Texas Bicycling News April 25th 2022

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Junior & 40+ Scratch Champions Crowned

Stuart Gardner, Program Director | shoutout.wix.com

Elijah Allison, Gabi St Clair and Daan Kegel took home jerseys on a windy night of racing. The next championship event is the Aged Based TT Championships on May 7th but before that we have several TNR’s starting with sprint night tomorrow! Spectators are welcome and if you are racing or keen to please check out our racer guide.

Tuesday Night Racing

Sprint night is back! Riders can use existing F200 seeding times or set a new time. This should speed things up!

Gates open at 4pm, racing starts at 6:45pm. The nightly schedule will always be listed on the event in the Track Calendar.

Junior & Masters Scratch Championships

In the junior race a high pace was set during the race nullifying any chances of attacks, in the last 3 laps however racing hotted up with a few long range efforts from Dalton, Gabi, Tegan and Owen however it was Elijah who timed his move perfectly to repeat his 2021 sucess ahead of Owen, Isaiah was the 3rd rider to cross the line. Gabi managed to beat out Tegan to take the junior girls jersey.

The 40+ race looked to be following a …

Upcoming Rides

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Cycling Addicks Tuesday 24 Tuesday, April 26, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Urban South Tuesday Night Ride Tuesday, April 26, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

MCC Tuesday – Shell to McKeever Tuesday, April 26, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

Justice League Tuesday Night Ride Tuesday, April 26, 2022 @ 7:00 PM

CCC Gravel Levee Wednesday, April 27, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

UBG 26 mile Wednesday Night Wednesday, April 27, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

The Boot Ride Wednesday, April 27, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

lazy dog wednesday ride Wednesday, April 27, 2022 @ 7:00 PM

Tiger Division Wednesday Ride Wednesday, April 27, 2022 @ 7:00 PM

Wicked Boxer Thursday, April 28, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

HTX Brew HaHa Ride Thursday, April 28, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Wicked Boxer Thursday, April 28, 2022 @ 6:30 PM

Race Ready Repair Thursday Night Social Thursday, April 28, 2022 @ 5:30 PM

Justice League Thursday Power Hour (A/B/C) Thursday, April 28, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

MCC Thursday – Shell to McKeever Thursday, April 28, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

Justice League Friday Power Hour (A/B/C) Friday, April 29, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

JLC MS150 Energy Corridor –> La Grange 2022 (Day1) Saturday, April 30, 2022 @ 6:45 AM

Justice League Saturday Ride (A,B,C pace) Saturday, April 30, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

JLC MS150 Day 1: Katy Legacy Stadium –> La Grange 2022 Saturday, April 30, 2022 @ 6:45 AM

44- miles (counterclockwise) Saturday, April 30, 2022 @ 8:00 AM

Bike Medicine 40 Mile Training Ride Saturday, April 30, 2022 @ 8:30 AM

Day 2: La Grange -> College Station 2022 (left turn) Sunday, May 1, 2022 @ 6:45 AM

Beginner Ladies Lunch Ride Sunday, May 1, 2022 @ 12:00 PM

Bike Medicine 40 Mile Training Ride – Sundays Sunday, May 1, 2022 @ 8:30 AM

Justice League Monday Power Hour (A/B/C) Monday, May 2, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

Southern Tier Bicycle Tour – March 22, 2022 – ?

