Texas Bicycling News Digest May 27th

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Deep in the Heart of Texas ( The Panhandle That Is)

by Matthew Lerner        mattcyclingtrip2015.blogspot.com


Tuesday May 26th , Tucumcari NM to Dalhart TX, 96 miles
Fair to say today was not anyone’s favorite ride.  Although the temperature was moderate we rode into a headwind the entire day.  Even utilizing a pace line (when cyclists line up in a straight line for drafting purposes) with 7 or 8 experienced riders for most of the ride, my group only averaged 13 miles per hour, which made for a long day.  And the scenery for the most part was monotonous. Everyone is pretty wiped out from the past two days.
However we did reach a major milestone, crossing the Texas State line.  We will only be in Texas one night as we transverse its northern Panhandle.  Dalhart  is historically a Dust Bowl town.  A few miles outside …

Palo Alto Battlefield Trail

by Ray Garza            rgvcycling.com

This Memorial Day I spent the morning in the city of Brownsville. I knew of a trail that runs from the Gladys Porter Zoo up to the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic park and I’ve been looking for some time to take my bike and go cycling it. This holiday was a great opportunity to hit both parks with a bike ride in between. Early Monday morning, I loaded up the bike and took off on my hour drive to the other side of the Rio Grande Valley.
GLADYS PORTER ZOO
I got to the zoo early and found good parking in the gated area. With my bike locked up on the bike carrier, I took off to explore the zoo. The day was overcast so that helped keep the temperatures down a bit. I spent the morning walking around the zoo snapping photos and …

Ride Interview – Collin Classic – McKinney, Texas

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If you’re looking to participate in a great ride supporting an even better cause, consider joining City House’s Collin Classic on June 13th. All profits of the ride and bike raffle go to children in need in Northern Texas. We got in touch with Rob Scichili, who’s leading the event. Check out the interview below for all the details.
The Collin Classic Bike Rally has something for everyone – from the serious cyclist to the weekend rider. We even have a Family Fun Route! With complimentary steak burgers from Texas Land & Cattle at the finish line and Crazy Water to rehydrate along the ride, and so much more. Starbucks will get you fired up with some coffee prior to the start. Chose a route from 21 to 63 miles.
Why join your ride?
All of us at the Collin Classic pride ourselves with running a top-notch ride, with convenient parking and a very good route, no matter what distance you choose. Plus all of the proceeds benefit local homeless and abused children. Come ride with …

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It Is Possible To Run And Bike In The Heat And Humidity

By Hernán Rozemberg        www.sacurrent.com

Are you someone who, given a choice, would much rather prefer to be outside rather than remain cooped up indoors?
Kinda tough to remain active in the killer San Antonio heat and humidity, though.
So no one would likely blame you for deciding that perhaps you need to take a hiatus from outdoor activity during the summer, even basic and fun stuff like running and biking.
But you don’t need to be a hardcore competitive athlete who trains year-round — no matter the weather — to remain active and retain fitness.
Bottom line: Just accept the reality. The heat and humidity are here to stay; they ain’t going anywhere.
So work with what you’ve got, rather than try to fight it or, even worse, throwing in the towel and …

Four U.S. cities are racing to open the country’s first protected intersection

Michael Andersen, Green Lane Project staff writer        www.peopleforbikes.org


A protected intersection under construction at Manor and Tilley in Austin, fall 2014. Photo: City of Austin.
Sometimes, change builds up for years. And sometimes, it bursts.
Fifteen months after American bikeway designer Nick Falbo coined the phrase “protected intersection” to refer to a Dutch-style intersection between two streets with protected bike lanes, the concept hasn’t just ricocheted around the Internet — it’s been approved by four different cities.
The cities of Austin, Salt Lake City, Davis and Boston are now in a four-way race to create the first working protected intersection in the …

Former Kingwood resident spreads cancer awareness in the community

By Melanie Feuk        www.yourhoustonnews.com


Although University of Texas at Austin student, Jeffery Saeling cannot participate in the 2015 Texas 4000 bike ride for cancer, he is determined to do his part raising awareness for the cause.
“The Texas 4000 is a pretty novel idea,” said Saeling. “It’s a bike ride from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska for cancer awareness.”
On Saturday, May 30, bikers will embark on a 70 day ride from Texas to Alaska, logging more than 4,000 miles. The team will divide into three groups, taking routes through the Sierra, Rockies and Ozarks, later …

1st Annual June Moon ride, picnic & music!

