Texas Biking News August 4th 2021

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CWCC Cram500 #4 – Riverstone Tour de Cul de Sac – with TK/Andrew/Ben

Frank Cano | www.strava.com

Silver Fox

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League City, bicyclists reach detente on outlaw trail work

By EMMA COLLINS | www.galvnews.com

City administrators and members of a newly created bicycle club have resolved a conflict over unauthorized trail modifications by allying to build the …

Houston cyclists ride 100 miles, raise $200K for Chai Lifeline

By MATT SAMUELS | jhvonline.com

A group of Texas cyclists traveled to New Jersey last week to ride in the one-day, 100-mile Bike4Chai to benefit Jewish children who suffer from long-term illness or disabilities.

The group of mostly Houston riders raised $200,000 for Chai Lifeline, the international children’s health support network that provides social, practical and financial assistance to more than 5,000 children and their families.

Houston team captains, Yitzi Abramovitz and Andrew Serotta, led …

San Marcos, Hays County break ground on I-35 at SH 123 project

Author: Dinah Chukwu | www.kvue.com

HAYS COUNTY, Texas — Construction has officially begun on the Interstate 35 at State Highway 123 project.

On Wednesday, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) was joined by officials from the City of San Marcos, Hays County and the Capital Metropolitan Planning Organization to break ground on the project.

“San Marcos is one of the fastest growing areas in our region, with more than 155,000 vehicles traveling this segment of I-35 daily,” said TxDOT Austin District Engineer Tucker Ferguson. “The I-35 at SH 123 project is another example of how TxDOT is focused on enhancing mobility in a smart way forward for our growing communities and what better place to do that than in San Marcos.” …

… San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson said the new changes – like elevating part of the frontage road – help address flooding issues in the area. The project will also add extended entrance and exit lanes and enhance bicycle and pedestrian paths throughout the corridor. …

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Head Scratching A New Route Road Combination

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In the quest for route variety I put my thinking cap on and came up with today’s route. It consists of roads I ride but in a different combination and direction. I had to come up with a new route name, “Porter – Woodbranch – Valley Ranch”. It goes north to Woodbranch Village, loops through Woodbranch to Roman forest Blvd. and back to I-69/US59 to return to Kingwood. After the conclusion of stage 2 of the Vuelta a Burgos on Flobike I started the bike ride at 10:24 AM. Today I rode my Lynskey R300 bike. I wasn’t sure how long the route would be but guessed 35 miles. It turned out to be 36.56 miles. This advanced the week to 118.98 miles, setting up a possible 200 mile week. August miles now total 138.29, about 17% of the way to my 800 mile goal. 2021 YTD still leads 2020 YTD by 11 miles. 2021 YTD is 5,926 miles. The bike ride finished at 1:33 PM.

No rain on today’s bike ride. I don’t miss that. The temperature remained in the 80’s while I biked. Cloud cover kept the sun from full power. Weather conditions: start 84 (74% humidity, 75.1 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind NE 10 mph; finish 87 (63% humidity, 73 dew point), overcast, wind NE 9 mph. The headwind was strong enough on the way to Woodbranch to require extra pedaling effort. I enjoyed the corresponding tailwind on the way back to Kingwood.

Since installing the Robert Axle Project Lightning thru axles on my Lynskey R300 I noticed how quietly it is while riding. Before the disc brakes rubbed and now they don’t. I haven’t changed anything other than the new axles.

On Valley Ranch Parkway at SH 99 (Grand Parkway) these bright flowers caught my eye. After taking the photos I took a short break under the overpass in the shade. The breeze felt great and I could’ve sat longer after eating the granola bar left from yesterday’s bike ride.

Another Strava result for a Local Legend on KPHS Sprint. I rarely see anyone biking on this segment but when I looked at the details at least 10 other bikers rode there.

8-4-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary
8-4-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary

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Texas cyclists visit Heflin during ride for cancer awareness

By Bill Wilson | www.annistonstar.com

HEFLIN — Sixteen University of Texas students with the Texas 4000 For Cancer team rode their bikes into Heflin Monday afternoon to bring awareness to cancer.

The 70-day bike ride started on June 5 in Austin, the state capital, and will cover a 4,000-mile trek across the nation as students spread information about cancer. Tuesday was day 59, according to Morgan Martinez who got off her bike at the Heflin armory with some of her fellow cyclists after pedaling 117 miles. …

Video: Denison approves ban on motorized vehicles on city trails

By Mike Rogers | www.kxii.com

DENISON, Texas (KXII) – The Denison City Council unanimously approved a ban on riding motorized vehicles on city trail grounds at Monday night’s meeting.

The amendment also bans riding any kind of animal on city park grounds.

But you’re still allowed to ride them on city roads and city park parking lots.

Steffi Prado is from Denison and was riding the trails at Waterloo Park on a mountain bike Monday night. She said the ban was a smart move.

“It’s really dangerous. You’re going at high speeds and …

Close the Gap in senior care; Cleburne among CEO’s cycle for awareness

By Matt Smith | www.cleburnetimesreview.com

Cleburne’s temps last week, while uncomfortable, were thankfully well short of 116 degrees.

Such was not the case for Caring Senior Service founder and CEO Jeff Salter just a few days earlier.

“The rain and cold earlier on weren’t so bad,” Salter said. “The heat’s been much worse. I was riding about 30 miles outside of Phoenix when I had two flats on the trailer. You can imagine being on the side of the highway where the sun’s been beating down all day and it’s already 105 but on that road it feels like a lot more.

“I kept drinking as much water as I could. But, expending the …

CEO bikes through New Braunfels for fundraiser

By Lisa Dreher | herald-zeitung.com

After more than 9,000 miles of traveling and biking across the U.S., Jeff Salter returned to central Texas after helping senior citizens along the way.

