Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 17th

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Houston: Tanner Road to Addicks Dam Trail: Need to contact frequent users
by flangehead        www.bikeforums.net
I am working with a group to re-establish the connection between Tanner Road (about 1/2 way between North Eldridge Parkway and Brittmoore) and the Addicks Dam. We are identifying users or potential users of the trail to show local support for the project. This would be of particular interest to cyclists and hikers in the subdivisions Lakes on Eldridge, Lakes on Eldridge North, Twin Lakes, Eldridge Park, and Villages at Lakepointe as well as the business parks Brittmoore Park and Brittmoore-Tanner.

This connection, which will require about 1000′ of trail, will provide access to the concrete top of spillway south to Clay Road, then the gravel top-of-dam road to…

Livestrong Texas 4000 rolls through Fort Collins
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The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world will hit Fort Collins on Thursday as part of 70-day ride from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska.

The ride, called the 2013 Livestrong Texas 4000, will cover 4,500 miles in an effort to raise awareness about and fight cancer. The 69 cyclists participating in the ride are undergraduates and graduate students from the University of Texas at Austin and will…

Veterans Romney and Manning Ride with President George W. Bush
Veterans Omar Romney and Michael Manning rode with former President George W. Bush during the third annual Warrior 100K Ride in Texas May 23-25.
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Army Staff Sergeant Omar Romney was impressed. As one of 15 participants in the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s Warrior 100K Ride May 23-25, he had the opportunity to not only meet the former president, but also ride with him.

“The President says this is not a race but he sure likes to go fast,” Romney recalled, noting that Bush fondly called him “his wing man.”

Injured during deployment to Iraq in 2003, Romney was sent to Fort Campbell in Kentucky for rehabilitation. Medically retired from the…

Groundbreaking Tuesday on Mockingbird Pedestrian Bridge at Katy Trail
www.dallasnews.com        By JOE SIMNAC
Years of planning, negotiation and problem solving will culminate Tuesday in a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction this fall of the Mockingbird Pedestrian Bridge at Katy Trail.

“This is kind of the big critical piece that connects the existing Katy Trail,” said Jared White, a Dallas transportation planner. “This is how we can get across Mockingbird and get everybody out to the northeast Dallas White Rock Lake area.”

The $7 million construction project is the last phase of the popular Katy Trail, which now runs 3.5 miles from American Airlines Center downtown to near the…

Gravel, fsr, smooth dirt, etc in central TX
by mack_turtle        forums.mtbr.com/texas
I have a sscx bike that is mostly used on the road and i would like to put some knobbies on it and grind some gravel. Where can i set out on a long stretch of dirt that is smooth enough for a non-mtb but not too brutal for this bike? I might even take it on relatively smooth songletrack. …(replies)

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Running in a Sprinkler – June 17th Bike Ride

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Today’s ride brought back memories from 60 years ago when I saw some young children playing in a sprinkler in the driveway. I can remember when I was that age and running through the sprinkler to keep cool. Back where I grew up the summer temperature usually did not reach the level in the Houston area but I didn’t know any better and thought it was hot. When I got back home the temperature was 95.5 degrees under a partly cloudy sky and a 8 mph SW breeze.

To get the week of to a good start I went on the Eagle Springs – Walden – Huffman route of 34.52 miles averaging 15.5 mph. I saw the children in the sprinkler on Timber View Drive as I headed to FM1960 to ride over Lake Houston to Huffman. I noticed that the street sweeper made a pass on the east bound shoulder over Lake Houston to clean up the dead bug piles and other debris. When I got to the Cedar Landing restaurant entrance the sweeper idled there waiting to head to the next job. I did see another bicyclist at the corner of Will Clayton Parkway and Timber Forest Drive. I wanted to wave but I was accelerating through the intersection and could not take my hands off the handlebar.

The march to my June goal of 524 miles is well on its way with my miles totaling 500 and year to date standing at 2940 miles.

Tomorrow looks like another great bicycling day weather wise repeating today’s weather plus a 20% chance of rain.

Links to Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS.com maps and metrics.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 16th

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Race Results for Sugar Cycles Presents the Warda Race
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Warda, TX
Cross Country on 05/19/2013

Men – SS Open
Place  Points  Name City, State Time USAC # Bib Team
1 426.36 Robert McGuire Austin, TX 01:55:22.000 133554 17 Bicycle Sport Shop
2 446.33 Richard Hellberg Dallas, TX 01:57:50.000 366128 18 Dallas Bike Works
3 466.30 Jose Martinez Houston, TX 01:58:10.000 342642 23 University of Houston
4 486.27 Geoffrey Bent Houston, TX 02:00:33.000 356496 62 Bayou City Racing
5 506.24 John Petrosky Houston, TX 02:03:22.000 214208 21 Tile Roofs of Texas/Bike Barn
6 526.21 Bryan Voytilla Houston, TX 02:06:34.000 258654 22 Corsa Concepts Cyclocross Team
7 546.18 Fred Willemsen Round Rock, TX 02:10:42.000 243606 20 Team Bicycle Sport Shop
8 566.15 Winfield Haggard Jr Houston, TX 02:13:41.000 308865 51 Tile Roofs of Texas/Bike Barn
9 586.12 Jeff Perkins San Marcos, TX 02:19:58.000 27743 54 Bikesport

more results…

 

HBC Urban Challenge Ride Ride
Houston Bicycle Club
Sunday June 23, 2013    9:00AM
Distaces: 40 to 45 miles
The Urban Challenge Rides are in-town group rides, faster and longer than the EZ Rides, each time taking you to different parts of the city. You should be able to maintain a pace of 15 mph for a distance of 40 to 45 miles, usually with one rest stop.
Meet: Crestwood Street, just South of Arnot Street, on the eastern edge of Memorial Park.

Beginners Ride
Woodlands Cycling Club
Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 06:00pm

Beginners ride leaves Ashlane YMCA at 6:00 PM.
Location : 8100 Ashlane Way, Spring, TX 77382
Contact : Renee O’Neal

Possum Pedal
www.bikewtca.org
Date: June 29, 2013
Location: Graham, TX
Contact: Graham Chamber of Commerce940-549-3355
Details: Twenty years ago the Possum Pedal 100 that drew cyclists and crowds for miles around and was one of the most popular early Spring rides in north Texas and southern Oklahoma. This event has been revived by the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Graham as a summer event with rides of all distances. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the…

This Week’s Rides
San Antonio Cycling Club
For the weekend ending June 23, 2013

Saturday, June 22nd,
Hwy 471 Ride

8:00 AM

Meet at the Exxon for a 47 mile ride on 471 to Castroville and beyond then back to the Exxon. Or, try the 33 mile option.. The pace will be from moderate to slightly brisky (with a tailwind). Nice wide lanes. Rest stop at Shell in Castroville. Map W1. Ride Leader, Ray, 210-394-0854, xxxxxx.

Directions: On the west side of San Antonio from Loop 1604, take Culebra (471) exit, travel westward for 6 1/2 miles to the Exxon.

Sunday, June 23rd,

Blue Star to Southon Ride

8:00 AM

Meet us in the back parking lot of the Blue Star Complex for an easy ride on the new sections of the Mission Reach Trail to the Missions, and beyond to Southton Road. Ride Leader, David 210-849-5663, xxxx
Where: Blue Star is next to the river at 1414 S. South Alamo St. in the King William area. Guests are always welcome on our rides.

Tour D’Italia
Pedal Pushers
Italy, Texas
June 15, 2013

The event organizers anticipated over 1,200 riders.  …(many more photos)

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Hit the Trails – June 16th Bike Ride

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After yesterday’s ride I thought I would take today as a rest day but then I remembered I had rode my mountain bike in a while and this would be a good variation for Father’s Day. Riding my road bike I have a set group of routes but deciding on the route for today I had to use my brain and think up what route to take. I wanted to go 15 miles or more and ride on some dirt. It has been a week since our last rain so I figured the dirt would be dry and hard. There were a few low places with mud  but no water to avoid. I stopped to take some pictures along the way.

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I hit today’s mileage goal riding 17.33 miles. Plenty of grass and shade kept me cooler than I thought I would be even though it was 95 degrees; not too much hot pavement to push heat up to me. I did drink one and half water bottles during the ride. I stopped at the Subway on Mills Branch Drive to get a refill. With today’s ride I have biked 14 of the 16 days, rode 465.51 miles in June, 212.86 miles this week and 2905 miles year to date.

The partly cloudy and light breeze made today a perfect one to ride in the shade of the trees along the trails. tomorrow should repeat today and I expect to ride.

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Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS.com links.