Tuesday, Jun 2, 2015, 6:00 PM

Location details are available to members only.

23 Members Went

Beginning T & P Hill parking lot, we can ride our bikes around the lake and return to T & P (Tee Pee) Hill for a community picnic and moon rising party over looking the shores of WRL.  We can bring our picnic dinner and enjoy the view of the lake as the sun goes down.  At sunset, we will watch the moon rise and the dozens of “June-Mooners” singing …

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Honey Tour

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Three of us from San Angelo, Christine Jones, Brian Backlund, and I, traveled to Burleson, a nice city just below Fort Worth.
Line up for an 8 a.m. start.
It wasn’t really that cold, Christine just likes to play it safe. Among other things the jacket is water proof and rain (thunder storms) is in the forecast. …

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Texas Bicycling News Digest May 26th

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2015 Bike The Bricks race in McKinney Texas!

TEXAS STATE CRITERIUM CHAMPIONSHIPS Results • May 25 2015

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» Men     » Men Cat 2
» Men Cat 3     » Men Cat 4
» Men Cat 5     » Men Juniors 10-14 Junior
» Men Juniors 9-18 Junior     » Men Masters 40+
» Men Masters 50+     » Men Pro/Cat 1
» Women Cat 3     » Women Juniors 10-14 Junior
» Women Pro/Cat 1/2

FREE CLINIC May 28th Brake, Derailleur and Gear

Thursday, May 28, 2015, 6:00 PM

Performance Bicycle
7549 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX

1 Cycling Enthusiasts Went

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2015 Bicycles Plus GSTz Criterium Results • May 24 2015

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» Men Juniors Open Cat 4/5     » Men Masters 35+ Cat 4/5
» Men Masters 40+ Cat 1/2/3/4     » Men Masters 50+ Cat 1/2/3/4
» Men Open Cat 3     » Men Open Cat 4
» Men Open Cat 4/5     » Men Open P/1/2
» Women Juniors Open P/1/2/3/4     » Women Open P/1/2/3/4

Gary Glickman Memorial Criterium Texas Age Based C Results • May 23 2015

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» Men 19-22 Cat 1/2/3/4     » Men 23-29 Cat 1/2/3/4
» Men 30-34 Cat 1/2/3/4     » Men 35-39 Cat 1/2/3/4
» Men Junior 10-14     » Men Junior 15-18
» Men Master 35+ Cat 4/5     » Men Master 40+
» Men Master 50+     » Men Master 60+
» Women 19-22 Cat 1/2/3/4     » Women 23-29 Cat 1/2/3/4
» Women 30-34 Cat 1/2/3/4     » Women 35-39 Cat 1/2/3/4
» Women Junior 10-14     » Women Junior 15-18
» Women Master 40+

FREE CLINIC May 28th Brake, Derailleur and Gear

Thursday, May 28, 2015, 6:00 PM

Performance Bicycle
4750 Fm 1960 Rd W Houston, TX

1 Bicycle Enthusiasts Went

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Bike the Bricks 2015 40+

H8ter


PROPS to Allen for bouncing back from this crash (pun intended):
…and WINNING the State Championship crit the next morning. That’s like double digits on the jerseys I think.
BTW that’s him in the black/green kit on the right that endos into the rider that caused the crash.
Congrats!

Flash Flood Update

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Due to today’s flooding (Tuesday 5/26/15), the funeral of David Rosenfeld and Mayor Cornett’s Talk have been postponed. More info below.
Today’s funeral for cyclist David Rosenfeld has been postponed to tomorrow, Wednesday, at 10:30 am.  Location will be Congregation Beth Yeshurun (4525 Beechnut St, Houston, TX 77096).

Following the funeral, BikeHouston Executive Director, Michael Payne, will lead a ride to Bellaire City Hall where he will present the Mayor with our Goal Zero Fatalities campaign and ask they they partner with us to reduce crashes and fatalities.

Texas 4000 bike event

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The Texas 4000 ATLAS Ride cycling event will stop in Lampasas on Saturday. The charity bike ride benefits cancer research/treatment. A post-ride festival will take place at Texas Legato Winery and will include barbecue, music and more.
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Biking through Houston

Caleb Can


Its a short one but has some great shots in it! sorry for running behind lately had a crazy busy weekend! but awesome things coming up!

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All Those Weather Alerts!

