Texas Bicycling News June 20th 2022

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Cycle heads second annual bicycle show

Michael Saenz | stayhappening.com

Sun Jun 26 2022 at 12:00 pm to 04:00 pm UTC-05:00 Waco, Texas

Come out and see what bike life is all about we will have lowrider , vintage and custom and vintage/ rat , bmx categories food for sale Music and door prizes and more free for spectators $10 per bike entry unless you enter more than one then …

Cyclist Struck, Killed in Richardson Early Sunday

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The crash was reported at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning along South Plano Road

A driver is facing an intoxication manslaughter charge after hitting and killing a cyclist in Richardson early Sunday morning.

According to Ricardson Police, 43-year-old Courtney Terrill was riding along the 1100 block of S. Plano Road at about 2:30 a.m. when they were struck by a man driving a pickup truck.

The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, identified by police as 28-year-old Jesus Esquivel, stopped after the crash.

Investigators said Esquivel and Terrill were …

Bicyclist hospitalized after being victim of hit-and-run along Northeast Side road

by SBG San Antonio Staff Reports | news4sanantonio.com

SAN ANTONIO – A man is recovering in the hospital after being hit by a car on the Northeast Side.

The accident happened just after 12:30 a.m. Monday along North Foster Road near Summer Fest Drive.

Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies said the man was riding his bike when a car hit him. The driver didn’t stop and just drove off. Passersby stopped and called 911.

Deputies searched the area for the vehicle, but didn’t find it. When found, the driver will face charges of failure to stop and render aid.

The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition. …

Upcoming Rides

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Tuesday Night Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles Tuesday, June 21, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

Tuesday Night Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles Tuesday, June 21, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

Torchy’s Taco’s HTX Ride Tuesday, June 21, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Spring Greenway Full Trail! Tuesday, June 21, 2022 @ 5:00 PM

Morning SBux Crew Tuesday, June 21, 2022 @ 7:00 AM

MCC Tuesday – Shell to McKeever Tuesday, June 21, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

Pushin Watts X Chasing Watts Kickoff Blitz Ride Tuesday, June 21, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Urban South Tuesday Night Ride Tuesday, June 21, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Tuesday Rise & Ride Tuesday, June 21, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

Cycling Addicks Tuesday 24 Tuesday, June 21, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Cycling Addicks Tuesday 24 Tuesday, June 21, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

UBG 26 mile Wednesday Night Wednesday, June 22, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Mountain Bike Playtime with Vintage Cycle Bikes! Wednesday, June 22, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

The Boot Ride Wednesday, June 22, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Wednesday Dirt Therapy | Pearland MTB Trails Wednesday, June 22, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

CCC Gravel Levee Wednesday, June 22, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Wicked Boxer Thursday, June 23, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Race Ready Repair Thursday Night Social Thursday, June 23, 2022 @ 6:15 PM

Wicked Boxer Thursday, June 23, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Morning SBux Crew Thursday, June 23, 2022 @ 7:00 AM

Pushin Watts Thursday 20 mi – Z2 Thursday, June 23, 2022 @ 6:10 PM

LookProGoSlow Recovery Ride Thursday, June 23, 2022 @ 7:00 PM

MCC Thursday – Shell to McKeever Thursday, June 23, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

Vintage Cycle Weekly Social Ride! Thursday, June 23, 2022 @ 7:30 PM

HTX BREW HAHA RIDE WELLS FARGO Thursday, June 23, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Justice League Friday Power Hour (A/B) Friday, June 24, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

Justice League Friday Power Hour (A/B/C) Friday, June 24, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

Race Ready Repair Saturday 50 Saturday, June 25, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

Justice League Saturday Ride (A,B,C pace) Saturday, June 25, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

Bike Medicine 40 Mile Training Ride – Saturdays Saturday, June 25, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

RRR-Saturday Saturday, June 25, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

Race Ready Repair – Beginner/Intermediate Road Ride Saturday, June 25, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

