Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup December 27th

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Bicycle giveaway
Palestine Herald-Press

A local resident loads a brand new bicycle into his car for a Christmas gift, compliments of the Palestine Police Department. This is the second year for the department to give away free bicycles at Christmastime. Palestine PD Lt. James Muniz is pictured at left.

A bicycle trail from Dallas to Fort Worth is in the works
Nicholas Sakelaris    Staff Writer- Dallas Business Journal
Plans to connect Dallas to Fort Worth via bicycle trails are slowing gaining speed, thanks in large part to Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, an avid cyclist.
The proposal would use 30 miles of existing trails in Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Irving and Dallas and connect them with 34 miles of additional trails, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
Of the 34 miles yet to be built, 10 miles have secured funding and…

Great Bike Giveaway with 104.1 2013
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Godsey Martin Law Firm teamed up with 104.1 to give away 100 bikes this Christmas! Like our Facebook page for future giveaways and events!

Individual Time Trial Series
Team McAllen Cycling
Sunday, January 19th, 2014
Sunday, February 16th, 2014
Sunday, March 23rd, 2014
Sunday, April 20th, 2014

Location: Bentsen Palm Park

Team McAllen Cycling’s individual time trials are back!  Join us Jan 19th to test your speed!
Place: Bentsen Palm Park, located of Inspiration Rd Mission (North of the Veterans Memorial Cemetery)
Time: 7:00 AM to register, first rider out at 8:00 AM
Cost: Free to TMC members, $10.00 to non-members
Open to all classes of bicycle…

WCCRT TTR (All welcome)
Woodlands Cycling Club
Saturday, January 04, 2014, 07:30am – 10:30am
Meet at the Ashlane YMCA, wheels down at 7:30 am. This is a race team training ride, pace will be fast – but can also break into different groups of ability. There will be regroup points for brief stops to come back together as a group.

Although it is a race team training ride, all are welcome to come out and ride to experience riding with the race team. While we do look out for one another, know the route and be prepared – each rider is expected to be responsible for him/herself. We observe all the same safety protocols of the club – be prepared to stop at all stop signs, etc.

Ride route: MapMyRide (CLICK HERE)

The lake route (counterclockwise) is: woodlands parkway to Honea Egypt road to Honea Egypt Community road to…

Thanks for the sweet ride, Santa!
By Pam LeBlanc        www.austin360.com

I still remember my first real bicycle – not the red hand-me down trike I careened around on when I was still wearing bloomers. I’m talking about the purple two-wheeler with a sparkly banana seat and plastic streamers at the ends of the handlebars.

That bike meant freedom. I rode it all the way down to the end of the street, tipped it on its side and played on the old fire engine parked in an…

Wife of cyclist killed in crash speaks the night before his memorial ride
by SHELTON GREEN / KVUE News and Photojournalist CHRIS SHADROCK

ROUND ROCK, Texas – An Austin non-profit called Please Be Kind to Cyclists is hosting a memorial ride in Round Rock Saturday morning for a married father of four, who was killed while riding his bike a week before Christmas Day.

44-year-old Joseph Holan was on the frontage road of Interstate 35 near 1431 heading in to work on his bicycle on Dec. 17. A Texas Department of Transportation spokesperson told KVUE it is legal to ride a bicycle there.

Round Rock Police said a driver didn’t…

West Texas man hospitalized after pit bull attack
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SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a 28-year-old West Texas man was hospitalized with puncture wounds to his arms and legs after being attacked by five pit bulls while riding his bicycle.

Chief Deputy Dale Pearce of the Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office tells the San Angelo Standard-Times (http://bit.ly/1cvkAis ) that the man was attacked Thursday afternoon in the small community of Carlsbad, located about 16 miles northwest of San Angelo.

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Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup December 26th

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2 officers among injured after stolen bike dispute turns into brawl
by Rucks Russell / KHOU 11 News

HOUSTON—Authorities believe a dispute over a stolen bicycle sparked a Christmas day brawl at a northwest Houston apartment complex.
Police responded to the Pines at Northwest Crossing Apartments around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday following reports of a fight.
Once there, officers observed dozens of men, women and children engaged in…

Pico de Gallo 2013
by Erica Proffer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSQ_n5GhMgE&feature=player_detailpage
Pico de Gallo Century Ride is a free cycling event. The four founders created it to bring awareness to cycling and promote the sport. It started as a large group ride. Quickly, it grew to a yearly event with many cyclists participating.

