Zwift – Neokyo Makuri Islands All-Nighter

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Supposedly the temperature would ride to the upper 60’s today but around 10:30 AM I didn’t see much movement so I looked for a Zwift event. I found the ZESP Chihchilla’s Neokyo Makuri Islands All-Nighter starting at 12:15 PM. I’m searching for new routes in Neokyo and this was one of them. I got dressed and the livestream setup and waited for the start time. There wasn’t a crowd in group D with only 82 people registered. The pace was 2.0 – 2.5 w/kg average for 60 minutes. The All-Nighter covers nearly all of the roads in Neokyo with not too much climbing but I wasn’t planning on maintaining that high of pace. After the opening rush I settled in with two other riders for the ride. Most of the ride we were in sight of each other but on some of the climbs I pulled away but they reeled me back. Near the end of the ride I noticed the red marker of the sweeper was behind me by several minutes. I could’ve called for help to get closer to the riders in front of me by over a minute but I was holding a comfortable pace. At 15.1 miles I got the notice of completing the route but there was still time left in the hour ride. The 3 of us continued and I finished with 17.75 miles (according to Strava) and 610 feet of climbing. The route contained 548 feet of climbing. I remember seeing one climb hit 10% but not for long. Today I pedaled standing up for many of the 5% or above climbs.

Strava reported a new personal record: PR on Rooftop Rendezvous (8:38)

The ZwiftInsider.com link to the course details.

Neokyo Makuri Islands All-Nghter Route Map
Neokyo Makuri Islands All-Nghter Route Map
12-13-2021 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary
12-13-2021 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary

Texas Biking Action December 12th 2021

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Video: Family of bicyclist who was fatally shot in Tobin Hill area remains hopeful for justice

John Paul Barajas | www.ksat.com

The family of Jesus Cardenas gathered Sunday to help keep his memory alive

SAN ANTONIO – Eight months later and one man’s killer is still on the run from San Antonio police.

The family of Jesus Cardenas, 38, returned to the scene of the crime on Sunday afternoon on Evergreen Street and Evergreen Court, to make sure no one forgets his memory.

Cardenas was seen riding a bicycle in the Tobin Hill area before he was shot by someone in a vehicle around 2 a.m., April 12.

He was struck in the head by the gunfire and died at the scene.

Ever since his death, his mother returns to the scene on the 12 day of each month to lay flowers or for this …

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Texas Biking News December 11th 2021

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Male bicyclist fatally struck in north Houston hit-and-run

Leah Brennan | www.houstonchronicle.com

A male bicyclist was fatally struck in north Houston by a vehicle that fled early Saturday, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were called around 3:22 a.m. for an auto-pedestrian hit-nd-run in the 8800 block of Ella Boulevard, where they found a man lying in a grass median, according to Sgt. Beaty of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office vehicular crimes division. EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. …

Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in N. Harris County, search underway for 2 drivers

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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man riding his bicycle early Saturday morning was killed in a hit-and-run crash involving two drivers in north Harris County, the sheriff’s office said.

Authorities say that at about 3:15 a.m., Juan Rosales Villalobos was riding his bicycle in the 8800 block of Ella Boulevard near West Gulf Bank.

Villalobos was heading northbound in the inside lane, when a driver hit him and drove away, according to authorities.

After that crash, deputies say a second vehicle hit the bicycle and also left the scene.

Villalobos died at the scene.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office Vehicular Crimes Division is investigating. Deputies are also looking for surveillance video to try to track down the drivers.

29ERS Bike Shop GRAND OPENING! – Kingwood, TX

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Join locally owned and operated 29ERS Bike Shop for their Grand Opening and bike meet on Sunday, December 12th from 1-4pm. To celebrate with the community there will be BBQ, live music, a bike skills contest, and a bike give-away.

They are opening just in time for Christmas! Bring your family and friends to the Grand Opening to check out their vast selection of 29er bikes, wheels, tires, handlebars, grips and more. They carry all the top brand parts like SE, GT, Vans Cult, Stolen, etc.

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Hardwood cyclists bring home cyclocross title from Texas (4 photos)

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Team Hardwood Next Wave brought home a championship title, a silver and a bronze after some very fast racing in Garland, Texas last weekend at the Resolution CX Cup Pan American Cyclocross Championships.

Orillia’s Ava Holmgren took the win and brought home the championship jersey in the junior women’s race, attacking on the first lap of five and never looking back. She rode aggressively out front demonstrating her superior bike handling skills to take the win.

Twin sister Isabella Holmgren duelled in a race-long battle with U.S.A.’s Chloe Fraser, rounding out the podium in third place. The pace was high for the entire race and these …

Life Time announces 60 riders for inaugural Grand Prix race series

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60 elite cyclists just got the call of — pun intended — a life time.

Life Time, the event promoter behind races like the Leadville Trail 100 and Unbound Gravel, has just announced the 60 riders selected to participate in the inaugural Grand Prix race series, an off-road series that includes six of the brand’s iconic gravel and cross-country mountain bike races. The Grand Prix has a $250,000 prize purse to be split evenly between male and female riders. …

… Emily Joy Newsom, 38, Fort Worth, Texas … Bradyn Lange, 22, Austin, Texas. … Colin Strickland, 35, Austin, Texas

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Video: Members of Tyler community build bicycles for children in need for Christmas

By Erin Wides | www.kltv.com

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – There’s a bicycle build that’s been a 35-year tradition in Tyler around the holidays. Community members in Tyler try to get these bikes to families in time for Christmas Day.

Seaborn Nesbett is on the board of directors for Salvation Army and helps co-chair the build.

“We’re not building bicycles; we’re building memories because everyone remembers what their first bike looked like, even to the color,” he said.

Those at Pollard United Methodist Church, scouts, Rotarians, and community members understand the importance of their task of assembling the bicycles.

“It’s a fairly simple process. Each year, they get simpler and simpler because there are only about …

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Zwift – Neokyo Stage 4 Badge Hunt Biking Makuri Islands Temples and Towers

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Reading the route description I expected 2,261 feet of climbing over the 20.7 miles. As the ride progressed I wondered how it could cram the remaining climbing into 4 or 5 miles. I saw a message from another Zwifter commenting about the climbing but not saying how much they did. Relief came in the last mile with only 1,052 feet instead of the original 2,261 feet. The higher number would have been hard for this flatlander.

Most of the event I was around position 800 out of 880 riders but that improved some by the end. I looked the event results up on ZwiftPower.com. I didn’t try to race, just complete for the badge. Of the riders registered on ZwiftPower.com I came in at 471.

ZwiftPower.com Event Results. I'm at 471

On most of the climbs of 7% or more I stood up pedaling. My Wahoo Kickr Snap was pretty stable when I stood up. One change I made recently was to replace the soft Wahoo floor mat resting on the carpet with 2 rigid floor mats. This seems to make pedaling standing up more stable on the carpet.

During the ride I listened to SirusXM Seventies on 7 with Casey Kasem counting down the top 40 from 12/20/1970. Brought back some memories. I was 23 at the time.

From ZwiftInsider.com the route description reads, “Introduced in Zwift’s November 2021 update, Temples and Towers is the biggest Makuri Islands route, both in elevation and distance. It takes you up all three KOMs: Rooftop, Castle, and Temple.” I should’ve checked the route description there rather than relying on the one in the event. The elevation gain says 919 feet, slightly less than my 1,052 feet.

My results according to Strava.

12-11-2021 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary ver 2
12-11-2021 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary