Texas Biking News September 22nd 2021

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Roxo Racing Checks in From El Paso USA Crits

By Chris Watson | pezcyclingnews.com

El Paso, Texas, Round 9 of the 2021 USA Crits series

Follow the women of Roxo Racing, a Texas based women’s cycling team, in their first full year chasing national level races. Roxo has raced USA Crits events, Pro Nationals, and Joe Martin, both UCI professional events. The goal, shared by all, is to strive, learn and improve.

10-year-old boy on bicycle hit by vehicle in Atascocita, constable deputies say

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TASCOCITA Texas (KTRK) — A 10-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike Wednesday morning.

Harris County Precinct 4 constable deputies responded to the accident at Eagle Springs Parkway and Redwood Hollow Lane.

Atascocita EMS also responded to the scene to treat the boy’s reported injuries, according to Constable Mark Herman. …

First Day Of Fall Chilly Bike Ride To Mount Wichita

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This is being the strangest start of a new season I can remember. A couple days ago we hit 103 degrees for one of the few times the temperature went over 100 this summer. I think my old Washington home zone had more days over 100.

And now, today, on the first day of Fall, the temperature was in the low 50s when the sun arrived this morning. My interior space is currently 76 degrees, naturally air-conditioned. The un-natural air-conditioner has not run since yesterday.

I took off about an hour before noon, with the temperature 70, and let my bike roll …

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Fall Blows In With 27 mph Gusts, Headwind Battle to Tavola

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The big news for today’s bike ride: fall weather arrived with a strong north wind. It just so happened that the bike ride went north on my “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. I planned this a couple of days ago not thinking a strong wind would be coming at me on the way to Tavola. I delayed the start until 10:53 AM after going to Humble to check on something at church. This also gave some time for the temperature to go up a few degrees. Riding my Lynskey R300 I went 35.14 miles boosting the week to 118.15 miles and the month to 615.35 miles, only 85 miles away from my goal. 13 times I rode today’s route in 2021. The last time was September 8th which surprises me that it was that long ago. A 200 mile week looks possible.

9-22-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today's Route
9-22-2021 Weather at IAH Bike Ride Start
9-22-2021 Weather at IAH Bike Ride Finish

The first day of fall arrived with a front last night. The temperature dropped from yesterday’s bike ride. It was pleasant biking but I’m glad I wore my arm sleeves. Once I warmed up and the shade lessened it felt good. Unbelievable low humidity and dew points for here.

Getting to Tavola took lots of hard pedaling as the headwind buffeted me. I got a little relief when the trees or building on my right blocked some of the wind. I used a lower gear than normal until I got into Tavola. The ride back to Kingwood felt good with the tailwind providing an assist. I upped my speed riding south improving my overall average speed to 13.7 mph after struggling earlier.

Before leaving after taking the Lynskey to the back gate I noticed the left seat pad on the BiSaddle was out of position. The last ride on the bike was uncomfortable for my left sitting area. I moved the seat pad in some and this ride was much better.

9-22-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Map w data
9-22-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Map with data
9-22-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary Data
9-22-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary Data

Texas Biking News September 21st 2021

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Cyclists to converge on Palestine

BY PENNYLYNN WEBB | www.palestineherald.com

Cyclists from around the United States will arrive in Palestine this week for the Camino 205: The Texas Gravel Adventure.

Over 200 bike enthusiasts are expected to converge on Old Town Palestine Friday, Sept. 24 through Sunday, Sept. 26, to compete in one of three levels of competition.

This race was established in 2014 as a one-day event and has been taken over this year by Alex Montoya with Topview Sports. It has been extended to a weekend event, allowing participants time to explore the Palestine community.

Montoya said the competition is geared for all levels of riders, with an enjoyable option for everyone.

Participants can ride one day or …

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Last Summer Bike Ride on Spring Creek Greenway

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Continuing to mix up my routes I chose the Spring Creek Greenway for today’s bike ride. I didn’t ride the full length just to John Pundt Park for a total of 39.89 miles. I rode my Canyon Endurace bike after riding my Lynskey R300 bike the previous 4 times on the Greenway. I wanted to start earlier than I did leaving at 10:12 AM and finishing at 1:39 PM. The week now totals 83 miles and September 580.21 miles, 120 miles away from my goal for the month. YTD 2021 stands at 7,354 miles, 220 miles ahead of YTD 2020. I thought 2020 would close the gap some.

9-21-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Spring Creek Greenway
9-21-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Spring Creek Greenway

Fall arrives tomorrow but today was plenty warm before a front arrives late today. One reason I rode the greenway was the shade but all of the trees also block the wind at times. Riding to John Pundt Park generally was into a headwind and the return to the US59/I-69 trailhead had a tailwind some of the time. If I started earlier the temperature would’ve been a few degrees lower for few miles. Weather summary: start 86 (81% humidity, 80 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind W 6 mph; finish 91 (58% humidity, 74 dew point), partly cloudy, wind SW 6 mph.

The greenway was not very busy with a few cyclists. I saw most of them twice which made it seem busier. At John Pundt Park the number of cars in the parking lot was less than my last ride. I stopped there for about 15 minutes to rest, enjoy the shade and the little breeze, eat a snack before starting back to US59/I-69. I saw even fewer cyclists then.

9-21-2021 Canyon Endurace at Pundt Park
9-21-2021 Canyon Endurace at Pundt Park

On the way back I saw construction workers along Forest Cove Drive preparing to install a bridge for the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway and pour concrete for the greenway on both sides of the bridge.

2 top results from Strava: PR on Get to the Choppa! (49s), 2nd fastest time on Greenway Appendix (56s).

9-21-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary Data
9-21-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary Data