Texas Bicycling News Digest – May 8, 2023

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Bicyclist hit, killed by tow truck driver who may have been speeding on Beechnut, Houston police say

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police say they believe speed may have played a factor in a crash that killed a bicyclist in southwest Houston.

Witnesses say they saw a wrecker driver speeding at about 9 p.m. on Beechnut near Braewick before crashing into a man on his bike.

"Everyone on this street speeds a lot. I’ve got my family, and it’s not good. I may have to move because everybody is speeding, mainly the tow trucks," Javier Melendez said.

The cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The tow truck driver remained at the scene.

There is no word yet on possible charges.

Deadly Houston crash: Man riding bicycle hit by wrecker truck on Beechnut St

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HOUSTON – Houston police are investigating after a bicyclist was killed in a crash with a wrecker driver.

The crash occurred around 9:05 p.m. Sunday in the 5900 block of Beechnut Street.

According to police, the 67-year-old bicyclist was riding southbound on Braewick Drive and crossing the street when he was struck by the wrecker truck that was going eastbound on Beechnunt Street.

The bicyclist died at the scene. …

2023 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championship – TT • May 5 2023 • Albuquerque, NM

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2023 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championship – TTT • May 5 2023 • Albuquerque, NM

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2023 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championship – RR • May 6 2023 • Albuquerque, NM

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2023 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championship – Crit • May 7 2023 • Albuquerque, NM

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2023 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championship – RR • May 7 2023 • Albuquerque, NM

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Video: Sugar Land Classic bike race attracts hundreds of riders

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The largest collection of mountain bikers in all of Texas gathered in Sugar Land this weekend. With the support of some good-natured ‘heckling. the second-annual ‘Sugar Land Classic’ bike-race attracted nearly 700 cyclists to the ‘Brazos River Park’ trails.

Schreiner Park in Kerrville, one of Texas’ best mountain biking destinations. Don’t miss out on this one.

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9 miles of flat, smooth green trails that squiggle randomly through trees. This trail system is made for children.

I would not ride these trails if I lived next door because riding an enduro bike on the road would be more fun.

Don’t waste your money driving there or paying to access it. Do not pay attention to what the map says about difficulty level.

If you read any review saying words like “challenging” or “intermediate”, they are lying. There is zero challenge here. …

Tim Ryan thanks viewers after finishing Bike MS ride

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Our friend Tim Ryan joined hundreds of cyclists for a two-day ride to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society – North Texas Chapter. The former Good Day anchor and his team raised $3,000 during Bike MS.

‘Space City Sweeper,’ tasked with cleaning Houston’s bike lanes, back on streets after becoming clogged with debris

Adam Zuvanich | www.houstonpublicmedia.org

The $147,000 miniature street sweeper purchased last year by the City of Houston broke down after a few uses and had to be sent back to the manufacturer for repairs. City workers now pre-clean bike lanes of heavy debris before using the machine.

As the City of Houston gradually expands its network of bicycle lanes, it purchased a miniature street sweeper last year so it could keep those lanes clean.

The task has proven to be difficult for the Madvac LS175, which Houston Public Works dubbed as the “Space City Sweeper” in response to a community naming contest. The machine became clogged with dirt and debris after its first few uses last fall and had to be sent back to the manufacturer for repairs, according to public works spokesperson Erin Jones.

The mini sweeper returned from a months-long hiatus in April and has since …

Upcoming Rides

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PW – Tuesday Tuesday, May 9, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

Justice League Tuesday Night Ride Tuesday, May 9, 2023 @ 7:00 PM

Tuesday Night EH Ride Tuesday, May 9, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

The Boot REBOOT Tuesday, May 9, 2023 @ 6:30 PM

MCC Tue/Thurs PM Ride Tuesday, May 9, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

Tuesday Night Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles Tuesday, May 9, 2023 @ 6:00 PM

TUE Group Ride | MTHCC Tuesday, May 9, 2023 @ 5:30 PM

CA Tuesday WLY-TCJ-Clay Tuesday, May 9, 2023 @ 6:30 PM …

Upcoming Events

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May 9 6:30 PM Tuesday Evening Bike Ride A 30 mile ride through Las Colinas May 11 6:00 Mesquite Casual Ride A casual, moderately paced ride through Sunnyvale and Mesquite May 11 6:30 PM Downtown Gelato Ride May 13 9 AM Easygoing Ride Social, slow-paced, no one left behind ride May 14 9:00 AM Sunday Roll Flower Mound Monthly traveling version of the Sunday Roll

USAC Race Weekend 2 This Weekend!