By cjlaskey | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 34 : Marfa ,Texas to Sierra Blanca, Texas

Sunday April 24, 2022, 108 miles (174 km) – Total so far: 2,202 miles (3,544 km) Would you believe I lost my wallet again on the road today? Just kidding. Now that I have your attention, I was up early at the Riata Inn and left before sunrise with the moon shining down on me in the cool morning air but warm temperature. I was dreading once again having to start the roughly 75 mile stretch of road between Marfa and Van Horn with no services. I was prepared in terms of food and water but mentally I was calculating how many miles further I’d be if I hadn’t of dropped my wallet and had to backtrack yesterday. Oh well. Just trudge on and savor the point where you start the new piece of road. That point was outside of Valentine and as I passed through this desolate looking place I stopped at the Post office for a quick pic. As I moved up the road I saw several cars and two motorcycles stopped at a building that I realized as I approached was the “” Prada store which is an art installation. There several people asked me about my travels including one guy from San Antonio named Larry who was motorcycling with his buddy through a large part of Texas including some of the roads I had travellled on my trip. After we exchanged taking …

Video: Texas MS 150 2022: Cycle For A Cause & Help Find A Cure For Multiple Sclerosis

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Learn more about the new route and how you can support and help find a cure for multiple sclerosis HOUSTON — This is the 38th year for the Texas MS 150 and they’re expecting approximately 7,500 cyclists to participate in the two-day ride from Houston to College Station.

This is one of 60 Bike MS rides across the country, and it’s one of the largest.

Cyclists will ride up to 180 miles over two days, departing from Houston and Austin on April 30 and crossing the all-new finish line at Kyle Field in College Station on May 1. In addition to a new finish line, cyclists will also have the option of starting in Austin near the State Capitol. With multiple route options both days, the total mileage for cyclists can vary from 153-180 miles. …

Help name and brand North Texas’ regional trail

www.fortworthtexas.gov

Imagine being able to walk, run or bike across the region, along some of the most well-established trails in North Texas – and experience the natural beauty along the way.

The Trinity Trails.

River Legacy Trail.

Campion Trail.

This is just a sample of the local trails that will be connected to form a seamless walking and biking corridor between downtown Fort Worth and downtown Dallas when the entire regional facility of more than 60 miles is complete. The North Central Texas Council of Governments is looking to name and brand the regional trail, and residents are asked to help.

North Texans are encouraged to participate in the agency’s virtual public feedback forum, which …

Police arrest man in fatal hit-and-run near Medical Center

Taylor Pettaway | www.expressnews.com

A 75-year-old man was arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run near the Medical Center that left a bicyclist dead last year.

Ramesh Patel, believed to the driver in the incident, was charged Friday with failure to stop and render aid resulting in death. He is being held on $50,000 bail.

Police said the victim, 64-year-old Carlos Flores Gonzales, was riding a bicycle on June 4, 2021, in a crosswalk at the intersection of Huebner and Babcock roads when he was hit by a maroon Toyota Avalon. …

Texas car shop owner who bragged about ‘rolling coal’ at cyclist apologizes after video goes viral

Monique Welch | www.houstonchronicle.com

A Texas car customization company owner is under fire after posting a video "rolling coal" towards a cyclist near Fort Worth.

Tim Brown, a member of a private Facebook group McKinney (uncensored), posted a screen recording of the video showing a red pickup truck pass a cyclist as the man driving records, pointing the camera at the passenger side mirror, and saying, “Oh my god, it’s a cyclist.” The driver then sped up and zoomed in on the mirror to show the truck pump out clouds of black smoke in the cyclist’s path. …

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I Spun The Rain Wheel of Fortune Bike Ride

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No bike race to watch this morning so I was able to start today’s bike ride at 10:23 AM, a little earlier than normal. Being Monday I chose a route riding to the north, “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch”. Before eating breakfast I read the weather email from Space City Weather describing the chance of rain this morning and this afternoon. I looked at the positive side of the rain and thought I could finish the ride before the rain arrive. I spun the rain wheel of fortune. More below and in the video on how that turned out. I rode my Cervelo Caledonia bike on the 4th ride on this route in 2022.

4-25-2022 YTD Bike Rides New Caney - Tavola - Valley Ranch
4-25-2022 YTD Bike Rides New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch

Today’s ride had the highest average speed but the shortest distance even though I changed the streets slightly. I rode on a new street in Tavola, Argosta Drive, to Roman Forest Blvd. east of my usual Tavola exit. Three rides on my Cervelo and one on my Lynskey R300 bikes.

I decided to wear some new kit items today: the Primal Team Red short sleeve jersey and Bellwether Coldflash Sun Sleeves. These would get to taste the changing weather.

Back to the weather. I thought the rain was far enough to the north to not be a problem but as you can see in the video when I neared the turn into Tavola I saw rain ahead on US59/I-69. I hoped by the time I rode to Roman Forest Blvd. it would have moved on and it did but the streets were wet. At US59 I headed south on the wet road but at the Caney Creek bridge the road dried and I thought the ride back to Kingwood would be dry. And it was until Briar Berry Lane when the rain came down and I got soaked. No place to pull into until West Hammond Drive and Timber Lane where I took refuge at a company’s front porch for about 10 minutes. The rain let up to just sprinkling so I resumed the ride on wet streets through Oakhurst, Kings Manor, and Kingwood. In the last mile I saw a dark cloud north of where I finished at 1:11 PM. The Cervelo experienced it’s first rain ride so that is out of the way. I parked the bike at the back door long enough to take a couple of things inside and came back out to wash it. In a matter of a few minutes the wind picked up and the temperature dropped about 8 degrees. As I washed the Cervelo I felt rain and hurried to rinse it off. I wiped off the excess water on the bike and cleaned the mud from my shoes. Back inside I saw the temperature down another 2 degrees. If the ride lasted any longer I would’ve got wet again and chilled. Weather conditions: start 81 (humidity 77%, dew point 73), mostly cloudy, wind DE 9 mph; finish 76 (humidity 81%, dew point 70), mostly cloudy, wind S 12 mph. Rode in the rain. What the radar looked like at the start and finish.

4-25-2022 Weather Radar Bike Ride Start
4-25-2022 Weather Radar Bike Ride Start
4-25-2022 Weather Radar Bike Ride finish
4-25-2022 Weather Radar Bike Ride finish

A highlight from the ride: a Strava Local Legend on KPHS Sprint after 25 efforts in the last 90 days.

4-25-2022 Strava New Caney - Tavola - Valley Ranch Data Summary
4-25-2022 Strava New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch Data Summary

Texas Bicycling News April 24th 2022

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Cyclists call for boycott of custom car shop after owner films himself ‘rolling coal’ at bike rider

by Ryan Mallon | road.cc

Cyclists in north Texas have called for the boycott of a custom car shop after a truck driver, alleged to be the owner of the business, filmed himself blowing black smoke from his exhaust, known as ‘rolling coal’, at a bike rider.

Kevin Soucie, the owner of Turn 5 Fabrication, posted the video to the local Facebook group ‘McKinney Uncensored’, though it has since been removed or made private.

The footage shows the driver, who filmed the incident on his phone, saying “Oh my God, a cyclist”, before accelerating to pass and covering the rider in thick plumes of black smoke from the truck’s exhaust. …

Driver pulls a gun at our group from bikehouston

Police: Cyclist hospitalized after being struck by vehicle

by: Victoria Lopez |

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harlingen Police Department responded to an auto-pedestrian crash that left one hospitalized.

On Sunday, authorities responded to an auto-pedestrian crash off Commerce Street in Harlingen.

A man riding a bicycle was hit by a vehicle, according to Harlingen PD.

The man has been transported to a hospital regarding a possible leg injury.

Southern Tier Bicycle Tour – March 22, 2022 – ?

By cjlaskey | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 33 : Alpine, Texas to Marfa, Texas: Yep that mileage for today is accurate.

