{"id":50667,"date":"2019-07-24T23:37:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T04:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=50667"},"modified":"2019-07-24T23:37:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T04:37:34","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-24th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/07\/24\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-24th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest July 24th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New course, prizes headline changes to 2019 Hotter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122N Hell Hundred<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Brenda Robledo | www.newschannel6now.com<\/h3>\n

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) – Exactly one month from Wednesday, on August 24th, for the very first-time cyclists will gather on 7th and Indianan Ave. for Hotter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122N Hell Hundred Grava Del Fuego. While this new course is gaining attention, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not the only new thing this year.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are super excited,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Vicki Boyle, the director for Grava del Fuego. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got that new feeling, we are excited because we got tons of people coming from all over the place. We have few local participants for this race which is different for Wichita Falls.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

They are calling it the Chupacabra 200, with the idea that cyclist will …<\/p>\n

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Cyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in Calallen<\/a><\/h2>\n

Monica Lopez | www.caller.com<\/h3>\n

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Corpus Christi police are investigating a crash that killed a man on a bicycle Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

The vehicle that struck the cyclist was still being sought Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

Police believe a man was riding a bike east sometime overnight on Farm-to-Market Road 624. …<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: Chase Ends With Cyclist Hospitalized<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Matt Tramell | sanangelolive.com<\/h3>\n

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SAN ANGELO, TX — A man was hospitalized after a chase with Tom Green County Sheriff Deputies.<\/p>\n

According to TGSO on July 24 at around 10:30 a.m. a deputies with the TGSO attempted to pull over a cyclist after he ran a stop sign on the North Side of San Angelo.<\/p>\n

When the cyclist noticed the deputy he began …<\/p>\n

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Texas 4000 cyclists tally miles, memories in ride for cancer<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.alaskahighwaynews.ca<\/h3>\n

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Two dozen students from the University of Texas are cycling their way up the Alaska Highway after a pit stop in the Peace as they raise funds for the global fight against cancer.<\/p>\n

The students are part of Texas 4000 charity ride, a 70-day, 4,000-mile bike ride from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, that began June 1. They cycled through the Peace …<\/p>\n

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Construction to Start at I-35 and Parmer Lane<\/a><\/h2>\n

spectrumlocalnews.com<\/h3>\n

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AUSTIN, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Texas Department of Transportation is breaking ground on a new construction project coming to North Austin. …<\/p>\n

… Improvements to bicycle and pedestrian transportation in the area will also be incorporated. …<\/p>\n

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Wednesday with Cyclones<\/a><\/h2>\n

Eduardo Salas (Cyclones) | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Houston: Addicks-Tanner Public Access is Open<\/a><\/h2>\n

flangehead | www.bikeforums.net<\/h3>\n

Public access from Tanner Road to Addicks Reservoir is now open. The path is natural surface for now, but we will continue to work toward a paved trail from the nearest traffic light to the top of the dam.<\/p>\n

Some notes about the natural surface trail today (reference the maps):<\/p>\n

A. The sliding gate at Tanner is currently open. If you find it closed you may open it to pass through. (We expect that the industrial property to the east will be fenced off soon. Please do not …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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August 7th I'm making my bike racing comeback!!!<\/p>— Chris Degenaars (@ChrisDegenaars) July 25, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>