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The Houston northeast area mostly missed the heavy rain storms yesterday evening starting around 9:30. That didn’t stop my Garmin Edge 510 from pestering me with 7 weather alerts about flood warnings every 1/2 mile or so while riding. For the life of me I couldn’t figure out how to turn them off until I stopped at the Huffman Chevron for a rest stop at the 24.5 mile mark. I looked in every setting on the 510 but couldn’t find it so I Goggled it and found out it was a setting in the app on my phone. Once I turned it off I rode in peace from Huffman to home. We did get 3.15″ of rain last night but this is about half what west and southwest Houston got. During the storm the radar was bright yellow and orange as the storm moved through. I saw pictures of flooding on Twitter and it didn’t look good.

I was getting ready to ride this morning when our electricity went off about 10:40. I had an errand to run west of home about a mile and the electricity was on there. I wasn’t sure what caused it since the weather not quite so severe here. I was going back and forth on which route to ride: go north or go east. I decided on “Huffman – Liberty County Line” route after my wife reminded me of the low areas to the north. After waiting for the electricity to come on I gave up and left at 11:46. The wind was kicking up which probably caused the electricity outage. As i was riding through the residential streets to exit Kingwood I was on the greenbelt trail along Kingwood Drive east of Kingwood High School. Ahead I saw the utility crews blocking the right hand lane and as I got closer there was new pole with new hardware laying on the ground. A big boom truck looked like it was getting positioned to set this new pole. Just before I got to this spot I noticed there were no cars in the high school parking lot. Electricity must’ve been out there too because school has several more days. I rode under the boom truck past the pole to continue the ride.

Every body of water I crossed or went beside was higher than it was yesterday. This was triggering all of the notifications on the 510 making it difficult to concentrate on biking.

Crossing Lake Houston on FM1960 the wind was stiff. I could see the higher water. There is section of ground about half way across with trees and bushes when the water is normal. Only the tops of the trees barely showed above the water. The boat pier at the Cedar Landing Restaurant on the east shore had waves breaking over what wasn’t already submerged. Water was not that far below the edge of the restaurant building.

No water issues on the route itself. The road was clear and dry. East of Huffman on FM1960 the ditches were full and running in places. If the water were higher by a foot or two it would be to the shoulder of FM1960. When I left home I thought of riding on Huffman – Eastgate back to Huffman when I reached the Liberty County line but I changed my mind when I remembered it was low and prone to flooding.

The wind and constant notifications made it difficult to ride above 17 to 18 mph and my average speed showed it. Checking the weather at the end I saw the wind was from the SSE at 15 mph with 22 mph gusts. That explains fighting the bike as I rode west over Lake Houston. Whenever a gust came the deep section rims wanted to move the bike to the right. It was a relief to leave FM1960 and go north towards home.

Weather at the start of the ride
Huffman weather during the rest stop
Weather at the end of the ride

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Texas Bicycling News May 25th

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2015 Age 23-29 Texas Criterium State Championship

Justin Stanley

EP Cyclists

3rd Annual Memorial Day Ride to Ft Bliss..o7’o

15-year-old bicyclist struck, killed by pickup in Jasper Co.

By Gary Bass        www.ktre.com

JASPER COUNTY, TX (KTRE) – A 15-year-old boy died as a result of injuries he suffered when he was struck by a pickup near Buna while he was riding a bicycle Friday night.
Trooper David Hendry, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said the boy has been identified as Dakota Sorenson, of Houston.
According to the DPS accident report, the accident occurred …

DPS releases name of teen killed when bike was struck by a pickup

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A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety has released the identity of a teen killed when a bike was hit by a pickup on Friday.
The deceased is identified as Dakota Sorenson, 15, of Houston.
The accident happened just before 9 p.m. Friday. A 2014 Chevrolet pickup was …

17 recreational trail projects to share $2.38 million in grants

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on Thursday approved $2.38 million in federal grants for 17 recreational trail projects across the state.
The National Recreational Trails Fund (NRTF) comes from a portion of the federal gas tax generated by gasoline purchases for off-road motorcycles and four-wheelers. The purpose of the NRTF is to create new, or improve existing, recreational trails.
A requirement of the NRTF is that 30 percent of the total funds must be spent on motorized recreational trails, 30 percent on non-motorized trail projects with the remaining 40 percent being discretionary. …

… The Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association in Brazos County was granted $20,000 for the rehabilitation and expansion of the Lake Bryan Trail System. Improvements include constructing a new two-mile trail; adding signage, tools and equipment; and renovating the existing 23-mile trail. …

Fulshear 35 From Foster

Saturday, May 30, 2015, 7:00 AM

Foster High School
4400 FM 723 Richmond, TX

3 SH!FT starters Went

Let’s ride Fulshear. Come prepared for 35 miles at 15-20 mph. Wind can be a challenge so we can work on paceline skills.ROLLOUT AT 7:00 SHARP!!.There is only 1 break and it is 24 miles into the ride. Bring enough food and drink to carry you that far.Our next trip to Fulshear will likely be closer to 50 miles so this is a good intro to the area….

