RCC March 2024 Newsletter

 


Happy Spring Rose City Cycling!

We are thrilled to be serving all of our donors in 2024. Thank you for supporting our initiatives with your donations. There are perks involved as you know, one being, trying to keep you in the know. With that, here is our monthly update email:

 

Happened in February:

·       2024 Freeze Your Fanny Bike Ride is in the books! We had 30 Participants brave the rain and chilly temps to hit the road for the first rally of the season! A big thank you to the volunteers and organizers for a well prepped and executed event!

·       The first wave of kits came in. If you missed yours, no worries, there will be a second store coming soon. Get those volunteer hours logged for your voucher. The store will ONLY contain jerseys this round. If on this last order your fit wasn’t quite right, email us by March 1st with the size, gender and style you need.

·       A great time was had at the first NICA race of the season. We had 26 racers show up from the Rose City Racing youth. For approximately half, this was their first race ever. We had 7 athletes make the top 5 podium. For our two 6th graders who made the podium, it was their first race.

·       The first two TMBRA Races, Barber Hills and Rocky Hill Roundup, started the spring series off with a bang. There were multiple podium finishers from Rose City Racing in both events. Congratulations to all our racers for a job well done. See you at Bent Wheel Bash this weekend!

·       Gravel season has officially kicked off! RCC had 14 participants race the Renegade Rambler in Farmersville, and a few even finished in the top ten!

·       The first MTB Duathlon skills clinic was held at Tyler State Park this past weekend. Although the turnout wasn’t huge, the fun sure was!

 

What’s Happening Now:

 

  • Road Events:

·       Road season is here! Kickoff will be March 19th, 6 pm at PlayTri. Hosted by East Texas Triathletes.

·       Pace Bend Race weekend is coming up FAST on March 9-10th, connect with Gabe and Tutt if you are wanting to go.

·       There will be a Road Riding Skills Clinic and Ride tentatively set for Sunday, 3/17 @ 2 pm at Owens Elementary. Stay tuned to RCC for more details and sign-up info. 

·       Tour entries coming in April; be on the lookout for those from our Road Committee.

 

·       Gravel Events:


·       March 9 is Gravel at Cuney. One group is for casual riders and another group is for faster riders.  Both groups leave at 9:00 am from the Cuney Post Office.  See Ride Alert for details.

·       March 23 is Rattlesnake Gravel Grind in Sweetwater, TX.  Mass start at 9:00

am. Registration is still open at https://register.chronotrack.com/r/76166  Most are driving there Friday, staying at a hotel and some are carpooling. If you are planning to go, let Ric know at ricvdl429@gmail.com or text (903) 952-1857. 

 

 



  • MTB Events:

·       Mar 3rd - Bent Wheel Bash - Abilene, Tx. We have a group of folks driving up Saturday after the Fresh 15/5k bike leadout. Come on out to a fun short lap race.

·       Mar 3rd and 4th @ 4pm – MTB skills and transition clinic for upcoming Shamrock Shuffle Duathlon, meet at Blackjack pavilion, Tyler State Park.

·       Every Thursday 3/7 – 3/28: Sprockids after school MTB program held at BigHead Creek 5 to 6pm, hosted by East Texas Trail Advocates, contact Lynnette Wood for more info.

·       Mar 16th - Shamrock Shuffle & Shred Duathlon at Tyler State Park register here https://www.active.com/.../shamrock-shuffle-and-shred-2024

·       Mar 17th - Cameron Park Blowout, Waco, TX

·       Local MTB rides are every Tuesday at Blackhawk in Whitehouse, and Thursdays at Faulkner in Tyler. Hosted by Simpsons / FATT.

·       Mar 23rd – The first of the Shred the Pines series is back at BigHead Creek. Check out the Facebook event here https://fb.me/e/1KwCNo8Lk

  • Junior Race Team NICA:

·       Mar 10th – Reveille Peak Roundup at Reveille Peak Ranch in Burnet.

·       Mar 24th – Enchanted at Erwin, Erwin Park in McKinney.

            

Still in the Works:

  • Triathlete team has been formed! We are thrilled to have a great group of folks who requested to race this year. Planning is in the works for them to race Rose City Tri and Waco supported by Rose City Racing. If you missed it this year, no worries, follow us this season and be on the lookout for registration for 2025 in the fall.
  • Make sure you’re following the Rose City Racing Facebook page and watch for an update announcing the first quarter adult racing reimbursement night!
  • Road Racing  and Road Riding schedule and skill clinic dates are coming soon; Be sure you’re on the Rose City Racing Facebook page (Former, Fresh Racing)                                                               
  • Beauty and the Beast is in the planning process. An official announcement of our date and brand new to us Race Director coming soon.
  • If you signed up for racing updates in MTB, Gravel or Road, you should be receiving emails. If you didn’t get on the list, please reach out to the following folks or complete this survey RCC Racing Survey - Google Forms. Tri team will be hearing from Brett very soon, and Road, be sure to get on the Racing page!
  • Our organized Ride calendar for the season is currently being fine-tuned. Stay tuned as we get closer to having it finished, and of course, watch the Ride Alert app.

 

Thank you all for your participation and we look forward to seeing you on rides!


- Bobby Tharp, Rose City Cycling - News Writer

www.rccyclingtyler.com




 

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