{"id":56954,"date":"2021-07-15T23:09:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T04:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56954"},"modified":"2021-07-15T23:09:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T04:09:42","slug":"texas-biking-news-july-15th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/15\/texas-biking-news-july-15th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News July 15th 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Texas 4000 for Cancer Rides into Idaho Falls on July 18<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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IDAHO FALLS – This summer, the Texas 4000 for Cancer 2021 team of more than 80 students from The University of Texas at Austin will return to the road in the continental U.S. on the longest annual charity bike ride in the world that, for the first time ever, will both begin and end in Austin, Texas. The team will ride more than 4,000 miles over the course of 70-days starting on June 5th with the mission of fighting cancer by sharing hope, knowledge, and charity in more than 200 communities along four routes \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sierra, Rockies, Ozarks, and a new route, Smoky Mountains. In preparation for this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ride, the entire team has …<\/p>\n

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BikeDFW Urban Cycling 101 Webinar<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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Mon, July 19, 2021\n7:00 PM \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 8:30 PM CDT<\/p>\n

Are you interested in getting around the Dallas-Fort Worth region on a bicycle but aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t sure where to start?\nAbout this event<\/p>\n

Do you want to know how to safely and confidently find the best routes and ride with traffic? Do you want to improve your skills on the bike and increase your confidence as you cruise around town?<\/p>\n

Join us for this webinar and gain the knowledge AND skills you need to confidently be an Urban Cyclist!! This is the perfect class for people interested in biking but intimidated by urban traffic, and anyone already riding to hone their skills.<\/p>\n

This comprehensive course follows the …<\/p>\n

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WebXtra: BMX-pert helps Longview kids ride safely<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jamey Boyum | www.kltv.com<\/h4>\n

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TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – It remains one of the more popular sports on two wheels across the country: BMX. And a Longview man is doing his best to keep kids riding safely. KLTV\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Jamey Boyum talks with Kevin Blalock, who pieces together sturdy BMX bikes and gives them to kids who would not be able to afford a pro level bike.<\/p>\n

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Kilgore man identified as victim in truck-bicycle crash<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.news-journal.com<\/h4>\n

A Kilgore man has been identified as the bicyclist who was struck and killed Monday by a tractor-trailer, Kilgore police said.<\/p>\n

Julian Rico, 73, died after being taken to Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler.<\/p>\n

First responders were called about 10:20 a.m. Monday to the area near the intersection of …<\/p>\n

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Staying Safe Cycling City Streets<\/a><\/h2>\n

A Dude Abikes | adudeabikes.com<\/h4>\n

A Dude hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t biked as far as he has, mostly here in Austin, Texas, and remained above ground without taking safe cycling seriously. Some people don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t do that, so they pay the price with injury or worse. Others do play by all the rules but drivers of cars don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. The smart money is on doing everything you can to be \u00e2\u20ac\u0153oh, oh, oh stayin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 alive\u00e2\u20ac\u009d so you can \u00e2\u20ac\u0153live to ride another day,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d as Sam says. I know what I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m talking about because I am currently still alive after almost 30,000 verified Strava miles. I also took the …<\/p>\n

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TNC 7 13 21 W Stats<\/a><\/h2>\n

hawksite01 | www.youtube.com<\/h4>\n