{"id":47234,"date":"2019-01-19T00:05:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T06:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=47234"},"modified":"2019-01-19T00:05:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T06:05:08","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-january-18th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/01\/19\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-january-18th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest January 18th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Homeless man hit by truck West Side while riding bike in middle of the street<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Gerald Tracy | news4sanantonio.com<\/h3>\n

SAN ANTONIO – A homeless man was riding on Culebra in the city’s West Side when a truck hit him, according to San Antonio police.<\/p>\n

Officials tell us the man was riding his bike in the middle of the road when he was struck.<\/p>\n

The driver did stop and a witness in a car also stopped to help.<\/p>\n

The man was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bike San Antonio pushing for protected bike lanes, physical barriers<\/a><\/h2>\n

Roxie Bustamante | www.kens5.com<\/h3>\n

Hundreds have signed an online petition to help increase safety for cyclists and e-scooters<\/p>\n

SAN ANTONIO \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Local cyclists are pushing for change to make major city roads safer for riders.<\/p>\n

Vision San Antonio reported earlier this week that the number of deadly bicycle crashes doubled in 2018.<\/p>\n

Organizers with Bike San Antonio have been going door to door collecting support for a petition requesting to add protected bike lanes on Broadway Street between Hildebrand and Houston.<\/p>\n

"We don’t have bike highways or dedicated bike paths like in other cities, so we have to use the streets. So the real question is: Where do the bikes belong on the streets?" asked Bryan Martin, the organization’s …<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

6 best bike shops to check out in San Antonio<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Hoodline | hoodline.com<\/h3>\n

Looking to check out the best bike shops in town?<\/p>\n

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top bike shops in San Antonio, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you’re in the market for bike shops. …<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Marathon Crash Race Course Recon<\/a><\/h2>\n

Nate Eguia | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Team camp day 1<\/a><\/h2>\n

Corey Ray Giant Lakeside – Audi Mckinney | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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NWCC Leakey camp day 2<\/a><\/h2>\n

Iszac Rose | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Team Building<\/a><\/h2>\n

Lupe Ontiveros | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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RB\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s comeback ride!<\/a><\/h2>\n

Meggin Crawford | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Weekend Rides \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sat No Ride & Red Horn + Monday<\/a><\/h2>\n

Brad Qeaver | steinerranchcycling.com<\/h3>\n

Saturday due to the high wind forecast (NOAA 21-26mph), we will not hold sanctioned team rides. The risk of wind gust are unpredictable and within a group ride, could be hazardous. If you do make it out, stay safe.<\/p>\n

Sunday is our usual Coffee Shop endurance paced ride to Red Horn from C&C at 7:30 am. It …<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Due to the weather tomorrow morning (cold and 25 mph winds), there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no shop ride.

Why\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s this stuff always hit on the weekends?<\/p>— Rockwall Racing Team (@RideRockwall) January 19, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>