Welcome to Corpus Christi Cycling
Corpus Christi Cycling is a resource blog for the latest happenings in cycling. If you are interested in joining our staff, feel free to drop us an email.
The site will feature mainly riding and racing events, news and cycling events of interest.
Speeds:
A riders: 20-35 MPH with varying ‘sprints’
B riders: 16-22 MPH with varying ‘sprints’
C riders: 14-18 MPH
D riders: 10-14 MPH
If you are interested in group rides, feel free to join us at the following times and locations:
Monday Stripes Recovery Ride
Departure time: 6:00 p.m.
Distance: 20-25 miles
Location: Stripes gas station parking lot at Everhart and Yorktown
Contact: Contact John at “the quick release” for more information.
Details: All riders are welcome to participate. (A,B,C,D). This is an easy ‘recovery’ ride with speeds not exceeding 18 MPH. If wind is strong on return, will slow to very easy effort. No one is left behind.
Tuesday Southside Ride (AM)
Departure Time: 8:00 a.m.
Distance: 30-50 miles
Location: Old HEB Saratoga
Details: People should call me the night before to get the exact start time and location since both vary frequently.
Contact: Mark Dragoo at (361)224-0713 and Cindy West at (361)853-3337 or (361)318-3339.
Tuesday Southside Ride (PM)
Departure Time: 6:00 p.m.
Distance: 18-20 miles
Location: Janet’s House (Contact Janet for more information)
Details: This ride goes through neighborhoods on the southside including a ride through The Lakes. Some A with B, C and D riders. Small sprints and openers.
Wednesday Night Hammerfest
Departure time: 6:00 p.m.
Distance: 30 miles
Location: Lamar Park Shopping Center at Doddridge and Alameda
Details: All riders welcome. A riders will hammer hills down Hwy 37 through refinery. B, C riders can turn early after refineries or hook up with B riders. Ride according to speed and strength.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings Santa Fe
Departure time: 6:00 a.m.
Distance: 17 miles
Location: Santa Fe and Dodderidge
Contact: Alissa: alissain@gmail.com
Details: Bring a bright headlight and tailight.
Thursday Southside Ride (AM)
Departure Time: 8:00 a.m.
Distance: 30-50 miles
Location: Old HEB Saratoga
Details: People should call me the night before to get the exact start time and location since both vary frequently.
Contact: Mark Dragoo at (361)224-0713 and Cindy West at (361)853-3337 or (361)318-3339.
Thursday Southside Ride (PM)
Departure Time: 6:00 p.m.
Distance: 18-20 miles
Location: Janet’s House (Contact Janet for more information)
Details: This ride goes through neighborhoods on the southside including a ride through The Lakes. Some A with B, C and D riders. Small sprints and openers.
Saturday Morning Lamar Park Ride
Departure time: 7:30 a.m.
Distance: 33 to 45 miles
Location: Lamar Park Shopping Center at Doddridge and Alameda
Saturday Morning Round the Lake Ride
Departure time: 8:00 a.m.
Distance: Varies
Pace: “B” group averages 16 to 20 mph. “C” group averages 15 to 18 mph.
Location: McDonalds in Mathis, TX at 6:45 a.m.
Saturday Morning HEB Ride
Departure time: 7:00 a.m.
Distance: Varying distances, 25, 40, 55, 70 up to 90-100 miles.
Location: Park next to the CVS Pharmacy at Saratoga and Everhart
Details: This is the biggest ride for the week. Most riders will break in to A, B, C and D groups and go varying distances and routes. Just meet up and choose your rider group.
Sunday Morning Lamar Park Ride
Departure time: 7:00 a.m.
Distance: 40 miles
Location: Lamar Park Shopping Center at Doddridge and Alameda
Details: No one left behind ride. Faster A and B riders will sprint varying sections of Hwy 37 at ‘river’. Similar course to Wednesday night’s hammerfest ride. However, riders will regroup at Stripes and ride a relaxed ride back to Lamar.
Sunday Bay Ride
Departure time: 7:00 a.m. (A-B Riders)
Distance: 35 miles
Location: Al’s House (Contact Al for more details)
Details: Ride to the bayfront on Sunday morning. Approximately a 2 hour scenic ride to the Art Museum. Ride from Wooldridge to Ennis Joslin down Ocean Drive. Ocean Drive has now been widened for cyclists.
Sunday Southside Ride
Departure time: 7:00 a.m. (C-Riders)
Distance: 25 miles
Location: Janet’s House (Contact Janet for more information)
Details: Nice relaxed ride to the Naval base gates. Meet at Whataburger, Saratoga past Long Meadow after the ride.
Hope everyone likes this resource!
August 10, 2009 at 2:24 am
Thanks so much for this great website. Kudos to all those participating in making cycling more visible and available in our community.
