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Below are the current listing of rides scheduled for the Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club. If you would like to lead a club ride, please contact the HCBTC Ride Chair, Yvonne Campos, phone: (210) 431-0902, email: yec@satx.rr.com. For additional information on leading a ride, go to Ride Sheets.

March 2010 Rides

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October 2009

HCBTC ACTIVITIES:

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Good News Lutheran Sausage Supper Ride

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Tour De Cure Training Ride--------------------------------------------------Saturday, March 6th ride starts at 1:00 p.m. Meet at Good News Lutheran Church at the corner of Old Corpus Christi Road and Hwy 181 South. (Tom’s Burgers) This is a 27 mile, SE Bexar County, mostly flat, medium paced ride. After the ride, plan to stay for the sausage supper, adults $7/children $5. If you're not riding, come anyway & enjoy home made sausage with all the trimmings served family style. Food will be served from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Take out available.
Ride Leader: Sandy Barsun phone: (210) 635-8777, email: barsun@sbcglobal.net

Wow! It’s been a long time, get reacquainted with New Berlin

Sunday, March 7th: New Berlin Ride will start at 9 a.m. in New Berlin. Map 105. Come and join us for a 30-mile group ride at an easy to moderate pace in flat to rolling terrain. Shorter leader led ride option available. Lunch will be in New Berlin. Directions: Take I-10 East toward Seguin, exit on Trainer Hale Road (FM 2538) and turn right on FM 2538 to New Berlin (8 miles).
Ride Leader: Amanda McCoy, phone 210-614-4475: e-mail bikentx50@yahoo.com

Heidi's Signature Ride

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Tour De Cure Training Ride-----------------------------------------------Saturday March 13th: Lone Oak Ride, meet at the former Lone Oak Cafe parking area, near US87 East and 1604, wheels down at 9:00 a.m. This is an easy paced 26 mile, mostly flat ride with a couple of not so steep hills on the east side of San Antonio, shorter route available, map # 518 under Texas Maps - San Antonio area. Directions: Take US 87 East toward Loop 1604, the Lone Oak Cafe is on the the left side of US 87 just before Loop 1604.
Ride Leader: Heidi Lynn, email: cycle_tx@yahoo.com , phone: 210-842-2383.

Pearl Brewery to the Missions Ride

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Sunday March14th: Ride will start at 8 a.m. Enjoy a low traffic, flat easy pace 22.5 mile route through downtown and down to the Mission Trails. This ride is perfect for all types of bikes. Bring out your mountain, hybrid, or road bike. The ride will start at the Pearl Brewery, go through downtown SA and then it will join the Mission Trail at Mission Concepcion to follow along side the San Antonio River to Mission Espada and return. Afterwards you can check out the new San Antonio River Walk extension and/or join us for lunch at the Farm to Table Eateries. The Pearl Brewery is located at 312 Pearl Parkway right off of Broadway Street. Take US 281 south towards IH35. Exit on Josephine St and continue straight to Avenue A. Turn left onto Pearl Parkway. Parking is available in front of the Brewery complex or under the shaded US281/I35 intersection. Maps will be provided. Contacts: Amparo Kelly or Yvonne Campos e-mail yec@satx.rr.com

Tour De Cure Training Ride

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Tour De Cure Training Ride-----------------------------------------Saturday March 20: Sandy Barsun’s Tour De Cure Training Ride
Information to be posted.

Ride

Sunday March 21st This ride has been assigned. If you would like to lead on another day please check the website for other openings
RideContact for this day Pedro Balawag

LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour

Saturday March 27th: LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour. HCBTC is a major supporter of this event. No other rides will be scheduled today. The LBJ 100 will be at the LBJ National Park in Stonewall, Texas. This is the Third Annual LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour starts at the historic LBJ Ranch at 9:00 AM. The tour provides routes of 10, 30, 44 and 65 miles on scenic, traffic-free roads in the Texas Hill Country. As an added feature, Luci Baines Johnson (LBJ’s daughter) will lead a special 10-mile historic tour with narration at each of the historical landmarks on the LBJ Ranch. This will truly be a “ride to preserve history.” The LBJ 100 is an official Tour de Cure Training Ride. For more information go to www.LBJ100BicycleTour.org Hcbtc members want to volunteer and have not signed up yet? Contact Ethel Pedraza (210) 414-8559, email: azardepe@hotmail.com.

Ela’s Ride

Sunday March 28th: Ela’s Ride, location TBD.

Weekend Trip

Saturday April 3: Planning tentative weekend Trip

Weekend Trip

Sunday April 4: Planning weekend Trip

Tour De Cure training Ride

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Saturday April 10th: Tour De Cure training ride to be lead by Sandy Barsun

Karnes City Ride

----------------------------------------------------------------------Tour De Cure Training Ride-------------------------------------------------Sunday April 11: Mary and Pit's Ride

Heidi's Ride

Saturday April 17: location TBD.

Karnes City Ride

Sunday April 18th: Pit's Ride

Amanda
Lake Buchanan & Bill’s Birthday Ride

Saturday April 24th: Lake Buchanan & Bill’s Birthday Ride weekend April 24-26. Enjoy your weekend in central Texas, where all the lakes converge: This is the area of the Highland Lakes, near Marble Falls, Kingsland and Buchanan Dam TX.

Amanda
Lake Buchanan & Bill’s Birthday Ride

Sunday April 25th: Lake Buchanan & Bill’s Birthday Ride weekend April 24-26. Enjoy your weekend in central Texas, where all the lakes converge: This is the area of the Highland Lakes, near Marble Falls, Kingsland and Buchanan Dam TX.

Amanda
New Berlin Ride

------------------------------------------------------- Advanced Tour De Cure Training Ride-------------------------------------------------Sunday May 1st: Meet in New Berlin at the Brietzke Station parking lot, intersection of FM 2538 and 775. At the T you will see the restaurant.Ride will start at 8:00 am in New Berlin at the Brietzke Station parking lot, intersection of FM 2538 and 775. This is a easy to moderate paced ride flat with some rolling hills. MPG 12-14. It is a 34 mile ride. See maps although some modifications will be made. Maps will be provided on day of ride. Lunch will be at the Brietzke Station restaurant (home of the great pies) after the ride. Directions: Take I-10 East toward Seguin, exit on Trainer Hale Road (FM 2538) and turn right on FM 2538 to New Berlin (8 miles). Restaurant will be on the right.
Ride Leader: Lydia Escobedo, email:jlescob@aol.com .