Texas Bicycling News Digest July 26th 2019

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Marble Falls extends hike and bike trail

Connie Swinney | www.highlandernews.com

A new sidewalk began to take shape July 25 in the south end of Johnson Park in Marble Falls. The work is adjacent to a new restroom facility at the venue. When completed, the sidewalk will farther extend the hiking and biking trail system which connects to Westside Park.

WOMAN CRITICAL AFTER CRASH ON MORGAN CEMETERY

by Scott Engle | montgomerycountypolicereporter.com

Just after 11pm a female who was intoxicated was riding her bicycle on Morgan Cemetery near Fostoria Road when she was struck by a vehicle. She was transported to Conroe Regional Trauma Center in critical condition. It was determined she was at fault in the crash.

Alpine PD holding bicycle rodeo

Kirsten Geddes | www.newswest9.com

ALPINE, Texas — The Alpine Police Department will be holding a bicycle rodeo on July 31.

From 9 a.m. to noon in the Kokernot Park parking lot, children can come out with their bike and enjoy learning about bicycle safety.

Featured at the event will be a boke safety check, a skills challenge and the chance to learn rules, signals and safety precautions.

Additionally children who attend will receive a free bicycle helmet courtesy of Texas DHS. …

Bike sales are up in Wichita Falls ahead of HHH

By Brenda Robledo | www.newschannel6now.com

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) – Each year the Hotter’N Hell Hundred injects millions of dollars into the Texoma economy. One of the ways that happens is from bike sales and this year they are soaring again.

“Bike sales are going very well,” said Diana Snow at Endurance. “We’ve been selling quite a bit of bikes and not just your regular road bikes, our gravel bikes, mountain bikes, and children bikes have also been spiking up in sales.”

Diana said gravel bikes …

6-months after cyclist death on UT campus no bike lanes added to San Jac

By Natalie Martinez | www.fox7austin.com

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – It’s been more than six-months, since avid cyclist and FOX 7 Austin employee Tony Diaz was hit and killed by a CapMetro bus.

Diaz was riding home from work on January 28th, cycling along San Jacinto in diagonal parking spaces, close to the east curb when the bus drifted into the parking spaces and pulled Diaz underneath. …

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July’s Goal in the Bag, Motorcycle Showdown, Blue Drink Bike Ride

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With a strange ending to stage 19 of the Tour de France I started getting ready to start my ride with wheels rolling at 11:12 AM. I chose the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route to the north anticipating a tailwind on the return from SH 242 to Kingwood. Only needing 18 miles to reach my July goal this route provided more than enough with 36.45 miles today. July now totals 817.9 miles (800 miles was my goal) and the week totals 182.88 miles. With 4 potential biking days left I will add to those totals (Sunday will be a rest day).

Weather for the bike ride: start 89 (55% humidity, 71.1 dew point), a few clouds, wind NE 9 mph. Finish 92 (48% humidity, 69.3 dew point), partly cloudy, wind E 8 mph. The cool front is starting to lose its punch as the humidity, dew point, temperature rise, and more clouds appear.

AS I approached FM 1314 on the way north I saw that The Hot Biscuit restaurant is going away, replaced by a Denny’s. The Hot Biscuit has been there more than 30 years but flooded in May. It looked old from the outside. Until the Denny’s sign appeared today I thought they remodeling building to reopen.

Once I reached SH 242 that tailwind came into play and I increased my speed for the ride back to Kingwood. At FM 1485 while waiting for the traffic light to change I was behind a man on a motorcycle. A white East Montgomery Count Fire Department SUV pulled up beside me and the driver called out to the motorcycle driver and me that he thought I could take the motorcycle when the light changed. We all laughed. Before that a car pulled up beside me with two young men and the driver asked me how fast I could ride and I answered 19 to 20 mph. He accepted that and drove up to wait on the light.

I must’ve used up more energy than usual so I decided to stop at the Circle K at Northpark Drive and I-69/US59. I thought about what I could buy to go along with the blue PowerAde and ended up with 2 bananas. This provided the power to finish the ride at 2:22 PM.

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Strava Year Progressions YTD Bike Ride Miles

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Texas Bicycling News Digest July 25th 2019

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City recommending over a 100 bike lanes across Lubbock

www.everythinglubbock.com

LUBBOCK,Texas — Lubbock City Council adopted a new Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan on Tuesday, the first one made in more than 20 years. The plan will act as a guide for the city in building new bike lanes, retrofitting existing roads, and creating future policies.

“It is needed because we don’t have a lot of bicycle facilities, expect those that you can find downtown,” said David Jones, Executive Director of Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization. “We needed to …

Cyclists remember young man killed in overnight hit and run

KIII Staff | www.kiiitv.com

On Wednesday, one of Rice’s friends expressed his anger on what happened.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — According to police, 30-year-old John Rice was riding his bicycle on the northwest side when a driver struck him and took off.

Rice was described as quiet, but hard-working and 3News was informed that everyone in Calallen knew him as a man with a …

Preston Hollow Resident Biking to Alaska for Cancer Research

Jaxx Artz | www.prestonhollowpeople.com

Scroll Julie DeLaRosa’s Facebook page and notice her farmer’s tan darkening with each photo.

(ABOVE: Julie DeLaRosa and other University of Texas cyclists are using three routes to Alaska. DeLaRosa is taking the Sierra Route through New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada on the way to California. Courtesy photo)

The tan is caused by her cycling uniform, which she had worn for 30 days as she biked from Austin to San Francisco – yes, San Francisco.

A senior at …

Texas man says police suggested he ‘pay’ to get stolen bike back

By Stephen Sorace | www.foxnews.com

A Texas man is apparently facing an uphill climb to retrieve his stolen bike after claiming a Houston police officer suggested he should just “pay” for its return, a report said Tuesday.

Mario Perez had been riding his black and grey Jamis Renegade Exile bicycle to work after losing his car during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, KHOU-TV reported.

Perez said the bike was stolen …

Houston couple rides bike 15 miles on path that spells out ‘marry me’

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston couple took a 15-mile bike ride down a path to their future.

Jon Blaze and Thao Nguyen met each other on Valentine’s Day in 2016.

Blaze said that he has been thinking about proposing to Nguyen for more than a year, but he wanted to make sure it was unique and special. He decided on …

VCC Turbo Thursday ride! 50 miles was tough, but felt good to go long!

Leo Vela (VCC) | www.strava.com

wag kang gumwall!

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New Bike Shorts Bike Ride

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The unseasonable weather held on another day for today’s bike ride. The low humidity and temperatures made for a pleasant ride on the “Atascocita South – Walden – Huffman” route. Friday will try to replicate the weather but it will start to wain. The wheels rolled at 10:54 AM as I biked 35.75 miles boosting the week’s total to 146.43 miles and July totals 781.45 miles, 18 miles short of my goal for the month. I added some extra streets to get the mileage up. I finished the ride at 1:42 PM.

Weather during the bike ride: start 86 (48% humidity, 63.6 dew point), fair, wind E 8 mph. Finish 89 (42% humidity, 62.8 dew point), a few clouds, wind variable 5 mph. Arm sleeves helped keep the sun in check for skin protection.

I wore a new pair of Bellwether Endurance Gel Shorts. I think these are not the same as the older shorts with the fabric feeling lighter. Previously when I first wore a new pair they were tight on my legs but these did not fit as snugly. I may need to find another source.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

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Strava Bike Ride Summary

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Strava Year Progressions YTD Bike Ride Miles

Strava Year Progressions YTD Bike Ride Miles