Gravel Tears Texas Bicycling News – March 11, 2024

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Texas Mountain Bike Racing | Bent Wheel Bash 2024 | Abilene

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We took the long trip up to the Buck Creek Trails in Abilene, TX for the 2024 Bent Wheel Bash, the 3rd race of the TMBRA Texas State Championship series presented by Trek. The course did not disappoint with a bunch of really cool tech sections that separated the more skilled riders. Was a great weekend with …

Valley of Tears gravel brims with rich rewards for Swenson and Villafañe

By Jackie Tyson | www.cyclingnews.com

Early crashes cause chaos at inaugural Texas event, which doubled prize purse to $52,000

In the red clay hills of the Texas panhandle on Saturday, Keegan Swenson and Sofia Gomez Villafañe led the way for victories in the open categories at the inaugural Valley of Tears. It was a big day for the small town of Turkey, Texas, as both the number of people in the tiny town, estimated at 325 residents, and the prize purse, which started at $26,000 for elite athletes, doubled on race day.

At the start line, organisers of Valley of Tears announced the prize purse would expand to $52,000, and paid deeper from the top 10 to the top 20 for the men’s and women’s fields. The influx of participants for elite and …

Valley of Tears Gravel Race – Pro Men Full Race Footage

Justin McQuerry | www.youtube.com

A day of everything! After a little course recon the day before, I knew the initial sand pit about 3mi into the race would be very decisive. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), I let my position slack a bit in order to take a clean line through the sand, and I was able to avoid the mass pile up that took out a lot of fast guys. Only about 5-6 riders were ahead of the first sand crash, and I was able to be the …

‘I rode a bike for the first time’: New Fort Worth ISD program teaches students how to ride bicycles

by Hanna Landa | fortworthreport.org

Fort Worth City Council member Jeanette Martinez had a question for kindergarteners sitting inside S.S. Dillow Elementary’s gym.

“How many of you know how to ride a bike?” Martinez asked.

Less than half of the class raised their hands.

A new program in Fort Worth ISD will change that. Fort Worth engineering firm HDR donated $360,000 to All Kids Bike, an initiative that teaches students how to …

Best & Most Gnarly MTB Trails In Texas!? Newest Bike Park | Station Mountain Bike Park

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Station MTN Bike Park was just insane! All the trails are so smooth and very well built, shuttle was quick to the top for some amazing downhills. I couldn’t ask for any better! Thanks to @thcmtb for all the drone shots …

Hector’s MTB Birthday Spider Mountain Bike Adventure… Everything except Sticki Icky pretty much.

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Hector’s Birthday MTB Ride at Spider Mountain was a great day of progression for me. With the crew, we did the black diamonds and stuff I probably would not have done yet, nevertheless speed was up, tech was up, and everything went well until…I bit the dust on a berm. Rear brakes did …

Track Season Kicks Off & TNR Starts Next Week!

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Our first LCYCL junior cycling camp is underway and our first Intro to Track Class on Saturday! Racing returns next Tuesday with Bunch Racing at TNR starting at 6:45pm with floodlights!. Plus we have a run down of how our riders have been getting on in other races! Also check out our Facebook and Instagram pages for announcements & photos.

Upcoming Events 11am Sat Mar 16th – Intro to Track Class 6:45pm Tues 19th Mar – TNR Bunch Racing 6:45pm Tues 26th Mar – TNR Bunch Racing 10am Sat 7th April – Women’s Intro to Track Class 6:45pm Tues 9th Apr – TNR Track on Speed 11am Sun 14th Apr – Intro to Track Class 6:45pm Tues 16 Apr – TNR Aussie Team & Mado 9am Sat 20th Apr – Atomic TT Series p/b Hammertime ProShop #1 9am Sun 21st Apr – Super Sunday #1 6:45pm Tues 23rd Apr – TNR USAC Sanctioned 6:45pm Tues 30th Apr – TNR Sprint & Keirin Night

THIS JUST IN: March rides of the month

Trek Houston West University

Get ready for miles of smiles with this month’s most popular local bike routes! We handpicked our favorite rides in the area so you can explore without uncertainty. City ride of the month – Pundt Park

Mountain ride of the month – Pearland

Road ride of the month – Cypress Creek

Gravel ride of the month – Lake Houston Wilderness Park

Upcoming Rides

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Hump day Ride with NWCC Wednesday, March 13, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

CCC Wednesday Gravel Ride Wednesday, March 13, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