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Last weeks TNR was a blast and we have Sprints and Keirins at TNR tomorrow! Then it’s another big weekend with HPI Elite Keirin and Junior/Masters Scratch Championships along with Round 1 of the Atomic TT Series and mass start racing… Check the Calendar for more!

May Events

5:45pm Tues May 9th – TNR Krazy Keirins & Super Sprints 8:30am Sat May 13th – Atomic TT #1 p/b Hammertime ProShop 8:30am Sun May 14th – HPI Energy Services Super Sunday #2 5:45pm Tues May 16th – USAC TNR p/b Trek & Taco’s a Go-Go 5:45pm Tues May 30th – TNR Bunch Races …

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

By S. Crocker | www.crazyguyonabike.com

New Waverly TX – Navasota TX

Monday May 8, 2023 Packed up and moved out on a grey morning, and the ‘extra’ humidity is back…

Blazed into Navasota, hit the library, did a bunch of internet stuff. Just as I was finishing up, a thunderstorm rolled in… now we wait and see how the rest of the day plays out.

I’m hoping to camp at a spot just outside of town.

It appears the Navasota RV park is permanently closed… ;( bummer

Tour du Rouge Day 2 Beaumont, Texas

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To Sulphur, Louisiana

Tour du Rouge "Day 2" "they said you will love the tailwind" …..what they don’t tell you is that you have to go 70 miles into a headwind and costal cross winds before you get to it but yes it was worth it TDR

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Rainy Day Rides: Beating the Forecast on the Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood Route

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I decided to try something different for today’s bike ride. It has been over a year since I rode the Kingwood – Splendora – Kingwood route and wanting to repeat that ride I loaded the GPS file on my Bolt computer for turn-by-turn directions. I started the ride at 8:58 AM after pausing stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia with 68km left. The reason for the early start; the forecast said there was possibly rain during the afternoon and I wanted to finish the ride before it arrived. Before leaving I switched the saddle on my Lynskey Helix from the BiSaddle to the Velo Senso TT+ to see how it felt on a longer ride. But I forgot to adjust the height for the Velo so I stopped not long after starting the ride. I got the other measurements correct though.The last time I rode this route it was 43.74 miles. Today I biked 44.04 miles. The total for May is up to 274.73 miles. This puts me ahead of the pace to reach my 750 mile goal by 3.35 days (11.35 – 8). Today was the first time riding my Lynskey Helix on this route. The table below shows all of the different bikes used on this route.

5-8-2023 SportTracks Recent Ride History Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood
5-8-2023 SportTracks Recent Ride History Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood

The ride didn’t start well though because I missed the turn-by-turn directions going off course as soon as I hit the street. After realizing that I made the corrections but soon noticed that the watts weren’t showing on the Bolt computer again. I stopped at 1.2 miles and powered off the Bolt and restarted it and the watts worked perfectly for the rest of the ride. But the 1.2 miles are not included in the data since it was so soon into the ride. I didn’t merge the two data files. I got back on the turn-by-turn directions following them for the rest of the route. The beginning of the route has a number of shorts and I didn’t pay attention. I start rides in one of two directions and today I went the wrong way.

Biking north I could see the sky in my mirror and it looked threatening. The overcast sky was heavy and the humidity was too. Each mile to Splendora too me farther away in case it started raining. Biking through Splendora to head south back to Kingwood I watched the sky to see if rain was coming. I felt a few sprinkles as I rode through Oakhurst but it lasted just a minute of so. I was relieved when I finished the ride at 12:29 PM and no rain. I wasn’t dry though thanks to the humidity. Weather conditions: Start 77 degrees, 89% humidity, dew point 73.5, overcast, wind S 10 mph; Finish 79 degrees, 85% humidity, dew point 74, overcast, wind SE 13 mph. I was prepared for a headwind going south from Splendora but it wasn’t that strong. I think my direction was enough away from a straight on headwind to keep my pedaling effort lower. I did get this Strava PR on Texan / 99 (1:44) on Valley Ranch Parkway. The results on the other starred Strava segments weren’t as good.

My legs were rested because I didn’t ride yesterday due to rain when I got home from church. It cleared off around 3 PM but later than I wanted to start biking by the time the streets dried.

