Texas Biking January 15th 2020

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CCPD: Distracted driving the cause of vehicle-bicyclist crash

By: Eddie Cruz | www.kristv.com

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus Christi police say distracted driving was the cause of an SUV hitting a bicyclist late Tuesday night.

The crash happened about 11:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 5500 block of South Alameda Street near Ennis Joslin.

Police say the woman was distracted and struck the bicyclist who …

NE Texas Trail Remains Active In Winter

By JOHN MARK DEMPSEY | www.ketr.org

Jack Neal, director of the Northeast Texas Trail, says activity remains high on the NETT, even in the winter. Jack says he hopes the Trail will soon be making improvements using funds obtained from more than one million dollars in grants last year.

Somebody Call His Mamma! NPR

T REDLINE Nguyen | www.strava.com

Wednesday Trainings

Eduardo Salas (Cyclones) | www.strava.com

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Zwifting with The Herd's Bull Run (D) in Richmond

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50 minutes of fast paced fun riding behind a fence with the last 10 minutes riding wild. The leader took the fence off with 10 minutes to go and said go wild but I used all of my “wild biking” keeping up with the herd. So I came in cooked but in the top 15% of Group D bikers.

Wanting to ride outside I checked the streets when I got the recycle bin at the end of the driveway. The puddles in the gutter and wet concrete from gutter to gutter meant the Canyon covered with grit and grime plus me too. After getting back inside I checked Zwift for rides coming up and chose this one. I rode with The Herd on several other rides so I knew a little about the pace. At the start I allowed no time to warm up getting my w/kg to 1.7 to stay with the group for drafting purposes. Overall 329 bikers rode and I came in at around 205 at the start but worked my way up to the front group even breaching the fence a few times but getting back before 60 seconds elapsed.

After that I stayed in the top 80 for awhile drifting back when a steep hill came around 8 miles into the ride. For a brief moment the graphic showed 28% for a sport on the climb but settled back to 12%. Some riders stopped as I rode by at 4 mph or so. This happened again about 10 miles later. Grueling climb on what I thought was going to be a fairly flat course. My wife and I attended the UCI World Championships in Richmond and I don’t remember anyone talking about a 28% climb on the course.

The ride live streamed on Twitch.TV/Texbiker.

More warm weather on Thursday. Maybe the fog and humidity will not keep the streets wet and I can go biking.

1-15-2020 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary
1-15-2020 SportTracks Zwift Bike Ride Summary

Texas Biking January 14th 2020

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Safe Kids Austin: Adjusting bikes for kids as they grow

www.fox7austin.com

Christopher Stanton with Ghisallo Cycling Initiative has more on bike safety specifically what you need to watch for and do with bikes as your kids grow.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day Parade Ride

by Bike Friendly South Dallas | www.facebook.com

Monday, January 20, 2020 at 9 AM – 2 PM Bike Friendly South Dallas 1616 Al Lipscomb Way, Dallas, Texas 75215 Come ride with us in the Dallas Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day Parade. Meet at our We-Cycle Resource Center at 1616 Al Lipscomb Way at 9a. We’ll roll over to starting point a few blocks away at the right time. Decorate your bikes, bring a friend, have fun. We have a FEW loaner bikes available. More information coming soon.

Tyler Bicycle club and ETX Brewery talk Beauty and the Beast tour.

www.easttexasmatters.com

Woman Grabbed, Threatened On Popular McKinney Hike And Bike Trail

By J.D. Miles | dfw.cbslocal.com

McKINNEY, Texas (CBDSFW.COM) – A woman says she was attacked by a man while walking on the Eldorado trail, a popular walking, jogging and biking path in McKinney.

It happened around 5:00 p.m. Sunday, while there was still daylight.

The victim told police a man wearing a black hoodie walked up from behind her and grabbed her arm.

She said he told her not to look at him and that he was going to kill her.

Mountain bike trail created in Riverside Park; second trail planned

By Steve Nash | www.brownwoodtx.com

Brownwood resident Terry Blevins brought his enthusiasm for mountain biking to the Brownwood City Council Tuesday.

Blevins, with the help of friends, cleared underbrush and created a 1-mile mountain biking trail that winds through the north side of Riverside Park, crossing the existing nature trail, Blevins told council members.

Blevins said he next wants to create a mountain bike trail on the park’s west side that would be two to three miles long. …

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Zwifting with the PACK SUB2 Ride in Tick Tock

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426 riders signed up and the ride was fast. The leader lost his connection and the group went fast with the fence gone. But when he returned the fence went up and the pace held at around 22 mph on the flats. At one point 140 bikers broke through the fence but I believe they all returned. I breached the fence several times but slowed and got back behind it. The leader trailed the group most of the 2 lap ride. Counting the 1.4 mile lead in the ride went 23.1 miles lasting 1:05:09.

Outside at Texbiker.net the weather felt good at 75 degrees but the humidity, fog and earlier light rain kept the streets wet necessitating some Zwifting.

According to Zwift I moved up a level to 13, earned some dotted socks (Whew! I need those.), and set 2 new personal records: Fuego Flats 50.20 seconds and Fuego Flats again at 44.17 seconds. Strava recorded several new personal records too. Zwift says Tick Tock is unlocked. Not sure what that means.

Maybe Wednesday the weather will let me ride outside. It looks to be cloudy and 77 degrees.

2019 still leads all year to date mileage since 2011 at 308.35 miles.

1-14-2020 Strava Zwift Bike Ride Summary
1-14-2020 SportTracks Zwift Bike Ride Summary