{"id":29640,"date":"2015-05-08T22:58:31","date_gmt":"2015-05-09T03:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=29640"},"modified":"2015-05-08T22:58:31","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T03:58:31","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-may-8th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/05\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-may-8th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest May 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"

How does Austin rank on the latest bike-friendliness list?<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Pam LeBlanc \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0fitness.blog.austin360.com<\/h3>\n

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\nTime for another list of America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most bike-friendly cities, class.
\nThe latest study, from BetterDoctor, uses three values \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the percentage of commuters who bike to work, the number of bicycle fatalities, and the amount of federal funds spent on pedestrian\/bicycle projects \u00e2\u20ac\u201c to determine each city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s score. It used data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Alliance for Biking and Walking, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
\nAustin came in 14th out of 52 cities on the list, making it the highest-ranking Texas city. No surprise there. We ranked well above …<\/p>\n

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APD officers caution against inebriated biking<\/a><\/h2>\n

###\u00c2\u00a0BY WES SCARBOROUGH \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0www.dailytexanonline.com
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\nStudents bike around campus in all sorts of conditions \u00e2\u20ac\u201d exhausted, focused, when running late for an exam. One condition they might want to avoid is intoxicated \u00e2\u20ac\u201d according to the Austin Police Department, biking while drunk could lead to a driving while\u00c2\u00a0intoxicated citation.
\nAccording to APD officer Nathan Blake, operating a bicycle at or above a blood alcohol content of .08 is a punishable crime.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153[Motor vehicle] is one of the elements of a …<\/p>\n

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Wildflower Centurion<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Ray Garza \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0rgvcycling.com
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\nBack in late April I traveled over to San Antonio for theFiesta Wildflower Ride. I knew the route was hilly and coming from the flat lands of the Rio Grande Valley, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know if I could complete that ride or not. I was already completing a training plan for a century ride but felt it wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t enough. I went back to Training Peaks and found a plan for a hilly century by Allen Hunter and decided to follow that. My plan was to ride the sixty and see how I felt and decide if I could ride on and attempt the one hundred miles.
\nThe new training plan that I was following was a lot more intense with more VO2max intervals than my previous plan. I headed out to the only hills we have around here, west of La Joya, and did some of my rides over there. Our hills are more like rolling hills but that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all we have. I also used a …<\/p>\n

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Taking the Long Way Home: Impromptu In-Town Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

by June Bug \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0www.bikemojo.com<\/h3>\n

Ride report for long, impromptu in-town ride.
\nBike: hardtail ti 29er set up as commuter with rack and 1 pannier with U Lock, spare inner tube, tools, CO2 cartridges
\n2.1 small block 8s pumped to max. pressure, with tire liners for extra flat protection
\nflat pedals
\nhi-viz jersey, blinky on handle bar
\nI started going to weight training once a week about three months ago and sometimes ride my bike over from the Braker\/Parkfield area (leaving home at 9 am) to the GrassIron gym near the intersection of Koenig\/North Lamar, via my old commuter route to UT. After that (11 am), over to Wheatsville food bar for lunch, continue south through the state capitol grounds, over to Shoal Creek, down to Lady Bird Lake, west to the pedestrian bridge under MoPac and then a big loop around Lady Bird Lake and take Metro Rail home from the downtown station.
\nTuesday, I followed that routine, but I felt good and instead of looping back around the Hike n Bike to catch MetroRail, I continued on a route that I’d had in mind for awhile:
\nUse little bike\/pedestrian underpass under Pleasant Valley Rd and continue through Roy G. Guerrero park
\nOver Montopolis Bridge\/183
\nTo Southern Walnut Creek Multi-Use path to the end at Dafin Lane
\nJog over to Decker Lane to 290 (Decker Lane = construction hell, not safe, not recommended)
\n290 to Berkman Dr. to 51st Street
\n51st Street at Duval — stopped in at The Peddler, topped off …<\/p>\n

