Texas Bicycling Action June 30th 2022

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Video: Hotter’N Hell looking for host homes for visiting riders

By KAUZ Digital Media Team | www.newschannel6now.com

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – The Hotter’N Hell Hundred is less than two months away and thousands of riders are set to participate in the event, many of whom will need a place to stay once they get in town.

Executive director Chip Filer said the Hotter’N Hell cyclists fill up hotels within a 100-mile radius of Wichita Falls.

“If you have an extra bedroom or bedroom suite and want to host a couple of riders, sign up on the home page,” Filer said. “We’ll get a hold of you. We’ll find some riders that are looking for a place to stay and we’ll match them up with you. Quite frankly, you’ll probably build friendships for life.”

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Jaunt out to Dance Slab

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Thursday Miles with Letty

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Blue Agave mTb fun fun

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Which Is Better For Biking, High Humidity Or Rain? I Got A Dose Of High Humidity

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The last bike ride of June started at 9:28 AM as I rode away on my Cervelo Caledonia bike. I chose my “Atascocita South – Walden – Huffman” route for the second time in 2022. I thought I biked it more than twice though. The previous ride was on May 31st also riding my Cervelo Caledonia. Today I rode 35.6 miles just slightly more than the previous ride. I ended June at 997.8 miles and only missing one day on the bike. This is the second most miles in a month this year.

A summary of June bike rides. I averaged 34.41 miles per ride. As flat as Houston is I gained 12,635 ft for the month according to RWGPS but I don’t think that is correct. 74 hours biking looks good. I rode my Cervelo Caledonia 19 times and my Lynskey Helix 10 times.

6-30-2022 June Bike Rides Summary
6-30-2022 June Bike Rides Summary

When I started the ride I wasn’t sure if I would be able to go the full route. Rain on the radar hung around the coast and a few stray drops fell for maybe 30 seconds before I left. At the least I wanted to ride 10 miles to make it an “official” ride. Thankfully the rain held off but the high humidity made me wonder if rain would’ve been better. At the 12:12 PM finish sweat ran down my arm sleeves, my gloves were soaked and my jersey and shorts dripped with sweat. This was the first bike ride in awhile with the temperature in the 70’s for both the start and finish. Maybe the heat and lower humidity wasn’t so bad after all. The weather for the bike ride: start 76 (humidity 94%, dew point 74), partly cloudy, wind NE 7 mph; finish 78 (humidity 87%, dew point 74), mostly cloudy, wind E 11 mph. Rain is expected late tonight and Friday.

How I used the Rival eTap components during the bike ride according to the AXS.SRAM.com ride report.

6-30-2022 SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage Miles
6-30-2022 SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage Miles
6-30-2022 SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage
6-30-2022 SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage
6-30-2022 SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage Avg Power
6-30-2022 SRAM Component Summary Gear Usage Avg Power
6-30-2022 Strava Data Summary Atascocita South - Walden - Huffman
6-30-2022 Strava Data Summary Atascocita South – Walden – Huffman

Texas Bicycling News June 29th 2022

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Cross-country cyclists aid Amarillo Habitat for Humanity

by: Cat Keenan | www.myhighplains.com

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Amarillo Habitat for Humanity (AHFH) announced that it will host a group of 21 cross-country bicyclists from the group “Bike & Build” from Wednesday until July 1, who plan to assist with an AHFH home-building project during their stay.

As described by AHFH, the Bike & Build group “engages young adults in a service-oriented cycling trip to raise awareness for the affordable housing cause.” The group visiting Amarillo has been a part of a cross-country trip through the southern US since May 18. Their route began in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., and is expected to link up with historic Route 66 to head to its end on Aug. 3 in Palmdale, Calif. …

Moms Ride #2 (kid interference version)

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Harlingen Freedom Fest implements biking

by: Alejandra Yanez | www.valleycentral.com

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Harlingen will host its second annual Freedom Fest Social Bike Ride Saturday.

The biking event is scheduled to begin 8 a.m. Saturday at Lon C. Hill Park.

A group photo will be taken at the end of the ride at Iwo Jima Monument.

The public is encouraged to return back to the park for Freedom Fest.

Freedom Fest will take place from 4 to 9 p.m. For more information, click here.

Charity bike ride for cancer passes page

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A group of 24 cyclists aboard the Texas 4000 for the Cancer 2022 team paddle through Page on their way from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska on June 17.

The cyclist is a student at the University of Texas at Austin, and the annual ride aims to “fight cancer by sharing hope, knowledge, and charity in hundreds of communities” along the route, according to a statement issued by Texas 4000 to the cancer organization.

“For 19 years, Texas 4000 for Cancer has involved student leaders and communities in the fight against cancer through 4,000-mile bike rides,” the …

Sanchez and Santamaría win at GFNY Waco Texas

Caroline Lindsay | www.endurancesportswire.com

New York City, June 29, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – GFNY Waco Texas started off with a fresh morning but temperatures well above 100F were expected later in the day for riders on the long competitive racecourse of 85.7 miles with a total elevation gain of 2490 ft.

The race started off fast and already by mile six 20 racers formed the lead group. After a further string of attacks, a group of four riders successfully got away, including GFNY Florida champ León Santamaría (Colombia) as well as GFNY regular Flavio de Luna (Mexico).

The quartet remained together until …

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Two Dog Sprints, Riverwalk Side Trip

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Wednesday’s bike ride started at 9:07 AM as I rolled out the driveway on my Lynskey Helix bike. The route for today was the “Community Drive – Valley Ranch – Gene Campbell Blvd” with a side trip into Riverwalk. The previous rides on this route didn’t go there and averaged 36 miles. Today I rode 39.75 miles which was helped narrow the gap for YTD mileage between 2022 and 2021 to 3 miles. YTD for 2022 is 4,722 miles. I trail 2020 by 118 miles. This was the 3rd bike ride on this route this year. I rode 962.19 miles in June so far. I might reach 1000 miles if the rain doesn’t stop me tomorrow. Only one other month had more miles than June, April with 1,014.93.

Two dog sprints on the ride. The first came as I rode on Riverwalk Drive back to FM 1314 at the corner of Colorado Drive. A small black dog slithered under the fence and came running and yapping at me. I moved to the center of the road and sped up and the dog stopped after about a hundred feet. That one I saw coming as two dogs raced along the fence until the black one found a spot to go under. The second dog surprised me on Briar Berry Lane at Auburn Park Drive. I have not encountered a dog at that spot before. The dog was black and white and large springing out of the grass and running beside me barking. I yelled at him and pedaled faster and he stopped chasing me after 50 feet or so.

The wind was light from the NE and east with the temperature ranging from 85 to 92 and mostly cloudy. It didn’t feel as hot as it was a few days ago. The headwind was not bad and mostly riding SE on FM 1314 back from Gene Campbell Blvd. My legs were up to the challenge. I think the slightly easier gearing on the Lynskey helped. Weather conditions: start 84 (humidity 64%, dew point 71), mostly cloudy, wind NE 5; finish 91 (humidity 49%, dew point 69), mostly cloudy, wind E 8 mph. The ride ended at 12:08 PM.

According to the AXS.SRAM.com ride report I used the 33×13 gears for 2:15:20 (31.3 miles) out of the total moving time of 2:59:11. I only made 9 RD shifts.

My fitness trend from the Stravini Chrome extension using my Strava data for the last 6 months.

6-29-2022 Stravini Fitness Trend 6 months
6-29-2022 Stravini Fitness Trend 6 months

The side trip into Riverwalk added about 3 miles to the ride compared to average distance on previous rides on this route.

6-29-2022 Strava Data Summary Community Drive - Valley Ranch - Gene Campbell Blvd
6-29-2022 Strava Data Summary Community Drive – Valley Ranch – Gene Campbell Blvd