Texas Bicycling News July 24th

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Teenager killed on bicycle identified

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The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified a teenager killed in a recent Titus County hit-and-run and is asking for the public’s help in finding the vehicle involved.
Trooper Sylvia Jennings said Brice Lee Croley, 13, of Mount Pleasant was riding his bicycle east on Interstate 30 about 4:30 a.m. Monday when he was …

Real Life. Real Racers : Colin Bromley & Jason Baker

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It was buy one, get one free at the TBR portrait store this week. It’s pretty cool when your buddy is also your teammate and your co-worker. Not to mention, your lab is a team sponsor. Meet Team PHENOM p/b AnalySys Labs’ Colin Bromley and Jason Baker. Both are dedicated commuters so we shot them with their daily rider rigs. …

The Woodlands Township holds Board meeting

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The Woodlands Township Board of Directors held a regular Board of Directors meeting Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at The Woodlands Township Town Hall, 2801 Technology Forest Boulevard, at 6 p.m. The entire meeting can be watched on video at The Woodlands Township website (www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov).
The Woodlands Township Board of Directors approved a recommendation from the ad hoc Transportation Committee to select Jones & Carter for the development of a pedestrian and bicycle master plan for The Woodlands Township. The Board of Directors allocated $100,000 in the 2015 Budget for professional services as a result of the 2015 budgeting process during which the Board received resident input/requests for pathway connectors to …

DATES Sunday Morning Urban Ride to Bishop Arts District

Dallas Area Tandem Enthusiasts

When: Jul 26, 2015 08:15 AM
Where: Crate and Barrel Parking Lot – Knox Street – Dallas
Sunday Morning Urban Ride to Bishop Arts District Social Pace – NO DROP!
Details:
Ride Leaders – Team Wilson, Team Carlson & Team Coose
Route is 20 – 30 miles, approximate distance to be determined at start.
Meet at 8:00 AM        Ride at 8:15 AM
Location – meet at the parking lot at Knox and Travis (behind Chili’s and Starbucks)
Post-ride brunch at Fernando’s

Another nineteen Stars-and-Stripes jerseys earned in Rock Hill on Friday

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Nineteen more Stars-and-Stripes jerseys were awarded at the 2015 USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships on Friday.

Annette Williams (Kenmore, Wash./Kenmore Velo) took her third national title of the event on Friday when she beat out Beverly Chaney (Carmel, Calif./SJBC) and Jane Vanni-noone (Indianapolis, Ind./First Internet Bank Cycling Team) in the women’s 50-54 individual pursuit. She adds this gold medal to the golds she collected in the sprint and scratch race. …

Women 1/2/3 Master 45-49 Points Race
1.      Dana Walton (E Norriton, Pa.)       Chester County Cycling Foundation       36
2.      Catherine Moore (Waco, Texas)       Fearless Femme p/b Haute Wheels Racing       35

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Missed the Amtrak Train

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Repeat the route. That’s what I did today. I changed some of the streets but the route still is “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman”. In my quest for my monthly goal I am trying to ride 32+ miles each day for the rest of July. I rode 33.68 miles today. Changing the early the part of the route I was able to improve my average speed and got to 14.0 mph before leaving Kingwood. Normally I have to overcome the slower start speeds after I get out of Kingwood. My legs felt good today and I was able to ride at 15 to 16 mph early on plus the streets I chose did not have many stops. The stops slow me down and then I have accelerate back up. The Garmin 510 is not kind to me and reduces my average speed. Today marks the 25th time I biked this route name. (Yesterday I said it was 22 times but the Golden Cheetah software has the route name listed twice and I forgot to count both listings.) A comparison of the 25 rides.

7-24-2015 Route Ride Comparison Summary YTD

I am up to 675.85 miles for July. The goal is 834. Year to date I rode 3892 miles.

Hot temperatures remain in place and the light wind (7 mph from the south) is like a convection oven. Humidity was 41% at my home weather station, 102 degrees there too. George Bush Airport was only 97 degrees. Screenshots while I stopped in Huffman for a break.

The little red triangle is a weather alert for high temperature and heat index above 103.

Leaving home at 11:39 I thought I had a chance to meet the Amtrak train when it passed through Huffman. I almost did. I was riding north on FM2100 around the lake Houston Methodist Church when the train went across FM2100. I could see it about 1/2 mile away. Earlier when I crossed the tracks on Old Atascocita Road I should have waited for the train to arrive but I thought I had enough time to get to FM2100 and FM1960. Around 7 miles into the ride I stopped for a phone call. If I had not done that I might have been waiting on the train in Huffman. The train timing in Huffman is not consistent though. I have been there at 1:30 and the train passes by. Missing the train I pulled into the Chevron station to dry off some, eat and drink cold Powerade. I was there about 35 minutes. I got back home at 2:40.

