Texas Biking News June 19th 2020

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Colin Strickland: The five races that changed my life

By Daniel Benson | www.cyclingnews.com

Gravel racer picks the races that mean the most to him

It’s Gravel Week here on Cyclingnews, and so who better to continue our ‘Five races that changed my life’ series than the reigning Dirty Kanza champion Colin Strickland.

The Texan triumphed ahead of WorldTour pros Peter Stetina, Alex Howes and Lachlan Morton, but it was a long road to the top of the gravel world. Only starting out racing at the age of 23, Strickland took in road and fixed gear racing en route to where he is today.

Here, Strickland talks us through his career so far, picking out five key races that have meant the most to him. …

2020 Tour de Cure: Central South Texas 08/15/2020 @ Virtual

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TOUR DE CURE IS NOW VIRTUAL

The safety and health of people living with diabetes, their families, our supporters and volunteers are our #1 priority. With that in mind, we have decided to host our Tour de Cure® event VIRTUALLY.

The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) continues to monitor the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). We are following the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health authorities and have decided to change ALL events nationwide to virtual events to include the 2020 Tour de Cure: Central South Texas on 8/15/2020. We will not hold our event at Prairie View A&M Campus.

Even though we won’t be hosting a traditional event, our virtual event will be a chance for you to participate with other people in our community – keeping safe distancing rules in place, of course. Prior to event day, we will have fun and engaging ways to connect to our community of supporters. …

2020 Tour de Cure: North Texas 10/24/2020 @ Virtual

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TOUR DE CURE IS NOW VIRTUAL

The safety and health of people living with diabetes, their families, our supporters and volunteers are our #1 priority. With that in mind, we have decided to host our Tour de Cure® event VIRTUALLY.

The American Diabetes Association® (ADA) continues to monitor the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). We are following the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health authorities and have decided to change ALL events nationwide to virtual events to include the 2020 Tour de Cure: North Texas on 10/24/2020. We will not hold our event at Panther Island Pavilion.

Even though we won’t be hosting a traditional event, our virtual event will be a chance for you to participate with other people in our community – keeping safe distancing rules in place, of course. Prior to event day, we will have fun and engaging ways to connect to our community of supporters. …

Father-daughter duo from Stuart more than halfway through cross-country cycling journey

by John Evenson | cbs12.com

Louisiana (CBS12) — While so many people haven’t been able to travel because of the global pandemic, one father and daughter duo are taking the ride of their lives. PGA Professional Kevin Compare and his daughter Amy have cycled over 2000 miles as of Thursday, from San Diego, California to Louisiana, with the trek slated to end in St. Augustine, Florida later this month.

Not only is the cross country bicycle adventure on Kevin’s ‘bucket list’, and a chance to spend time with his family during the COVID-19 crisis, the ride is also …

KFQD Interview: TX to AK Charity Bike Ride Goes Online Due to Pandemic

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Greyson Maggio and Devika Raju from the University of Texas Austin join KFQD to discuss The Texas 4000 for Cancer – an annual charity bike ride from Austin to Anchorage. This year, due to coronavirus, the event is happening online. …

Weekend Rides: Bee Creek & Red Horn

Brad Weaver | steinerranchcycling.com

Purely everyone’s own personal decision on group riding….as we are going to follow along the same lines as other cycling events in the area have announced.

Reminders & Covid-19 Protocols: …

Bike Brakes, Gears, Tires and Watch Problems – Ka-ching!

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In the last week or so, I’ve had a bunch of things go wrong with Sophie the Fairdale. Several flats required professional intervention. Now I’m having to get more puncture-resistant tires and they’er not cheap. Ka-ching. My trusty Garmin watch has finally begun to give out because I basically broke the walk and bike functions by using it so much. I’m able to upgrade it even though the warranty is out. More ka-ching. The bike also needed adjustment to the gearing and brakes needed new pads. The Sun & Ski Sports bike shop mechanics say I …

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More Clouds, Thinking of Route Variety and Miles

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I almost started the bike ride after 11 AM but hurrying it started at 10:46 AM. I chose the “New Caney – Roman Forest Blvd – Oakhurst” route because of the almost late start and biked 32.84 miles. This was the 4th time to ride this route in 2020 and all were on the Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike. The Canyon reached 17,276 miles with this ride. My week totals 187.26 miles and June totals 630.44 miles, just 170 miles short of my goal. Getting 200+ miles this week looks probable.

