Texas Biking March 9th 2020

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THIS WEEK: Katy City Council may approve Cane Island improvement plan

By Roy Kent | www.chron.com

The Katy City Council is facing a relatively light agenda when its members meet in regular session on Monday.

The Council is scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 9, at Katy City Hall, 901 Avenue C in Katy.

On the consent agenda is the approval of BP MS 150 Bike Ride which starts May 2 at Legacy Stadium. The approval is for the portion of the ride inside the city limits only. The ride is scheduled to end in La Grange. …

Man Riding Bike on I-20 Fatally Struck

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A man who was riding a bicycle on Interstate 20 Sunday night in Fort Worth was fatally struck by a vehicle, police said.

It happened about 9:50 p.m. in the 3800 block of westbound I-20, near the Hulen Street exit. Police say that a female driver was headed westbound when they struck the male cyclist who was on the freeway.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Upcoming Rides

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Tuesday Night Track Running – not riding. Tuesday, March 10, 2020 @ 6:15 PM

Return of Wednesday Night Ride Wednesday, March 11, 2020 @ 6:00 PM

Methodist MS150 Training Ride Saturday, March 14, 2020 @ 7:30 AM

Methodist MS 150 Training Ride (South) Saturday, March 14, 2020 @ 7:30 AM

Sunday BlendIn Coffee Club Sunday, March 15, 2020 @ 7:30 AM

RM 620 Roundabout Grounbreaking Scheduled In Round Rock

By Tony Cantu | patch.com

The project from I-35 to Deep Wood Drive will add overpasses at Chisholm Trail and Lake Creek Drive and other traffic-calming features.

ROUND ROCK, TX — Officials from Round Rock will be joined by Texas Department of Transportation and Williamson County counterparts to break ground on the RM 620 roundabout traffic-calming device on Wednesday. …

… The project also will add new frontage roads while improving bicycle and pedestrian access and accommodations, officials added. …

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Tour of Watopia 2020 Stage 1 Group Ride

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At the start of today’s Zwift bike ride all of the pieces were in place as the clock counted down to the 12:01 PM start time. I followed the group but by around mile 1 they went up the road. Some group rides utilize a leader and a fence but not today so the fast Zwifters took off in a cloud of bits.

I settled in around position 335 for a couple of miles until some faster cyclists caught me and moved me back to around the 395 to 400 spot. I rode with S.1 for a while until we separated on a hill, he went ahead of me. Several other solo cyclists came along I took their wheel for drafting purposes and sometimes they took mine. All groups totaled 1231 Zwifters with 526 in my group, “B”. Group A rode 2 laps.

Strava reported I set at least 3 new Personal Records. One segment where I had the second fastest time sported the “Where The Pie Is Baked” name. People can be creative naming segments.

The 18.1 mile route lapped around Watopia not retracing any roads that I could tell. The climbing was modest at 509 feet. I think there was a brief section at 8%. After yesterday’s Zwift ride I aired up the rear tire on the Blue Norcross AL to 90 psi and today it felt slight easier to pedal for watts.

While I rode UPS delivered my new Wahoo Elemnt Bolt computer which I will set up for biking outside tomorrow.

Link to my SportTracks activity page and Strava activity page.

Texas Biking March 8th 2020

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Trio of new bike lanes planned for roads linking North Waco, downtown, riverwalk

By RHIANNON SAEGERT | www.wacotrib.com

Portions of Herring Avenue, 15th Street and Colcord Avenue will be getting bike lanes as part of upcoming city repaving projects.

The city coordinates with the Waco Metropolitan Planning Organization, taking input from local pedestrian and cycling advocates, to incorporate bike lanes or sidewalks where appropriate into roadwork that would be happening anyway. Waco Bicycle Club member Stuart Smith said the three roads up for repaving, and new striping for bike lanes, see a fair amount of bicycle traffic.

“Those are roads that people use a lot and …

Beauty & Beast Bicycle Tour returns to Tyler

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Over 1,000 cyclists will be pedaling through parts of Tyler when Beauty & the Beast, the largest cycling event in East Texas, returns to downtown March 14.

In recent years, it has been held in Bullard.

“Downtown Tyler and it’s merchants have embraced this event”, said Bill Lewis, president of the Tyler Bicycle Association, which hosts the event. ”We anticipate 1,000 cyclists getting to see the beauty of The Rose City and then must tackle the beast before …

Mollie Mims: Rolling through Cleburne

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If you grew up in Cleburne, you might remember the man who rode his bike on South Main Street sounding his horn and waving at everyone.

I never knew their names but they were a part of my growing up years in Cleburne. Now I know a little more about their lives, thanks to comments on the Facebook page Cleburne Texas History and other research.

Beep! Beep!

“Maybe his name was named Ray” someone typed on the Facebook page. Donnie Adair thinks his name may have been Pete. Larry Money and Thomas Clark said some called him Bubba. …

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Tired Legs Zwifting ZTPL.CC CoffeeRide (D)

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I thought the legs could handle 24.3 miles on this ride but not long after I started they told me not today. Rusty from not doing my Zwift setup at the 12:17 PM start I forgot to plug in my extra keyboard. I got off the Blue Norcross AL bike and plugged in the USB dongle. The group was gone but my tired legs couldn’t have stayed with them even if I went with them. I have not Zwifted with ZTPL.CC before. The leader’s comments during the ride were in a language I don’t know, maybe Polish.

It appears the Baytown YMCA Gator Ride used up more of my leg energy than I thought.

The weather outside was okay to ride but as I wrote yesterday because my new bike computer hasn’t arrived and using my phone is not optimum I will Zwift Sunday and Monday. I did notice that the rear tire on my Canyon Endurace is soft and I suspect the patch I applied on Friday failed. The tube has a bunch of patches so a new tube is the best fix.

Link to my SportTRacks activity page. Link to my Strava activity page.