Velo Valero

What can we say about the weather this past weekend - Hot! Hot! Hot! Over the weekend, Valero had three great rides and spent plenty of time out in the heat. We have a number of events planned this weekend to help you continue your training program for the Hotter N Hell and Ride to the River rides. We also have a Cruiser Bike ride planned to help you...

Weekend Schedule for June 27 th : On Saturday a fairly good sized group of riders is heading to Oklahoma to participate in the Oklahoma Tour de Cure scheduled for the 27 th . Still time to register and join in. 2008 start/finish line for the OKC Tour de Cure Also, on the Saturday John Tenison will be leading a ride: Meet us across the street from Floores...

For this week's blog, we have two rides planned for this weekend that we need to tell you about, plus we have a wonderful account of the Long Beach Tour de Cure from Alan "the Brit" Dedman. Clip in and enjoy the ride! Bike MS: Valero Alamo Ride to the River Team Kickoff Ride On Saturday, June 20th , meet us in New Braunfels at the Schlitterbahn...

The 2009 Valero Ride to the River will be here before you know it. Let's keep riding and by October we will be a lean, mean, cycling machine... This Weekend's Ride Saturday, June 13th the ride will start from Gotta Ride Bikes at 7:00am , 28604 IH 10 W, Boerne, TX. (By Fair Oaks Ranch. Exit I-10 West at the Fair Oaks Blvd. exit. Go through the...

WOW! What can I say?? This weekend's 2009 San Antonio Tour de Cure was a thing of beauty and a ride for the ages. The weather was perfect, and routes were amazing, and Velo Valero was once again the largest team and the top fundraising team in this event, and David Sloan and David Pappal were the #1 and #2 fundraisiers. For more photos from the...

It's time to get the party started Just a word of caution to all. Over 30 signs were either moved or taken off the course during last year's ride. Please be sure you study your routes prior to the ride since the 80 mile route for day one has a small change do to road construction just past Rest Stop 6. Additionally on both the 50 and 80 mile...

Need a good laugh today, watch this video. Funny Bike Video Ride leader Carl Crawford provided the following write up: The Sunday Funday Casual Ride started from the Freetail Brewery around 8AM Sunday morning. We had a total of 8 riders that did anywhere from 25-35+ miles that included the hills on Scenic Loop, Cross Mountain and Babcock. Riders included...

San Antonio Velo Valero Members Travel to Support our Benicia Plant for the Napa Tour de Cure Team members Carl Crawford, David Gross and Paige Wright joined by Lindy Mansell (now known as Carl's fiancé) went to Napa to join the riders from our Ca. refineries. While it rained most of the weekend, we enjoyed a nice visit in mostly the Rutherford...

Saturday Tour de Cure Training Ride from Goerke's. Saturday morning was perfect for cycling in the beautiful Texas Hill Country! Clear sky and a light breeze from the southeast that continued to build as the day went on. There were 28 riders that came out to ride the 31, 46, and 58 mile routes, with a good number of Velo Valero riders sprinkled...

Just when I thought I would have a few free days this month, something comes up and before I know it all my weekends are full. Why should May be any different? Rider Hotline Reminder: (210) 345-BIKE Because of the Swine Flu outbreak, please be sure to call the rider Hotline prior to departing for any training rides during the next few weeks. If we have...