6-19-2020 YTD Bike Rides Summary Todays Route

With all of the road construction on some of my routes it is hard to come up with variety. The route names may be different but it usually means a different combination of streets and roads that I bike on regularly. Today a stretch of the US59 northbound frontage road from the north end of Loop 494 to Roman Forest Blvd (about 1/2 a mile) was the only part of the route I don’t ride on very often.

The weather is slowly changing to more clouds and humidity. I peeked at next week’s forecast and the latter part of the week looks wet. In the meantime today’s weather: start 89 (67% humidity, 76.7 dew point), partly cloudy, wind SE 10 mph. Finish 90 (62% humidity, 75 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind SE 16 mph. Surprisingly the temperature didn’t get into the mid 90’s like the other days this week. The CamelBak kept the water cold and refreshing. Arm sleeves continue to be the sunscreen for my arms. The wind helped me ride north and lightly punished me on the return to Kingwood.

Nothing out of the ordinary in today’s video, just lots of clouds. which can form strange objects. Dark clouds hung off of my route but never got around to dropping any rain though we need it to avoid drought.

For some reason I developed the desire to look at mountain bikes. We don’t have any mountains and my last MTB left because I didn’t ride it much. The Kingwood greenbelt trails offer a place to ride a MTB with over 70 miles but I don’t know if I would use it.

6-19-2020 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Texas Bicycling June 18th 2020

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Driver sought after 16-year-old on bicycle struck, killed in hit and run near Cypress

By ShaCamree Gowdy | www.chron.com

Harris County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash that left a 16-year-old dead. The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. Thursday on Greenhouse Road, just north of Saums Road.

Authorities said two teenagers were riding bicycles, when an unknown green colored car hit one of the boys from behind. …

Did a fast 20 mile ride with a few friends, got 22 achievements on Strava! from bikehouston

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Part Way on the Greenway. Plans Change, I Adapt

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After an early morning trip to get the windshield in my Jeep Wrangler repaired I read the digital newspaper while eating breakfast. The news didn’t make sick, thank goodness. Prepping the Lynskey R300 I started today’s bike ride at 10:41 AM. The plan was to ride the Spring Creek Greenway to Dennis Johnston Park, about 42 miles there and back. That plan lasted until I rode up to the construction crew at the Carter Park trail head where the greenway was closed with numerous large dump trucks backing up on the greenway toward John Pundt Park.

With the unexpected change today’s bike ride was shorter at 33.44 miles. This moves the week’s total to 154.42 miles putting 200+ miles for the week still within range. The total for June stands at 597.6 miles, 203 miles short of my goal for the month.I had heard of construction on the greenway earlier in the month but nothing lately. I wasn’t prepared with a detour around the closed section but I did ride to Treshwig Road at the Carter Park entrance and then to Cypresswood Drive where I made a u-turn back to the park and retraced my ride. In the video as I rode north over the river I gave the route I usually take but to add some miles I altered that when I approached Hamblen Road. Today’s ride on the Greenway was the 4th this year and the shortest. 3 of the 4 have been on the Lynskey R300 bike.

6-18-2020 YTD Bike Rides Summary Todays Route

The weather was great for a bike ride. With all of the shade on the greenway it felt comfortable. Conditions during the bike ride: start 88 (60% humidity, 72.8 dew point), partly cloudy, wind S 9 mph. Finish 92 (49% humidity, 70.1 dew point), a few clouds, wind SE 15 mph gusts 23 mph. I did not notice the wind increasing while on the trail but when I got back to US59 it felt windy. Glad I was riding to the north and then east.

I think the video and audio turned out good with nice shots of the trail. I wondered why the number of people was so low and the construction probably was the cause.

6-18-2020 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary