Texas Bicycling News September 19th 2022

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UPDATE: Bicyclist hit by truck in south Abilene dies

by: Erica Garner | www.bigcountryhomepage.com

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A bicyclist who was hit by a pickup truck in south Abilene nearly two weeks ago has died.

Victoria Revilla, 52, of Abilene, died in the hospital September 19, following the crash at the intersection of S 7th Street and Barrow Street September 8.

Police say a truck was attempting to turn north onto Mockingbird Lane when he hit Revilla at the intersection.

The driver was not injured during the crash. …

PHOTO | Tour of the City

by Erin DeBlanc | www.texarkanagazette.com

TEXARKANA — The Thompson family, new residents of Texarkana, explore downtown as a family Saturday. Eric and Koreen walk as daughters Francesca and Esther strengthen their bike riding skills.

Alkek Velodrome Weekly Update

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Elite Points Champions Crowned Plus Details of Our Junior Fundraiser!

Our Elite Points races took place on Tuesday with Sarah and Stu taking the titles. We have a very important junior fundraising event taking place in a few weeks plus plenty of other cool stuff coming up before the season finishes! Spectators are welcome and if you are racing or keen to please check out our racer guide.

Upcoming Events

TNR Madison/Team Night 6:45pm 20th Sept TNR Bunch Racing & RoY Finals 6:45pm 4th Oct Hour Record Week 10th-15 Oct TNR Lapathon Eliminator 6:45pm 11th Oct Junior Lapathon Fundraiser 15th Oct TNR Madison Championship & RoY Awards 6:45pm 18th Oct Black Line Sprinting Training Camp Oct 21st-23rd CX Under the Lights #1 – 7pm Oct 26th CX Under the Lights #2 – 7pm Nov 2nd BellVelo Gravel Race #1 – 8:30am Nov 5th …

Upcoming Rides

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West University Trek Ride Tuesday, September 20, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Morning SBux Crew (Tues) Tuesday, September 20, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

MCC Tuesday – PM Edition. Tuesday, September 20, 2022 @ 6:15 PM

Trek West U Ride Tuesday, September 20, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

MCC Tuesday – Shell to McKeever Tuesday, September 20, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

Trek Memorial Tues Tuesday, September 20, 2022 @ 7:00 PM

Cycling Addicks Tuesday 20 Tuesday, September 20, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Tuesday / Thursday Tuesday, September 20, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Pushin Watts – Tuesday 20 Tuesday, September 20, 2022 @ 6:15 PM

Justice League Tuesday Night Ride Tuesday, September 20, 2022 @ 7:00 PM

Urban South Tuesday Tuesday, September 20, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

JL Tuesday Power Hour Tuesday, September 20, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

The Boot Ride Wednesday, September 21, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

CCC Gravel Levee Wednesday, September 21, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

UBG 26 mile Wednesday Night Wednesday, September 21, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Mountain Bike Playtime with Vintage Cycle! Wednesday, September 21, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

Social bike ride with Vintage Cycle! Wednesday, September 21, 2022 @ 7:30 PM

MCC Thursday – Shell to McKeever Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

WALKING STICK THURSDAYS Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

MCC Thursday – PM Edition Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 6:15 PM

Bridgeland Ride Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Race Ready Repair Thursday Night Social Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

Morning SBux Crew (Thurs) Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

PW 28 Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 6:15 PM

Tuesday / Thursday Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Walking Stick Thursday Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

JL Thursday Power Hour Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

Trek West U – Bridges 2.2 Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Look Pro Go Slow Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 7:00 PM

JL Friday Spice Power Hour Friday, September 23, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

Dark:30 from L3 Craft Coffee Friday, September 23, 2022 @ 5:30 AM

Race Ready Repair – Beginner/Intermediate Road Ride Saturday, September 24, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

FBK-13 Saturday, September 24, 2022 @ 7:00 AM

Race Ready Repair Saturday 50 Saturday, September 24, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

3rd Annual Rollin’ Pearland (Justice League Cycling) Saturday, September 24, 2022 @ 7:00 AM

Sunday Miles with Vintage Cycle! Sunday, September 25, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

Sun and ski Sunday Social Ride Sunday, September 25, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

Sunday Morning Ride with Kingwood Bicycles Sunday, September 25, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

Rollin’ Pearland Recovery Ride (Justice League Cycling) Sunday, September 25, 2022 @ 7:00 AM

JL Recovery & Coffee Ride Sunday, September 25, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

Active Passion Sunday Roll Sunday, September 25, 2022 @ 7:00 AM

Sunday Morning Ride with Kingwood Bicycles Sunday, September 25, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

Bike Barn West U Sunday, September 25, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

JL Monday Power Hour Monday, September 26, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

Video: Police investigating multiple hit-and-run crashes across North Texas; suspect searches underway

Author: Demond Fernandez | www.wfaa.com

Police in North Texas are asking for the public’s help identifying several vehicles involved in hit-and-run accidents with cyclists and pedestrians.

DALLAS — Police are asking the public’s help for information about a driver that recently left a bicyclist injured at the scene.

Fort Worth police said the accident happened around 12:24 a.m. on East Lancaster Road near the southbound entrance ramp of N. South Freeway on Monday, Sept. 19.

The victim is in critical condition. Investigators are working to identify the driver of the vehicle who hit the cyclist.

“They have no regard for us,” said Fort Worth resident Mel Little.

Little said he’s not surprised to hear of another hit-and-run involving a cyclist in the area. He …

Video: Bicyclist critically injured in Fort Worth hit-and-run

By FOX 4 Staff | www.fox4news.com

FORT WORTH, Texas – Fort Worth police are looking for the driver who hit a bicycle rider overnight and kept going.

The victim was hit just after midnight Monday near Lancaster Avenue and an entrance ramp to the South Freeway. …

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Second Summer? Light Wind, Strong Pedaling

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Bike ride friendly weather continues this week according to the Space City Weather Monday newsletter. Maybe a second summer. I took advantage of the weather for today’s bike ride leaving at 9:22 AM with the temperature at 83 degrees, wind from the NE at 6 mph, and the humidity at a muggy 81%. During the 2:55:01 long bike ride thankfully the humidity went down to 65% and the wind held steady at 6 mph. I chose my New Caney – Gene Campbell Road route riding north along US59 to New Caney, then NW on FM 1485 to Gene Campbell Blvd (the correct name). Gene Campbell Blvd took me to FM 1314 which I rode SE to Old Sorters Road, through Briar Tree, Oakhurst to US59 and then back into Kingwood. The last time I biked this route was July 27th so it has been almost 2 months. That ride went 39.37 miles and I wasn’t sure I would ride that far today but I exceeded that distance with 40.5 miles today. I need only 74 miles to reach my 720 mile goal for September. I finished today’s bike ride at 12:41 PM.

9-19-2022 YTD Bike Rides Summary New Caney-Gene Campbell Blvd
9-19-2022 YTD Bike Rides Summary New Caney-Gene Campbell Blvd

The extra mile came from taking the TX 99 frontage road from US59 to Loop 494 and then riding the west bound TX99 frontage road back to US59 to continue onto New Caney. From the year to date ride summary for this route I used 3 different bikes and today was the longest ride.

Checking the AXS.SRAM ride report the total moving time was 3:19:11. I used the 35×13 gears for 2:00:46 (29.7 miles). The light wind helped with the gears usage. I made 29 RD changes with stopping for traffic lights accounting for many of them. Once I was on FM 1314 I improved my overall average speed to 14.2 mph and held it until I was nearing Kingwood.

9-19-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary New Caney-Gene Campbell Blvd Route
9-19-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary New Caney-Gene Campbell Blvd Route

Texas Bicycling Action September 18th 2022

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Man arrested in death of cyclist in Grand Prairie, police say

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The victim was hit while riding his bicycle in the 2500 block of West Jefferson Street on Friday night.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — A man has been arrested after police said he allegedly hit and killed a cyclist in Grand Prairie and didn’t stop to help.

