In Memory Of My Wife, Hazel Marie, On Her Birthday

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Its not often that I ride the same direction two days in a row. I rode north yesterday and again today. This allowed me to stop at the cemetery to visit my wife’s grave on her birthday. She would’ve been 76 today. Later today I will go to one of her favorite restaurants for dinner. She supported my biking activities though she didn’t ride herself. Many times she came to get me in the rain. In July 1989 she took me to the hospital after a severe bike crash when I almost died.

Somehow I started the ride before 9 AM rolling out on my Cervelo Caledonia at 8:51 AM. I chose my “Community Drive – Cumberland – Oakhurst” route to not duplicate too much of yesterday’s ride. I changed the route a little on the way to US59 looping through North Woodland Hills for some variety. Another change I made was riding the frontage road east beside TX 99 and then the TX 99 westbound frontage road back to US59 to head to Valley Ranch. These changes lengthened the distance to 35.66 miles compared to the previous 3 rides on this route in 2022. Today’s miles moved me closer to reaching my 800 mile goal for August to 273 miles. Not bad considering there are 15 days left in the month.

8-16-2022 YTD Bike Rides Community Drive-Cumberland-Oakhurst
8-16-2022 YTD Bike Rides Community Drive-Cumberland-Oakhurst

Weather was favorable with moderate wind and 54% humidity and the temperature moving from 84 degrees to 92 by the time I finished at 11:48 AM. I wore white arm sleeves so I could see any salt stains. Weather overview: start 84 (humidity 78%, dew point 77), mostly cloudy, wind N 0 mph; finish 92 (humidity 54%, dew point 73), partly cloudy, wind SE 6 mph.

The AXS.SRAM.com ride report reflects the low impact of wind with me using the 35×13 gears for 1:46:44 (25 miles) out of a total moving time of 2:54:07. I made 22 RD gear changes.

I may have found a cure for the GoPro randomly freezing when I press the Quik Capture button. I turned off the wireless connection and it has not froze on 4 rides. Not sure why that would fix the problem.

8-16-2022 Strava Ride Summary Community Drive-Cumberland-Oakhurst
8-16-2022 Strava Ride Summary Community Drive-Cumberland-Oakhurst

Texas Bicycling News August 15th 2022

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Alkek Velodrome Newsletter

Stuart Gardner Program Director | shoutout.wix.com

Racing Returns! TNR is back tomorrow with bunch races and we also have a couple of big weekends of racing coming up! Spectators are welcome and if you are racing or keen to please check out our racer guide.

Upcoming Events TNR Bunch Racing 6:45pm 16th Aug

TNR Sprint Night 6:45 23rd Aug

Collegiate Track Cycling Event 26th-28th Aug (TBC)

Atomic Elite TT Championships 8am Sat 27th Aug

TNR Bunch Racing Feat. Jr & Masters Points Champs 6:45 30th Aug

Sprint & Keirin Championships Sat 3rd-Sun 4th Sept

TNR Madison & Team Night 6:45 6th Sept

Atomic TT Series Finals 8:30am Sat 10th Sept

Tuesday Night Racing It’s Bunch Racing this this week! (Racer Guide) Gates open at 4pm, racing starts at 6:45pm. The nightly schedule will always be listed on the event in the Track Calendar.

As we get towards the end of the season RoY points become even more important and there is still everything to play for. While both Dan and Sarah Kegel have healthy leads they haven’t got it wrapped up yet. Full standings of all categories can be seen below. Big points are still up for grabs in the Elite TT, Points Race, Sprint and Keirin championships! …

Video: Spencer Solves It: Huge team project as we build and deliver bikes to kids in need

Bill Spencer, Andrea Slaydon | www.click2houston.com

HOUSTON – There’s a special edition of Spencer Solves It is in the works: A massive project where volunteers will help build and distribute bikes for a community in need. Why are we building bikes for kids from Afghanistan?

You may remember the fall of Kabul in August 2021. Thousands of people were desperately trying to get out of Afghanistan to safety. Some people did make it out airlifted to the United States. Many of them were brought to Houston.

