Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for March 31st

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Cycling Provides a Break for Some With Parkinson’s
By GINA KOLATA, The New York Times
Dr. Bastiaan R. Bloem of the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center in the Netherlands thought he had seen it all in his years of caring for patients with Parkinson’s disease. But the 58-year-old man who came to see him recently was a total surprise. …

Cannot Walk

Med student’s goal: bike 4020 miles, raise $40200 for Shriners
by Orlando Sentinel (blog)
Lauren’s shortest day is a 70-mile ride through the heart of Texas, which (sorry, Texans) is notoriously boring. Her longest day is 192 miles, …

Lauren

Cyclists face off with motorist I KXAN.com
by Matt Flener
“I can understand why the motorist was mad,” said Robin Stallings, Executive Director of the Texas Bicycle Coalition. “It wasn’t ok for the roadway to be blocked and both lanes being blocked,” said Stallings. “We should not be the ones …

Third Annual LBJ 100 Hill Country Bicycle Tour Reviews | Active.com
by ANONYMOUS
Rest stops were plentiful and mostly excellent with water and Gatorade, and orange slices, bananas, and peanut butter-n-jelly sandwiches. The BEST: Texas countryside around Stonewall is spectacular. I will definitely participate in next …

A Bumpy Test Ride With Google’s Bike Map
by NPR
He looked up his route on Google — a quick trip from his house in Austin, Texas, to the bookstore. “When I got out on the road, it felt terrifying, …

Google Bicycle Route map

March 31st Ride Report: Warm and Sunny

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This evening’s ride was comfortable with the temperature at 80 degrees when I got home from work at 5:50. Sunset was still almost 2 hours away. Ride conditions are starting to get reliable although a quick cold front is supposed to come Friday night. The evening wind was 15 mph from the SSE. I left home at 6:13PM. This is nice considering last year I was fortunate to be home from work by that time. Road construction in the Houston area can make commute time unpredictable. My route from work is pretty clear now.

Tonight’s ride statistics:

  • miles = 19.31
  • riding time = 1:22:49
  • average pace = 4:17 min/mile
  • average speed = 14.0 mph, max speed = 21.9 mph
  • average cadence = 78 rpm
  • max cadence = 106 rpm
  • climb 202 ft., descend 186 ft.
  • March total miles = 400.19
  • Average March miles = 346.81
  • 2010 total miles = 886.76

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To prove that Spring is here I took these pictures from our front yard. for years the Red Bud tree refused to bloom.

Red Bud in bloom

Azalea in the front yard

Daily News Roundup March 30th – Texas Bicycling

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Injured Veterans to Set off on 2nd Annual Texas Challenge
by Insurance News Net
More than 100 injured veterans and their supporters will set off across Texas on April 6, starting the six-day, 350-mile Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge. The event is sponsored by UnitedHealthcare. Ride 2 Recovery supports indoor Spinning® Recovery Labs and outdoor cycling programs at Military and VA locations around the U.S., aiding the rehabilitation and recovery efforts of the injured veterans. …

Castroville Bicycle Tour Highlights « Bike Geek
by Justin
On Saturday morning, I left my parent’s house in Hollywood Park for an 80-mile roundtrip bicycle tour from north central San Antonio to Castroville, Texas.  I was joined by Kim, a coworker and friend who wanted to experience her first bicycle tour and having another rider with me was a welcome change from my previous two solo tours.  I’m very proud of her accomplishment!  Bravo! …

Castroville Bicycle Tour

Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for March 29th

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TEAM BACCHETTA ATTEND TEXAS HELL WEEK
by John Schlitter
Hell Week starts on the same weekend of the Texas Hill Country 600km. Last year I spent a couple days of recovery with my crew that was staying on for Hell Week in Fredericksburg TX. I did a little eighty mile recovery spin with them …

Texas Independence Bicycle Tour Reviews | Active.com
This was a great ride.  The only thing that I would say is that the rest stops were to far apart.  Look forward to doing it again next year.

This was a fantastic ride and I will definately be doing it again next year.  I agree with the previous review about more rest stops, but the ones that were there were stocked FULL and everyone was extremely friendly and very helpful.  The support on this ride was great right down to the end, however, it seemed at times that the SAG vehicles were MIA.  Luckily, that didn’t become an issue for me.  For a first annual ride, I would say it was exceptional!!  An added bonus was everyone cheering for the riders as they arrived, it means so much to those of us who have just begun cycling.  Thank you Deer Park Rotary!!!! …

Virtual Bicycle Tour: No Excuses, Just Plain Lazy.
by Virtual Rider
I am rededicating myself to ride consistently for the rest of the year. I have ridden past Balmorhea, Texas and am now in Kent, Texas just past IH 20 in West Texas on my Virtual Bicycle Tour. Until later. …