Life Support, Oklahoma MTB In Texas, Strava Photos and Other Texas Bicycling News

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City staff embraces biking

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Friday was National Ride a Bike to Work Day and this group of city of San Marcos staff members took it to heart, emphasizing the importance of nature, bike trails and fitness in the community. Photo provided by city of San Marcos

‘He has brain trauma’ | San Antonio cyclist on life support after he was seriously hurt riding his bike to work

Author: Sarah Duran | www.kens5.com

The family of David Rodarte wants to know how the 22-year-old ended up in the hospital on Mother’s Day.

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SAN ANTONIO — A local cook and cyclist is on life support after he was seriously injured while riding his bike to work at The Box Street Social last Sunday.

Co-workers of 22-year-old David Rodarte said they knew something was terribly wrong when he missed his shift on Mother’s Day. Staff later learned he was rushed to the hospital while in route to work at the brunch restaurant. …

Oklahoma Tour de Dirt makes circuit stop in Wichita Falls

by: Dylan Jimenez | www.texomashomepage.com

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — From strider to professional, there was a category for everyone at the Oklahoma Tour de Dirt race series in Wichita Falls!

About 200 riders gathered at the J.S. Bridwell Ag Center for the Wee-Chi-Tah Falls Downshift Mountain Bike Race. The one-day event is the only Texas stop of the circuit.

Race categories ranged from the Kids Kup, which starts at three to five years old, all the way up to 60 and up!

Fans gathered at the starting line and watched as racers zoomed past cheering them on. …

‘Excitement On a Well Beaten Path’ Southern Tier East to West

By S. Crocker | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Langtry TX – Sanderson TX

Sunday May 21, 2023 Jesse’s hospitality is wonderful! He whipped up a coffee and a breakfast burrito for me and the other cyclist that had shown up yesterday!

Hit the road and felt super slow. The gears were super heavy. Had to shift down a lot! I was wondering if I needed a rest day, different food, or what?

At the halfway point, I ran the numbers and found i averaged only 7 miles an hour!

Pulled up the route and checked the elevation… I’d been climbing all day, lol! Even though it did not look like it. Goes to show the pedals never lie.

Sanderson TX is about 650 people and has a few neat old buildings still kicking around. Old school stuff man.

Sunday Evening Ride Sugar Land, Texas

Martha Morin | strava.com

CCC Gravel Party Pace Fort Bend County, Texas

Katya @Cool Cat Cycles | strava.com

Great for beginners, send them over with MTBs. Also, we rent out bikes for this ride!

Morning Mountain Bike Ride Burnet County, Texas

David Durrett | strava.com

FoF to Raos The Woodlands, Texas

Peter Clark | strava.com

Some new roads…and a really good coffee stop…sorted my nutrition issue with a coffee and a huge fancy piece…SuperSix is now #16 th most ridden bike…

Farms….necessary; farms…..needed; farms……matter Taylor, Texas

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High Mileage Week Ending On Kingwood Streets And Trails

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I closed out one of the highest mileage weeks with a bike ride on Kingwood streets and trails with 259.88 miles for the week. The ride was pleasant with an overcast sky holding the temperature just below 80 degrees and a light wind. A later start than yesterday after coming home from church and a snack to power my legs rolling away at 1:29 PM for 20.69 miles. The last time I rode more miles in a week was September 5 – 11 last year. Now I am within 71 miles of my 750 mile goal for May. The weather for the week excluded rain and wasn’t too hot and I rode each day.

5-21-2023 SportTracks Week Bike Rides Summary
5-21-2023 SportTracks Week Bike Rides Summary
5-21-2023 Sept 5-11 2022 Week Bike Rides Summary
5-21-2023 Sept 5-11 2022 Week Bike Rides Summary

Today the ride included a little more of the trails than typical. I should’ve rode a little farther to hit 260 miles for the week. I averaged 37.12 miles per day and Wednesday with the most miles.

5-21-2023 SportTracks 2023 Ride History Kingwood Streets
5-21-2023 SportTracks 2023 Ride History Kingwood Streets

Gravel Locos, Biciclovia, Lend Your Legs and Other Texas Bicycling News

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Video: Bike To Work Day shows more options for pedaling to work in Houston

By Tom Zizka | www.fox26houston.com

HOUSTON – As much as Houston is a city for cars and trucks, the options for people to ride a bike are growing. That means the National Bike To Work Day brings more possibilities to ride.

In raw numbers, GOBankingRates calculated ditching a car and all its costs, for a bicycle, would equal an average savings of nearly $4,300 a year. However, there’s a very real challenge in finding comfort in pedaling to work. …

The Bike Curious Ride – Sunday May 21 – 6PM – Mueller Hangar
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Houston Grand Crit Cancelled?
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Video: Biciclovia to take place this weekend

By KGNS Staff | www.kgns.tv

LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) – The month of May is known as National Bike Month and the City of Laredo is inviting the community to pedal their way to downtown for a fun-filled event.

The city is hosting an event called Biciclovia that is meant to encourage families to enjoy the great outdoors by bringing their bicycles or tricycles for the little ones.

Officials will even have bicycles available for those who take part in the event.

There will also be plenty of food, activities, and vendors available as well.

It’s all happening this Saturday, May 20 at Tres Laredo’s Park at 8 a.m.

‘This is all we have of my son’ | Parents of San Antonio man killed while riding bike demand justice

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Geoffrey Shafer was hit by a car near Culebra and Arcadia Creek. His loved ones gathered on what would have been his 39th birthday, still looking for answers.