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Climb-a-Thon

Sunday, May 31, 2015, 7:00 AM

Crazy Cat Cyclery
5650 N Desert El Paso, TX

1 Cyclists Went

Meet at Crazy Cat on Redd at 7 and ride over Transmountain to McKelligon Canyon, then return over Trans and climb Tom Mays road as well. 5,400 feet of elevation gain. 50 miles, 18-20 mph. Chris Hoffman,[masked]

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GO for a Mountain Bike Ride

Sunday, May 31, 2015, 9:00 AM

Collins Park
6727 Cypresswood Drive Spring, TX

1 Bicycle Enthusiasts Went

Join us every Sunday at Collins Park for a 1hour and a half (approx) ride for beginners and intermediate riders.Ride is 10 milesWe will be on the Cypresswood Trail “Collins Park” – the ride will leave from the parking lot just behind/adjacent to the skate park.Any questions please call us at the store:[masked]Bring a helmet, water bottle, …

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Cyclists weather storms to fight hunger

By Kalie Lowrie / Texas Baptist Communications


In spite of inclement weather, 29 cyclists participated in the sixth annual Bike Out Hunger ride to raise money for the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering and awareness about hunger and poverty in Texas and around the world. (PHOTO/Texas Baptist Communications)
DALLAS—Braving hard rains, 29 cyclists joined a 500-mile bicycle ride from Boerne to Dallas to raise money for the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering and awareness about hunger and poverty in Texas and around the world.
bikeout corsicana425Cyclists outside of Corsicana shrug off the spray of 18-wheelers on slick streets as they participate in the 500-mile ride to raise funds for the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering. (PHOTO/Texas Baptist Communications)The sixth annual Bike Out Hunger ride drew participants from …

Council to decide hike-and-bike trail contract

by Kirsten Crow        www.caller.com

CORPUS CHRISTI – A hike-and-bike trail that would connect Saratoga to Yorktown boulevards could soon see a construction contract award of nearly $1.2 million.
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HBC Ride Schedule

Houston Bicycle Club

Saturday 05/30/15     Hempstead Melon Trail    8:00am     Ronald & Lilette Britsch     r.britsch@icloud.com     832-288-xxxx
Sunday 05/31/15     Urban Challenge Ride    9:00 a.m.     Dan Lyons     danjoe@aol.com
Saturday 06/06/15     Columbus – North    8:00am     Ronald & Lilette Britsch     r.britsch@icloud.com     832-288-xxxx
Saturday 06/13/15     Cat Spring    8:00am     Ronald & Lilette Britsch     r.britsch@icloud.com     832-288-xxxx
Saturday 06/20/15     Zube Park    8:00am     Ronald & Lilette Britsch     r.britsch@icloud.com     832-288-xxxx
Saturday 06/27/15     Brenham    8:00     Ronald & Lilette Britsch     r.britsch@icloud.com     832-288-xxxx
Saturday 07/04/15     Columbus – Weimar Loops    8:00am     Ronald & Lilette Britsch     r.britsch@icloud.com     832-288-xxxx

TEXAS STATE CRITERIUM CHAMPIONSHIPS, Greenville, TX

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CRIT Men Cat 5
CRIT Women Juniors 10-14 Junior
CRIT Men Juniors 10-14 Junior
CRIT Men Juniors 9-18 Junior
CRIT Men Cat 4
CRIT Women Cat 3
CRIT Men Cat 3
CRIT Men Cat 2
CRIT Women Pro/Cat 1/2
CRIT Men Masters 40-99 Masters
CRIT Men Masters 50-99 Masters
CRIT Men Pro/Cat 1

Profile in Fitness: Mountain-biking champ rides for the fun of it

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Jessica Smith’s first foray into biking began on a seat on the back of her parents’ 10-speeds. Now 32, she’s channeled her passion into mountain biking, a sport at which the Denton woman competes and regularly wins.
How she got into fitness: I’ve always been active. I love to be outside! I have a lot of energy and like to be on the go. I also have a competitive nature, which …

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