ConocoPhillips Bike Club
2010 MS-150 Training Schedule

Brookshire/Fulshear - New Rider Ride.  Take I-10 west to Brookshire and exit FM 359 the first Brookshire exit). Turn left onto 359 and go south about 0.35 miles to the Texana Center (formerly the Texas Department of Human Services) lot on the left (east) side of the road.

Brookshire/Monaville - New Rider Ride. To get to the start of the ride: Take I-10 west to 1st Brookshire exit to Hwy 359, turn right, go to light, turn left, go to the SECOND light, turn right, go over railroad tracks. Continue through Pattison on 359 about 2 miles. You will see the turn off for Royal High School on the right. Turn right at the school complex, going past the elementary school.

Katy "Klassic" - Start at Katy Mills Mall

Be sure to come to a complete STOP at all stop signs. The local law enforcement officers routinely issue tickets to cyclists who don't make a complete stop.

Please Ride Single-File! You must ride single file for the first half of the ride, especially on Winner Foster Rd. and Bois D Arc Ln. After rest stop #1, there are wide shoulders and you may ride two abreast, but please respect the neighbors and ride single-file on the smaller roads near the beginning.

Katy North Route - Start at Katy Mills Mall

Be sure to come to a complete STOP at all stop signs. The local law enforcement officers routinely issue tickets to cyclists who don't make a complete stop. Also - be sure to ride single file on all roads without shoulders.

Puddle for the Ducks - Start at Katy Mills Mall. Due to construction at Royal High School, we have partnered with Ducks Unlimited for another great Katy ride.

Sealy - Start at Abe & Irene Levine Park. I-10 west to the second Sealy exit (Hwy 36). Go north to the light by the downtown bank. Turn left and go one block to the city park.

We're adding a little more vertical distance to this week's ride to start getting you used to easy hills and using your gears.

Cat Spring - Start at Cat Spring Social Hall on FM-1094 just outside Cat Spring. The hall has ample parking…IF we all carpool!

Rolling Hills. Take I-10 west to Sealy. Take the second Sealy exit (Hwy 36). Go north on highway 36, cross the railroad tracks and turn left on highway 1094. Go west on 1094 for 11 miles to the crossroads with FM-949. There is a sign indicating Cat Spring is one mile to the left. The Cat Spring Social Hall is a short distance past FM-949 on the right. Drive time is approximately 1 hour from I-10 and the toll way. Please allow time to be ready to start before 8:00 am.

Montgomery - Start at Montgomery High School. (Version 1) From Houston take I-45 North to Loop 336. Go West (left) on 336 and then turn West (left) on Hwy 105. The High School is about 12 miles on the left (Just past the middle school). (Version 2)Go North on SH-249, FM-149 then to HWY-105 in Montgomery. Turn left on HWY-105 for about 2.5 miles, the high school will be on the right.

The same driveway will be used for vehicles and riders, so come early!

This ride will be a joint effort between the Conroe High School Drill Team's Gold Rush ride and the Conoco Phillips Training Series.

New Waverly / Huntsville - Take I-45 north to exit 102. Go east to New Waverly on FM-1375. Rolling hills on both the long and the short routes. Most of the mileage without a wide shoulder. Please ride single file on the roads without a shoulder. No more than two abreast on the wide shoulder sections.

START: New Waverly ISD Track field parking lot (gravel not paved parking lot). Turn right in New Waverly on Highway 75 South. The parking lot is about a mile outside of town past the public library. New Waverly ISD Track Field, 9434 Highway 75 South, New Waverly, TX 77358

New Ulm - Start at Fireman's Park. Go west on I-10 about 21 miles from Katy and take the Highway 36 exit in Sealy. Go north on 36 to the railway tracks and turn left onto FM 1094 then drive 22 miles to New Ulm. When you get to New Ulm, turn left on FM 109, go one block past Schultz's store to Taylor St. Turn right, go down Taylor approx. 1/2 mile. The entrance to Fireman's Park will be on the right.

Waller / HempsteadWe will start at Waller Stadium, 20950 Field Store Rd, 77484 - To get to the start of the ride: Take Hwy 290 northwest to the Field Store Rd exit. Exit and turn LEFT under 290. The stadium is on your right just a few hundred yards south of 290.There is parking in the front (east ) as well as on the south side. The porta-lets will be over on the south side of the stadium as will the sign-in area. It's a bit hidden from the street by a few buildings. Parking will be tight so please be sure to find a backup carpool if some of your normal riders are on Spring Break this weekend. If you have to overflow and park on the street, be sure to not block any mailboxes, driveways or park in a no-parking zone.

This week, we will be heading to Waller Stadium northwest of town and heading out to Burleigh, then to Hempstead, and back to Waller. The long ride adds an optional loop from Burleigh out to Bellville and back on FM-529. If you do the Bellville loop, you will ride about 18.5 miles of the Day 1 route of the BP MS150. This is the section of Day 1 where you first get into the rolling roads on the way to Bellville. FM-529 is a very pleasant rolling road but there is moderate traffic so please ride single file except when you need to make a pass and remember to listen for approaching riders (who promise to announce their approach) as well as traffic.

Chappell Hill - Take 290 northwest to Chappell Hill (11 miles past Hempstead). At the intersection of FM-1155 & 290, turn right (north) at the light. If you need gas, refreshment or a rest room break there are two stores on the south side of 290 at that light, so turn left instead. Go north into town and turn right (east) at the parking field on your right. After you park, proceed to Poplar Street. It is a long block to Haller Street. Continue east and the road bends left (north) at the museum.

NOTE - Only the volunteer team and the Smart Drinks vans have permission to park at the museum.

Map of Parking / Start Detail

Columbus - Start at Beeson's Park on US 90 just east of Columbus. Take I-10 to exit 698 (US 90 exit) and take US 90 west. The park is on the left hand side of the road just before the bridge over the Colorado river.

The route incldes the usual North loop that we didn't get to do last year plus the rest stop at St. Mary's. The new distance for the short route is 50.5 miles, and the new long route is 59.9 miles. The Lone Oak Hill bonus option is there as usual. Steve holds the current record for Lone Oak repeats at 12...

The first half of the ride is the hilliest half and the final third is pretty flat but pleasant through the woods northeast of Columbus.

Manvel Unless you live in the Manvel/Pearland Area, take the Sam Houston Tollway south to the 288 South exit. Take 288 south approximately 7-8 miles to the Hwy 6 exit. Turn left under 288 and drive approx 2 miles to McCoy Rd. The high school will be on the left at the corner of Hwy 6 and McCoy Rd. Turn left on McCoy and drive past the building to the large parking lot. We will be exiting at the north end of the lot to start the ride.
Please note the 7:30 am start time. We will get on the road at 7:30 but the drive is a bit shorter so you don't have to get up real early, unless you are one of the folks who keeps arriving at 7:55 for an 8:00 am start!