Rain Catches Me Again. I’m Ready For Dry Bike Ride

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I watched stage 18 of the Tour before starting today’s bike ride at 11:00 AM. They climbed mountains while my ride was pancake flat. Riding my Canyon Endurace bike I followed the “May Park Community Center – Huffman” route covering 39.32 miles. This was the 6th time on this route in 2021. The miles today was typical. My week now totals 156.72 miles getting closer to a 200 mile week. July is looking good at 498.21 miles, 62% of the way to my 800 mile goal.

7-15-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today's Route
7-15-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today’s Route

Rain was possible during the afternoon. I thought I was going to avoid it but as I rode to the May Park Community Center on Scott Road I heard thunder. Turning left onto Wolf Road I could see the dark clouds to the south where not too long ago white fluffy clouds filled the sky. Once I was biking south on FM 2100 the dark clouds looked threatening and I rode faster but towards them. My goal was Smith Road to the west where I hoped to stay ahead of the rain. Thunder roared a few times in the distance. I made it across Lake Houston but the strong wind gusts over the lake pushed my front wheel around almost the whole time. On Atascocita Shores Drive I thought I was staying ahead of the rain until I wasn’t. Light rain followed by strong rain on Kings River Drive and I looked for a place to get out of it. I found a portico at Kings Crown Ct. and stopped for about 8 minutes until the rain stopped.

Back biking the streets were wet until I reached W. Lake Houston Parkway about 1/2 mile away from where I took shelter. The rain clouds were behind me but I still rode quickly and finished at 1:57 PM. A short spray wash of the Canyon Endurace to get the grit off and I went inside.

Overall weather conditions: start 84 (78% humidity, 76.7 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind S 10 mph; finish 86 (70% humidity, 75 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind S 8 mph.

7-15-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary
7-15-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Biking News July 14th 2021

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100-mile trail connecting Austin to San Antonio could spring $55 million in benefits

By Melissa Gaskill | austin.culturemap.com

A proposed 100-mile network of trails from the Alamo to the Capitol could generate more than $55 million in annual economic, health, and other benefits, according to a recent report released by the Great Springs Project. The project envisions trails traversing protected lands and the Edwards Aquifer to link four iconic Texas springs: Barton, San Marcos, Comal, and San Antonio Springs.

Though final trail routes remain to be determined by a Trails Plan, scheduled for completion by December of this year, the report uses a …

Bike Wichita Falls hosting Ride & Splash event July 24

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The Bike Wichita Falls group is hosting a fun and educational biking event July 24.

The Ride & Splash will be 9-11 a.m. July 24 near the Dr.’s Park Splash Pad in Hamilton Park.

People of all ages are invited to the free event and bring the wheels of their choice (bikes, scooters, skates).

There will be a practice in handling, signaling and bike safety.

Along with the closed course, there will be …

“90 for Dad” Bicycle Ride to benefit Hospice of Wichita Falls

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WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – An annual awareness and fundraiser bicycle ride is returning for its 13th year to benefit Hospice of Wichita Falls.

Dail Neely created the “90 for Dad” Bicycle Ride in memory of his father, Melvin Neely, and as a thank you to Hospice for the care they provided his family.

Bicycle riders will ride for 90 miles in memory of Melvin and Clara Nell (Polly) Neely on Saturday. Riders will gather at the Lakeside City Volunteer Fire Department on …

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Riding on their own: How kids with special needs are learning to ride a bike

by: Allison Fox O’Connor | www.fox44news.com

HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas — ICanShine bike camps has partnered with the Variety of Texas Children’s Charity to help special needs kids in the Central Texas area learn how to ride a bike with no help.

“It’s one of those things that you just never know if your child can do that, because of their disability,” says Laura Himstedt, a mother of a camper.

Laura is Voa’s mother, a ten-year-old from Waco who – until now – has never been able to ride a bike on her own. But thanks to ICanShine camps, she’s learning how.

“To be able to bring in these kids who …

4,000 miles to fight cancer

By Austin Samuels | www.lonepeaklookout.com

On June 5, 80 students embarked on the journey of a lifetime.

Students from the University of Texas at Austin began riding in the Texas 4000. A 4,000 plus mile bike ride across the country with the mission of fighting cancer.

