{"id":58982,"date":"2022-04-16T22:26:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T03:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=58982"},"modified":"2022-04-16T22:27:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T03:27:00","slug":"texas-biking-news-april-16th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/04\/16\/texas-biking-news-april-16th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News April 16th 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Woman Tours Southern Tier<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Shelly Nevard | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n

Day 37: Cleveland,TX to Lumberton, TX<\/h4>\n

Friday April 15, 2022, 40 miles (64 km) – Total so far: 2,080 miles (3,348 km)\nSo like I wrote yesterday we were transported to 23.9 miles. It was raining lightly the whole ride. The first part was a busy road with no shoulder. If a truck came by you had to ride over the rumble strip to the grass. In 22 miles we reached the SAG which was Linda at the Honey Island general store. The next part had slightly less traffic nd still no shoulder. There were occasional lumber trucks and they made your bike shake when they flew by. No arguing or messing around with them. The next section had a wide shoulder and more traffic until the last two miles which had a lot of traffic and no shoulder. I reached …<\/p>\n

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Texas Ride 2022<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Barry Branham | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n

04\/15\/2022: To Navasota<\/h4>\n

Friday April 15, 2022, 68 miles (109 km) – Total so far: 943 miles (1,518 km)\nHad fairly hilly 2 lane road for about 54 miles. Weather was damp, overcast. I didn’t feal rain drops but my jersey got wet and my glasses kept getting covered with water drops. Eventually got to a freeway with a real smooth wide shoulder after about 54 miles. So the rest of the way was easy. Because of the wet weather I decided to get a motel instead of camping. Staying at Navasota Inn. Passed a Walmart on the way to the Inn about 1\/2 mile back. Need more soap, don’t have any deoderant and not sure about showers where I’ll be camping tomorrow so decided to get a wash cloth. The service road next to …<\/p>\n

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Two Austin officers on bike patrol hit by suspected drunk driver<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.fox7austin.com<\/h4>\n

AUSTIN, Texas – Two Austin police officers who were on bike patrol in downtown Austin were struck by a suspected drunk driver, says APD.<\/p>\n

The officers were struck in the 600 block of 7th Street near Red River Street around 2:50 a.m. Saturday and transported to the hospital. APD says their injuries were serious, but not life-threatening.<\/p>\n

Chief Joseph Chacon tweeted about the incident, reminding the community not to drink and drive. "Please pray for their quick recovery, and a reminder to always have a plan to get home if you\u2019ve been drinking," he said.<\/p>\n

There is currently no information on the driver or if any charges have been filed.<\/p>\n

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Waffle for ????????<\/a><\/h2>\n

Federica Arkadin | strava.com<\/h4>\n

They tricked me into eating waffles and then they dropped the hammer. FML\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

TNP to Seabrook Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Mark Estopinal | strava.com<\/h4>\n

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Pedal Party of One at Spider<\/a><\/h2>\n

Amy Schendel | strava.com<\/h4>\n

Got 10 climbs in before they shut the fire road down for the Klunker race.\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

United Way benefit ride with the SLB team<\/a><\/h2>\n

Justus Kay | strava.com<\/h4>\n

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