Texas Bicycling Action – February 26, 2023

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Person on bicycle killed after being struck by pickup truck in Bryan

By Rusty Surette | www.kbtx.com

It happened Sunday afternoon just before 2 p.m. at the intersection of E. 29th Street and Barak Lane.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Bryan police are investigating a deadly crash involving two pickup trucks and a bicycle.

It happened Sunday afternoon just before 2 p.m. at the intersection of E. 29th Street and Barak Lane.

Police say the incident began when the two trucks collided in the intersection.

After that happened, one of the pickups was pushed up onto a sidewalk where the vehicle struck a person who was on a bicycle and waiting to cross the intersection.

The person on the bicycle was rushed to a hospital and died from their injuries.

Occupants in both vehicles were not injured.

This collision is still under investigation.

Tour de Houston

Esmeral H. | strava.com

Gravel with Tony, PJ and Susan San Felipe, Texas

Chip Voss | strava.com

Gotta get my endurance back, but great route

![](Tour de Houston – Duo effort with Ryan Houston, Texas](https://www.strava.com/activities/8627538199)

Simon Mumford | strava.com

Lunch Ride San Antonio, Texas

Steve Gutierrez | strava.com

Tour de Houston Houston, Texas

Tracy Krznar | strava.com

The wind on the way to Clear Lake was rough! But that 18mph tailwinds on the way back was amazing! Rode the return with no rest stops! The Áspero5 wore her road wheels today!

Tour de Houston Houston, Texas

Rickey Garrett | strava.com

FoF – Dropped but not broken The Woodlands, Texas

Peter Clark | strava.com

Lot of fun…even roads I’d not done before…home in time to see Fin on TV…dropped turning onto FM2920 when my legs asked to spin a little slower

Sunday Funday with the crew Montgomery County, Texas

Leo Vela (VCC) | strava.com

We ventured to the forbidden side and we saw????lurking. We put our foot on the ground and on we went, with no more sightings the rest of the way. Let’s do it again next Sunday!!!

Morning Ride New Braunfels, Texas

Michael Sherwood | strava.com

Team UBG Training Ride week #2 Houston, Texas

Jovito Herrero Emmanuelli | strava.com

2023 Pacebend Sat 50/60+ finish

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Rocky HIll Work Day – 3/4/23

By Ridenfool | austinmountainbiking.com

Looking for some help to finish a new 0.5 mile section with the corridor already cut. Raking, lopping, and cutting down stumps to prepare the trail tread.

Another section flagged today needs initial corridor cutting and maybe a little bench cutting if we get that far into it.

Here’s the good news. Everybody who volunteers and puts in at least 2 hours will receive a voucher for free RHR Day Use on your next visit. And, free riding on the workday.

Also, if you are a serial volunteer, TMBRA’s Pay Dirt program is open to all volunteers who work the required hours who can then net some nice prizes. If you are a racer you also get points applied to your race series score.

See the details at …

Video: 22-year-old pleads guilty, sentenced to 7 years for striking Galveston doctor on bike, docs say

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GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 22-year-old has pleaded guilty to the death of a 67-year-old Galveston physician, according to court documents.

Logan Llewellyn was accused of being behind the wheel of a car that struck and killed physician Nancy Hughes as she rode her bike along the Cherry Hill section of the Seawall on March 18, 2022. …

16th annual Tour De Houston takes cyclists down south to Clear Lake; what participants, spectato…

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Best Week So Far In 2023, But With Sores

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Good week ending on a sore note. Today was a rest day after riding 68 miles at the Jalapeno 100 in Harlingen. My saddle sores need time to heal. I think the sores are the result of the bike shorts I wore the two rides prior to yesterday and the almost constant vibration from the chip and seal road surfaces. The roads I normally ride are bumpy asphalt and concrete but not chip and seal. I try to avoid chip and seal whenever possible. The bike shorts I wore yesterday have thinner padding and bend more. On rides that use these shorts I don’t feel any discomfort while my other bike shorts are a different design and the padding is not as comfortable. I’ve been waiting for the thinner padded shorts to go on sale to buy replacements for the other bike shorts. I may not wait for a sale now. I plan on biking tomorrow but a shorter distance and hopefully smoother roads.

Recapping the week’s bike rides I rode a total of 196.27 miles, all on the road. And I missed 2 days so I could’ve rode 200+ miles. This is the most miles in a week so far in 2023 thanks to the Jalapeno 100. Not riding Wednesday ended my string of riding every day this year.

2-26-2023 SportTracks week bike rides summary

Texas Bicycling Action – February 25, 2023

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Opinion: Why can’t we bike to Memorial Park?

