Texas Bicycling News Digest June 6th 2018

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H-GAC Staff Took Bike Month Seriously

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H-GAC celebrated National Bike Month by organizing a series of biking events, which encouraged staff to ride bicycles to nearby destinations.

From Bike to Coffee Day to the flagship Bike to Work Day, staff actively participated, learning tips about biking from some of H-GAC’s experienced riders. …

Physicians offer free helmets at Texas Blueberry Festival

By Donna McCollum | www.ktre.com


NACOGDOCHES, TX (KTRE) – One of those 275 vendors at the Texas Blueberry Festival will be the Texas Medical Association hard hats for little heads.

The Nacogdoches-San Augustine County Medical Society, with support from Nacogdoches Medical Center, will be giving away 150 free bicycle helmets. …

Love advice at the Filling Station

Remi – Blitz Racing | www.strava.com

Afternoon Ride

John Kite | www.strava.com

Intriguing East Dallas restaurant unveils bike-friendly theme and top chef

By Teresa Gubbins | dallas.culturemap.com


A cool new restaurant that has piqued the interest of its East Dallas neighborhood is ready to throw open the doors. Called Local Traveler, it’s an upscale-casual restaurant serving dinner seven nights a week, that’ll be both bicycle-friendly and chef-driven.

The restaurant is located at 7522 E. Grand Ave., at the high-profile intersection of Gaston and Grand, next door to The Lot — with whom it shares ownership. …

Two Carroll Alums Bike 4000 Miles For A Worthy Cause

by Ashley Madonna | www.southlakestyle.com


Two Southlake Carroll alums are making a difference in the fight against cancer by jumping on their bikes. Lizzey Hill and Grant McFarlin are participating in this year’s Texas 4000, the longest annual charity bike ride in the world.

The route stretches for more than 4,000 miles – running from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska – and strives to bring University of Texas student leaders together to bring about hope, knowledge and charity for those touched by cancer. …

Greater Houston athletic activities listings: June 8-10

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CYCLING

Hempstead Melon Trail begins at 8 a.m. Saturday near the Hempstead City Hall. Riders can cruise routes of 23, 27, 41 and 50 miles on the back roads and lightly traveled Farm to Market road area. Visit Houstonbicycleclub.org.

World Naked Bike Ride starts at Super Happy Fun Land, 3801 Polk St., at 7 p.m. Saturday for its eighth annual event. Riders are raising money to benefit the H-town institution and to make their annual ride for safe cycling. Visit HTX Bike Social on Facebook.

Sylvan Beach …

Video: Bike Riding Safety Tips

By: Amberly Hildebrandt | www.myhighplains.com

Summertime is the ideal time for kids to ride their bikes. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Wheeler County is making sure kids are riding safely by hosting a Bike Rodeo.

The Bike Rodeo will be on Friday, June 8 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Wheeler County Court House, 401 S. Main Street. Youth ages 5 and up are …

OUR VOICE: Long ride, worthy cause

seguingazette.com

Last Saturday, Seguin once again proved itself to be a community of generous, compassionate citizens by welcoming cyclists from the Texas Brotherhood Ride.

Composed of first responders, the Texas Brotherhood Ride honors police officers, firefighters and EMS personnel killed in the line of duty. This year, the ride was dedicated in memory of 11 uniformed personnel, including two San Antonio responders. The 27 cyclists started their nearly 800-mile bike ride in Westwego, Louisiana and finished in San Antonio on Sunday. Seguin was their last overnight stop before completing the journey.

