{"id":56476,"date":"2021-05-07T22:53:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T03:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56476"},"modified":"2021-05-07T22:53:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T03:53:52","slug":"texas-biking-news-may-7th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/05\/07\/texas-biking-news-may-7th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News May 7th 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

El Paso takes #1 spot for safest city for cyclists<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.yourbasin.com<\/h4>\n

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EL PASO, Texas (Nexstar) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Grab a bike, your helmet, and other protective gear and make your way to El Paso for a bike stroll.<\/p>\n

May is a busy month filled with different national days and one of those is National Bike Month.<\/p>\n

YourLocalSecurity, has compiled a list of all the cities across the United States that are doing both the best and worst duties in keeping cyclist safe.<\/p>\n

According to their latest annual Safest Cities for Cyclist in America, El Paso came …<\/p>\n

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Colin Strickland Pushes His Body To The Limit On Infamous Road To Nowhere<\/a><\/h2>\n

By James Stout | www.redbull.com<\/h4>\n

One of the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s top gravel cyclists, Colin Strickland, teamed up with Red Bull to tell the story about the rise in gravel cycling, why it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s continuing to grow and how he is training his body to reach a goal that no other athlete has ever accomplished \u00e2\u20ac\u201c win the prestigious 200-mile Unbound Gravel racing competition in back-to-back efforts. Following an evaluation by the team at Red Bull\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Athletic Performance Center, Strickland put his body through the ultimate physical stress test on West Texas\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Road To Nowhere.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d With gravel bike in tow, he hit the road for over 100 miles in 98-degree heat, against 25mph winds and above 8,000 feet of elevation to optimize his athletic performance in preparation for the upcoming competition.\nJournalist and former Unbound 200 competitor, James Stout, caught up with Colin over coffee and double helpings of breakfast tacos the day after he …<\/p>\n

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Land of Fire and Wind<\/a><\/h2>\n

By David Goodrich | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n

Orla \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kermit: Cheating Death Highway<\/h4>\n

Wednesday May 5, 2021, 70 miles (112 km) – Total so far: 461 miles (742 km)\nSo for the second time, I heard that Rt. 285 north of Pecos, TX, is known as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Death Highway,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d largely because of the volume of truck traffic and the condition of the road; see …\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

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Reporting On Deadly Collision Leads To Legal Threats Against Journalist<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Paul Flahive | www.tpr.org<\/h4>\n

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When TPR started asking questions about a deadly accident involving Martin Phipps\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 executive assistant, the firm accused the reporter of harassment and of catfishing employees on the hookup app Grindr. As TPR has reported, Phipps and the firm have been in the news following a group of resignations from the firm and Phipps\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 arrest.<\/p>\n

Samantha Castillo, 24, has been accused of hitting and killing a cyclist on the evening of April 7 while intoxicated. She is a paralegal and executive assistant to Martin Phipps \u00e2\u20ac\u201d founder and owner of Phipps Ortiz Talafuse PLLC and of Paramour bar.<\/p>\n

The law firm represents Bexar county in its lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors.<\/p>\n

Shortly after 8 p.m. on that night, Beatrice Gonzalez was standing over her bicycle with …<\/p>\n

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DFW paths & trails<\/a><\/h2>\n

tcs | www.bikeforums.net<\/h4>\n

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Updates: Things are happening…at a glacial pace, but they are happening.<\/p>\n

Construction has started on a bike\/pedestrian bridge over US75\/Central Expressway to connect the Northaven Trail to the White Rock Creek Trail.<\/p>\n

Note: the SOPAC Trail extension is ‘proposed’, and for the foreseeable future it will remain ending in the liquor store parking lot on Greenville.<\/p>\n

Fort Worth’s Trinity Trail has pushed east to River Trails Park. However, two of the three times I’ve tried to ride out that far the low water bridge across the West Fork of the Trinity River @ Handley Ederville was under quite a bit of fast flowing water. Might need to pony up for …<\/p>\n

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San Antonio lands international cycling event affiliated with Tour de France<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Brendan Gibbons | sanantonioreport.org<\/h4>\n

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An international cycling event sponsored by the organization that runs the Tour de France is coming to San Antonio next year.<\/p>\n

The event is the first announced in the U.S. by L\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Etape, a global cycling series sponsored by the same group that runs the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most famous cycling race. L\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Etape is holding races in 14 different countries in 2021, including three in Mexico and one in Canada.<\/p>\n

Expected to draw thousands of people, the San Antonio event is scheduled for April 8-10, 2022, the last weekend of Fiesta, San Antonio Sports CEO Russ Bookbinder said Friday. It will include …<\/p>\n

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Safe Routes for Road Cycling in South Austin?<\/a> from BikingATX<\/a> <\/blockquote>