon in Fall-Winter weather permit-
ting (50F or higher)
SCHEDULE
January - March: 12:00pm
April: 10:00am
May - September: 8:30am
October: 10:00am
November - December: 12:00pm
Tuesday Club Ride
to
LP&L Jill Booker
North Lubbock - Tuesday night ride starting
near the LP&L location on municipal drive at
6pm. Park in the lot located to the southwest of
Municipal Dr. and MacKenzie Park Rd. Route
varies and usually last 1 1/2 - 2 hours in
length.
SCHEDULE
April - September: 6:00pm
Tuesday Club Ride
to
Chisum Travel
Center
Randy
Southeast Lubbock -- Chisum to Loop Service
Rd east to SE Spur southwest to somewhere
north to who knows where; hibernates in Fall-
Winter.
SCHEDULE
March - October: 6:00pm
Tuesday Night Road
Race Training
to
Chisum Travel
Center
Andrew Monfort
(620-365-9792)
The "barnstormers" in the West Texas Cycling
Association are now offering road race training
on Tuesday and Thursday nights. This will be a
"race for your life" ride and if you can't hang on