UPCOMING RIDES

Fort Worth Bicycling Association

Bicycles Inc. – Century of the Month
Sat, June 09, 2018 8:00 AM Bicycles Inc. – Arlington
Alvarado Adventure
Sun, June 10, 2018 8:00 AM Alvarado High School, Alvarado, Tx
Dill Road Adventure
Sat, June 16, 2018 8:00 AM Willow Park, Tx
Britton Romp
Sun, June 17, 2018 8:00 AM Sublett and 287, Arlington, Tx
River View
Sat, June 23, 2018 8:00 AM Rio Vista High School, Rio Vista TX 76107
Ride Across Johnson County
Sun, June 24, 2018 8:00 AM Commerce St, Burleson, Tx ( RR Tracks )
Bicycles Inc. – Century of the Month
Sat, July 07, 2018 8:00 AM Bicycles Inc. – Arlington

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More Ice Water Bike Ride

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It’s not quite summer yet but in June when you start a bike ride around noon expect it to be hot. I started today’s bike ride at 11:43 am biking the “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route for a total of 38.06 miles pushing June to 199.8 miles. I should’ve ridden another 2/10’s of mile to make it 200 miles. I am at 20% of my June mileage goal after 6 days. Looks my goal is not out of reach.

The weather during the bicycle ride: start 88 (58% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind S 5 mph. Finish 95 (45% humidity), partly cloudy, wind SE 9 mph.

It was hot and dry enough that I used three water bottles stopping twice to refill it. First refill was at the Shell station on FM 1314 just east of Gene Campbell Road. The second one was at the Valero (soon to be a Circle K according to a sign stuck in the ground at one of the entrances) on Northpark Drive at I-69/US59. I made a rest stop before the Valero station in Oakhurst at the pool/park. I was going to continue south on my usual route after the rest break but I wanted to get water and ice for the rest of the ride. Remembering my water and ice at the Shell in Kingwood not tasting good I changed the route to get to the Valero station.

I was hurrying to get back home since my wife wasn’t feeling too well so I tried keep a good pace. I built my average speed up to 14.5 mph by the time I reached the Grand Parkway overpass on FM 1314 and held it there until cycling through Oakhurst and the rest stop there. After that it dropped to 14.4 mph which I maintained until around 34.5 miles into the ride. This was back in Kingwood where riding is slower. When I finished at 2:50 pm it was 14.1 mph.

The refrigerator saga continues with the expected delivery date of June 7th now bumped to June 20th. The impact is manual ice making for our needs especially bike rides and my wife’s ice water consumption will continue for another 2 weeks. I will buy another ice cube tray to up the production, they are only $1.54 at WalMart. Summer is not a time to run out of ice.

More hot weather on Thursday but maybe I can leave earlier.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling News Digest June 5th 2018

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Arrest Warrants Issued for Suspects who Shot Bicyclist in Abilene

By Sam Fowler | sanangelolive.com

ABILENE, TX– Abilene police have issued two arrest warrants for suspects wanted in connection to the …

Found some hidden Walls behind Eisenhower park

Brian Cho | www.strava.com

Video: Woman charged after fatally hitting bicyclist on Galveston street

abc13.com

GALVESTON, Texas ( KTRK) — Galveston police say a woman ran over two people on bicycles, killing one of them.

Five bicyclists were riding down 69th Street towards the seawall around 10 p.m. Monday. Police say the woman turned onto the street near Weis and hit two of them.

Both injured cyclists were taken to UTMB, where one victim later died. The victim who died has been identified as Marco Beltran, a recent graduate of the …

2018 Texas Cup XC Mtn Bike Series

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13th Annual Camp Eagle Classic
Rocksprings, TX
Sept. 1-2

26th Annual Piney Hills Classic
Ruston, LA
Sept. 15-16

San Angelo Race
San Angelo, TX
Sept. 29-30

Bryan/College Station Race
Bryan/College Station, TX
Oct. 13-14

Cameron Park Blowout
Waco, TX
Oct. 21

20th Huntsville Classic p/b Bike Barn
honoring Dave Boyd & Kevin Koen
Huntsville, TX
Nov. 4

EDITORIAL: Sad Ending: One of Texas’ premier cycling events comes to an inglorious end

lufkindailynews.com

The decision to cancel the Pineywoods Purgatory is an inglorious end for one of Texas’ premier cycling events.

UT cyclists riding through Denton County on world’s longest charity ride

by Mark Smith | www.crosstimbersgazette.com


A group of University of Texas students will be riding through Denton County on Wednesday during the world’s longest charity bike ride.

