Texas Bicycling News – February 17, 2023

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Suspect in Garland bike store homicide found dead in apparent suicide, police say

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Police said officers discovered the victim’s body after responding to Don Johle’s Bike World on Thursday morning.

A man who police suspected of killing a Garland bike store employee was found dead in his Rowlett home Thursday, police said.

Garland police started investigating after the victim’s body was found Thursday morning at Don Johle’s Bike World in the 5500 block of Broadway Boulevard. He was identified as James Owen Kencheloe, 40, of Mesquite, an employee of the store.

Police said an employee called after he arrived to open the store and noticed the doors were locked but …

Best Bike Split Announces 2023 Season Partners

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Best Bike Split is proud to provide race-pacing and analysis software to the world’s best cycling teams for the 2023 season.

Austin, TX /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Best Bike Split, the leading provider of race-pacing technology and analysis, is proud to announce its continued support of the World’s top Men’s and Women’s cycling teams in 2023. The company will sponsor teams competing at the highest UCI World Tour level, including CANYON//SRAM, Trek-Segafredo, Team Jayco AlUla, AG-Insurance Soudal-Quick Step for the Women’s side, and EF Education-EasyPost, Intermarché-Circus-Wanty, Cofidis, Trek-Segafredo, Team Jayco AlUla, and Burgos BH for the Men’s side.

In 2022, teams sponsored by Best Bike Split achieved a remarkable 155 wins, solidifying the company’s impact on the sport and its commitment to helping teams perform at their best. This success has continued into 2023, with the sponsored teams already securing the top spot on the podium 32 times!

Best Bike Split is dedicated to …

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78 Degrees In Watopia As I Rode The Waistband

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No rebel route or changing turns from the route on today’s Zwift ride. I chose Watopia’s Waistband for the distance and moderate amount of climbing. The weather was in high 40’s with lots of sun when I started today at 1:26 PM. The late start was due to wrapping up the roof replacement on my house with the contractor.

My ride history on this route shows this was the 8th ride on this route. Probably the route I ride the most often in Zwift. I rode in under 1 hour for the 5th time.

2-17-2023 SportTracks Ride History Watopia Waistband Route
2-17-2023 SportTracks Ride History Watopia Waistband Route

I sometimes wish the weather conditions Strava show for the Zwift ride were real where I actually was turning the pedals on my smart trainer. It was rainy and 78 degrees in Watopia today but no rain in Zwift.

2-17-2023 Strava Zwift Ride Summary Watopia Waistband Route
2-17-2023 Strava Zwift Ride Summary Watopia Waistband Route

I didn’t know the Strava Watopia’s Waistband segment was 15.85 miles long. The route is mostly flat with the 335 feet of climbing spread over the route. I rode some of the same roads as yesterday’s rebel route.

2-17-2023 Strava Zwift Ride Map Watopia Waistband Route
2-17-2023 Strava Zwift Ride Map Watopia Waistband Route

Texas Bicycling News – February 16, 2023

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MSU Texas Cycling director excited about team’s future

Andy Newberry | news.msutexas.edu

Cycling director Pablo Cruz Trochez found a home at Midwestern State University There was a time Pablo Cruz Trochez wouldn’t have envisioned life as a college student, so being the cycling coach at Midwestern State University definitely wasn’t on his radar.

He claims he wasn’t a good student in high school. But he was great on his bike. He was a professional cyclist for two years before he came to MSU Texas. The transition wasn’t easy. He was still learning and adapting to English.

But in retrospect his experiences gave him a good picture of what students and student-athletes need for success.

“My parents were …

‘Working on ‘em is what makes me happy’ | Houstonian’s passion for bikes led to nonprofit

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Once Ferrell Surette is done working on a bike, he donates it, as he did at the organization’s first-ever pop-up event in January.

Garland bike shop employee found murdered inside store, police say

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GARLAND, Texas – Garland police are investigating the death of an employee at a Garland bicycle shop.

