{"id":33439,"date":"2016-06-24T00:10:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T05:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33439"},"modified":"2016-06-24T00:10:30","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T05:10:30","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-june-2rd-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/06\/24\/texas-bicycling-news-june-2rd-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News June 2rd 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team Army cycling rolls across the finish line at Warrior Games<\/a><\/h2>\n

By U.S. Army Reserve Master Sgt. D. Keith Johnson, 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) PAO<\/h3>\n

www.dvidshub.net<\/h3>\n


\nWEST POINT, N.Y. (June 18, 2016) \u00d6\u00a0Team Army Cycling took 23 medals at the cycling competition at the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games held at the U.S. Army Military Academy at West Point, New York, June 18.
\n\u00d4\u2030 was pretty confident that we would have a pretty decisive over all victory, but I wasn\u00d3\u00b4 prepared for that much,\u00d4\u00a0said Si Wilson, the head cycling coach. \u00d4\u2026very class we had a rider in we earned a medal.\u00d4\u008d
\nTeam Army Cycling had one of the largest teams of Army athletes. Twenty seven athletes competed in five categories: men and women\u00d3\u00b3 bicycle open, hand cycle, recumbent cycle, bicycle physical disability and tandem visually impaired. Each service was limited to four cyclists per event. Courses varied from 10-30 kilometers, based on the category. Athletes were slotted into each category based on their wound, illness or injury. …<\/p>\n

… U.S. Army Veteran Sgt. 1st Class Katie Kuiper, from San Antonio, Texas, won the gold medal for her event. This was her third year participating in the Warrior Games, and will probably be her last as a competitor. The DoD has implemented a rule allowing an athlete to compete for only two years. …<\/p>\n

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Advocates say bond funding for Bicycle Master Plan could diversify local biking community<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.austinmonitor.com<\/h3>\n


\nSharmar Mohamed Hassan doesn\u00d3\u00b4 know the words in English to describe his bicycle. So he uses his native language, Somali, to tell me it\u00d3\u00b3 a green road bike. And it\u00d3\u00b3 his primary form of transportation in Austin \u00d7\u00a0which, at times, can be a little touch-and-go.
\n\u00d4\u2030\u00d3\u00ad feeling afraid because there\u00d3\u00b3 no bike lanes and there\u00d3\u00b3 cars on the road,\u00d4\u00a0said Hassan. \u00d4\u201cometimes they yield to you. Sometimes they want to hit you.\u00d4\u008d
\nHassan started biking a few months after moving to Austin in September 2014. He got his first …<\/p>\n

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TEXAS STATE TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2016<\/a><\/h2>\n

jerryscyclingblog.blogspot.com<\/h3>\n


\nI wasn’t looking forward to the time trials this year, mainly because I knew my form to be ‘way off. But then again, I like competing no matter what the outcome. Besides my form, several fast riders turned 70 and entered the 70+ category. When I looked at the roster I estimated I’d be fighting for sixth place (out of twelve).
\nThe individual time trial took place Saturday morning and the team time trial on Sunday morning. Fortunately, us old guys had an early morning start time, 7:40am for me. Our course began south, 10k out and back, for a total of 20k. The temperature moved into the lower 80’s with heavy humidity. I took my normal twenty-five minute warm-up and joined the other guys at the start line. …<\/p>\n

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This Texan is Riding His Bike Across America for a Great Cause<\/a><\/h2>\n

texashillcountry.com<\/h3>\n


\nHoustonian David Baldwin is on a 3,500-mile bike ride across 11 states to raise $13.5 million for The Center. As a large nonprofit located in Houston, The Center marks their mission as \u00d4\u00b0romot[ing] the pursuit of choice, growth, and personal independence for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.\u00d4\u00a0…<\/p>\n

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Double Lake Work Party<\/a><\/h2>\n

ghorba.org<\/h3>\n

Event category: General
\nTrail: Double Lake Recreation Area
\nSunday, June 26, 2016 – 9:00am
\nMEET at the Lodge parking lot near the MTB Trail Head. Then we will drive to other side of rec area for wheelbarrow and shovel work on remaining sinkholes and drainage features. Bring shovels, wheel barrows and sunscreen, HYDRATION and BUG SPRAY!!!!
\n3hr max. Free entry to trail workers.
\nBRING BIKES – trail reopens after work party<\/strong>
\nPAYDIRT ELIGIBLE for Spring 2017 TMBRA State Championship Series.<\/p>\n

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