The Texas 4000 is the longest annual charity bike ride in the world that, for the first time ever, will both begin and end in Austin, Texas. The ride is a 70- day journey with the mission of fighting cancer by sharing hope, knowledge, and charity in more than 200 communities along four routes – Sierra, Rockies, Ozarks and Smoky Mountains, according to a Texas 4000 press release).

It was on the Rockies route that the Texas 4000 team passed through Big Sky on Thursday July, 8. The team then rode …

Beaucycles will soon allow Beaumont community to roll around downtown

Author: Dominique Leh, KBMT | www.12newsnow.com

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BEAUMONT, Texas — The Beaumont community will soon have a new way to get around the city with the help of the beaucycle.

The Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau is bringing ride share bikes to downtown Beaumont. As of now, the fleet has 24 bikes.

The bikes can be rented and returned at the Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Civic Center, and the Event Center.

The Beaumont CVB is working on …

FNR#5 & Junior/LCYCL championship

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Mark Bing Memorial YCL Championships Last Friday was YCL finals and we had 3 very competitive fields on junior riders. Our 11 & Under Omnium was won by Amelia Brightly who swept the 3 races and also won the Big Brother race with Josh Western & Andrew Evans completing the top 3! Sebastian Bech won the Junior Open boys Omnium head of Amelia’s older brother Lucas Brightly and Caden Davis. It was Caden’s younger sister Taylor Davis however who stole the show sweeping 3 very closely fought races to take the Junior girls omnium ahead of Gabi St-Clair and Tegan Morgan. It was also great to see Ethan Bing there, he even raced with an excellent 3rd place in the Men’s C4 Snowball! Full results are available here.

Rider Updates from Last Week

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Injuries happen in all sports and cycling is no exception, crashing is a risk we all face. Luckily on the whole track cycling is considerably less risky than many other forms of racing, most accidents happen at low speed, largely due to the nature of track bike geometry and handling, they are made to go fast! However occasionally we get a bad one and last Friday was one of those times. Three riders were involved and I have been in touch with them.

Paul suffered primarily road rash and some soreness, I am sure we’ll see him back soon. He’s pretty tough and it will take more than that to stop him! Zach ended up with a broken hand and required surgery but the recovery period is hopefully a matter of weeks. Tak was worst off and for the second time in his cycling career broke his right clavicle. He however is in good spirits and can’t wait to come back but is looking at 3-6 months for a full recovery but hopes to be on the Wattbike again next week. All are very competent riders who have been in this place before, we wish them a speedy and full recovery.

Several other minor falls happened on Friday also with no significant injuries noted although it did put a dampener on an otherwise great night.

I have spoken to Carl about ways we can improve rider safety at races and we hope to be able to bring race clinics during open training soon covering relevant skills, tactics and ending with a mock race.

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Saddle Adjustment Test, New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch Bike Ride

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After riding to the south yesterday I rode north on my “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. I checked the radar before leaving and didn’t see any rain nearby. After watching the finish of stage 17 of the Tour de France I got ready and rode away on my Lynskey R300 bike at 11:00 AM. When I finished at 1:54 PM I heard thunder to the east and some dark clouds in that direction.

Today’s route is one I ride frequently with today being number 10 in 2021. I biked 35.97 miles which was a couple miles more than I guessed at the beginning. My week total now stands at 117.40 miles. July moved up to 458.89 miles, or 57% of the way to my 800 mile goal. I am positioned nicely for a 200+ mile week with 4 potential biking days left in the week. YTD 2021 miles are 5,219. This trails 2020 by 117 miles. I am holding the difference steady but I would like to close the gap some. Last year on this date I biked 34.06 miles which was less than today and accounted for a small decrease.

7-14-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today's Route
7-14-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today’s Route

A summary of the weather conditions: start 86 (70% humidity, 75.3 dew point), partly cloudy, wind E 6 mph; finish 88 (66% humidity, 74.8 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 12 mph. The normal high for today is 93.2. As I write this post thunder is much closer than earlier. Rain seems to be an afternoon regular event. I finished the ride at a good time to avoid it.