On Thursday morning, an employee for Don Johle’s Bike World on Broadway Boulevard called police saying he arrived to open the business, but found the internal metal gates were left open. …

Dr. James Edward "Jim" Skibo 1947 – 2023

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SKIBO, Dr. James Edward "Jim" Dr. James Edward "Jim" Skibo, of Cedar Hill, TX, aged 75, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023 in Methodist Dallas Medical Center, as a result of injuries suffered in a bicycling accident. Jim was Senior Vice President of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service ("AAFES"). Jim started his career with AAFES as a Retail Branch Operations Manager in Bangkok, Thailand during the Vietnam War, and was one of the organization’s longest-tenured executives. Jim obtained a Bachelor’s degree from Penn State, a Master of Arts and a PhD in Organization Systems from Fielding Graduate University, and an MBA from the University of Dallas. He was also an adjunct professor at Texas Woman’s University, School of Management. Jim served on the Boards of Directors of several professional organizations, including the Trade Promotion Management Association (TPMA) and the Vendor Compliance Federation (VCF) among others. He spoke at national and international industry forums and was the author of numerous research papers, journals and book chapters. Jim was an avid long-distance runner, completing marathons in all 50 States. He also was a dedicated cyclist, often riding more than …

Bramble Scramble Results

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Texas NICA Community,

We have posted the results from Race #2, the Bramble Scramble.

Thank you for your patience as we worked through the race-day technology issues and several rounds of data reviews. We know this took longer than our typical timeframe to post results, but we wanted to be diligent about verifying all of the data inputs.

Many of you have asked about scoring for the JV2 boys categories and staging for JV2 and middle school categories moving forward. There were two starting groups for each conference’s JV2 boys categories. The scores for …

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Zwift Watopia Rebel Route Spiral Into the Volcano

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I renewed my quest to find unusual Zwift routes to ride. Today I went to ZwiftInsider.com and looked at the Rebel Routes. There are numerous ones to choose from and I selected the Watopia Spiral Into The Volcano. The full route is 34.6 miles but I planned on riding around 25 miles to avoid the big climb in the last 2 to 3 miles. ZwiftInsider.com listed the turn-by-turns and I printed them off to keep track and make the turns when needed.

The route begins at the spawning point in downtown using the Volcano Flat route. After starting the ride I rode under the banner and made a u-turn to setup the turn-by-turns. According to the instructions there are only 6 manual turns with the rest following a route. But the turn-by-turn list didn’t say which ones were manual and I didn’t understand that when a turn comes and only one option pops up in Zwift there may be a turn hidden that I should take. On my next Zwift Rebel Route ride I check all of the turn pop ups for options.

With that mistake I got off the route several turns into the ride. I’m not sure which turn I didn’t take but I rode numerous times on portions of the Volcano Circuit and Volcano Circuit CCW, Italian Villas, and Downtown. The video shows all of the turns I took. Below is the list from ZwiftInsider.com.

Right to Volcano Circuit
Right to Volcano Circuit CCW
Right to Volcano Circuit
Right (Straight) to Italian Villas
Right to 360 Bridge
Right to Sequoia Circle
Left (Straight) to Sequoia Circle
Right to Epic KOM
Left to Desert Flats
Right (Straight) to Desert Flats
Left to Downtown
Straight (Right) to Ocean Blvd
Right to Downtown
Right to Downtown
Right to Volcano Circuit
Right to Volcano Circuit CCW
Right to Volcano Circuit
Right (Straight) to Italian Villas
Right to 360 Bridge
Right to Sequoia Circle
Left (Straight) to Sequoia Circle
Left (Straight) to Downtown
Left (Straight) to Downtown
Right to Downtown
Right to Volcano Circuit
Right to Volcano Circuit CCW
Right to Volcano Circuit
Right (Straight) to Italian Villas
Left to Sprint
Left (Straight) to Sprint
Left to Volcano Circuit
Right to Volcano Circuit CCW
Right to Volcano Circuit
Left to Volcano Circuit CCW
Left (Straight) to Volcano
Left (Straight) to Volcano KOM

I don’t remember riding on Desert Flats and the Epic KOM. I probably missed those turns.

The route I rode included 607 feet of climbing, versus the 1064 feet for the complete route. I stopped after 25.21 miles. Strava shows these top results: PR on Volcano Flat Reverse 1 Lap (27:07) and 2nd fastest time on Volcano Flat Reverse 1 Lap (27:09). My pace partner accompanied me on these.

2-16-2023 SportTracks Zwift Map Watopia Rebel Route Spiral Into Volcano
2-16-2023 SportTracks Zwift Map Watopia Rebel Route Spiral Into Volcano
2-16-2023 Strava Zwift Summary Watopia Rebel Route Spiral Into Volcano
2-16-2023 Strava Zwift Summary Watopia Rebel Route Spiral Into Volcano
2-16-2023 SportTracks Zwift Summary Watopia Rebel Route Spiral Into Volcano
2-16-2023 SportTracks Zwift Summary Watopia Rebel Route Spiral Into Volcano