Texas Bicycling News July 2nd 2017

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LeBlanc: Give those new bike bridges time before condemning them

By Pam LeBlanc | www.mystatesman.com


As a regular bicycle commuter, I wanted to pedal furiously to Ben Wear’s house, avoiding gridlock traffic, and shout choice words in his ear after reading his column last week dismissing the new bike bridges in Southwest Austin as a “glorified scenic overlook.”
Wear, in case you missed it, staked out the new complex of bridges over Barton Creek and Loop 360 — a $14.5-million joint project between the Texas Department of Transportation and the city of Austin — barely a week after it …

July 4 – 7 a.m. Ride to Barbecs – 40 miles ~15mph start @ 15th / Independence

by morgman | www.planobicycle.org

Please arrive by 6:45 for a 7 a.m. departure from 15th and Independence (between CVS and Taco Delight) for a ~15mph ride down to Barbecs. Please remember a lock if you have one and to bring cash as Barbecs doesn’t take credit/debit cards. This ride will include Whiterock Trail on the way down and the Cottonwoord Creek trail on the way back. Please load the route below on your preferred navigation device so we have options in case we need to split the group.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/22598282
I know we have a few folks that may be joining us enroute, let me know if you want me to send you a Glympse so you can monitor the group on the way down.

July 4 – 7:00 a.m. start to White Rock Lake – 51 miles @ 16-17 MPH

phoward429 | www.planobicycle.org

We are planning a ride from Spring Creek & Coit. Meet where DB Lite usually meets. Average between 16 and 17 MPH, no drop, but do choose wisely please. Meet at 6:45 a.m., we roll at 7:00. This ride will replace the normal Tuesday night co-ed ride. …

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Oh My! The Flowers Along The Bike Ride

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When I start the bike ride at 12:20 pm in July it will be hot. 94 degrees at the start and 96 at the 2:33 pm finish. The south 10 mph wind helped cool some as long as I was moving. Stopping for a few seconds brought lots of perspiration but taking a drink of ice water from my bottle reversed the heat for a few seconds too. I rode the “Oakhurst – Valley Ranch” route for a total of 27.2 miles which pushed this week’s total to 244.9 miles, the most miles in a week so far this year. July is off to a good start though I will miss biking a couple of days this week.

I wanted to stop and take some pictures of the flower beds at Kingwood Nursery on several rides but never did it. Today I made up my mind to stop. This is what I saw.

The bike is my Blue Norcross AL. The sun flower goes with the Tour de France but not as many as they have in the fields along the race.

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Strava Ride Summary

Strava Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling News July 1st 2017

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Community Movement: 70 local bicyclists come together for social ride

By Maricela Rodriguez | www.valleymorningstar.com


A relaxing social bike ride was just the thing to kick off the weekend last night.
About 70 riders took part in the ride which took them on a 7.3 mile loop, beginning and ending downtown at 150 E. Monroe Ave.
Brenda Vallejo has participated in three bike rides and …

The Racing Post – July Edition

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Juniors Seize the Day for Seven Titles in Louisville

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Louisville, Ky. (July 1, 2017) – Amateur Road National Championships presented by Papa John’s returned for a second day in the Bluegrass State at Louisville’s historic Cherokee Park. Women’s and men’s juniors took over the 7.9-kilometer course under cloudy skies and brightened the day with dazzling performances in seven categorized races. …

… Luke Feuerhelm (Merrill, Iowa/Central Junior Cycling Devo) soloed to the line to capture the title for the 30-kilometer Men’s Junior 13-14 contest, in a time of 47:59. Will Sharpe (Katy, Texas/Northwest Cycling Club) sprinted to the line 37 seconds later for second place, edging …

Holloway, Powless & Husted victorious at Road Nationals on Friday

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Louisville, Ky. (June 30, 2017) – The second day of the Amateur Road National Championships presented by Papa John’s featured three amateur and junior road races at Louisville’s historic Cherokee Park. Riders in the Men’s category 1 and Men’s U23 road races completed 23 laps for a total 110 miles/177 kilometers, followed by the Men’s Junior 15-16 event at 10 laps for 48 miles/77 kilometers. …

… n the 15-16-year-old race, Eli Husted (Austin, Texas/Hot Tubes Development Cycling) broke away with Jared Scott (Boulder, Colo./Boulder Junior Cycling) from the 69-rider field with three laps to go. Husted, who won a national title as a 14-year-old last year, attacked with …

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Plenty of Company on July’s First Bike Ride

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I wanted to start the bike ride before 9 AM but I just couldn’t get out the door and push the start button on my Elemnt until 9:02 AM. The route of choice was “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” and this time not one drop of rain fell on me. I looked forward with the earlier start to seeing other cyclists along the route and that happened with over 20 crossing my path. All but two were going the opposite direction with one passing me while we were riding east over Lake Houston on FM 1960. He was younger taller and faster than me. Later while I was on Woodbridge Drive the other cyclist caught, said hello and turned left onto the street just before I finished the ride at 11:34 am. He rode a white Cannondale. I wanted to take some pictures but the sightings seemed to come when I didn’t have time to get my phone out.

In order to improve my chances of seeing other cyclists I rode faster than usual at the start but this made me slower during the last 8 miles or so as I used my energy reserve and the average speed started to go down. The temperature was a little lower ranging from 84 to 90 which I appreciated but it didn’t reduce my perspiration. I need to wear wrist bands to hold the sweat back some from my gloves. The wind was from the south at 10 mph and it felt nice when I made a short stop at the Huffman Chevron for water and ice.

The goal for July is 800 miles and with today’s ride kicking off the month I only have 767 miles to go. The week is going well with 217.5 miles.

I will catch up with stage 1 of the TdF on the DVR now.

More great riding weather tomorrow. I need to decide on whether to bike before or after church.

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Strava ride summary

Strava Ride Summary

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