Bike Brookshire

The 2013 MS150 Houston to Austin takes place on April 20-21 this year.  The usual recommended rides are back on the calendar for 2013.  Start your training and keep it going all the way upto the event by taking part in these well supported ridesMS150 recommended rides for the 2013 tour denoted as *ms*

• Jan 20 - Frost Bike 50 *ms* - starts at Lone Star College – Barker Cypress
• Feb 2 – Clay Walker’s Band Against MS *ms*- starts Houston Oaks Club
• Feb 4 - Puddle for the Ducks *ms* - starts at Sun & Ski Sports Katy Mills
• Feb 9 - Pedaling the Prairie *ms* - starts at Waller County Fairgrounds
• Feb 23 - Bulldog Bike Ride *ms* - starts at Waller Junior High School
• Feb 24 - Spring Breakaway *ms* - starts at Sun & Ski Katy Mills Mall
• Mar 9 - Pedal Thru the Pines *ms* - Bastrop High School
• Mar 3 - Continental Airlines Cycling Classic - (United Airlines) Montgomery High School
• Mar 17 – Tour De Houston 
• Mar 24 – Bluebonnet Express *ms* – starts at Waller ISD Stadium
• Apr 13– Katy Ram Challenge *ms* – starts at Sun and Ski Sports Katy Mills
• Apr 13 - Bessies Creek 24 – race headquarters at La Quinta Brookshire
• Apr 20 - MS150 – Houston to Austin - view complete route maps
• May 3 - Bike For Mike - Fulshear, Texas – great recovery ride

Join the Bike Barn guys for for a fun Fall ride out of the Brookwood Community Center in Brookshire, TX.   Brookwood is an entrepreneurial community for adults with functional disabilities.

DETAILS

Date: Sunday, November 18th

Location:  Brookwood Community Center,  1752 FM 1489, Brookshire, TX 77423

Start Time: 8:30 A.M.

Distances: 30 or 60 miles

Cost:  FREE

After the ride, get some of your HOLIDAY SHOPPING done at their fantastic Gift and Garden Center, where you can find many unique and handmade gifts.  And that’s not all, if you’re hungry be sure to grab a bite to eat in their very own Cafe…the food is delicious and enhanced by the smiles of the community.  Lunch often requires a reservation so be sure to plan ahead and book a spot – call – 281-375-2400.

As always, this is a free ride, but we ask that you let us know you’re coming.   Register for free here.

The 2013 MS150 from Houston to Austin takes place April 20-21, 2013.  The event has 3 start points to offer you a different route experience if you are a returning rider.

More detailed maps posted as they become available.

Previous year route maps:

• 2012
• 2011

Source: National MS Society

The 2013 MS150 from Houston to Austin is still a ways out on April 20-21, 2013, but its never to early to get out and enjoy the fall weather on your bike with all these great recommended rides.

Event Date | Recommended Ride | Website

• Oct 6, 2012 | Pedal Palacios |www.pedalpalacios.org
• Oct 7, 2012 | Cy Fair Lions Club Biking for Sight | http://www.houstoncy-fairlions.org
• Oct 13-14, 2012 | Bike MS: Valero San Antonio to New Braunfels | http://www.ms150.org
• Oct 21, 2012 | Gateway Academy Gryphon’s Flight | http://www.thegatewayacademy.org
• Oct 27, 2012 | Kiwanis Sealy Fall Classic | http://www.kiwanishouston.org
• Oct 28, 2012 | Red Cross Ramble | http://www.tourdurouge.org
• Nov 3, 2012 | Independence Ride | http://www.wallisride.com
• Nov 4, 2012 | Tour de Doughnut | http://www.tourdedoughnut.com
• Nov 10, 2012 | Novemberfest Metric Century | http://www.novemberfestmetriccentury.org
• Nov 11, 2012 | Bike for Little Heroes | http://www.redwhiteandbike.org
• Nov 17, 2012 | Weimaride | http://www.weimaride.com
• Nov 18, 2012 | Bike the Bend Ride for Literacy |www.ftbendliteracy.org

Another year for Donuts and MS150 training starts with the annual Tour De Donut at Sun and Ski Sports Katy Mills.  Gear up with jersey pockets that can hold a dozen donuts so you can win the donut eating riding challenge route.

Route Map

Registration details

The Tour de Donut is a unique bicycle race where riders embark on an appetizing 28-mile journey with rest stops along the way serving as many delectable donuts as you can eat. For EACH tasty donut consumed, the rider is awarded a tempting 5-minute time credit. Eat enough delicious donuts, and you can finish the race before you even started!

Instead of this mouth-watering challenge, riders can ride the 57-mile route shape up for the BP MS 150. This is a BP MS 150 recommended ride!

Coming up again this year by the Katy Rotary club is the Katy Triathlon which is headquartered at the Firethorne Community Center.  The Katy Triathlon is a great sprint triathlon for newbies as well as speed demons that want to go all out for a short distance on October 28, 2012.

The race consists of a quick 500 meter open water swim in the local neighborhood pond, with a 16 mile road bike leg along old Highway 90, then wrapping up with a 3 mile run around the neighborhood.

Register today the Katy Triathlon at Firethorne website.

With 7 different route lengths, there is no excuse to get out and ride this Sunday July 22 at the annual Katy Flatland.

The ride starts at 6:30am from Rhodes Stadium in Katy.

View Route maps here:

1. 25 mile route
2. 31 mile route
3. 38 mile route
4. 44 mile route
5. 62 mile route
6. 82 mile route
7. 100 mile route

Complete details and registration at the NWCC website.