Nearly 70 cyclists left Austin on Friday to begin the Texas 4000, the world’s longest charity bike ride. The 70-day ride covers more than 4,000 miles as the riders head toward Anchorage, Alaska.

The Texas 4000 is an 18-month leadership development program at UT that engages communities in the fight against cancer and the bike ride is its cornerstone event. Riders train for about …

Video: UT students ride through Aggieland to support cancer fight

By Clay Falls | www.kbtx.com


BRYAN, Tex. (KBTX) – 21 University of Texas students and recent graduates rode through Bryan and College Station for a good cause.

They are part of Texas 4000, a summer long bike ride from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska. They are riding for cancer survivors as well as raising money for cancer research. The local Brazos Valley Texas Exes Alumni Chapter hosted …

Video: Waco: Students take 4,000-mile bike ride to raise cancer research funds

By Julie Hays | www.kwtx.com


WACO, Texas (KWTX) Two-dozen college students who plan to bike 4,000 miles in 70 days to raise money for cancer research made a stop this week in Central Texas, where they were welcomed by complete strangers.

“Waco was incredible,” University of Texas senior from Kate Bomar of Houston said.

“Just walking into Midway, they had water and bananas and we took an ice bath which was amazing. We slept in the dance room …

Video: Dallas City Council to Tackle Bike Issue

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The City of Dallas is moving closer to a plan to cut down on bikes littering the city.

The need to regulate these dockless shared bikes has become apparent after five competing companies introduced their bicycles in Dallas last year with riders free to leave the bikes wherever they choose.

The city first started working on a plan in August, on Wednesday the Dallas City Council will discuss an ordinance plan. …

Kingwood bike shop Tailwind Bicycles keeps cyclists moving

By Rosemary Smith | communityimpact.com


Seven years ago, John Vondra discovered he had a passion for cycling, which led to him opening Tailwind Bicycles of Kingwood on W. Lake Houston Parkway last November.

Vondra—a former morning radio program producer—said in the midst of quitting his job and recovering from a divorce, cycling helped him clear his head, meet new friends and lose weight.

“A lot of the enjoyment is from the social aspect, meeting people from all walks of life and learning from them,” Vondra said. “It also keeps me in shape, and it’s fun.” …

South Texas Cities Are Developing An Extensive Trail Network To Help Improve Residents’ Health

Gail Delaughter | www.houstonpublicmedia.org


After establishing a medical school a few years ago in the Rio Grande Valley, researchers with the University of Texas made an alarming finding in Cameron County. About one in three people has diabetes, driven primarily by a high rate of obesity.

Brownsville City Commissioner Rose Gowen, a physician herself, said the region could save millions on medical costs if residents were …

Texas Bicycling from Twitter

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8 Mile Increments Bike Ride

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With this month’s goal at 800 miles I am thinking of mileage in 8 mile increments as 1% of the goal. Today’s bike ride was 26.29 miles long which is 3% of the goal which puts me at 20% of my goal with 161.74 miles so far. I biked the “Atascocita – Walden – E. Lake Houston Parkway” route which was shorter than my typical bike ride of 32 miles. I have an afternoon appointment which made my route selection.

Starting at 9:33 am is earlier than usual which meant the weather had not fully blossomed yet. The weather during the bike ride: start 85 (73% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind SW 13 mph. Finish 90 (59% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind 6 mph.

With the shorter time window I tried to keep moving voiding stops if possible. Sometimes the speed wasn’t as high as I would like but I did get my average speed up to 14.2 mph for a while before it settled back to 14.1 and finally 13.9 when I finished the ride at 11:30 am.

I didn’t see any other cyclists along the route. I did see more wind damage from a fallen tree at Pinehurst Trail and FM 1960 to debris in the streets. The tree looked like it might have fallen onto FM 1960 and they cleared enough to open the lane.

More hot weather for Wednesday with a touch of rain possible later in the day. I hope to ride farther.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary