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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 16th

Rick Ankrum — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:22:36 +0000

Members and Friends of BikeDFW,
From 12 to 6 PM this coming Saturday, October 22nd, BikeDFW will be participating in a Bike Fair and Exposition in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, organized by Bike Friendly Oak Cliff and hosted by Richardson Bike Mart. This should be a super-fun event that brings together all kinds of cyclists from all over DFW.
BikeDFW will be running:
A bike safety and education booth
A bicycle powered smoothie stand (like this)
A kids Bike Safety Rodeo (like this)

Levi Leipheimer, Chris Horner & Ben King at Mellow Johnny’s
by Corey Carter

Yesterday Levi Leipheimer, Chris Horner and Ben King of Team RadioShack were in town and at Mellow Johnny’s doing a Q&A and autograph session as part of this year’s Livestrong Challenge Austin event. Fellow RadioShack rider…

Green Chili Cheeseburger Poker Ride/Run 10/23/2011
Old Tascosa Cycling Club ride
RAGE-N-NUGGET writes “Palo Duro Canyon State Park 10/23/2011 12pm to 3pm
Green Chili Cheeseburgers and Poker Ride/Run. Fabulous prizes and yummy food. All proceeds will be donated to benefit TPAWD employees impacted by wildfire. 10$ donation, Contact Matt Melvin for more info or post on this reply.

Thousands Join Lance Armstrong, Cancer Survivors at the Team LIVESTRONG(R) Challenge in Austin
Event Raises More Than $2.3 Million and Attracts 4,300 Participants to Champion Cancer Survivors
AUSTIN, TX, Oct 15, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor, cycling champion and LIVESTRONG(R) founder and chairman, is celebrating 15 years of cancer survivorship by joining 4,300 fellow survivors, advocates and supporters who are…

Ride for Your Life – 28 for 28 – Huntsville, TX

Rick Ankrum — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:14:03 +0000

Ride for Your Life – 28 for 28
Presented by Ride for Your Life
Huntsville, TX
Wednesday, June 01, 2011 to Sunday, October 02, 2011
Online Registration Closes Saturday, October 01, 2011 at 8:00 AM ET
How would you like to be a part of something larger than life, in support of your life?

From July 1st until October 2nd (LIVESTRONG DAY), WE will ride 280,000 collective miles!!! BE A PART OF OUR RIDE!!!

Commit to riding a minimum of 28 miles and raising a minimum of $28 (US) by October 2nd.

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 13th

Rick Ankrum — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:25:41 +0000

UNT van hits cyclist on Oak St
from Bike Denton by bikedenton
Yesterday morning at ~7:30, a UNT van on W. Oak collided with a cyclist near the Ponder St intersection. David Gonzalez, a UNT teaching fellow, was riding behind the van when the van driver passed his intended turn and reversed backwards into David. …

Cyclist’s ill-fated journey not in vain; Spirit will prevail
by Gulf Breeze News
10, 2010 Roger Grooters’ bicycle ride across the country to raise awareness and funds for Gulf oil spill victims was a fitting metaphor for his life. …

Mellow Johnny’s » Sweatin’ Burnt Orange Bicycle Tour
by mellowjohnnys
In its fifth year, the Sweatin’ Burnt Orange Bike Tour has established itself as the primary fund raising event for University of Texas Cycling. As both a student organization and competitive sports team, the club seeks to promote the …

Pedestrian, Cyclist Injured In Two Bike Crashes In Dallas …
from www.maafirm.com
This is the third bicycle accident in the week. Last week a 28-year old jogger died from a collision with a bicyclist. In Texas alone, in 2008 pedestrian fatalities totaled 438. It seems like every week, we hear of an incident here in …

LiveStrong Walk rallies Ratttlers
by Famuan
For the past four years, I’ve gone to Austin, Texas, in October to ride my bicycle up to 100 miles in an event called the LiveSTRONG Challenge to raise …

Vestavia Hills woman plans 1132-mile bicycle ride to celebrate …
from blog.al.com/birmingham-news

Vestavia Hills woman plans 1132-mile bicycle ride to celebrate 70th birthday … Davis visited other cities along the Texas, U.S.-Mexico border before she …

Durango Texas: I Biked The River Legacy Mountain Bike Trail Today …
by Durango
It was very peaceful pedaling in the River Legacy forest today. However, the leaves are beginning to fall. When the leaves fall they do not go gently to the ground. Texas must grow heavy leaves. The leaves falling make a noise. At times it is a bit startling. …

Sailing – The answer to the question, “Why the heck did I make a 50+ mile bike ride Thursday?”
Posted on October 13, 2010 by donbynum
Many who view this post will already be aware that last Thursday, Oct 7, 2010, I made a 51.7 mile ride on my Catrike. …

Todd Smith Writes About His LiveStrong Ride

Rick Ankrum — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:15:03 +0000

Having recovered from the ankle injury I sustained this summer, I was able to ride in the 2008 Lance Armstrong LiveStrong Challenge ride recently here in Austin. Over 4,000 riders assembled in near darkness at Dripping Springs High School, and set out amidst a festive array of supporters on rides up to 95 miles long. I was blessed by having family members greet me later at the finish line, but not before enjoying some of the amazing countryside along the way.

link to the rest of Todd’s blog post

Jason Kearney Did the Livestrong Challenge Austin

Rick Ankrum — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:10:02 +0000

By Jason Kearney

There is no comparison. I used to do several charity rides, but now I only do one. Since it is my job to ask people for money every day, I find it a little tiring to ask them for money so I can participate in charity rides. So I decided some time ago to limit myself to just one, and that one is the Livestrong Challenge.

Great pictures and Jason writes about his weekend in Texas.

Link to Jason’s blog and the pictures

72 Bikers Ride from Halifax to Austin

Rick Ankrum — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:41:00 +0000

from KTRE.com

Over 72 riders cycled their way into East Texas tonight. No, they aren’t just taking an afternoon ride on the bike. They are the Cycle For Life bikeriders.

They have been on the road for over 10 days now. This is part of a long journey that started back on October 14^th in Halifax, Nova Scotia and will finish in just a couple more days in Austin, Texas. That equates to over 2600 miles for these bikers.

link to the full report at KTRE.com