Rice University Cycling and Triathlon (RUCT)

We are doing a gear order ! Place your order by this Friday ! Members get 20% off prices listed !

https://www.mybioracer.com/collections/rice-university

Hey RUCT! Our bike time trial is this weekend! Join us at 8am this Saturday, Sept. 25th, at Rice Bikes so we can bike over together to the Memorial Park Picnic Loop.

Everyone and all types of bikes are welcome! We will have some swag and prizes from our club’s sponsor, jcob saddles.

In addition, we are planning to have bagels and cream cheese from Hot Bagel available for everyone coming! We’d really appreciate it if you can RSVP by Friday at noon so we know how much to get :)

RSVP HERE! https://forms.gle/WBN4LyTnEMY8HyBp7

Join this at 1 pm central to hear from BikeHouston! We also love that our bike shop sponsor EaDo Bike Co is supporting Houston cycling!

The continues this week with an incredible lineup! Check it out at houstonbikesummit.org

Check out how RUCT club members get to Rice! We had a great time talking this evening with prospective grad students about coming to Rice thanks to Rice University's Office of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies!

Journey to Rice with Rice Cycling and Triathlon! Rice University Cycling and Triathlon (RUCT) provides an opportunity for the Rice community (undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni) t...

Strava Contest!

To encourage participation in RUCT and to welcome new members to the club we are organizing a variety of competitions through Strava for the month of September.

1. Most miles in a month: Whoever logs the most miles of physical activity.

2. Most unique activities in a day: Who can run, bike, swim, hike all in one day?

3. Best Strava Drawing: get creative, do a fun route. See this story for inspiration.

https://road.cc/content/news/264628-texan-cyclist-leads-girlfriend-15-mile-route-spell-marry-me

4. Best Strava photo: Either a good view or a selfie!

5. Segment Bombing on Strava: Each week a new Strava segment will be announced. Everyone in the club will have one week to post their best time. Winners for a mens and womens category will be announced the following week, when the new segment is announced. For the first week of September the segment is

https://www.strava.com/segments/4322651

RULES

To enter the contest, make sure that you join the club Rice University Cycling and Triathlon on Strava. Do not follow the Rice University Cycling and Triathlon (RUCT) club.

To win prizes you must be a registered due paying member of RUCT. Winners will be announced in each category for due paying members and for alumni.

To make sure that your entries for categories 2 3 and 4 are registered mention Jackson Borchardt in the comment section of your post.

Categories 3-4 will be compiled with the members of the club voting on the winners at the end of the month.

For category 5 your PR must be from the actual week of the contest. No old PRs. ALSO SAFTEY FIRST IN THIS CATEGORY, do not get yourself killed or hurt someone else for meaningless kudo points. There are no prizes besides bragging rights for this category.

Winners of categories 1-4 will win a variety of prizes including t-shirts, gloves, and nutrition as well as the love and admiration of other members from the club.

North Blvd mini sprint | Strava Ride Segment in Houston, TX

If you're a new student at Rice, come check out the Student Activity Fair, this Saturday at 3pm! RUCT members will be there and can help you join the club. We'd love to have you!

CampusLabs Identity System

There have always been barriers to entry into cycling and triathlon. We're happy to see that USAT is committing to promoting diversity and inclusion within the community and has shared these resources. Looking forward to seeing how they continue these efforts, and would love to engage with Houstonians who want to see diversity in both recreational and commuter cycling!

Together, we thrive. ⁣

𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 makes us stronger. ⁣
𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 teaches us to embrace our differences, celebrate what makes us unique and treat everyone with love and respect.⁣
𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 makes everyone feel welcome. ⁣
𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 gives ALL people the opportunity to get to know this sport we love so much.⁣
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At USA Triathlon, we are committed to taking immediate and long-term action to encourage a culture of equality in the sport, build a future for the sport that all people can see themselves being a part of, break through barriers of entry to the sport for underserved and underrepresented individuals and communities, and take responsibility for empowering, exposing, educating and engaging the multisport community to drive actionable change in their respective local communities. ⁣
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Learn more about our DEIA initiative here: usatriathlon.org/thrive
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📸 Rich Cruse⁣

Tired of seeing cars parked in bike lanes like this? The City of Houston is considering an ordinance prohibiting motor vehicles from parking in a bike lane.

The draft ordinance and public comment details can be found at www.houstontx.gov/parking.

The public comment period will remain open until August 15, 2020. Submit your feedback by:

Emailing [email protected]
Calling 832-393-8690 or
Mailing a letter to ParkHouston, 2020 McKinney, Houston, TX 77003

All public comments must be received by close of business August 15, 2020.

As students that live in the Montrose and Midtown neighborhoods we support the demolition of the Brazos St. Bridge (AKA the wall the separates Montrose from Midtown) and instead replacing it with a park.

Replacing the bridge (its really a wall) with a park will improve pedestrian and bicycling connectivity between the two neighborhoods.

If you would like to see a more pedestrian friendly Houston, please click on the link below to ask the city council and the mayor to please build the park. The link also provides a plan of what the park would look like.

http://midtownmontroseparks.org/show-your-support

Show Your Support! – Midtown Montrose Parks

Bagel buds

Another great ride with our friends at Eado Bike Co! Are you a Rice affiliate who likes bikes? Check out our website for work out times and rides!!!

Ain't no ride like bagel ride!!!! Like to ride bikes? Like bagels? Join us every Friday at 7am for a 15-18 mile beginner friendly no drop ride. Meet at Common bond on Westheimer!!!