Saturday April 23, 2022, 100 miles (161 km) – Total so far: 2,094 miles (3,370 km) Today was probably my worst day. I’m too tired to write all the details tonight but

I left Alpine before the sun was up I got to Marfa and had breakfast I rode towards Valentine on a stretch of road with limited services for 75 miles I saw an eastbound cyclist named Cathy from Denver and chatted with her. I was about 10 miles from Valentine I got to Valentine limits and discovered my wallet was missing That’s when it gets good. Multiple phone calls to restaurant, 911, bank …

Brazos Valley cyclists eagerly take on the St. Joseph Health Gran Fondo after three years of cancellations

By Donnie Tuggle | www.kbtx.com

Group of cyclist from Fujifilm preparing for the Gran Fondo Sunday morning.(KBTX)

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) -Hundreds of bikers and cyclists descended on the Stella Hotel in Bryan for the annual St. Joseph Health Gran Fondo bike ride Sunday morning.

The highly anticipated event made its return after being canceled for one year due to safety concerns with weather and two years during the pandemic.

Proceeds and funds raised for the event support cancer survivors and CHI St. Joseph Health cancer services.

Participants chose to ride a 20, 40, 70, or 100-mile course through the Brazos Valley.

Donors and riders were invited to a free concert Saturday evening at the Stella Hotel featuring classic rock cover band, Midnight Express. …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9yLic63s9w

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How Much Wind Is Too Much? Complaining Doesn’t Change It

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I had time to watch the women’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège race and all but the last 24 km of the men’s race before leaving for church this morning. After church I finished watching the men’s race before heading out on today’s bike ride at 1:42 PM riding my Lynskey R300 bike. I chose the shorter “Forest Cove – Oakhurst – Kingwood” route that I rode last Sunday but change a few streets. This was the second time riding this route in 2022. Before the ride the week totaled 218+ miles and with today’s 20.17 miles it increased to 238.86 miles. Out of the last 7 weeks 6 have been 200+ miles. April totals 779.3 road miles plus 21.9 Zwift miles. I finished the ride at 3:15 PM

4-24-2022 YTD Bike Rides Forest Cove - Oakhurst - Kingwood Route
4-24-2022 YTD Bike Rides Forest Cove – Oakhurst – Kingwood Route

Strong wind continued today with 31 mph gusts. When I rode into the headwind it wanted to push the Lynskey around but I held tight. Earlier this week I saw an article from Bicycling.com about riding in what they called strong winds, 15 mph. I wish the wind here was that low. When May arrives I hope the wind drops off some. Weather conditions for today’s ride: 84 (humidity 62%, dew point 70), mostly cloudy, wind S 16 mph gusts 29 mph; finish 84 (humidity 61%, dew point 70), mostly cloudy, wind S 17 mph gusts 31 mph. Lots of sunshine and the wind helped keep the heat perception lower than 84. There is a mention of rain next week so I may be Zwifting. I hate to drone on about the wind and complaining doesn’t change it.

I modified the GoPro mount setup on the Lynskey to an out front mount rather than the handle bar mount that wasn’t very stable. The new mount setup keeps the Bolt computer out of view, is easier to press the record button, and is solid. I rode over some cobbles entering Oakhurst and the GoPro barely vibrated.

4-24-2022 GoPro Mount Lynskey R300-3
4-24-2022 GoPro Mount Lynskey R300-3
4-24-2022 GoPro Mount Lynskey R300-1
4-24-2022 GoPro Mount Lynskey R300-1

Lots of top results from Strava.

4-24-2022 Strava Top Results Segment Medals
4-24-2022 Strava Top Results Segment Medals
4-24-2022 Strava Forest Cove- Oakhurst - Kingwood Data Summary
4-24-2022 Strava Forest Cove- Oakhurst – Kingwood Data Summary

This week was all road bike rides, 5 on my Cervelo and 2 on my Lynskey bikes. The longest ride was Monday at 42.31 miles. I’ve been riding every day starting February 17th through today. I’m working to keep that string going. Rather than cancel my Zwift subscription I’m keeping it for wet days.

4-24-2022 Week Ending Bike Rides Summary
4-24-2022 Week Ending Bike Rides Summary