Christmas Day Bike Ride!
the surly biker

Christmas in Houston today was a cloudy 55° – great for a bike ride to put all our new bike stuff to good use. And we weren’t the only ones. We saw a ton of people and families out in the park riding, walking, running, and playing pickup games of soccer and football with friends and family. It was fantastic. Christmas in Syracuse consists of shoveling or snowplowing your driveway, scraping off your car, and staying inside where it’s warm. Of course, our closest…

Bicyclist hit and killed on Chestnut Street by hit-and-run driver
By JESSICA COOLEY/ The Lufkin News
A bicyclist was hit and killed by a vehicle that fled the scene late Christmas night on South Chestnut Street — the second of two freak accidents in the area in an eight day period.
As of 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Lufkin Police Lt. Charlie Graham confirmed the fatality and said that the driver had fled, adding that a Justice of the Peace and funeral home were en route to the scene.

Outdoor adventures are less than an hour away for El Paso hikers, bikers
By Victor R. Martinez / El Paso Times

Mountain biker riders hit the trails during a beautiful day at the Franklin Mountains. A guided Beginner’s Mountain Bike Ride will be Jan. 12 at Chuck Heinrich Park. Cost is $5. ( Special to the Times)
Franklin Mountain State Park will again participate in the nationwide America’s State Parks First Day Hikes on Jan. 1.
In addition to the 3.5 hike up Mundy’s Gap Trail in the Tom Mays unit of Franklin Mountains, the state park has added a month-full of hiking and biking.
“There’ll be something for everyone,” said Adrianna Weickhardt, a park ranger and volunteer coordinator for the Franklin Mountains State Park. “The kicker is people don’t have to travel out of state or go too far to have a…

2013: Looking Back
Ray Garza        RGV Cycling
Well another year has come and gone and it’s time to reflect on this past year and the goals that I set out to achieve. Although I achieved many of them, some goals  still elude me. No biggie, there is always next year. Over all, it has been a very good year with new friends, rides, bikes and the like.
As I said in my last post, I’ve dropped two pant sizes and I’m ecstatic about that, but the winter Holiday months have been hard and my weight has slid up a little. Yes, I’m disappointed but I gotta keep at it and not let up. Hopefully, next year will be even better with this weight loss. My goal is to lose enough weight to enable me to eliminate the need to use a CPAP machine. That’s my ultimate goal. You don’t know the extra freedom that it will give me. Try being tied to one and you’ll appreciate the freedom you have now.
Other than dropping two pant sizes, I also did metric century rides in both the organized…
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Woman identifies herself as driver in Christmas hit-and-run fatality that killed bicyclist
By JESSICA COOLEY/The Lufkin news
A woman came forward to give a statement to authorities Thursday night, identifying herself as the driver in the hit-and-run accident that killed a Lufkin bicyclist Christmas night on South Chestnut Street.

According to Lufkin Police spokesman Det. JB Smith, the woman gave a statement admitting her involvement in the death of 22-year-old Alexander Jensen with her attorney present. Because a warrant for her arrest has not been served, Smith said her name will not be available for release until tomorrow.

Inter-city bike route will connect Fort Worth to Dallas
By Caty Hirst        www.star-telegram.com

FORT WORTH — When Mayor Betsy Price pitched an inter-city bicycle trail that will connect Fort Worth with Dallas to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the council listened.

And they are running, or cycling, with the idea.

“She [Price] had a big vision to get the Metroplex to come together on connecting communities, cycling, health and economic development, and we could see a vision of this happening,” said Karla Weaver, program manager for congestion management and system operations for the council of governments.

The council’s plan is to use…

USA Cycling announces the 2014 Professional Cross-Country Tour calendar
www.usacycling.org
Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 26, 2013) — USA Cycling on Thursday announced the seven races that will comprise the 2014 USA Cycling Professional Cross-Country Tour (Pro XCT) calendar. At the end of the seven races, the top five men and women riders will be awarded an equal share of USA Cycling’s $15,000 prize purse. This marks the first time USA Cycling has offered a prize purse to the winners of the Pro XCT.
Wells chasing bishop last lap
Todd Wells will be looking to repeat as the winner of the Fontana City US Cup race in 2014. (Photo by John Muller)

The Pro XCT calendar, which enters its sixth year in 2014, will feature the premier domestic cross-country mountain bike races and crown the top professional male, female and team as calculated by season-long standings. The calendar boasts a stellar lineup of races with high level UCI categories. …

…The Subaru of Georgetown Mellow Johnny’s Classic US Cup scheduled to be March 1 in Dripping Springs, Texas, has been on the Pro XCT calendar since 2011 and has been the first race on the calendar since 2012. This race is the first of four races on the Pro XCT calendar inscripted as C1 by the UCI. A pair of Australian riders, Daniel…

Meet a TXCX Local (Couples Edition): Rob Sisk and Lisa Hartman
by Minor Baker            texascx.com

You see them at most of the races – neither one showing any mercy while racing or heckling – and if you’re end up chatting with them you realize they are a couple of super cool people who are helping to grow the cyclocross scene in Houston. Rob and Lisa thanks for taking the time to answer a couple of questions.

