Texas Bicycling News Digest May 13th 2022

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Moriah Wilson shot and killed in Austin, Texas

Ben Delaney, Betsy Welch | www.velonews.com

The 26-year-old racer was staying with a friend in Austin ahead of Gravel Locos this weekend.

Moriah “Mo” Wilson was killed in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, May 11. She was 26-years-old.

According to CBS Austin, the Austin Police Department responded to a call late Wednesday night and found Wilson dead from a gunshot wound inside a home in central Austin. The incident is under investigation as a ‘suspicious death.’

The identity and the motive of the shooter remain unknown.

CBS Austin reported the homicide on Thursday, providing as many of the few …

Klunking for Kyle: Commemorating a Life with Mountain Biking’s Original Off-Road Ride

By Mike Cartier | www.singletracks.com

When a community comes together, great things can happen. When a mountain bike community assembles, you get something sincerely special, extremely fun and unlike any other congregation. The cycling scene in and around Austin, Texas has long been strong, but the mountain bike community became more powerful and connected in recent years.

So much so that the first and only lift-accessed bike park, Spider Mountain, in Texas opened in 2019 and has since been a stomping ground for both seasoned and newer, inexperienced riders alike. With the steady increase in places to ride, friends to make and diverse trail systems to visit, it’s inevitable that an increase in fun events, races and general good can spawn from the sport.

Growing up in Texas and learning the sport, I’ve come to meet and ride with many talented and …

These streets, trails, and bike lanes will make you fall in love with the city.

By Daniel Renfrow | www.houstonbcycle.com

The pandemic seems to be petering out now (still put on your mask), and Houston’s biking boom is holding steady. And, believe it or not, Houston is a bikeable city — as courageous and timid cyclists discovered when the mask mandates started in 2020. For the past few years, bike lanes have been slowly inching their way across the city and, in doing so, have turned areas like Downtown, the Museum District, and the East End into burgeoning biking hotspots.

Cycling in Houston is not without its downsides; however, regulars on Houston’s streets know that there’s still a lot of growth needed before the Bayou City can compete with more bike-friendly locales like Austin, Portland, and Seattle. Progress is still progress, though, and per the Houston Bike Plan, adopted in 2017, the city is well on track to continue leveling up on its bike-ability.

Since not all neighborhoods in Houston and its surrounding areas are bike-friendly, …

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FRESH Racing Juniors are headed to Championships

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FRESH Racing Juniors are headed to the National Interscholastic Cycling Association Championships.

The cycling team of 13 juniors have put in eight months of practice and four weekends of racing against 24 other teams. Through their hard work, the team earned second place overall, landing them a spot in the championship race in Troy from May 14 to 15.

Along with all of the hard practice, FRESH Racing Juniors put in over 190 volunteer hours and raised over …

Video: Organ donors, recipients and families bike to share the importance of helping

By Morgan Riddell | www.kbtx.com

BRENHAM, Texas (KBTX) – When a loved one dies, it can be followed by many questions, decisions, and planning by family. But, one decision can be taken off their plate if it’s talked about soon enough.

A person can choose to be an organ donor by signing up when they get their license, but a family will always be asked about their wishes after a person dies. One group in Texas is working to spread the word about the life-saving decision they made, or someone made to their benefit.

The Lone Star Circle of Life is in the middle of a bike tour around the state, each of the 12 riders being organ recipients, donors, or donor families. The group arrived at their stop in Brenham Wednesday where they met up with a local donor family.

“I’ll tell anybody Molly’s story at the drop of a hat,” Tracy Hammac said. …

City of Austin holds free Bike Month events, releases new bike map

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AUSTIN, Texas – Get There ATX, a City of Austin Transportation resource that helps residents and visitors discover transportation options throughout the area, is celebrating Bike Month this May with several events and helpful tips.

Austin Public Works helped celebrate Bike Month with the little ones on May 4 with a Bike to School Day group ride in Northeast Austin. Next up is Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 20.