Pearland Bicycles Racing | Fort Bend MTB Trails Sunday, June 26, 2022 @ 8:30 AM

Active Passion Sunday Roll Sunday, June 26, 2022 @ 7:00 AM

Sunday miles with Vintage Cycle Bikes! Sunday, June 26, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

Breakers Sunday Ride Sunday, June 26, 2022 @ 5:00 PM

Trek Pride Adventure Ride 16 Sunday, June 26, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

Trek Pride Adventure Ride 46 Sunday, June 26, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

Pride Adventure Ride 64 Sunday, June 26, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

Women’s Elite race recap at the DFW Summer Series from dfwbike

PSA: Dallasites, avoid Cottonwood Creek Trail from dfwbike

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Texas Tumbleweed 100 Bike Ride September 17

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Alkek Velodrome – Weekly Update

Stuart Gardner Program Director | shoutout.wix.com

Alkek Masters Racers Give 110% at Nats, Major Taylor Sprints Tomorrow Night!

It’s Sprint Night tomorrow and to celebrate the life of Major Taylor who passed away 90 years ago this Tuesday we have some Major Taylor themed prizes this week! Also this Saturday is our next Intro to Track Class! Spectators are welcome and if you are racing or keen to please check out our racer guide.

Upcoming Events

Lawson Craddock Youth Cycling League 13th-29th June

TNR Major Taylor Match Sprints 6:45pm 21st June

Intro to Track Cycling 11am 25th June

TNR Bunch Races 6:45pm 28th June

TNR Bunch Races 6:45pm 6th July

Atomic TT Series #3 8am 9th July

Intro to Track Cycling Class 11am 10th July …

City Council Vote Could Bring Shared Scooters and Bikes Back to Dallas

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The Dallas City Council will vote on new rules to bring back shared scooters and possibly bikes later this year.

The conditions would limit the number of the scooters and bikes and where they can be used and stored.

"Every 90 days, staff will look at it. And where there’s good behavior, we allow more units," Dallas City Council Member Omar Narvaez said.

The proposal recommends not allowing rides in public parks, public plazas, the grounds of the State Fair of Texas or on sidewalks. Riding late at …

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It’s Going To Get Hot Hot Hot! Avoiding RR Crossing Closure

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This is going to be hot week with temperatures of 100 degrees and more; very unusual for June in the Houston area. I will plan on starting my bike rides a little earlier to finish before noon. As I got ready to go biking two trucks pulled up in front of my house. Last week a man marked the underground location of utilities and the crews today started laying fiber optic cable conduit for AT&T. This year my neighborhood went from two weak internet service providers plus 2 new good ones. A big change.

After getting ready, filling the CamelBak with ice and water the bike ride got underway at 8:59 AM. I rode my Cervelo Caledonia bike but not to the north like I usually do on Mondays. Tomorrow the railroad crossing on Old Atascocita Road will be closed from 8 AM to late in the day so I decided to ride my “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route today to avoid the closure. The railroad crossing should be open Wednesday. I finished the bike ride at 11:31 AM before the day got close to the max heat.

Weather conditions: start 85 (humidity 70%, dew point 74), a few clouds, wind N 0 mph; finish 93 (humidity 51%, dew point 72), a few clouds, wind E 4 mph. A month or two ago I complained about the strong wind and now the wind has almost disappeared.

Today’s route seems to be the one I ride the most according to SportTracks. I biked 34.12 miles cutting the miles I need to reach my 800 mile goal for June to 149 miles. Of the 13 rides on this route in 2022 today is one of the better ones based on average speed, average power, and average pace.

6-20-2022 YTD Bike Rides Summary Atasccocita-Walden-Huffman
6-20-2022 YTD Bike Rides Summary Atasccocita-Walden-Huffman

I looked at a new chart (to me) using the Stravini Chrome extension for my fitness trend. The chart draws from Strava data for the last 6 months.

6-20-2022 Fitness Trend 6 months Biking from Stravini
6-20-2022 Fitness Trend 6 months Biking from Stravini

Another data source is the AXS.SRAM.com ride report. Some of the data: 23 RD shifts, no FD shifts, 1:34:58 riding in the 35×13 gears out a total moving time of 2:27:27.

