{"id":52796,"date":"2020-04-15T23:24:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T04:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=52796"},"modified":"2020-04-15T23:24:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T04:24:37","slug":"texas-biking-news-april-15th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/04\/15\/texas-biking-news-april-15th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News April 15th 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

12-year-old in hospital after auto-bicycle accident<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.fox44news.com<\/h3>\n

BRYAN, Texas- A 12-year-old old is recovering from critical injuries after an auto-bicycle accident.<\/p>\n

On April 14th, at 6:32 P.M. Officers responded to a major accident in the 2300 block of Sandy Point Road.<\/p>\n

Officers learned that a Nissan Titan was traveling southbound struck a 12-year-old who was riding his bicycle southbound on the shoulder of the roadway.<\/p>\n

The 12-year-old was …<\/p>\n

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The Woodlands Township cancels Bike The Woodlands Month events<\/a><\/h2>\n

By The Woodlands Township | www.hellowoodlands.com<\/h3>\n

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THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Due to the evolving situation with COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and guidelines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for social distancing, The Township will cancel Bike The Woodlands Month. All related events and activities will not be held throughout the month of May.<\/p>\n

The Township is committed to maintaining The Woodlands as a bicycle friendly community. Once …<\/p>\n

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Video: Brownsville bike, coffee shop restructures supply chain to keep doors open<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

BROWNSVILLE \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Small businesses in the Rio Grande Valley are adjusting to the changes needed to keep their doors open.<\/p>\n

Graham Sevier-Schultz, owner of 7th Park Bikes and Coffee in Brownsville, says the support his business has received the three years its been open is one of the reasons his shop is staying afloat.<\/p>\n

Schultz says it has been more …<\/p>\n

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Coronavirus in Austin: How athletes are coping during shelter in place<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Pam LeBlanc | www.statesman.com<\/h3>\n

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I get grouchy when I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t swim. When my swim program at Western Hills Athletic Club shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic, I kind of freaked out.<\/p>\n

Normally I swim five days a week and rev up my heart by biking or running three or four times on top of that. I get twitchy if I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not active. So, a confession: Early on in this virus crisis, after my pool closed, I found another pool that stayed open an extra week. I told myself I needed to swim to maintain my sanity, and besides, I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t in the …<\/p>\n

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Another Chat with Sophie the Fairdale, Who Just Turned 10,000 (Miles)<\/a><\/h2>\n

A Dude Abikes | adudeabikes.com<\/h3>\n

Back on June 18, 2018, I wrote a post I called \u00e2\u20ac\u0153An Imagined Chat with Sophie, My Fairdale Weekender Archer Bicycle.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Over the last three years, she and I have traveled a fair piece \u00e2\u20ac\u201d to put it mildly and modestly. Now that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s reflected in the Strava statistics of 10,000 miles, though, it is official. To commemorate and celebrate this major milestone in our journey, I asked Ms. S. if she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d fancy another chat, and she said sure. Weird, right? Well, things are pretty strange, these days. But I think …<\/p>\n

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Door Key Road, February, 2020 – San Angelo, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

roy-pedalpushers.blogspot.com<\/h3>\n

Well, the organized tours for this season continue to be either cancelled or postponed. The next scheduled tour, Tour de Agua, is slated for June 13 but the organizers have posted that they will make the decision to cancel or not in May.\nMeantime, we have been trying to get out when the weather cooperates as much as we can. The last part of February, we had cloudy skies but a high temperature of 75 so we chose one of our favorite rides–Door Key Road. …<\/p>\n

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Bicyclist hit, killed while crossing FM 1960<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jay R. Jordan | www.chron.com<\/h3>\n

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Deputies are searching for the driver who struck and killed a man who was crossing FM 1960 on his bicycle late Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

A Harris County sheriff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s deputy patrolling FM 1960 near the Hardy Toll Road spotted the bicyclist lifeless near the roadway around 10:30 p.m., according to Harris County Sheriff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office Sgt. Simon Cheng. Investigators believe the man was attempting to cross north on …<\/p>\n

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Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Long windy + cold + hilly day in the saddle w\/ these horses @ RBC Gran Fondo Texas. \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00e2\u20ac\u008d\u00e2\u2122\u201a\u00ef\u00b8\u008f #cycling<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wS8zKtPM0U<\/a><\/p>— Nate Eguia (@N8d0gg7) April 15, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>