{"id":59726,"date":"2022-07-21T22:33:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T03:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=59726"},"modified":"2022-07-21T22:33:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T03:33:34","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-july-21st-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/21\/texas-bicycling-news-july-21st-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News July 21st 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Texas 4,000 to stop in Prince George Saturday<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Darin Bain | www.myprincegeorgenow.com<\/h4>\n

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A group of students riding bikes between Austin, Texas, and Anchorage, Alaska to raise cancer awareness will be stopping in Prince George on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Texas 4,000 is an organization to cultivate student leaders and engage communities in the fight against cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe riders are trying to engage people in the fight against cancer, so they\u2019re talking individually as they ride every day,\u201d said Scott Crews, Executive Director.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the cities they stop in and they\u2019re hosted in, they\u2019re meeting with people in the community to talk about cancer prevention and awareness.\u201d …<\/p>\n

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A little dirt therapy can go a long way<\/a><\/h2>\n

Brandon Lingle | www.expressnews.com<\/h4>\n

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Sometimes the world goes quiet when you are riding a bike on a rough trail.<\/p>\n

Life\u2019s noise and stress fade against the grind of fat tires on dirt, the breeze and maybe a bird\u2019s song or cicada\u2019s hum.<\/p>\n

Steer, pedal, breathe, imagine what\u2019s behind the next turn or hill and then react. There\u2019s no time to worry about strife, work, bills or politics while honed-in on balance, speed and momentum.<\/p>\n

In these moments, everything flows, and the forward motion takes us further from the past. Sometimes gravity speeds up the pace.<\/p>\n

A type of peace grows when focused on the trail. …<\/p>\n

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Cyclists get rolling for Tour de Gap, and more coming up in Abilene<\/a><\/h2>\n

Nathaniel Ellsworth | www.reporternews.com<\/h4>\n

BUFFALO GAP ? The 39th Tour de Gap bike ride benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters will kick off at 7:30 a.m. Saturday with a 100K route starting at the Old Settlers’ Reunion Grounds.<\/p>\n

Routes of 50K and 11 miles will follow at 7:50 and 8 a.m., respectively.<\/p>\n

Races will continue with the Steamboat Mountain Time Trial at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, starting at Main Street Station.<\/p>\n

Registration for the Saturday events is $80 for adults; children age 14 and under may enter the 50K and 11 mile routes free with a paying adult. Registration for the Sunday time trial is $70, or $60 if also registering for a Saturday route. For information, go to tourdegap.com, or register at bikereg.com\/tour-de-gap.<\/p>\n

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Video: Cyclist killed in hit-and-run crash, friends offering $50k reward for tips<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Melanie Torre | cbsaustin.com<\/h4>\n

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 A cyclist\u2019s friends are offering a $50,000 reward for help in identifying the driver in a deadly hit-and-run crash.<\/p>\n

In March, 73-year-old Keith Culver was killed in Austin while cycling cross-country with a dozen people. The group was hit on East Stassney Lane near Burleson Road.<\/p>\n

The crash happened just before 9 a.m. on March 30. The group, consisting of 12 avid cyclists, was halfway done with their trip from California to Florida when things took a tragic turn and the cyclists were hit by a driver who didn\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n

Friends for 17 years, …<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s Your New Bike Lane. Oh, Did You Want It to Go Somewhere?<\/a> from BikingATX<\/a> <\/blockquote>