Texas Bicycling News October 31st 2016

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At Tour de Donut, cyclists toss back pastries as they race around city

Pam LeBlanc

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New York speed eater Yasir Salem faces Austin ultra cyclist Andrew Willis at this year’s event
Call it a doughnut showdown.
On Nov. 13, speed-eating endurance athlete Yasir Salem of New York City will face off, along with other hungry biking enthusiasts, against Austin ultra-cyclist Andrew Willis at an underground, unadvertised event that combines bike riding and doughnut eating.
Doughnut-eating bike races are actually a thing, it turns out. They started in Illinois nearly 30 years ago as a spoof of the Tour de France. Cyclists race …

Volunteer for the WurstCross 2016

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New Braunfels, TX, Fri Nov 11 – Sat Nov 12, 2016
Friday, November 11th from 10-1PM for Course set-up 10:00 AM $0 4
Course set-up for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race and/or free ticket to WurstFest.
Only 4 spots available!
Friday, November 11th from 1-4PM for Course set-up 1:00 PM $0 4
Course set-up for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race and/or free ticket to WurstFest.
Only 4 spots available!
Saturday, from 3PM-5PM-Course breakdown 3:00 PM $0 10
Volunteer for 2hrs and you will receive a free entry to the race and/or Free ticket for WurstFest.
Only 10 spots available!
Registration Table Support from 7-10am 7:00 AM $0 2
Volunteer for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race and/or free ticket to WurstFest. They will also receive breakfast tacos from El Gallo and Coffee.
Only 2 spots available!
Registration Table Support from 10-1pm 10:00 AM $0 2
Volunteer for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race and/or free ticket to WurstFest. They will also receive breakfast tacos from El Gallo and Coffee.
Only 2 spots available!
Registration Table Support from 1-4pm 1:00 PM $0 1
Volunteer for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race and/or free ticket to WurstFest.
Only 1 spot available! …

Volunteer for the Texas State Age & Skill Based Championship

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Georgetown, TX, Thu Nov 17 – Sun Nov 20, 2016
McMaster Athletic Complex in Georgetown, Texas 151 S Holly St, Georgetown, TX 78626
Thursday, November 17th from 10-1PM for Course set-up 10:00 AM $0 4
Course set-up for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race.
Only 4 spots available!
Thursday, November 17th from 1-4PM for Course set-up 1:00 PM $0 4
Course set-up for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race.
Only 4 spots available!
Friday, November 18th from 10-1PM for Course set-up 10:00 AM $0 4
Course set-up for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race.
Only 4 spots available!
Friday, November 18th from 1-4PM for Course set-up 1:00 PM $0 4
Course set-up for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race.
Only 4 spots available!
Registration Table Support from 8-11am for Saturday, November 19th 8:00 AM $0 2
Volunteer for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race
Only 2 spots available!
Registration Table Support from 11-2pm for Saturday, November 19th 10:00 AM $0 2
Volunteer for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race.
Only 2 spots available!
Registration Table Support from 8:30-11:30am on Sunday, November 20th 10:00 AM $0 2
Volunteer for 3 hrs. Volunteer will receive a free entry to the race.
Only 2 spots available!
Sunday, November 20th from 3PM-6PM-Course breakdown 3:00 PM $0 10
Volunteer for 2hrs and you will receive a free entry to the race. Usually we are done with breakdown in ~2hrs…
Only 10 spots available! …

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Bike Advocates @ Work: Bike Plan Pep Rally

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Over 90 people showed up in the middle of the day on a Tuesday for the Bike Plan Pep Rally. You are awesome.
Our goals with the Pep Rally were:
to bring the Bike Plan to the Mayor and City Council’s attention
to spur the Mayor to bring the Plan to Council for a ‘yes’ vote.
We needed a big group of supporters to make this point and we needed media coverage. The bicycling community responded in a big way and the event was successful. Here’s why this bike advocacy work matters: …

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Last October Bike Ride

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The large cement truck drove by me on the left just south of Roman Forest Blvd. providing a brief vacuum from the wind. I sped up during the few seconds this lasted to prepare for the gust but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. The bike ride on the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route started off with the wind behind me but at the point I described I faced a headwind. Despite the headwind I built up my overall average speed from 15.0 mph when I entered Tavola to 15.2 mph by the time I stopped at the Stripes station at FM1314.

Pulling into the Stripes station I rolled into the shade and took a picture of my Elemnt screen data of the bike ride up to that point.