On Friday, the Caring Senior Service founder and CEO tearfully accepted an $18,000 check from Central Texas Advocates for Seniors for his campaign, “Close the Gap,” to install grab bars in seniors’ homes to prevent dangerous and sometimes deadly falls.

This amount allows the opportunity for …

Alkek Olympics & Volunteer Opportunities

Stuart Gardner, Alkek Velodrome Program Director | www.alkekvelodrome.com

Day 1 – Aug 7th

  • F200 Starter
  • 2x Match Sprint Holders
  • Lap Counter

Day 2 – Aug 8th

  • Moto Driver for Keirins
  • Announcer for Men’s Elimination Race
  • Lap Counter

Also if someone could run the snack shack that would be great, if not I’ll grab some food for after the race.

Event Schedule

7th August 2021 8:30am Sprint Seeding: Flying 200’s 6 Lap Jr. Scratch 9 Lap Women’s Scratch Race Match Sprints Round 12 Lap Scratch Men’s Race 6 Lap Jr. Tempo Match Sprints Round 9 Lap Women’s Tempo Match Sprints Finals Race 1 12 Lap Men’s Tempo Match Sprints Final Race 2 Match Sprints Final Race 3 (If Rqd)

8th August 2021 8:30am Kiddie Keirin (Jr.) Chariot Race (Beginner Men) Keirin Qualification* (Women) Keirin Qualification* (Men) Jr. Elimination Women’s Elimination Men’s Elimination Keirin Final (Women) Keirin Final (Men) Jr. 12 Lap Points Women’s 18 Lap Points Men’s 24 Lap Points Team Sprint & Madison 24 Lap (If Enough Interest)

Cove House Classic Bike Tour set for August 14

By BRITTANY FHOLER | www.coveleaderpress.com

The Cove House Classic Bike Tour will return to Copperas Cove on Saturday, August 14, bright and early at 7 a.m.

The bike ride originated in 2002 and acts as one of the largest annual fundraisers for the Cove House Emergency Shelter. The shelter is not federally or state funded and runs off of donations. All proceeds from the ride will benefit the shelter and the Free Clinic.

The inaugural ride consisted of only 27 riders and has grown in attendance over the years, with nearly 130 registered cyclists converging on the City of Five Hills in 2019.

Many of the riders who come to the Cove House Classic Bike Tour are preparing for the Hotter’n Hell Hundred event in Wichita Falls, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary the final week of August 2021. The Cove House Classic Bike Tour acts as a warmup for …

College grad survives cancer and rides her bike across the country to raise awareness

Melissa Wilson | ourcommunitynow.com

Lilian Velez, of Houston, joined forces with a non-profit organization called Texas 4000 and is biking cross country to raise awareness and money to fight cancer.

HOUSTON – A young woman from Houston is on the ride of her life across the country, biking to raise awareness and money to fight cancer. She joined forces with a non-profit organization called Texas 4000, in hopes of sparing others from what she went through as a teenager.

Lilian Velez is getting unique views of the U.S., from the seat of her bike, on the longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world. It’s usually from Austin to Alaska, but the Canadian border is closed due to COVID-19, so they’re taking a new route.

"The Ozarks route started in Austin, and then did a big circle around the U.S. So it went to Houston, through Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, and then we …

Vernon bicycle rodeo set for Saturday

By KAUZ Digital Media Team | www.newschannel6now.com

The bicycle rodeo is set to take place Saturday, August 7.

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Liberty County Not Hospitable On Bike Ride

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I didn’t check the weather radar before starting today’s bike ride and if I had I don’t think it would’ve change the ride. I got started a little later than I planned after watching stage 1 of Vuelta a Burgos. I rode away at 10:24 AM on my Canyon Endurace bike. I wanted to ride at least 40 miles and after thinking of a route I hadn’t done in a while that would do that I chose my “FM1960 to FM686 – Back Extended” route. I biked a large portion of this route recently but the last time I rode this route was September 6th, 2016. Then I biked 43.28 miles and today I went 44.09 miles. I think the difference came from the streets I took for the first 4 miles. In 2016 I rode my Stradalli Red Pro bike. On May 7th, 2016 I biked this route and had a flat tire. These are the only recorded bike rides on this route. No flat tire today but Liberty County wasn’t nice to me today.

The “Back Extended” part of the route name comes from biking Huffman-Eastgate on the return rather than staying on FM 1960. There is a spot on FM 1960 west bound with a couple of dogs I would rather not challenge. I rode the “FM1960 to FM686 – Back” on August 20th, 2020. That route stays on FM 1960 going west.

Weather came into play during today’s bike ride. In the video I show some of it. From a few rain drops to full rain. Some damp streets and some very wet ones. I saw them all. Liberty County provided the most rain and once I got back into Harris County the rain stopped and the roads turned dry quickly. I felt a few rain drops on Smith Road and the clouds to the west looked threatening as I neared Kingwood on the return leg. After finishing the ride at 1:50 PM I hosed off the Canyon bike. Fortunately I didn’t ride in muddy conditions so the grit wasn’t too bad.

The FM 1960 road surface east of the railroad overpass still is chip seal. The road work stopped just west of the overpass. When I turned back at FM 686 I think there road work signs to the east towards Dayton. I’m glad I didn’t air up the Canyon’s tires before the ride. My teeth and arms would’ve not been happy from the vibrating. The resurfaced section in Liberty County was smoother than the Harris County road.

Strava awarded me the Local Legend on 1 hill in a sea of flat (East) after my 2nd ride there.

8-3-2021 Strava Local Legend Details
8-3-2021 Strava Local Legend Details
8-3-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary-1
8-3-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary-1