6-20-2022 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita-Walden-Huffman
6-20-2022 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita-Walden-Huffman

Texas Bicycling Action June 19th 2022

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College Station City Council approves VeoRide use in city and on A&M campus

Bailey Brown | theeagle.com

The City of College Station officially allows the use of electric scooters, also known as electric micro-mobility devices, for residents in College Station and on the Texas A&M University campus, after the city council voted unanimously to expand its shared micro-mobility ordinance.

Previously the ordinance was known as a Dockless Bike Share Program, however during a previous meeting the council issued guidelines for the newly named micro-mobility ordinance.

The ordinance allows the bike-share vendor, VeoRide Cosmo, to place electric sit-down scooters on the A&M campus and in …

Ride for Cancer: Cyclists riding from Texas to Alaska

THV11 Digital | www.thv11.com

The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world has made its way through Little Rock, Arkansas. Cyclists are on a 70-day journey that ends in Anchorage, Alaska.

AUSTIN, Texas — A group of bicyclists from the University of Texas are in the midst of the what is known to be longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world. Their goal is to raise awareness in the fight for cancer.

Earlier this month, the "LIVESTRONG Texas 4000" team departed from Cedar Park, which is a suburb of Austin, Texas. And they are on a 70-day journey that will end in Anchorage, Alaska. …

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Oxbow Lakes Along The San Jacinto Bayou Greenway

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Nothing like biking in hot weather. As I rode I thought this ride is training for the HH 100 in August. Getting home from church I got ready and rode out at 1:33 PM on my Lynskey Helix bike. I didn’t plan on riding much more than 15 miles due to the late start and 96 degree temperature. I filled the CamelBak with ice and water to carry while I rode the Kingwood streets and greenbelt trails.The trails offered some shade from the broiling sun and light wind. At the 2:57 PM finish I rode 15.87 miles in 1:16:38 ending the week at 216.17 miles. Not the most miles in a week but I felt good about ti considering I didn’t ride on Monday. The Lynskey Helix is up to 224 miles now.

This was the 4th week in a row of 200+ miles. The average ride this week was 36.03 miles. Average riding time was 2 hours 40 minutes. While I road on some of the same streets I did not duplicate any routes this week.

6-19-2022 Week Bike Rides Summary
6-19-2022 Week Bike Rides Summary

One other cyclist was out passing me on Woodland Hills Drive. He is in the video. I noticed his 2 white water bottles hanging behind his saddle and wondered if they were filled for some reason. When I finished my ride the CamelBak still had a lot of ice left.

I stopped at 2 spots on the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway with historical plaques newly added. One told about Oxbow lakes and the other about the construction of the Lake Houston Dam in the early 1950’s.

6-19-2022 Lynskey Helix San Jacinto Bayou Greenway-1
6-19-2022 Lynskey Helix San Jacinto Bayou Greenway-1
6-19-2022 Lynskey Helix San Jacinto Bayou Greenway-2
6-19-2022 Lynskey Helix San Jacinto Bayou Greenway-2
6-19-2022 Lynskey Helix San Jacinto Bayou Greenway-3
6-19-2022 Lynskey Helix San Jacinto Bayou Greenway-3
6-19-2022 Lynskey Helix San Jacinto Bayou Greenway-4
6-19-2022 Lynskey Helix San Jacinto Bayou Greenway-4

Weather conditions: start 96 (humidity 43%, dew point 69), a few clouds, wind variable 4 mph; finish 97 (humidity 40%, dew point 68), a few clouds, wind E 8 mph. I felt the temperature difference when I rode through the shade.

According to the AXS.SRAM.com ride report I made 8 RD gear changes riding 1:07:18 in the 33×13 gears. I’m still working on the gear combinations to use.

Strava top result: 3rd fastest time on Greenway Appendix (52s).

6-19-2022 Strava Kingwood Streets and Trail Data Summary
6-19-2022 Strava Kingwood Streets and Trail Data Summary