Sugar Land Taco Wednesday Wednesday, March 13, 2024 @ 6:15 PM

JL Power Hour Wednesday, March 13, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

UBG 26 mile Wednesday Night Wednesday, March 13, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

The Boot ReBooted Wednesday, March 13, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

New Magnolia Brewing Bikes & Beers Thursday, March 14, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

JL & MTHCC collab ride Thursday, March 14, 2024 @ 7:00 AM

Stonebridge Thursday Intervals – Cimarron Loop Thursday, March 14, 2024 @ 5:30 PM

MCC THURSDAY MORNING RIDE Thursday, March 14, 2024 @ 6:30 AM

JL Thursday Night Ride Thursday, March 14, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

PW – Thursday Thursday, March 14, 2024 @ 5:30 PM

Trek West U Bridges Thursday, March 14, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

Bridgeland Thursday, March 14, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

TREK WEST U | Beginners (THU) Thursday, March 14, 2024 @ 6:15 PM

Woodlands Coffee & Love Ride Friday, March 15, 2024 @ 9:00 AM

JL Flash Friday Friday, March 15, 2024 @ 6:00 AM

Saturday Miles 3.0 Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 7:00 AM

MCC Saturday Morning Hill Ride Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 7:30 AM

TREK WEST U | GROUP C (SAT) Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 8:15 AM

Cycling Addicks Saturday Ride – 47 miles – Delices de Maurice Coffee Ride Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 7:30 AM

R3-Saturday 50 Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

PW – Zube Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 7:45 AM

NWCC Zube Saturday Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

SCN Saturday Morning Ride Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

R3 Ride 33 Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

FOF L2P Dobin – Bethel – Baldy’s Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

UBG Saturday – 23 miles Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

R3- 38 mile Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

Bike Medicine Saturday Training Ride Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

MCC Sunday Blockhouse Coffee Ride Sunday, March 17, 2024 @ 7:30 AM

JL Sunday Ride thru Pearland Sunday, March 17, 2024 @ 7:00 AM

FoF Sunday Coffee and Hills – Richards Sunday, March 17, 2024 @ 8:30 AM

Bike Medicine Sunday Training Ride Sunday, March 17, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

UBG Sunday – 35-50 miles Sunday, March 17, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

Sienna Sunday 36 | New Pearland Bicycles Sunday, March 17, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

Cookie Monster Ride Sunday, March 17, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

Sunday Starbucks Ride Sunday, March 17, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

Galveston IM 70.3 Race Rehearsal Open Ride Sunday, March 17, 2024 @ 6:30 AM

Pace Bend Masters RR.1 • Mar 9 2024 • Austin, TX

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Categories » Men Cat 1-234 Master 40+ » Men Cat 1-234 Master 50+ » Men Cat 1-234 Master 60+

Pace Bend Masters RR.2 • Mar 10 2024 • Austin, TX

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Categories » Men Cat 1-234 Master 40+ » Men Cat 1-234 Master 50+ » Men Cat 1-234 Master 60+

The Cove Houston, Texas

Mark Bolden | strava.com

Finished Friday’s Aborted Ride. Changed Canyon Endurace Setup.

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I decided to ride the route I bailed out on last Friday for today’s bike ride. The route goes north to Community Drive, crosses US59, through Valley Ranch, Forest Colony to FM1314, NE on FM1314 to Cumberland Blvd. I make a short ride into Cumberland before heading SE on FM1314 to Old Sorters Road. As I passed Sorters Road I saw construction work on widening Sorters Road south of FM1314. I have not been near the construction area for some time and didn’t realize the progress. I’m not sure how far the widening will go but maybe someday it will be wide enough to ride there. Without the new road it was a two lanes with no shoulder and lots of traffic. I did ride on Sorters Road from West Fork High School to US59 today to reach Hamblen Road and the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway. This route is called Community Drive – Cumberland – Forest Cove and today was the fourth time riding it. AXS.SRAM.com ride report. The ride began at 12:15 PM and finished at 3:06 PM.

To prepare for my bike tour at the end of March and the first week of April I made some changes to my Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike for today’s bike ride. I switched the Ultegra road pedals for Shimano MTB SPD pedals, wore MTB shoes, and used the DT Swiss Endurance LN wheels with 700x40mm tires. I thought the heavier tires might slow me down but this was the fastest of the rides on the route and achieved the Strava 2nd fastest time on Kris Spraggins Memorial Route (2:13). I want to get used to this setup and check for any problems.