Elemnt computer screen

The ride when I stopped at Stripes was at 23.3 miles of what would end being 35.04 miles long. Since it was 1:16 I felt confident that I would miss all of the school traffic near the four schools remaining along the route. I went inside and picked up a couple of free ad newspapers to sit on in the shade. One of the pumps were not in service so I selected that spot to sit and eat a Kashi Trail Mix bar along with some animal crackers. The water in my water bottle was enough to wash this down. While I ate I took this screen shot of the weather.

Stripes weather

I was surprised by the wind conditions. No wonder it was hard biking from Tavola to the Stripes station. The partly cloudy sky let enough sun through to make my short sleeve jersey selection comfortable. I went back inside Stripes to refill my water bottle for the 11+ miles to finish the ride and about 25 minutes after arriving I clipped back into the pedals and rode to the traffic light to cross FM1314 to ward Briar Tree.

I started the bike ride at 11:42 which helped get passed the schools early and finished at 2:31, about 45 minutes earlier than usual.

The last ride for October is in the books. A recap of my biking activity for the month. (Click on the image to enlarge it)

October 2016 Bike Rides

The goal of 600 miles was left in the dust with 26 bike riding days out of 31. The average bike ride was 33.8 miles long. The longest ride was 51.8 miles and the shortest was 15.5 miles. Year to date I biked 6,812 miles, more than any year.

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Texas Bicycling News October 30th 2016

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Southern Tier, October to December 2016

By Jared Keeman

www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 19: Marfa to Sanderson: Friendly faces on the road
Saturday October 29, 2016, 110 miles (177 km) – Total so far: 1,254 miles (2,018 km)
Had a pretty big day on the road today and was underway by about 9. Not the earliest but hard to get up sooner as it’s not getting light til 7.45 in this western part of central time zone.
First 25 miles through to Alpine were a blast with plenty of downhill. Grabbed some lunch there and then just out of town I ran across Turner again from a couple days back on …

2017 Texas Independence Bicycle Tour

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Saturday, 25. February 2017, Deer Park
The 2017 Deer Park (TX) Rotary Club presents the Texas Independence Bicycle Tour! Choose between 30, 48 or 60 mile routes in this official warm up ride to the world famous MS150!!!

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Texas Bicycling News October 29th 2016

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Bicyclist struck by suspected drunk driver

By Cindy George

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Crash happened late Friday on Washington Avenue

A bicyclist was struck by a suspected drunk driver late Friday on Washington Avenue.
The crash happened around 11:30 p.m. in the 2100 block of Washington near Henderson.
The bicycle rider was struck by a white, four-door Subaru sedan and hit the car’s hood, windshield and passenger-side mirror.
After the crash, the driver sped away, but was found and arrested. The car, with a shattered windshield and scraped side …

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A Beautiful Blessed Happy Healthy Saturday Morning in El Paso with
EP Cyclists…
Blessing of Bicycles 2016 @ St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Thank you Father Ron for a beautiful Mass and Blessing Ceremony.

Hike and Bike Trail project opens up in El Paso’s lower valley

By Ashley Favela

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EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A new Hike and Bike Trail in El Paso’s lower valley opened Saturday morning.
The Office of City Representative, Lily Limón, District 7, along with the City’s Capital Improvement and Parks and Recreation departments held a …

Tour de Taco

Friday, Nov 4, 2016, 6:30 PM

Market Square Park
301 Milam Street Houston, TX

3 cyclists Went

The Tour de Taco is a bicycling event held on the frist Friday of every month. We meet up at Market Square Park in downtown Houston around 6:30pm.Go to the Critical Mass Houston website to get all the ride info.  This is a must before you ride.  Lots of good info about the ride.http://www.criticalmasshouston.com/also:The way our rides work:Bef…

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Southern Tier, October to December 2016

By Jared Keeman

www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 18: Van Horn to Marfa: Tougher day than expected
Friday October 28, 2016, 75 miles (121 km) – Total so far: 1,144 miles (1,841 km)
Had a poor nights sleep so got a very late start. I had been recommended to go through First Davis but this was 91 miles and given I wasn’t ready to go till 11.30 I decided to take the easier route to Marfa instead.
Ride was pretty much all down the 90 which was excellent early with a very smooth shoulder after about 45 miles it turned into quite rough chooses. The whole day was uphill slightly and into a wind significantly. This led to slow going. Between Van Horn and Marfa Google says there are a few towns, Valentine, Quebec and Ryan. Quebec and …

The Racing Post – November 2016 Edition

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