Police said the incident happened around 9:30 p.m. Friday in the 2500 block of West Jefferson Street, near Great SW Parkway.

According to police, the victim was riding his bicycle when he was struck by a car. The driver of the vehicle left the area without helping, police said.

The victim was transported to a hospital, where he died, police said. He has not yet been identified.

Through an investigation, police said …

USA Cycling Announces Team for Inaugural UCI Gravel World Championships

By Cycling West | www.cyclingutah.com

Nine elite athletes have been nominated to the first-ever UCI Gravel World Championships in Veneto, Italy, October 8-9, 2022. Originating in the United States, the discipline of Gravel has grown in popularity all around the world. With the introduction of the UCI Gravel World Series this year, the UCI announced a World Championships would also take place in 2022.

As part of the UCI’s Cycling for All initiative, the top 25% of each category at each event in the UCI Gravel World Series automatically earns the rider a spot on the World Championship team. Each national federation then has the opportunity to enter an additional 20 athletes across all categories via quota spots. Athletes were required to petition to be a part of the quota selection process.

For the elite categories, Team USA will be sending four men and five women. The women’s team is stacked with professional gravel racers Lauren De Crescenzo (Atlanta, Ga.; CINCH Cycling), Holly Mathews (Longmont, Colo.; CINCH Cycling), Emily Newsom (Fort Worth, Tex.; EF Education-TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank), Lauren Stephens (Dallas; EF Education-TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank), and …

Rail to trail: Temple hike-and-bike project moves ahead after contract approval

BY SHANE MONACO | www.tdtnews.com

Development of Temple’s Georgetown Railroad Trail is now going full steam ahead after the approval of a contract last week.

Video: 20th annual Conquer the Coast returns to Corpus Christi

Author: Brandon Schaff | www.kiiitv.com

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The 20th annual Conquer the Coast kicked off this weekend in Corpus Christi as thousands of cyclists take part in the race.

Riders were able to choose routes that ranged from 10 to 66 miles. The longer routes were traveled through several areas around the Coastal Bend.

Cyclists from all around the country joined the Coastal Bend race. One cyclist, Joe Medina, attended the race with fellow teachers to show his support for those who lost their lives in Uvalde this year.

"We got together and made the shirts, you know what, let’s just do it. We’ll ride the 21 for the 21." Medina stated. He rode in the 21-mile race along with a 10 and 66 mile route around the …

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Week Of Different Places And Routes Ending In Kingwood

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This week’s bike rides have been in some different places. From Kingwood to Galveston and points in between. Today to end the week I rode my Lynskey Helix bike on Kingwood streets through several of the Kingwood villages, Woodridge Forest, Forest Cove, and the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway starting at 1:40 PM after getting home from church. Today I wasn’t sure how many miles I would ride at the start but when I finished at 3:15 PM I rode 20.66 miles. The week’s total came in at 239.7 miles, not near the miles from the previous week but still a nice total. Now I’ve ridden Kingwood streets 20 times this year, getting close to the Atascocita – Walden – Huffman route number. I rode each day and both bikes saw action. I am getting closer to my 720 mile goal for September with 605 miles to date.

9-18-2022 Week Ending 9-18-2022 Bike Rides Summary
9-18-2022 Week Ending 9-18-2022 Bike Rides Summary

The highlight day was biking in Galveston with different scenery from the rides around northeast Harris County and Montgomery County. I averaged 34.24 miles per day. I rode the Spring Creek Greenway which I like to do at least once per month. I found out on today’s ride that the concrete streets around the demolished townhomes in Forest Cove are also being removed causing me to backtrack to Hamblen Road.

9-18-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary Kingwood Streets
9-18-2022 Strava Ride Data Summary Kingwood Streets