Texas Biking Action August 1st 2020

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The Ballinger Police Department is starting a new program to connect with the children of the community

Author: Matt Serna | www.myfoxzone.com

The MyCycle Bicycle Registration Program allows children to register their bikes with BPD, just in case they are reported stolen.

Cruising in between the Rain

LJ Mtbr | www.strava.com

Saturday Ride

Mark Noblitt | www.strava.com

Probably good that I was solo today. Lots of last-minute route adjustments. Kendall County must’ve peeped someone’s Strava heatmap because they’ve managed to screw up some of the most popular roads up there. Spanish Pass was all torn up. Tower and Big Joshua Creek were freshly chipsealed with piles of loose tire-eating gravel everywhere. Like I said, lots of rerouting. Still a perfect day in the saddle, though. Cloudy and cool in the morning but managed to route around the rain. Lots of beautiful scenery, too!

Sweet fancy moses!

Mick McCrary | www.strava.com

Rain delayed, social Chappell Hill gravel ride with a little bit of exploration on the way back.

Morning Ride

Spencer Jones | www.strava.com

Rebecca Creek with our Cyclones

Eduardo Salas (Cyclones) | www.strava.com

The Snakedoctor is no water moccasin, but he drilled it just the same.

Brent Wells | www.strava.com

As we headed out toward Edge Falls, we saw that there was a fairly good probability that we would encounter some rain. We did get thoroughly drenched, and it was unfortunate that Mark experienced three flats, and had to call his wife to pick him up. As always, Jeff remained calm and was thoroughly in control.

M.o.b. Kinda day in salado

Rich Nicholson Alpha Omega Academy | www.strava.com

Columbus Country Hills

Virgil Skinner | Fort Bend Kia Cycling | www.strava.com

Cowtown checking in. Buck Sansom to Quannah Parker and back today. 36 miles total. from dfwbike

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Texas Biking Action July 31st 2020

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Biking enthusiasts find refuge in Spider Mountain

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In the midst of the pandemic, a number of biking enthusiast have found refuge in Spider Mountain, located on the banks of Lake Buchanan, just outside Burnet. The facility is the state’s first and only lift-served mountain bike park, which takes mountain bikers 350 vertical feet higher than the base. Regular hours are Friday through Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. …

City of Amarillo to improve safety for cyclists, pedestrians at certain intersections

by Matthew Watkins | abc7amarillo.com

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — The City of Amarillo is creating several public safety improvements for cyclists and pedestrians. Safety improvements are being made to frequently-used walking and cycling areas to enhance the overall experience for the Amarillo community.

A city news release says highlighting the improvements is the installation of a High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) on Aug. 6 at …

El Paso’s ‘Tour de Tolerance’ goes virtual

By Mark Ross | kvia.com

EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Holocaust Museum is making this year’s Tour de Tolerance a virtual 10-Day Challenge.

To expand participation, anyone can join from anywhere and at any fitness level. Event options include a 100K Bike Ride; 50K Bike Ride; 25K in 10 Days Run/Walk; and 10 Days of Being Active (you name the activity). Events can be completed in 1 day, several days, or the full 10 days. Ride, run, or walk your neighborhood, trails, parks, or a treadmill. All participants will also be invited to take part in fun and engaging daily challenges. Results will …

House approves $52 million investment in Chacon Creek restoration

By Julia Wallace | www.lmtonline.com

Laredo’s Rep. Henry Cuellar announced Thursday that the restoration of Chacon Creek has been funded for close to $52 million in the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, which has been approved by the House of Representatives. It still needs to be approved in the Senate.

This money will be used to restore the wetlands and ecosystem of the creek from Lake Casa Blanca all the way to the Rio Grande. This restoration will also involve the improvement and creation of recreational spaces along the creek. Officials compared it to a similar restoration of the lower San Antonio River. …

… The congressman noted that this project is 15 years in the making, a continuation of the creation of the Chacon Creek Hike and Bike Trail project in 2006 with the help of $3.3 million in federal funds. …

Group Ride for Bike Houston, social (slow), 17 miles, August 9th which is a Sunday. Might be fun! from bikehouston

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Apple Fritter Substitute, July Bike Rides Wrapup

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July bike rides wrapped up with today’s bike ride. What a month of biking; Heat, rained on bike rides, COVID-19, a flat tire. What else could you ask for? Along with those things I enjoyed seeing nature as I rode my bike, waving and saying hi to fellow cyclists, and being outside. Today I biked 38.22 miles following what I call the “New Caney – Gene Campbell Road” route. I started at 10:28 AM after watching stage 4 of Vuelta a Burgos on Flobikes.com. With those miles July ended with 922.93 miles, the 4th month in a row at 900+ miles. My week totals 156.54 miles, close enough to 200+ that if I ride the next 2 days I could get to number. So far in 2020 I rode this route 11 times, with today being the longest by .3 of a mile. Of those 11 rides, 7 were on the Canyon Endurace (today) and 4 were on the Lynskey R300. A summary of the 11 rides.

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7-31-2020 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today's Route

The last bike ride to the north ended in the rain but not today. Sunshine and heat accompanied me all the way. The wind at the start was a gentle 7 mph from the SW but as I rode to the finish it ramped up to 13 mph with 20 mph gusts from the SW. No wonder it was hard pedaling into the headwind on Gene Campbell Blvd. What the weather looked like during the ride: start 89 (76% humidity, 80.5 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SW 7 mph. Finish 95 (59% humidity, 78.2 dew point), partly cloudy, wind SW 13 mph gusts 20 mph. Even with the wind my average speed held at 14.1 to 14.2 mph for a long time.

During July I rode 27 days. 3 of the 4 days off were due to rain with the other as a rest day. Starting July I biked 11 days in a row before taking that rest day. I sat on the bike 68 hours, 22 minutes, and 51 seconds. My average ride distance was 34.18 miles. The shortest ride was on July 28th (11.3 miles because of rain) and the longest on July 9th (44.6 miles). A summary of July.

7-31-2020 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today's Route

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Strava confirmed that today "was harder than your usual effort."

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Texas Biking Action July 30th 2020

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Evening Ride-Jodido

Ivan Fernandez | www.strava.com

Bicycle Technician

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Professional cyclist finds a new career path on the gravel roads of Kanza

Mike Berard | www.redbull.com

From short-track criteriums to massive 200-mile gravel races, Austin, Texas racer Colin Strickland has made a transition that led to one of the sport’s biggest victories.

In June 2019, Colin Strickland—a relative newcomer to the world of gravel racing—showed up in Kansas and took the win in one of the most famous and grueling gravel races on the globe. Kanza is a 200-mile (321.8km) course and the now 34-year-old Strickland took the victory in less than 10 hours. A year later, we catch up with Strickland to find out how he did it, why he loves bikes, and where he’s headed next.

Red Bull: Last year, you won Kanza as a first-time contender. What makes this race—and your victory—so special?

Do you know why I’m so excited?!? I rode my New Orca Aero Orbea!! One word…wow!!! What should I name her???

Debi Maqueda | www.strava.com

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