“We started getting notifications that 1,000s of afghan refugees, will need to be evacuated from Afghanistan,” said Ali Al Sudani, Chief Programs Officer of Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston.

These are the bravest of people, Afghans who …

Upcoming Rides

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Cycling Addicks Tuesday 20 Tuesday, August 16, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

JL Power Hour Tuesday, August 16, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

MCC Tuesday – Shell to McKeever Tuesday, August 16, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

Urban South Tuesday Night Ride Tuesday, August 16, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Morning SBux Crew (Tues) Tuesday, August 16, 2022 @ 7:00 AM

Trek West U Ride Tuesday, August 16, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Pushin Watts Tuesday Interval Ride – 25mi Tuesday, August 16, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Lasersnakes Wednesday Ride Wednesday, August 17, 2022 @ 7:00 PM

UBG 26 mile Wednesday Night Wednesday, August 17, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Dark:30 from L3 Craft Coffee Wednesday, August 17, 2022 @ 5:30 AM

The Boot Wednesday, August 17, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Mountain Bike Playtime with Vintage Cycle! Wednesday, August 17, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

Walking Stick Thursdays Thursday, August 18, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Social Pace Bike Ride with Vintage Cycle! Thursday, August 18, 2022 @ 7:30 PM

JL Power Hour Thursday, August 18, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

Tuesday / Thursday Thursday, August 18, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

PW – Sugar Kick 24mi Thursday, August 18, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

MCC Thursday – Shell to McKeever Thursday, August 18, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

Morning SBux Crew (Thurs) Thursday, August 18, 2022 @ 7:00 AM

Trek West U Ride Thursday, August 18, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Look Pro Go Slow Thursday, August 18, 2022 @ 7:00 PM

Race Ready Repair Thursday Night Social Thursday, August 18, 2022 @ 6:15 PM

Wicked Boxer Thursday, August 18, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Dark:30 from L3 Craft Coffee Friday, August 19, 2022 @ 5:30 AM

JL Friday Spice Power Hour Friday, August 19, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

Sat Shop Ride | 44-miles | Pearland Bicycles Saturday, August 20, 2022 @ 7:00 AM

HGC Monthly Ride – Stubblefield 33mi Saturday, August 20, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

Race Ready Repair – Beginner/Intermediate Road Ride Saturday, August 20, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

HGC Monthly Ride – Stubblefield 13.5mi Saturday, August 20, 2022 @ 9:00 AM

Race Ready Repair Saturday 50 Saturday, August 20, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

CW CENTURY CHALLENGE – 3 The Gravel Collective Saturday, August 20, 2022 @ 7:00 AM

Breakers Sunday Ride Sunday, August 21, 2022 @ 5:00 PM

Active Passion Sunday Roll Sunday, August 21, 2022 @ 7:00 AM

JL Recovery & Coffee Ride Sunday, August 21, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

Sunday miles with Vintage Cycle! Sunday, August 21, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

2022 JL Power Hour Monday, August 22, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

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Self-Guided Bike Tours Sugar Land TX

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… Central City Bike Tour 11 miles Learn the Route The best preparation is to learn your tour route. Knowing your route will help you stay on-course and identify key points to stop and make additional observations. Read through the Directions and Destinations page for your tour, then retrace the tour path using Google Maps to ensure you know it well. Prepare with Safety in Mind Safety is important any time you ride a bike but is even more critical on these tours …

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Unusual Route Selection Times and Places

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Sometimes the route I ride comes to me at unusual times and places. Today’s route popped into my mind as I was going to bed last night and this morning to I checked SportTracks to see the last time I rode it, May 6th, 2020. I wanted a route over 40 miles for a couple of reasons, to make up for not biking yesterday and to prep for biking the 100km at the HH100 in a couple of weeks. The video details why I didn’t ride yesterday.