For National Bike to Work Day, the city will hold a free breakfast event at the City Hall outdoor plaza from 8-9 a.m. Free breakfast tacos and coffee will be available, along with swag giveaways from local bike groups. Members of the …

Gravel Locos is this weekend’s pre-Unbound showdown

Betsy Welch | www.velonews.com

The Texas gravel race debuted last year with a star-studded startlist. This year is the same with Ian Boswell, Laurens ten Dam, Mo Wilson, and Sarah Sturm lining up to start.

On May 14 in a tiny town in central Texas, a pre-Unbound Gravel showdown is about to go down.

Gravel Locos, the new event that stormed onto the scene in 2021, returns to Hico, Texas this weekend in what promises to be a harbinger of things to come in Kansas in three weeks. However, with four distances ranging from 30 miles+ to more than 150 miles, the weekend of bike racing has something for everyone. …

Driver on the run after killing cyclist in north Houston

Jay R. Jordan | www.lmtonline.com

Investigators are still looking for video evidence to try and narrow down their search.

Police are searching for the driver who hit and killed a 40-year-old man on a bicycle early Thursday in north Houston.

The cyclist was pedaling west in the eastbound lanes of West Mt. Houston Road underneath Interstate 45 North around 5 a.m. when the driver hit him head-on, according to Houston Police Department crash investigators. The driver sped away without checking on the man or calling 911. A person nearby witnessed the hit, although police said Thursday they did not have a good description of the vehicle.

Witnesses of the crash performed CPR on the man before paramedics and …

##nNorth Freeway feeder reopens hours after bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash on Thursday morning that left a bicyclist dead.

The crash was reported around 5:10 a.m. in the 700 block of West Mount Houston Road, at the I-45 North Freeway underpass.

According to Houston police, the 40-year-old victim was riding his bicycle westbound in the eastbound lanes of West Mount Houston when a driver struck him.

Police did not …

Bike To Work Week Kicks Off May 16

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Bike to Work Week begins May 16, and there are many ways to celebrate the joys of two-wheel transportation, even if pedaling to the office is not an option for everyone.

The North Central Texas Council of Governments encourages residents to embrace active transportation, whether they are going to work, school or meeting a friend for lunch down the street. It is a safe, healthy and fun alternative to traditional transportation.

As the nation continues dealing with the effects of the pandemic, the League of American Bicyclists, which sponsors this annual event as part of Bike Month, is again asking participants to …

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Victoria Police Department to gift bikes through Wal-Mart grant

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PHOTO: Local children attend a bike rodeo hosted by the Victoria Police Department in 2015 at Wal-Mart.

The Victoria Police Department will have the opportunity to gift bicycles and safety gear to dozens of children throughout the community thanks to a $5,000 grant from Wal-Mart North Navarro.

These funds have enabled the department to purchase multiple bikes and safety gear to donate to Victoria’s youth through upcoming bike rodeos.

VPD is partnering with Christ’s Kitchen to host the first bike rodeo from 5 to 7 p.m. June 9 at Christ’s Kitchen, 611 E. Warren Ave.

Each child will have …

HCTRA money to kick-start miles of new trails under plan approved by Commissioners Court

Dug Begley | www.houstonchronicle.com

Surplus revenues from Harris County’s toll road system for years have paid for improvements to nearby roads and infused funds into street rebuilds around the county.

Now, the Harris County Toll Road Authority is about to go off-road. Under a plan unveiled Tuesday, the tolling agency will spend $53 million connecting existing cycling, running and hiking trails and building new ones. The projects, sketched out in a sweeping plan presented to Commissioners Court, aim to reconnect neighborhoods on opposing sides of the county’s tollways and leverage county money with that of management districts and other local agencies aiming to add trails.

“The toll road for a long time has been focused on …

May is National Bike Month

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National Bike Month is sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and is celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month highlights the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.