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Texas Bicycling News July 23rd

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White Rock’s East Lawther Trail: New wider, asphalt pedestrian path is open for business

By Christina Hughes Babb        lakehighlands.advocatemag.com


The new trail is open — maybe the yelling, fighting and crying will ease up now.
It was right about this time last summer that Dallas’ Park and Recreation Board, and later the Dallas City Council, approved up to $1.2 million for one phase of upgrades to White Rock’s East Lawther Trail. Trial improvements, implemented in segments, top the list of 10 White Rock Lake improvement priorities, which the Dallas Park Department announced back in 2010.
Upgrades have steadily occurred over the last decade. For several years now, the west side of White Rock Lake has offered a wide, smooth lakeside trail that runs parallel to the city street, which accommodates faster cyclists and motor vehicles.
East of the lake, however, nearly all traffic — both wheel and foot — has been choosing the public street, which …

Adrenaline junkie, Winter Olympian Katie Uhlaender pursues new sport in Frisco

By KATE HAIROPOULOS        www.dallasnews.com


Not trying is not in Katie Uhlaender’s nature. The three-time U.S. Winter Olympian in skeleton figures she has nothing to lose as she pursues a new sport — track cycling.
The 31-year-old is accustomed to racing down an icy track, head first, at nearly 90 miles per hour, her glossy, red hair tucked into a helmet. But the McGregor, Texas native chose Dallas as a place to build a unique support system and a bridge to her future — the possibilities for which are ever-changing.
Uhlaender now trains at Frisco’s Superdrome, a 250-meter, wooden oval track that …

Cyclefest rolls into Fort Davis in September

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The Permian Basin Bicycle Association will put on the 39th annual Cyclefest Bike Tour and Hill Climb Sept. 18-20 in the scenic “Texas Alps” of Fort Davis.
The event benefits Fort Davis emergency management services and firefighters, and Boy Scout Troop 30.
The 100K and 200K Brevets will start Friday morning from Fort Davis.
On Saturday morning the tour kicks off at 8 a.m. at Prude Ranch. Cyclists will ride at their own pace through terrain and distances to match their ability; four routes are available. The ride concludes with a lunch party.
The Mount Locke Hill Climb to McDonald Observatory starts at 9 a.m. Sunday. Riders have …

‘Bike Wars’ looks at friction between cyclists, motorists

by Pam LeBlanc        fitness.blog.austin360.com

If you ride a bike to work in Austin, you’re probably familiar with the friction between motorists and cyclists.
HBO highlights the issue in its latest episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, titled “Bike Wars.” In the episode, Gumbel looks at cities like New York and San Francisco, as they struggle to adapt to growing numbers of commuter cyclists. He also travels to bike-crazy Copenhagen and Amsterdam to …

City Council approves new bike master plan on first reading

by Brooke Crum        www.reporternews.com

ABILENE, Texas – In a meeting packed with discussion, as well as members of the public, the Abilene City Council approved a bike master plan on first reading. The council also took the first step in seeing bond projects approved in a May election reach fruition by securing architectural services.
The public will have a chance to chime in on the bike master plan, which might include new paths or lanes throughout the city, and several other zoning items during public hearings on Aug. 13.
The zoning items will include one from Walmart so it can build a …

Eighteen national champions crowned on Thursday in Rock Hill

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Rock Hill, SC (July 23, 2015) – Eighteen more national titles were determined on Thursday as the 2015 USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships continued at the Giordana Velodrome in Rock Hill.

In the lone individual pursuit of the morning, Dean Phillips (Wenham, Mass./Team Fit Werx) beat out Karl Baumgart (Scottsdale, Ariz./GPE Racing p/b Athlete Octane) for the gold medal in the men’s 40-44 event. …

Women Master 45-49 Time Trial
1.      Dana Walton (E Norriton, Pa.)       Chester County Cycling Foundation       38.583
2.      Suzanne Goodwin (Mckinney, Texas)       McKinney Velo Club       41.818
Women 1/2/3 Master 40-44 Points Race
1.      Cheryl Fuller-muller (Cumming, Ga.)       Argon18Racing p/b November &Fast Freddie Apparel       35
2.      Camie Kornely (Fort Lee, N.J.)       PSIMET Racing       8
3.      Cindi Vargas (Humble, Texas)       Matrix Cycling Club       7

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A Hint of Chocolate Chip Chia Bike Ride

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The hot weather continues today. I don’t mind the hot temperature as long as I am moving. sometimes I think it could like riding in a convection oven. The sky had a few small clouds allowing the sun full rein. Wind was different: from the SW at 8 mph with 20 mph gusts according to the George Bush Airport weather station. The screenshot I took at Huffman during my rest stop was not quite as hot or windy.

Riding the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route for the 22nd time this year I logged 33.57 miles to move the total for July to 642 miles, 192 miles short of my 834 mile goal. I was thinking of riding a longer route but I got a late start (11:28) due to watching stage 18 of the Tour. It ends on Sunday and I can leave earlier starting Monday for longer rides if I need to the miles to reach my goal. If I average 33 miles for 6 rides before the end of July I will reach my goal. With the weather forecast showing hot and dry for the next 10 days and 8 riding days left I think I will be okay.

Nobody else was foolish enough to be out riding along the route today. I did enjoy the shade under the pump canopy at the Chevron station. I tied to listen to a podcast but every loud pickup truck in east Harris county decided to drive by on FM1960. The ice cold Powerade hit the spot to cool me down. I am trying a different Kashi granola bar this week: Crunchy Granola & Seed bars with Chocolate Chip Chia. They taste good with the hint of chocolate and the crunchiness. I was getting burned out on thr Kashi Trail Mix bars. The rest stop came at 21.3 miles into the ride.

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7-23-2015 Route Ride Comparison Summary YTD