August 10, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Hi yall
Can some one pleas tell me what is the tottal mil from N.A.S Gate to federal court house.
Thank you
Douglas
P.S This is a great site very helpfull
February 27, 2010 at 11:00 am
I want to thank Rob from Bick texas or is it Bicycle Teaxs for going on KEYS 7.30 am to 8.15 am to day.
3-3-2010
Thank you
DOUGLAS
March 3, 2010 at 7:21 am
great website
March 14, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Great sight
August 10, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Al,
This is wonderful. Hope it works out well.
You can add my Tuesday and Thursday morning rides from the southside old HEB area. We currently leave at 7am and go 30 to 50 miles, usually out west in the London & Petronila & airport areas. People should call me the night before to get the exact start time and location since both vary frequently. David Dunlap 361-563-6746.
August 10, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Got it , Dave, thx.
August 10, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Who heads up the Mathis rides? I would like to join them
August 10, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Mark, I’m not sure on that ride. I got the information off the Starrs site and there is no contact number.
August 11, 2009 at 1:02 am
Hi Al
I rode with you last weekend and asked you to check out one of the cycling web sites. I might have given you an incomplete name. It should be “roadbikerider.com”. Sorry for the mistake. Hopefully you find this web site as
informative as I do.
Bac Nguyen
January 28, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Hi Everyone,
My name is Terry. I’ll be coming down to Corpus Christi on Feb 13 and I’m bringing my bike. I’ve never been there but I want to do as much riding as I can. I’ll be staying with friends on Sunset Dr. in the Ingleside-on-the-Bay area. Are there any riders who live in that area who can show me around? Do any of your rides pass thru here?
I would consider myself to be a B-B+ rider according to your classification. I’m up in Canada so I haven’t been on my road bike since mid-November. I don’t think my 10-15 minute rides on snow and ice really count for much.lol
Looking forward to hearing from you,
T
February 1, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Terry,
Meet up at Lamar in Corpus Christi for Sat the 13th. Most of us are doing group rides Saturday and Sunday out of Lamar before the time change, and then will be back to HEB rides after the time change. If you have any questions, just email me.
Ride safe,
Al
February 8, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Hi Al,
I don’t get in til late tonight so I won’t be able to ride til tomorrow afternoon. Is the Monday 5:30 Stripes ride still on? I can meet the crew then.
Terry
February 13, 2010 at 8:47 am
Right now, we are not riding the Monday Stripes ride due to the time change. There are a few of us who ride along the South Side on Monday, just email me and I’ll let you know what time we start on Monday. I’ll be in SA for the University Oaks Crit tomorrow morning. (Sunday). Most riders will have a group ride at Lamar on Sunday morning at 8am.
February 13, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Thanks for your help guys, but due to unforeseen circumstances I had to cancel my trip.
February 13, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Can some one tell me if the new police chiff Riggs is on our side or there? He seem to be very frindle with Jim Lago a hate radio talk host that realy hate us.
Thank you
Douglas lonewolf
May 10, 2010 at 3:10 am
Hi everyone!
My name is Jay. A few of us are coming down this weekend and are looking for a bike ride on Saturday/Sunday morning. The HEB and the Lamar ride look to be interesting – Are you having those rides this weekend if it doesn’t rain? Is there someone to ask for or do we just show up?
Jay
May 14, 2010 at 11:54 am
Jay, there may be some riders on Saturday, but Saturday is Beach to Bay Relay Marathon, which is a big event. Most riders may be participating , so the HEB and Lamar rides on Saturday may be small. The ride on Saturday at HEB starts at 7:30am and Lamar at 8am.
Most riders will be there on Sunday at Lamar. The ride begins at 8 am.
May 14, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Looking for a gen-physicians that is a road cycles If you know of one and is takening new pattions pleas let me know there name
Thank you
Douglas
June 4, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Looking for clcleis to be on my myspace page. Just put my e-mail if you are on there clclaw@awesomenet.net i hate not haveing frind’s. I also want to say how nice it was to ride with the group out of the (c-v-s) last sat
Douglas
June 7, 2010 at 4:45 pm
I am coming down to Corpus Christi for a weddding on Friday (don’t ask me why it’s on Friday!). I want to ride Saturday morning. Does the Lamar Park Ride go next Saturday (6/26) at 7:30 a.m? What pace does it go? Is there also an HEB ride? I’m probably a B rider. Thanks for any info you can give me.
Bruce
June 19, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Lamar leaves at 7:30 and HEB leaves at 7am. The Lamar ride is faster, and B riders are welcome.
June 20, 2010 at 4:48 am
Looking to start a D rideing group. Rideing 15 miles.
clclaw@awesoment.net
June 27, 2010 at 2:59 am