The City of Dallas supports walking and biking as a means to meet our climate action and active transportation goals.

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TEAM WIND FORCE RIDES AGAIN TO RAISE FUNDS FOR NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY

By Tri Global Energy | www.victoriaadvocate.com

DALLAS, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Team Wind Force, a cycling team of 13 renewable energy industry professionals organized by Tri Global Energy, is gearing up to take part in the 35th anniversary year of the Bike MS fundraiser, benefitting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The North Texas event, set for May 14-15, is called The Round-Up Ride. For their sixth year of participation, Team Wind Force has set an ambitious fundraising goal of $40,000. Along with company donations, they have raised more than $160,000 since 2016.

Tri Global Energy is one of America’s top developers of …

The Best Places to Bike in Houston

By Daniel Renfrow | www.houstoniamag.com

The pandemic seems to be petering out now (still put on your mask), and Houston’s biking boom is holding steady. And, believe it or not, Houston is a bikeable city — as courageous and timid cyclists discovered when the mask mandates started in 2020. For the past few years, bike lanes have been slowly inching their way across the city and, in doing so, have turned areas like Downtown, the Museum District, and the East End into burgeoning biking hotspots.

Cycling in Houston is not without its downsides; however, regulars on Houston’s streets know that there’s still a lot of growth needed before the Bayou City can compete with more bike-friendly locales like Austin, Portland, and Seattle. Progress is still progress, though, and per the Houston Bike Plan, adopted in 2017, the city is well on track to continue leveling up on its bike-ability.

Since not all neighborhoods in Houston and its surrounding areas are bike-friendly, …

DART’s Annual Bike to Work Day Event is May 20

Gordon Shattles | starlocalmedia.com

On May 20, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) invites area residents to pedal to work as part of the Dallas area’s 2022 Bike to Work Day annual event.

Launched in 2001, Bike to Work Day is a national event to encourage people to try bicycle commuting as a healthy and safe alternative to driving. DART buses and trains have features that make it simple to combine riding your bike with riding transit. On the front of DART buses, you’ll find easy-to-use storage racks, while on rail you can just roll your bike onto the train. At rail stations and transit centers, DART offers bike racks as well as bike lids. Both are free of charge and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

DART Bike to Work Challenge

In celebration of Bike to Work Day, DART is …

The Impossible Route: 340 Miles and Three Days in Far-West Texas

Cush | www.mountainflyermagazine.com

The Impossible Route is back and this time it’s a real doozy and a must watch. Enjoy this insane journey as Jeremiah Bishop and Tyler “Vegan Cyclist” Pearce attempt a never-before-ridden-by-bike route through the vast region of Texas known as “Big Bend”. It’s an out-and-back, mega-gravel, bikepacking route that consists of 340 miles of brutal off-road terrain. Their highly ambitious plan is to complete it in just three days. If it’s possible, they’ll have to ride—non-stop—through the night over barren moonscapes, mountains, canyons, and short but legendary pavement sections. …

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See Houston’s Northside with a scavenger hunt bike ride this weekend

Jay R. Jordan | www.lmtonline.com

The event doubles as a fundraiser for Houston firefighters north of downtown.

If you’ve got a bike, $25 and the will to explore while helping Houston firefighters, there’s an event this weekend that’s perfect for you.

This Saturday, the Lindale Park Civic Club is hosting the Northside Scavenger Hunt Bike Ride throughout the Lindale Park and Near Northside neighborhoods. Proceeds from the event will help firefighters at stations 12 and 30, which serve a large swath of the neighborhoods north of downtown. Organizers have identified nearly a dozen spots throughout the beautiful neighborhood to be on the hunt, which will be easiest completed on two wheels.

"I’m hoping a whole bunch of people come out," said Rob Block, a Houston …

LONE STAR CIRCLE OF LIFE BIKE TOUR TO RIDE INTO BRENHAM WEDNESDAY

Josh Blaschke | kwhi.com

A bike tour traveling around Texas to educate about the need for organ donations rides into Brenham tomorrow (Wednesday).

