LOCAL NOTES
CYCLING
Meet Bike Eat — A Hot as July but Cool Summer Ride begins at 2 p.m. Saturday at EaDo Bike Company, 912 Saint Charles St., Suite BIKE. The bike ride starts at 2:30 and the eating at 4 p.m. Contact meetbikeeat@gmail. com or 713-202-0565.
Tour de France leaves Bike Barn Clear Lake, 2422 Bay Area Blvd., at 7:30 a.m. Sunday for distances of 40 or 60 miles. The route includes portions of the Bike Around the Bay course. After the ride, Bike Barn invites participants to enjoy food and drinks while watching Stage 9 from Nantua to Chambery of the Tour de France. Contact clearlake@ bikebarn.com or 281.480.9100.
Sunday Night Lights Bike Ride, powered by LetsDoThisHouston, rolls out at 8:15 p.m. Sunday from 2301 Elgin St. Riders should arrive at 7:30 p.m. to go over bike rules and prep their bikes. The tour ends at 9:40 p.m. at Third Ward Tours. This is a new featured event at Third Ward Tours to cruise the city with music, pit stops and new sights. Visit LetsDoThisHouston on Facebook.
TRI Aggieland Sprint Triathlon on Sunday at Texas A&M’s Reed Arena, 730 Olsen Blvd. in College Station, features a 400-meter snake-style swim in the Texas A&M Natatorium, followed by a 12-mile bike ride on the campus and College Station roads, followed by a 5K run on the campus. A Kids Triathlon will feature age appropriate distances for youth aged 6 to 15 years old. Prize money is offered in the Invitational Wave for top qualified 16 female and male triathletes. Teams of two or three athletes may enter the triathlon relay race. Visit triaggieland.com/home.
GOLF
Houston Amateur Golf Association tournament is Sunday at the Eagle Pointe Golf Club in Mont Belvieu. Visit haga.org.
Glenbrook Golf Course Summer Scorcher Mondays are throughout the month of July. Golfers can play the course between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for $13. Visit houstonmunicipalgolf.org.
Fifth annual Flodder Financial Shootout returns to Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tournament divisions are boys 15 to 18, boys 14 and under and girls 12 to 18. Visit the Legends Junior Tour at txga.org.
RUNNING
Christmas in July 5K and Kids K on Saturday morning benefits the Salvation Army of greater Houston’s programs that enrich the lives of Houstonians through the four shelters, two senior housing complexes, six corps community centers, two social services offices and college preparation program. Contact 713-752-0677 or tsa.houston@uss. salvationarmy.org.
Houston Texas Outdoors Hiking Zen will be from 8:45 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the community center in Mason Park, 541 S. 75th St. The group hikes along Brays Bayou, stopping for some yoga and Zen. All levels of experience, dogs and kids, are welcome. Contact 210-504-8333 or info@htxoutdoors.com.
TENNIS
Wimbledon Social Mixed Doubles Tournament is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Missouri City Recreation and Tennis Center, offering 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 and senior mixed events, will use a round-robin format. In keeping with the Wimbledon tradition, the oneday event features strawberries and cream, non-alcoholic mimosas, coffee, tea and free raffle tickets for players wearing all-white tennis attire. Contact 281-403-8629 or Christina. Escamos@missouricitytx.gov.
Racquet Pro Pasadena 2-Day
Challenger for juniors is Saturday and Sunday at Strawberry Park Tennis Center. Contact patnjohn65@aol.com.
HTA Championship Major Zone
top seeds in Saturday and Sunday’s tournament are boys 18s—Jacob Brooks of Forney; 16s—Richard Zhu of Houston, Anthony Nguyen of Richmond and Silas Sandles of Waxahachie; 14s—Jenks Currie of Amarillo and Christian Potter of Corpus Christi; and 12s—Dave Daymiel of Baytown. Girls top seeds are Nicole Barron of Houston; 16s—Maura Mitchell of Friendswood and Flora He of Austin; 14s—Sanjana Karnam of Sugar Land and Megan Zeng of Austin; and 12s—Taisia Kilpakova of Garden Ridge. Matches will be held at Lee LeClear, Homer Ford and Memorial Park tennis centers, Lost Forest Tennis Club and Ridge Point High School. Contact the Houston Tennis Association at 281-580-8313.
Deer Park Junior Open
registration deadline is Monday for the July 21-23 event. Contact coachdunivan@aol.com.
Raveneau Adult Slam
registration deadline is Wednesday for the July 21-23 event at Raveneaux Country Club. Contact kromer@ gmail.com.