5-8-2023 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood
5-8-2023 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood

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A ride down the West 11th bike trail

by Charles Kuffner | www.offthekuff.com

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I’ve been riding the West 11th bike trail since it opened, mostly to go to some of my favorite lunch places. It’s been great, modulo the occasional hazards like trash/recycling bins out for collection and delivery trucks or construction vehicles parked there or protruding from a driveway. I had never biked along West 11th before because the two-lanes-each-way vehicular traffic moved far too fast and too recklessly to ever feel safe enough. I’d take one of the side roads, or if I wanted to cross at a light I’d go to White Oak or 14th, depending on what my destination was. The dedicated lane on 11th is a better experience than all of those, and I appreciate being able to cross Studewood at a light as well, as that can be tricky and occasionally death-defying otherwise. …

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

By S. Crocker | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Cold Springs TX – New Waverly TX

Sunday May 7, 2023 For the last few days I’ve noticed a LOT of donut shops around.

"Man, these people must love their donuts".

Come to find out they also serve breakfast tacos, biscuits, and croissants too. One common item is ‘Kolaches’ which are usually some type of hotdog with optional bacon, cheese, or similar. Good stuff! I wonder why I don’t see these at home? Seems like it’d be popular.

The Trailist: Trail network brings change and outdoor access to the Westside Creeks

by Brendan Gibbons | sanantonioreport.org

A deluge of government funding has transformed formerly flood-prone creeks on the West Side into recreational spaces, with the potential to eventually serve as a conduit between downtown and the distant Leon Creek Greenway.

The Westside Creek greenways are made up of nearly 10 miles of concrete trail along Alazan, Apache, Martinez and Zarzamora creeks, which flow through the inner-city neighborhoods west of downtown. Because of flood-control projects in the 1950s, these creeks look like trapezoid-shaped drainage ditches, often lined with concrete. Despite these human influences, I often see birds like egrets and night herons stepping through the shallow waters, hunting fish, crawdads and frogs. …

Riding for cancer research: Temple High grads prepare for bike trek from Austin to Anchorage

By David Stone | www.tdtnews.com

Lauren Greenfield, a Temple High School graduate who is a junior at the University of Texas, will be one of 80 riders in the Texas 4000, a bicycle journey from Texas to Alaska to raise support for cancer research. THS graduate and UT student Andrew Posey also has been selected for next year’s ride.

Collegiate cyclists compete in national championships

Hamilton Kahn | www.koat.com

Hundreds of athletes representing 80 universities come to Albuquerque ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — More than 300 men and women cyclists from 80 universities were in Albuquerque on Sunday for the final day of the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, a three-day event involving three different competitions held in different locations.

A 25K team trial and individual time trial for groups of men and women were held Friday beginning on Atrisco Boulevard. On Saturday, it was a 105K road race for two groups of men and two groups of women. …

… Chelsea Reedy of San Marcos, Texas, was here representing Texas State University The South Central Collegiate Conference Champion, she said the criterium is her specialty. The most important thing is taking care of your body, she said. …

Video: YMCA hosts giant playground downtown San Antonio for 21st Síclovía

Allysa Cole | www.ksat.com

San Antonio – The YMCA of Greater San Antonio invited the community to enjoy a safe space to play, walk, run and bike Sunday for the 21st Síclovía event downtown.

The free event allowed multiple city streets to temporarily close so people can have vehicle-free space to exercise.

There were exercise classes, youth activities, food trucks and more. Síclovía is held in the spring and the fall in different areas of downtown.

This spring, the Síclovía route ran from …

Sunday Greenway Spin with Kaitlyn San Antonio, Texas

Mark Noblitt | strava.com

Rain stopped, and it turned into a beautiful day! Teaching Kaitlyn Hesseltine the finer points of #noblitting!

RRR Rainy Recovery Ride ? "Stella" Ribble 725 Steel Pearland, Texas

Troy Serrano | strava.com

Tour du Rouge day 1 Done! our 5 team crew was rolling and rotating all the wayyyyyy Houston, Texas

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Tour du Rouge Day 1 Houston, Texas

Brandy Zimmer | strava.com

Made it to Beaumont, Texas in the rain!

Country Roading Childress County, Texas

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Afternoon Ride San Antonio, Texas

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Exploring Bolivar Peninsula Galveston County, Texas

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Was a nice Day out – Until it Was’nt Washington County, Texas

J. Ramsey | strava.com

Warm and humid overcast / until the Storm blew thru. Definitely not in the forecast the day before.

