Daily News Roundup July 7th – Texas Bicycling
SPD bike patrol hitting the streets
by Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
It was tough — a prospective bike officer rides 30 miles per day in the course offered by Texas Parks and Wildlife — and it wasn’t for someone who wasn’t …
Ride The (Virtual) Texas Hill Country | Bike World News
by Ron
Epic Texas Hill Country takes you on a Virtual Training Ride with a team of cyclists from the Austin Cycle Camp of nearby Austin, Texas. This 1:25 training ride is all rolling hill country with over two dozen climbs and 3000 feet of …
Siblings race toward 2012 Olympics | Ultimate Spring
by Michael Golden
It was so hot, and she finished last in the bicycle races at the Alkek Velodrome. She’d been riding bikes her whole life, and her mother raced at the velodrome. So, Cristin, 10 at the time, stuck with the track-race trainings. … After graduating from Tomball High in 2006, Cristin was enrolled at Texas State University when she won a spot at the Junior World Championships in Belgium. She’d been cycling competitively since 12, and she had to decide between going to …
Man drowns in Trinity River trying to save wife, daughter
from The Wheel Brothers – Cycling in Texas
FORT WORTH — A man drowned in the Trinity River near Trinity Park Monday afternoon after jumping into the river to rescue his wife and daughter.
A bicyclist passing by was able to rescue the mother and daughter from the river, police said.
Fort Worth Fire spokesman Tim Hardeman said the incident occurred at a walkway of stones that crosses the river at Trinity Park. …
A ride till the end – afghan vet on his bicycle – Sebastian Junger …
from www.sebastianjunger.com
From New York I caught up with him in a reststop in Houston, Texas, … he told me the bike tour was the most liberating thing he’s ever done in his life, …
Texas cyclists overnight in Great Falls en route to Alaska
by KRTV Great Falls News
… Great Falls on Tuesday night; they are part of a group called “Texas 4000 For Cancer” that has two teams cycling through different parts of the country. …
Mountain Bike Nationals LIVE p/b Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop
by Colt From Cyclingdirt
Cyclingdirt.org and has teamed up with Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop to bring you Live streaming video coverage from the 2010 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships in Granby, Colorado, July 15-18! Cyclingdirt will be on-site bringing you all the great race coverage you’ve come to expect along with Live video streaming of the Cross Country, Mountain Cross, Short Track, and Down Hill! …