Tell us about your bikes, well just the cyclocross bikes, because we don’t have time to hear about them all.

Lisa:  1. Specialized Carbon Crux Pro Disc  2. Specialized Cruz Expert SS

Rob:  ON ONE – Dirty Disco, Stan’s wheel set up tubeless, 10sp shimano group, Hayes disc brakes.

And who do you guys race for? …

Memorial Ride for Joe Holan 2013-12-28 Saturday 9am REI Round Rock
bicycleaustin.info
On December 28th, 2013, a memorial bike ride will be held for Joseph “Joe” Eugene Holan of Georgetown, who was killed in a tragic car and cyclist accident on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, as he traveled to work on his bicycle.

Joe wrote about his life experiences on his bike in his blog Advantage Bike (http://www.advantagebike.blogspot.com/); and how his two wheels had helped him through many different stages of his life. Joe lived his life with the humor and attitude that “you can never give up and always know the sun will come up in the morning.”

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup December 25th

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DORBA Beginner Clinic
Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association
Saturday, January 11, 2014    1:00 PM
Rowlett Creek Preserve
2525 Castle Rd
Parking Lot at Castle Drive and Centerville Road
Garland, TX (map)

DORBA will have a new beginner clinic on Saturday January 11th at Rowlett Creek Preserve at 1:00 PM.

Blain Norfleet will be your instructor, you can send him a private message at “bikecop” on the Dorba.org website, if you have any questions. Blain is THE mountain bike instructor for the…

Tuesday: Intermediate/Advanced Mountain Bike Ride at the Ant Hills
Houston Cycling Club
Tuesday, December 31, 2013    6:15 PM
15200 Memorial Dr, Houston, Te (map)

Look for group and ask if it’s us! call me, Jeff @ [masked] if you have any questions or are going to be late.

This will be a medium to fast pace ride through the Ant Hills of Hershey Park! Bring WATER, spare tube/tire, snacks, etc…Helmets required. Call if you are going to be late so we can wait for you. Wheels rolling by 6:30! See you there…

CANCELLED – Pedernales Falls State Park TRAIL BUILDING, CAMPING & RIDING WEEKEND
www.austinridgeriders.com
The weekend festivities at Pedernales Falls State Park are cancelled as Charlie continues to work with park management on trail design issues. Stay
tuned for future trail building opportunites.

29th Annual Super Bowl Sunday Ride
Greater Dallas Bicyclists
February 2, 2014
Cycling enthusiasts will ride from sites all over the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex to the West End in Dallas for the 29th annual Greater Dallas Bicyclists Super Bowl Sunday Ride. For the past 28 years, GDB has partnered with bike shops and bicycle clubs all over the metroplex to host a bicycle ride that starts everywhere in Dallas-Fort Worth and converges on the West End in downtown Dallas. The ride is free, the people are fun, and the food is great, so don’t miss this DFW cycling tradition

Once the schedule is published, you’ll can find a start location near you, show up at the…

CERA [formerly LMRA] Bicycle Club Mission Statement
www.lmrabicycleclub.com
Promote North Texas bicycling and community involvement while advancing cycling safety and health benefits.

Increase safe routes and trails within local communities by advocating for off-road trail creation, public right-of-way signage and bicycle route creation on new/existing roadways.

Provide club members a means to contribute to and promote local charities through participation/contribution to charity rides
Who are CERA Bicycle Club Members?

People who bicycle or want to bicycle. The CERA Bicycle Club is a diverse group of cyclists from Cruisers (10+ mph average) to Pacers (15+ mph) to Swiftys (18+ mph). We have brand-new-to-the-sport smiling cyclists, current and…

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup December 24th

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Middle Of The Road (MOTR) Rides
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Happy Holidays – 2013 From BFR
Bike Friendly Richardson
We want to wish everybody a safe and wonderful holiday that’s filled with joy and good health.

Let us know what fun bicycle toys you got for the season.

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