Lend Your Legs : Social Cycling Austin and TSBVI

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Mon May 22 2023 at 06:00 pm Texas School For The Blind, 1100 W 45th St,Austin,TX,United States, Austin, United States

The TSBVI has some tandem bikes for us to use. We are meeting at the school and taking the kids on a social ride. It’s an incredible experience to say the least. This is a chance to make a kiddo’s week just by riding your bike (something you would more than likely be doing anyway). One of our volunteers made this short about the ride a while back. …

… WHEN AND WHERE: 6PM to unload tandems, we leave at 6:30 SHARP from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. We meet here https://goo.gl/maps/H1k5Uj28AhjUpvyy6. Be there on time. These kids are on a schedule, so the later you are, the less they get to ride.

WHAT: A leisurely ride through a nice neighborhood with the kids from the school. You will have as much fun as they do. After we drop the kids back at the school, we will ride for a …

Trail Conservancy showcases plan for art along the hike-and-bike trail

by: Sam Stark | www.kxan.com

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin’s Trail Conservancy held an event Saturday at the old Seaholm Intake Facility, kicking off the Arts and Culture Plan that is being implemented along the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail.

In 2014, a controversial proposed public art installation prompted the Austin City Council at the time to impose a temporary ban on commissioned and donated public art to the Hike-and-Bike Trail, according to the Trail Conservancy. The entity said the moratorium was lifted, but that it has been informally followed ever since. …

Waffle Ride with Haardvarks and Co then Solo ? "Lana" Factor 02 Pearland, Texas

Troy Serrano | strava.com

Video: G L – 150

J. Ramsey | strava.com

Lunch Ride Pasadena, Texas

Rick Hernandez | strava.com

2023 Gravel Locos.. Epic ride, Awesome group!!! Erath County, Texas

Fast Eddie | strava.com

Gravel Locos Hico 2023 Erath County, Texas

David Thein | strava.com

2023 Major Taylor All Cities Ride San Antonio, Texas

Mark Noblitt MTCCSA | strava.com

Gravel Locos Erath County, Texas

Mick McCrary | strava.com

Gravel Locos 112mi 2023 Erath County, Texas

Steve Wellington | strava.com

Gravel Locos Erath County, Texas

Chase Collins | strava.com

The level of competition at these races keeps on getting stronger. I was happy to PR this race by 15 minutes and the course was even 2 miles longer. Last year I got 16th and 21st this year. I burned a few matches around mile 50 and had to bridge back solo with contact made by mile 60. I held with the group through mile 85 but got gapped on an attack and was solo for a while after before finally forming a group of 4 to the finish. My key takeaway is that I might not be able to put out the raw wattage to cover those attacks although my w/kg is probably sufficient. Might need to get in the gym more and bulk up for next year. All in all glad to have had a fun, fast day on course in some beautiful weather

Morning Helotes & Iron Horse Ride Helotes, Texas

Samuel Vargas | strava.com

Precinct 3 Parks Bike a Palooza Harris County, Texas

Kevin Highfield | strava.com

Took the kids round Burroughs Park

Show Me The Way Home Kendall County, Texas

Brent Wells | strava.com

We ended up having great weather for a very nice ride designed by David Patterson. We are all so thankful to have David back with us after his heart surgery! Since I mainly ride alone, I always enjoy the opportunity to ride with a group! I’m thankful to Michael Matt for doing a little bit extra with me at the end so I could do what seems silly to some… meet my weekly mileage goal. Above all, and as always, I am thankful to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for saving me both spiritually, and physically, and enabling me to return to this sport, that I love, and to have another safe ride with a bunch of great cyclists

SB250 prep! It was all good until it wasn’t. Harris County, Texas

Tommy Smith | strava.com

Two rides in a row when my legs went away abnormally. ????????????. Maybe LJ and Greg’s pulls at 30+ had something to do with it?. #SB250tailwind

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Mileage Triumph: Surpassing Weekly Goals and Chasing May’s Cycling Target

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An early start on today’s bike ride. Not sure why I pushed for the earlier start. I paused stage 4 of the Giro D’Italia with 100km left to the finish to get ready for today’s ride. The route was Atascocita – Huffman – Walden. Starting this early I hoped to see other cyclists on the route and I did. Most of them are in the video but a couple caught me by surprise before I got the GoPro to record. I rode away on my Cervelo Caledonia at 8:16 AM. The weather was comfortable with no threat of rain. When I got to Woodland Hills Drive as I exited Sherwood Trails Village I decided to turn right and ride through Woodridge Forest instead of continuing on Chanay to Northpark Drive. Later when I came to FM 2100 I crossed over and rode east on Old Atascocita Road because I could see a flashing headlight in the far distance and suspected it was more cyclists. When I finished at 10:57 AM I covered 34.16 miles. This is a little longer than the typical distance on this route. This pushed my week total to 239.18 miles and the month to 658.73 miles. I now need 92 miles to hit my 750 mile goal for May. This is the most miles in a week this year and Sunday is a potential ride day. I may need to take a rest day to let my legs recover.

Weather conditions: Start 75 degrees, 84% humidity, 69.6 dew point, mostly cloudy, wind NW 4 mph; Finish 83 degrees, 66% humidity, 70.8 dew point, partly cloudy, wind NW 10 mph.

Strava PR on Soaring Woods to Northpark (1:54). I pedaled fast on several starred Strava segments but this was the only result and it wasn’t starred. Since marking some segments I have noticed my average speed increasing.