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Motherhood on Two Wheels<\/a><\/h2>\n

###\u00c2\u00a0By Kristin Lucido \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0texasbikeracing.com
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\nAs Mother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day approaches, my thoughtful family asks how I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to spend the day. Nothing against flowers and brunch reservations, but ideally I like to combine my favorite sport with my favorite people and get out for a family bike ride. Sounds simple enough, but this seemingly basic answer got me thinking: I really do owe a great deal to the bike and how it influences my family life and my role as a mother.
\nRiding a bike ultimately led me to my spouse and soulmate, Jeff. It gave me an outlet for stress management and personal athletic achievement, introduced me to a community of amazing friends, and …<\/p>\n

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World T.E.A.M. Sports Veteran Trio Ride Warrior 100K with President Bush<\/a><\/h2>\n

###\u00c2\u00a0www.benzinga.com
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\nInjured veterans from past World T.E.A.M. Sports sporting events actively participated in the April 30-May 2 Warrior 100K ride with President George W. Bush at his Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas.
\nJoining the President in the 100 kilometer ride on challenging mountain bike trails were Marine Corps Lance Corporal Adam McCann of Oberlin, Ohio, Army Combat Medic Jos\u00c3\u00a9 E. Santiago of Centennial, Colorado and Army Sergeant First Class Manuel A. Col\u00c3\u00b3n of Orlando, Florida.
\nMcCann rode in his first Warrior 100K. Injured through April 2005 mortar explosions while in service in Iraq, McCann returned to his Cleveland area hometown, where he enrolled in college for a degree in sports management. Riding the 110-mile Face of America from World T.E.A.M. Sports in 2013, he …<\/p>\n

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10 days of criteriums in DFW May 19-28<\/a><\/h2>\n

by creakyknees www.bikeforums.net<\/h3>\n

May 19 Tue Sun & Ski Tuesday Night Crit (r) Richardson Scheduled
\n20 Wed Bicycles Inc. Wednesday Night Crits (r) Fort Worth, TX Scheduled
\n21 Thu KingRacingGroup Thursday Night Crits (r) Dallas, TX Scheduled
\n22 Fri Texas Cup Bike the Bricks VI (r) McKinney, TX Scheduled
\n23 Sat Texas Cup State Age-Based Criterium Championship (Glickman) (r) Dallas, TX Scheduled
\n24 Sun Texas Cup Bicycles Plus GSTz Criterium (r) Murphy, TX Scheduled
\n25 Mon Texas Cup State Skill-Based Criterium Championship (r) Greenville, TX Scheduled
\n26 Tue Sun & Ski Tuesday Night Crit (r) Richardson Scheduled
\n27 Wed Bicycles Inc. Wednesday Night Crits (r) Fort Worth, TX Scheduled
\n28 Thu KingRacingGroup Thursday Night Crits (r) Dallas, TX Scheduled
\ndetails \/flyers etc: …<\/p>\n

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No New Bicycle Friendly Businesses for Texas This Round<\/a><\/h2>\n

BikeTexas.org<\/h3>\n

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\nOn April 22, the League of American Bicyclists announced the latest list of new and renewing bicycle-friendly businesses. This time around, no Texas businesses were on the list.
\nHowever, there’s no need to despair! Texas still has 25 recognized Bicycle Friendly Businesses, representing 42,548 Texas employees, and that’s in addition to the 6,230,230 Texans who live in a Bicycle Friendly Community, and 84,223 Texas students who attend a Bicycle Friendly University. We know these bicycle-friendly places will continue to work hard to be …<\/p>\n

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Tweets<\/h2>\n
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A $900 Ladies Prime Lap winner at @TheGrandCrit<\/a>! $400 more than the boys. Ladies rule! @wca_tweet<\/a> @txbikeracing<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NGoeTYxdnX<\/a><\/p>\n

— markpurnell (@ispeakforyou) May 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n