Joe Cutrufo | www.houstonchronicle.com

Only the brave dare pedal to Houston’s largest urban greenspace

Memorial Park is Houston’s largest urban park, and it’s in the heart of the city, but it’s hard to get there without a car. Where the park isn’t hemmed in by Buffalo Bayou, it’s separated from almost all neighboring communities by interstate highways and multi-lane thoroughfares with few safe crossings. Only people who live in Crestwood, the single neighborhood whose low-traffic streets have direct access to the park, can easily walk or bike there.

Lots of other Houstonians want to be able to do that too. We saw that earlier this month, at the grand opening of the park’s Kinder Land Bridge: More than …

16th annual Tour De Houston takes cyclists down south to Clear Lake; what participants, spectators need to know

Ana Gonzalez | www.click2houston.com

HOUSTON – The Tour de Houston presented by Apache Corporation is back!

The 16th annual bike ride will offer Houstonians and others a unique way to view the city with routes winding through Houston communities, scenic districts, and parks while raising funds for the city’s Re-Plant Houston Program managed by the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.

The cycling event will offer three ride-length options for cyclists of all levels.

The Mayor’s Office of Special Events is planning for an estimated 5,000 riders this year.

After the race, participants are encouraged to stay for the post-race party which includes free food, beverages, and music. …

Jalapeno 100. Windy and Chip’n Seal Roads

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I arrived at the parking area for the Jalapeno 100 bike ride a little before 7 AM. I thought I had plenty of time to get the Cervelo out of the Jeep and get everything ready so I didn’t rush. When I started riding to the starting area I saw cyclist moving on the street going away from the start. As I approached a man at the barricade he said riders left and to go ahead to the next intersection and turn right onto the route. I did that and off I went.

The route I chose was 69 miles though the signs showed 62.5 and 65 miles. I ended up riding 68.35 miles which probably is a little less because I didn’t go to the start area. I picked up my packet at Bicycle World RGV Friday late afternoon but there wasn’t a map but I had downloaded it to my Bolt computer for turn-by-turn directions which worked well except it beeped a bunch of times because of the starting street was skipped. I pushed the start button at 7:12 AM and finished at 1:00 PM. The route was longer than my last time in 2020 by about 3 miles.

Each time I ride the Jalapeno 100 the challenge is the wind. Today it was windy but not as much as some previous times. The route goes north then east turning south. FM 498 is 11.5 miles back to the west and US77. From there the rest of the ride is to the south. The wind was from the southeast so any roads going there meant a headwind. Checking RWGPS the miles with a tailwind were 23.1 to the turn to the east and 11.5 riding west on FM 498 for a total of 34.6 miles of favorable wind leaving 34 miles into the wind. A more even breakdown than I expected.

Road surfaces until turning east north of Raymondville were nice asphalt but the FM roads were chip and seal except for a stretch where state maintenance ended and pretty decent asphalt took over. I’m not sure who did the asphalt but it was appreciated. Would I rather have the headwind on asphalt roads or a tailwind on chip and seal roads? Good question.

I skipped the first 3 rest stops saying hello as I rode by but then I stopped at all of them except one to the finish. The ones I stopped at were well stocked and friendly. One had miniature cinnamon rolls which ate too many of. I used my CamelBak for hydration and it was a good idea. The starting temperature was 72 but by the end it was 85.

When I was at the right turn north of Raymondville there was a young man walking his bike towards me. I stopped to ask if he was okay and he said he had a flat. He had a spare tube but no pump. I had a pump so I started to help him get the tire off and remove the tube. Then a man in a white van pulled up and asked if we needed help. I told him the story and he pulled over and brought a box full of CO2 cartridges and helped the young man replace the tube. Since I wasn’t needed anymore I rode on.

Riding south after returning to US77 at FM 498 the ride hit the headwind. My speed dropped but I kept pedaling. I passed a few riders and some passed me. The route was marked well with three colors of roadarrows which helped keep me on the route. My route was the yellow arrows.

While I rode west on FM 498 a couple of groups sped by. I suspect they were from the 100 mile route. I wonder how fast they rode into the headwind.

As the ride progressed the overcast sky changed to mostly cloudy heating me up. The wind increased to 9 mph with 25 mph gusts.

When I finished two Chik-A-Fila cows greeted me and one handed me a medal for the ride. I surprised that I felt decent and rode to the parking lot.

To conserve energy I paced myself for the first 23 miles and stayed in the 35×15 gears except for getting up to speed at the start. A link to my AXS.SRAM.com ride report.

Strava gave a medal on all 7 segments. Only fitting.