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Keith “the Cooler” Covington follows the next week with ANOTHER WIN on 4/27!

Art Exum gets the A-Race Beer Prime – Brooklyn Lager

Yes, he really did it. Do not try this at home! Art is an expert.

The annual Matrix Challenge is held on the campus of The Meadows Foundation in the beautiful Wilson Historic District located in downtown Dallas, Texas.

Mike Reade wins the Masters 50+ category at the Matrix Challenge Criterium in Dallas, TX

The legendary Fayetteville Stage Race is a production of the Southwest Cycling Club (SWCC) and is considered to be the most prestigious Stage Race in Texas.

Can’t wait to go back to the Driveway!

P1/2 Race Beer Prime
Flying Dog Raging Bitch Belgian-Style IPA

Sol Frost takes the P1/2 Beer Prime - and 2nd overall!

3/4 Race Beer Prime
Victory Hop Devil

GS Tenzing gets the Victory Hop Devil!

Local coverage on WFAA news & Star-Telegram.

See all of the finalists at the Congressional Medal of Honor Website.

The Citizen Service Before Self Honors are unique, because they are presented to unsung heroes by our nation’s most honored heroes—fewer than 100 living Medal of Honor recipients who comprise the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

The finalists’ actions epitomize the concept of “service above self” and have been performed “above and beyond” their professional area of responsibility or conduct.

HEROIC ACT: Jeff Harrison of Fort Worth, Texas, has been recognized for valiantly rescuing a woman and her daughter from the rapids of the Trinity River on July 5, 2010. While riding his bike through Trinity Park, Harrison heard a commotion along the banks of the river and quickly became aware that a woman and a young girl were stranded and in danger of drowning in the strong current. Immediately, Harrison dismounted his bike and entered the river in an attempt to assist the woman and girl. He also noticed a third victim, an adult male downstream, who was trying to swim against the current and back toward his family. After reaching the woman and girl and pulling them both to safety on the river bank, he performed CPR on the woman to help her start breathing again. Although the woman’s husband passed away during the tragedy, Harrison’s involvement no doubt saved two lives that day. Jeff Harrison’s act of extraordinary heroism and bravery.

A panel, including Medal of Honor recipient representation, considered all nominations and selected national finalists. From among the 20 finalists, a second panel of Medal of Honor recipients will select three individuals to receive Citizen Service Before Self Honors. The recipients will be announced on Monday, March 22, 2011, and honored at a ceremony on Friday, March 25, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. EDT, in conjunction with National Medal of Honor Day. The ceremony will be held in the shadow of the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

The team had 3 riders in the Masters 40+ race.

And Michael T was the lone racer in the Cat 4/5 race.

RESULTS Masters 40+
Mike: 12th (4th in 50+ scoring)
Richard: 26th
Robb: 36th

RESULTS Cat 4/5
Michael: 13th

This award represents the culmination of points achieved in “Texas Cup” events throughout 2010.

The Awards Ceremony was held at Texas Motor Speedway on January 15, 2011.

A longtime resident of Southlake Texas, Robb is the founder and team director of GreatBrewers.com Cycling and is President of HYPERSPORT LLC, a sports-marketing firm.

BUT… Sunny and Dry!

You can’t have it all on a typical December 5th in North Texas, but it was great conditions for The Racing Post’s Winter Criterium today! We can ride fast, in a pack, non-stop, and (best-of-all) without cars. And yes there are “officials” there to make sure it goes down with the pre-race monologues and wise cracks. *whistle* They keep track of whats going on. Guarding the corners. Walking the track. Counting the laps. Enforcing “the rules”. Keeping racers informed. Counting the laps down some more. And keeping track of who wins the golden spoke!

RESULTS P123
Mike: 2nd
Robb: 4th

RESULTS P1234
Robb: 2nd
Mike: 4th

All Results posted HERE:
http://www.txbra.org/forum3/message.asp?forumID=15&msgID=154313

BEER PRIMES:

Deschutes Jubelale (Bend, OR)
http://greatbrewers.com/product/deschutes-jubelale

Winner of the Deschutes Jubelale! Alexander Gibson!

Harpoon Winter Warmer (Boston, MA)
http://greatbrewers.com/product/harpoon-winter-warmer

Geoff Roper of Team Party Time wins the Harpoon Winter Warmer!

This is was the first episode of The Racing Post‘s initiative to keep the “Eggnog and Chunks” winter criterium series tradition alive – and it was great!

For the P123 crowd – It was the usual suspects that would typically be racing each other around on the roads of Denton Co. on a Sunday morning – but safer-AND-faster, with a start line, finish-line cam, and gen-u-ine USAC officials keeping track of stuff! Personally, I thought it was great to see the sizable 4/5 field. What a great place & conditions for new racers to to get off to a positive start. Good vibes.

3/4 Race Beer Prime: Pyramid Snow Cap Winter Warmer

Adam Sebastian of Team Party Time sprinted for the Cat 3/4 Beer prime!

4/5 Race Beer Prime: Breckenridge Avalanche Ale

Ken Primer takes the Cat4/5 Beer prime, and 2nd overall!

RESULTS P123
Robb: 6th

RESULTS P1234
Robb: 5th

All Results:
http://www.txbra.org/forum3/message.asp?forumID=15&msgID=153564

This year was about getting established, up, and running. With our accomplishments in 2010, I think we are off to a great start.

Special thanks to all of our team-members, sponsors, partners, and our dear friends that have been so enthusiastic and encouraging.

And finally… we would like to hear from you about your ideas and input for 2011! Add a comment on this page, shoot us note a directly via contact form, or join in at Great Brewers Cycling on Facebook!

Watch this space for news and updates regarding our plans for 2011!