I started biking at 9:01 AM on my Cervelo Caledonia bike following my “Kingwood – East River Dr – Kingwood” route to the north. After making my way through Kingwood and Woodridge Forest to the US59 northbound frontage road I zigzagged north along US59 north of Splendora to the East River Road underpass where I turned back to the south. Checking SportTracks again I think this is the farthermost north I biked this year from Kingwood. Today’s activity is a mile longer, 47.22 versus 46.09 miles, than the May 6th, 2020 ride because I added two streets in Elm Grove Village in Kingwood on the way to US59. Before getting to Splendora I planned to go over the railroad tracks to the road east of the tracks to Splendora but a train was blocking the crossing. I got a better view of the road construction at SH 242 on the way to Splendora and avoided construction barriers riding south before SH 242 biking on a road the passes Big River amusement park that wasn’t open in 2020. At SH 242 I was able to see the progress on the new lanes and the closure of the old ones. There is no shoulder on the new lanes so I will not be biking there for awhile.

8-15-2022 Last 3 Rides Kingwood-East River Road-Kingwood Route
8-15-2022 Last 3 Rides Kingwood-East River Road-Kingwood Route

Single digit wind speed meant the headwind and tailwind weren’t much hindrance or help. Sometimes the wind felt like it was coming from my side on the way to East River Drive though the direction was supposed to be from the SE. On the way back to Kingwood the headwind challenged me at times, mostly when combined with a small climb. The temperature ranged from 83 at the start to 92 when I finished at 12:51 PM. At the end my CamelBak was almost empty and the water was no longer cool. Humidity was 54% when I completed the ride. Weather summary: start 83 (humidity 82%, dew point 77), mostly cloudy, wind SE 7 mph; finish 92 (humidity 54%, dew point 73), mostly cloudy, wind SE 7 mph.

I stopped at the TX 99 underpass on Valley Ranch Parkway for about 10 minutes to rest and eat 2 granola bars. In the shade the breeze felt cooling and I had to force myself to get back on the Cervelo. As I got ready to leave I took these photos. The tree trunk was not real.

8-15-2022 Cervelo Caledonia TX99 Valley Ranch-1
8-15-2022 Cervelo Caledonia TX99 Valley Ranch-1
8-15-2022 Cervelo Caledonia TX99 Valley Ranch-3
8-15-2022 Cervelo Caledonia TX99 Valley Ranch-3

According to the AXS.SRAM.com ride report I was active changing the RD 31 times during the ride. I rode 2:34:47 (36.9 miles) using the 35×13 gears out of a total moving time of 3:45:03. A number of the RD shifts were on the southbound portion when I went uphill into the wind.

On one of the extra streets in Elm Grove Village I set a PR on Kris Spraggins Memorial Route (2:38) according to Strava. Apparently I’m not the only person biking on that segment.

8-15-2022 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-East River Road-Kingwood
8-15-2022 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood-East River Road-Kingwood

Texas Bicycling Action August 14th 2022

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Fort Hood Challenge XIV

Drop Bar, Texas: A cycling podcast By Paul Negrete | anchor.fm

Every cyclist I know wants a good story to tell. An epic ride or race. Andy Hollinger is back to talk about this year’s edition of the Fort Hood Challenge which is also the State Road Race Championship and this year’s motto "It’s gonna be epic!" Also hear a little about my recent ride through the rain and other upcoming events in Texas. Submit your Feat of Glory info or Why I Ride clip at https://forms.gle/7EGa5NerMXM5tzFU9.

Links: Fort Hood Challenge, El Camino, Rock-n-Road 100, Drop Bar Texas Store

McAllister Park Jumps Update, August 13

by Steve Barish | stormmtb.org

Howdy to all my fellow San Antonio MTB addicts and welcome to the weekly #MacJumps update! We are a little late in getting back to the community due to some personal issues and the need to incorporate additional feedback we received over the past week. Huge thanks to everyone who came out or made comments on social media – please keep it up! We want this to be a very rider-centered rebuild, and while we probably can’t accommodate every suggestion we still want to try, and definitely want your voice to be heard.

That said, Sean has incorporated a lot of feedback and posted new designs: …

Where to park for this year’s Hotter’N Hell Hundred

by: Olivia Taggart | www.texomashomepage.com

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Officials with Hotter’N Hell Hundred have released a map of remote parking locations ahead of the cycling event. …

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