Weather app let me down again! Washington County, Texas

Benjie Go | strava.com

It was suppose to be a 100mile ride, turned into a 60 mile mud bath. Brakes, chain, are done, bottom bracket bearing needs to be serviced.

Sugar Land MTB ?Womens Cat 1 Sugar Land, Texas

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TMBRA Sugar Land Classic p/b Fort Bend Kia 8AG Sugar Land, Texas

John Madden | strava.com

Great to see a lot of my other/other family members! Well run event + good course was super exciting in these conditions!

Annual Sugar Land Classic 2nd place AG Sugar Land, Texas

Jaime Quintero Cadena | strava.com

1st place sugerland Sugar Land, Texas

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Morning gravel ride with the crew Sam Houston National Forest, Texas

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Active Cycling/LRC ride! Harris County, Texas

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Video: Sugar Land Classic bike race attracts hundreds of riders

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The largest collection of mountain bikers in all of Texas gathered in Sugar Land this weekend. With the support of some good-natured ‘heckling. the second-annual ‘Sugar Land Classic’ bike-race attracted nearly 700 cyclists to the ‘Brazos River Park’ trails.

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Seguin police seek more bikes for annual event

Dalondo Moultrie | seguingazette.com

Seguin Police Detective Sgt. Aaron Seidenberger hands Seguin Police Lt. Colby Crow a bike from the stage to line up before the first round of raffle numbers are called during the Badges, Bikes and Tykes event on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at the Patricia King Irving Pavilion in Starcke Park. Felicia Frazar – The Seguin Gazette

Seguin Police Department’s Badges, Bikes and Tykes event is around the corner and the department is hoping more donations roll in for the event.

The department recently put out a call for the community’s help to ensure the event has enough bicycles to give away to local children.

“We are in need of bikes,” Seguin Police Community Engagement Officer Sarah Chilutti said. “There’s apparently a shortage in supply. So that’s where we’re struggling.”

Each year, the department hosts the …

2ND ANNUAL HOUSTON ART BIKE PARADE & FESTIVAL

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Our annual celebration of human-powered art on wheels returns to MacGregor Park and the Orange Show World Headquarters! Whether you’re a serious biker or a novice, our mission is to encourage you to explore your creativity while enjoying riding your bike in Houston.

This year’s event offers something for everyone, at multiple locations throughout the day. See our schedule below and register to attend any of the events!

SATURDAY, MAY 13 10am – 1pm: Houston Art Bike Parade & Festival MacGregor Park, 5225 Calhoun, Houston, TX 77021 Students, youth groups, families, and individuals are invited to both participate in the parade and cheer on hundreds of art bikes as they roll through MacGregor Park. Enjoy live music, community activations, food & drinks, and art bikes! FREE TO ATTEND – CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

6pm – 9pm: Houston Art Bike Festival & Concert featuring MonoNeon Orange Show World HQ, 2334 Gulf Terminal Drive, Houston, TX 77023 Head to the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art for more Art Bike fun! Enjoy opportunities to transform your bicycle into an illuminated Art Bike, experience hands-on interactive workshops and art activities, and stay for an incredible concert from acclaimed bassist and former Prince collaborator MonoNeon. FREE TO ATTEND – CLICK HERE TO RSVP

9pm-11pm: 50th Annual Moonlight Ramble Starts and Ends at Orange Show World HQ, 2334 Gulf Terminal Drive, Houston, TX 77023 Hop on your Art Bike and join us as …

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

By S. Crocker | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Kountze TX – Cold Springs TX

Saturday May 6, 2023 It was DEFINITELY worth it!

The light show, the wind, and the deluge were impressive!

Everything stayed dry (enough).

Packed up a soggy campsite and hit the road.

-More sniveling… lol. Not a single place to get a coffee on the route today. When the path crossed a highway, I scooted North about a mile to hit a truck stop to get a cup of the good stuff that makes the Earth revolve. And yes, I enjoyed it while sitting on bench out front, sweating through my sticky clothing. -Worth it!

Made it to Made in the Shade campground and currently very happy with this. Showers and wifi for the win!

Short Group Ride After EAB San Antonio, Texas

Mark Noblitt MTCCSA | strava.com

Muy Caliente Galveston County, Texas

Chase Collins | strava.com

Group intensity early then solo endurance out to the Refuge. Once the temp got over 90F I immediately felt the impacts and dropped the power to prevent a total bonk. Came around towards the end, but man we need to heat acclimate with a quickness.

Big HOG energy Houston, Texas

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Riding with MTHCC Houston, Texas

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