Yesterday I moved the seat pads on the BiSaddle seats on both my Canyon Endurace and Lynskey R300 bikes. I moved them farther apart to see if this position hits my sit bones in a better location. I think it helped on the Lynskey but maybe the seat pads could be slightly closer. I will check the new position on the Canyon during tomorrow’s bike ride. Then I will make any necessary adjustments.

7-14-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary
7-14-2021 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Biking News July 13th 2021

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Corsicana hosts Texas State Criterium Championship Bike Race

By Clarissa Keenan | www.corsicanadailysun.com

Downtown Corsicana proudly hosted the Texas State Criterium Championship Bike Race July 10 and 11.

Local rider Paul Nguyen of Corsicana Rocks Cycling! placed second in the Cat 5 men’s race.

“I was so excited!” Nguyen said. “I didn’t expect to place, I just wanted to participate.”

Cyclists from all over the United States descended on downtown Corsicana and after a large crash at the beginning of the second to last lap, top honors in the Pro 1-2 Men’s race went to Lucas Bourgoyne of Hagens Berman Axeon Cycling Team.

For the ladies, the top honor went to Jenny Parks of Team Colavita.

The weekend began with …

Arrest Made After Driver Hits Child On Bike And Flees In Fort Worth

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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – An arrest has been made after a pickup truck driver hit a kid on a bicycle and drove away from the area without helping, police said.

Police said the driver was going eastbound in the 3200 block of Strong Avenue at around 7:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 10, when the pickup hit the child.

According to police, …

Residents weigh in on pros, cons of e-bikes on The Woodlands Township pathways

By Vanessa Holt | communityimpact.com

With more than 220 miles of pathways, trails and sidewalks in its boundaries, The Woodlands has an ample supply of facilities for recreational use for those who want to walk, bike or use other nonmotorized devices to get from one place to another.

As e-bikes, or motorized bicycles, grow in popularity, however, the township is seeking public feedback on whether it should alter that policy to allow the vehicles to be used in their motorized capacity.

The township would need to …

Balfour Beatty Joint Venture Breaks Ground on Oak Hill Parkway Infrastructure Project in Austin

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Balfour Beatty, as part of a joint venture with Fluor Corporation, recently broke ground on the Oak Hill Parkway infrastructure project in Austin, Texas. The design-build project was awarded to Balfour Beatty in April 2020 by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to reconstruct and widen seven miles of the US 290 and State Highway (SH) 71 in Travis County to improve long-term mobility, safety and reduce traffic in one of the most congested roadways in the state of Texas. …

… Additional project components include 15 miles of new bicycle and pedestrian accommodations along the entire corridor, cross-street intersection improvements, U-turn lanes, landscaping and tree plantings, corridor aesthetics, as well as upstream storm water detention and water quality treatment ponds. …

Monday night crash between bicycle and vehicle leaves one seriously injured

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LUBBOCK, Texas — The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office responded late Monday night to the area of 9302 US Highway 87 southbound, for a crash between a vehicle and a bicycle.

One individual was transported to University Medical Center with serious injuries. Officers arrived on scene at approximately 11:28 p.m.

Authorities have not yet released other details.

woom USA and woom Europe Merge for the Love of Cycling

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AUSTIN, Texas and KLOSTERNEUBURG, Austria – July 13, 2021– The children’s bicycle manufacturer woom continues to cycle towards becoming a global brand, with the merger of woom Europe and woom USA. This merger will double woom’s workforce globally, optimize and enhance product innovation and evolve woom’s supply chain and manufacturing capabilities, all working towards the goal of becoming the market leader in children’s bicycles.

woom bikes were brought to the United States by Mathias Ihlenfeld in 2014, one year after the brand had been founded in a tiny garage in Vienna (Austria) by Mathias’s brother Marcus and his business partner Christian Bezdeka. woom USA quickly established itself as a digitally …

Biking across San Antonio stops at a mural aimed at promoting awareness of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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San Antonio – Art and Movement-This is the latest creative way the city of San Antonio is encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Jeff Moore, founder and leader of SATX Social Ride, said:

According to Moore, you need to be vaccinated with COVID-19 to safely return to normal.

“So it makes more sense for all of us to spread the word and get people vaccinated sooner,” Moore said.

That’s why Moore said it’s easy for SATX Social Ride to partner with the city of San Antonio to ride a vaccine mural bike that starts at …

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