Shawnee Trail Cycling Club

Shawnee Trail Cycling Club, based in Frisco, Texas and serving the cycling populace of Frisco and the surrounding communities, is a community focused organization dedicated to the sport of cycling for fitness, recreation and the use of bicycles as an alternative, energy efficient, mode of transportation. The genesis of our name, Shawnee Trail, incorporates the rich heritage of Frisco and North Texas as a transportation mecca during the early 1800’s, while incorporating the evolution from horses and wagons, to newer forms of transportation - such as bicycling. 

As our club grows and members get stronger, we find the need to add new pace groups to accommodate. That is certainly the case for the Sunday Blitz. We have a group of our regular participants on the Recovery Ride that need a little more oomph in their Sunday. This ride will be a little longer and faster than the Recovery, with more hills and an extra Go Zone (yes, we really needed one of those). If 20-22 mph averaged over 46 miles is your thing, come knock yourself out! As with all Shawnee Trail Cycling Club Rides, this is a no drop ride The Recovery , Hangover and T-Rec Rides , groups put together...

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Ride Smart A car hits a cyclist. The first inclination of any of us that share the passion of cycling is to blame the driver. In truth, some of the accidents can be blamed on the motorist; on the phone, texting, driving blind into the sun, in a hurry to get to a meeting. But regardless of who is at fault, many of these accidents could be avoided by taking some simple precautions to make the driver take notice. Although there are always those individual drivers that demonstrate aggressive behavior, and this can result in accident and injury - the vast majority of motor vehicle drivers are not out...

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You asked for it, and here it is. A ride to "bridge" the pace and skills of the 3 Cities Novice Ride with those required of the CPS. This ride will follow the east and west routes of the original CPS, ranging from 27 to 30 miles. The real difference is in the pace. This advertised pace for this ride is 13-15mph. No drop, as always. This is an ideal ride to learn and practice safe group riding skills. The start time is 8:00 am (spring & summer start time) on Saturdays, but watch our calendar, forum and this site for updates as that may change. This ride will evolve, as most new rides...

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Updated June 2013. This is for Shawnee Trail Cycling Club members only - want to find out how to join? Click here. We've been asked many times for the club to stage a Time Trial event. Although an official Time Trial takes planning, preparation, coordination with municipalities, licensing and many, many other things - and we wanted any contest we put together to focus on fitness and the enjoyment of being on a bike. So, we thought we'd take advantage of our use of Strava and stage a roaming time trial competition utilizing Strava segments. If you aren't signed up for Strava and want to know how...

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