Twelve volunteer cyclists in the Lone Star Circle of Life Bike Tour began their journey on Saturday in Waco and will arrive at Fireman’s Park at 3 p.m. Brenham resident Tracy Hammac will be in attendance to honor his daughter, Molly, who became a tissue donor in 2018 and changed the lives of 31 recipients.

Hammac says there is a constant and critical need for life-saving donations. …

[Lots of TMBRA deadlines in May!]https://www.tmbra.org/wp/2022/05/05/lots-of-tmbra-deadlines-in-may/)

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The end of the Cycle Progression 2022 Texas Cross-Country Mountain Bike State Championship Series will be here faster than you think! So with that in mind here are some important dates, links and reminders!

Pay Dirt: The last day for you to submit your pay dirt and be eligible for this series is MAY 12th. All Pay Dirt submitted after that date will count towards next year. Go HERE for more information on Pay Dirt.

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Teen cyclist’s jaw broken after allegedly being punched riding through Midtown

By Matthew Seedorff | www.fox26houston.com

HOUSTON – Houston police are looking for the man accused of punching a teen in the face outside a Midtown bar.

Graphic images taken from a hospital room show the damage done to Damarion Ziegler’s jaw. According to the teen, the alleged attack was unprovoked.

The incident happened on April 18 around 5 p.m., outside The Brass Tap at Travis and Holman.

"I was in pain," said Ziegler. "I didn’t know what happened. The dude broke both sides of my jaw." …

The Woodlands Texas – Bike The Woodlands Month kicks off in May with rides events and workshops

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THE WOODLANDS , TEXAS ( May 10 , 2022 ) – The Woodlands Township , with support from Bike The Woodlands Coalition , will host a number of activities throughout the month of May in celebration of National Bike Month , in efforts to create a better community through bicycling. There are numerous events planned in May for riders of all types . Bike to Work Day will take place on Friday , May 20 , 2022 , from 6:30 to 9 a . m . at Northshore Park , 2505 Lake Woodlands Drive . Bike commuters are invited to meet for refreshments and bike commuting information. Bike The Woodlands Day will be held on Saturday , May 21 , 2022 , from 9 a . m . to noon at Northshore Park . Exhibitors and activities will include local bike shops , bicycle clubs and other supporters of Bike Month . The event will also feature …

Man claims Academy improperly assembled mountain bike resulting in crash

By Marian Johns | setexasrecord.com

HOUSTON — A man claims a mountain bike that was improperly assembled by Academy Sport and Outdoors caused his crash and injuries.

Thomas Dougherty filed a complaint May 2 in Harris County District Court against Academy Sport and Outdoors Inc., alleging negligence.

Dougherty purchased a Ozone 500 adult mountain bike from Academy Sport and Outdoors on May 11, 2020, according to his complaint. He alleges that he paid extra to have Academy assemble the bike and when he attempted to ride it, the steering …

Free children’s bike skills rodeo and helmet giveaway

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SAN ANTONIO – A free children’s bike skills rodeo and helmet giveaway is being held on Saturday, May 14.

According to 2021 data from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), 89% of bike riders under the age of 18, who were involved in crashes with motor vehicles, were not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. This is the highest percentage of young people not wearing helmets since 2011. During the same period, data shows the problem is even greater statewide with 93% of riders under age 18 not wearing helmets in the Lone Star State.

May is National Bicycle Safety Month, so AAA Texas, in partnership …

Hey, Why Can’t Temple, Texas Have A Cool Bike Park Like Burnet’s?

Tommy Paradise | ktemnews.com

So is it just me or when you notice something that’s rather different that you’d probably enjoy in your hometown, you wonder why it isn’t there? So while searching for new things to enjoy in and around my new home of Temple, Texas, I came across a video of this: …

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