I am waiting for warmer weather. It was chilly during the ride for me. The shade and wind were more chilling. Weather: Start 67 degrees, humidity 55%, dew point 50.2, mostly cloudy, wind NE 7 mph; Finish 70 degrees, humidity 49%, dew point 50.4, partly cloudy, wind SE 10 mph gusts 20 mph.

3-11-2024 SportTracks Ride History Community Drive-Cumberland-Forest Cove
3-11-2024 SportTracks Ride History Community Drive-Cumberland-Forest Cove
3-11-2024 Strava Ride Summary Community Drive-Cumberland-Forest Cove
3-11-2024 Strava Ride Summary Community Drive-Cumberland-Forest Cove

Pedal Turning Texas Bicycling News – March 10, 2024

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MTB Slam, Jumps, and Trails at Walnut Creek in Austin, TX

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Ride along POV as I slam at North End Bridge Trail, huck it on Outer Loop Trail, and wind through Mark’s Art.

RANSPORT-7283 – USA (Texas) – Transit, Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Support Services – Deadline March 29,2024

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Government Authority located in Texas; USA based organization looking for expert vendor for transit, bicycle and pedestrian planning support services.

[*] Budget: Looking for Proposals

[*] Scope of Service:

(1) Vendor needs to provide transit, bicycle and pedestrian planning support services to the government authority located in Texas.

  • Coordinates with local partners to plan for the development of a multimodal transportation system.
  • Contracts will help public transportation division:
  • Implement recommendations developed through:
  • Statewide active transportation plan
  • Statewide multimodal transit plan
  • Integrate and advance transit and bike and ped across the department and state.
  • Transit route and service studies:
  • conducting route and service studies and providing analyses and program support associated with both fixed-route and demand-response transit models. …

Afternoon Ride. Garmin didn’t start correctly. Add about 3 miles. Kendall County, Texas

Kevin L | strava.com

Sunday Morning Coming Down Kendall County, Texas

Brent Wells | strava.com

Got to meet up at edge Falls with just a fantastic group of cyclists. i’m glad that we decided to meet at 1:00p so that I could go to church in the morning. Seth Mitchell was a kind beast as usual, and David George & Brian Christal also helped keep the pace very quick. It’s great to have Dina Christal back with us after she went down in a pretty bad crash a while ago. All things considered, I’m always thankful to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for saving me both spiritually and physically enabling me to return to this sport that I love. I thank Him for another fantastic and safe ride without any mechanicals or flats

Sunday Morning Ride with Jhonny, Ayon and Kate – This was definitely Elder Abuse Part Three – But I enjoyed every painful moment! San Antonio, Texas

David Patterson | strava.com

Pace Bend Day 2 P123 Travis County, Texas

Megan Stevens | strava.com

Started my wahoo late! Did a pull right before a long climb then tried to bridge the gap and got blocked. Last 5 laps solo!! Ouch!!

Shake down for ETSD. Glitch in Garmin. Ride was 66 Sam Houston National Forest, Texas

Shannon Wyatt | strava.com

Sun & Ski>Head North>lots of hills>scenic lake route> more hills=2000 elevation & 100 mile ride Montgomery County, Texas

Leo Vela | strava.com

Thank you Jeff McLeod? and Erwin Smith (VCC)????? as well.as Sun and Ski friends! Perfect Day! 39th century

Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou. San Jacinto Bayou Greenway, That Is.

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Started the ride at 2:11 PM after getting home from church, and watching the final stages of the Paris – Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico races. It was cooler than I prefer but with the sun shining (more at the start than the finish) I wanted to get outside. I rode my Lynskey Helix bike on the Kingwood – San Jacinto Bayou Greenway – Oakhurst route. SportTracks says this is the second time biking this route; the other ride was November 5th, 2023. Today’s ride was a little longer at 26.72 miles. I finished the week biking 205.84 miles, one Zwift ride and 6 on the road. For the month I rode 289.66 miles with a goal of 680 road miles; I’m at 268.3 road miles. It was nice to have more daylight when I finished at 4:14 PM.

Weather: Start 66 degrees, humidity 38%, dew point 40.1, partly cloudy, wind calm; Finish 70 degrees, humidity 31%, dew point 37.6, mostly cloudy, wind N 5 mph.

3-10-2024 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-San Jacinto Bayou Grnwy-Oakhurst
3-10-2024 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-San Jacinto Bayou Grnwy-Oakhurst