{"id":60614,"date":"2022-11-15T22:34:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T04:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=60614"},"modified":"2022-11-15T22:34:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T04:34:15","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-november-15th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/15\/texas-bicycling-news-november-15th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News November 15th, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/kvia.com\/news\/2022\/11\/15\/last-sundays-ride-non-profit-empowers-women-through-mountain-biking-in-the-borderland\/\">Last Sundays Ride non-profit empowers women through mountain biking in the Borderland<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Katie Frazier | kvia.com<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Last Sundays Ride non-profit empowers women through mountain biking in the Borderland\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZVPAfysrNE8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>EL PASO, Texas &#8211; Last Sundays Ride is a newly created non-profit organization that&#8217;s all about mountain biking and women empowerment. On the last Sunday of every month, women in the group go for a mountain bike ride on various trails across the region.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#8217;s a no-drop group which means we wait for everyone. It&#8217;s a judgment-free zone,&quot; said Silvia Polanco, the Vice President of Las Sundays Ride. In addition, ladies will group up according to skill level- beginner, intermediate, and advanced, depending on how many women come out on the ride.<\/p>\n<p>In October, their bike ride was a breast cancer fundraiser. Now, the organization is an &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/baycitytribune.com\/news\/article_4165a4a0-6510-11ed-b9cf-7b63fcd29f08.html\">County accepts donation of 68 bicycles for Matagorda County children<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By ASHLEY BROOKING | baycitytribune.com<\/h4>\n<p>Commissioners accepted a donation from Ace Hardware on Monday morning for 68 bicycles of varying sizes to be given away to the children of Matagorda County in need of a bicycle by the Matagorda County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Matagorda County Sheriff Skipper Osbourne said the MCSO will get with Matagorda County\u2019s ISDs and divide the bicycles equally between districts for children with a need. Ace Hardware stores are doing this statewide in Texas.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs7.com\/2022\/11\/15\/over-300-ecisd-2nd-graders-received-brand-new-bike\/\">Over 300 ECISD 2nd Graders received a brand new bike<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Tyler Poglitsch | www.cbs7.com<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-kosa-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/5ndwcUZuYObe8ZM0wXEg0qjvl28=\/1200x675\/smart\/filters:quality(85)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/gray\/VKJKVQ7XDZDFDKKJISCL464LRU.bmp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) -Christmas came a little early for 2nd graders at three ECISD elementary schools.<\/p>\n<p>Over 300 students at Cavazos, Cameron, and West Elementary received bikes thanks to Occidental Petroleum and Wish for Wheels.<\/p>\n<p>Wish for Wheels has been around for the last 18 years giving out over 75,000 bikes to 2nd graders who live in underprivileged areas.<\/p>\n<p>Brad Appel the founder of Wish for Wheels wanted to make sure all kids had the same privilege of having a bike and experiencing the independence he had as a kid.<\/p>\n<p>But he began to &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmbra.org\/wp\/2022\/11\/15\/round-1-of-the-hill-country-bicycle-works-marathon-series-state-championship\/\">Round #1 of the Hill Country Bicycle Works Marathon Series State Championship<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Dave Bellante | www.tmbra.org<\/h4>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget the TMBRA Palo Duro Canyon Mountain Bike Marathon is this coming Saturday! Register Here: https:\/\/www.bikereg.com\/paloduromarathon\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tmbra.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/PD-marathon2.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=642708\">Southern Tier (Eastern Half) &#8211; Redo<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By TexasSalsa  | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n<h4>Day 21: Merryville to Kountze, TX<\/h4>\n<p>Tuesday November 15, 2022, 67 miles (108 km) &#8211; Total so far: 1,075 miles (1,730 km)\nLast night before going to bed I decided to check the pressure in my tires &#8211; good thing because my rear tire was flat! This flat occurred on the same section between Oberlin and Merryville where I had 5 flats in April and eventually canceled my tour. There is so much debris and shredded tires on the roads in Louisiana it\u2019s hard not to get a flat. If I was going to get a flat, this was a good time to find one. I repaired it inside my nice warm little cabin. Today I road to Kountze. Crossed the boarder into Texas 4 mi outside Merryville. Stopped at a great little cafe in Kirbyville for breakfast. I road faster than I needed, because &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/pics\/docs\/00\/02\/46\/55\/large\/94E6982C-6EB1-4B90-BBD4-2290463F2629.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>    <blockquote class=\"reddit-card\" >      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/socialcyclingaustin\/comments\/yw3269\/thursday_night_social_ride_november_17th_2022\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">Thursday Night Social Ride &#8211; November 17th, 2022<\/a> from      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/socialcyclingaustin\/\">socialcyclingaustin<\/a>    <\/blockquote>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.redditmedia.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2gFGhrzrle0\">Off Season Cycling 11122022<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Veloharmony | www.youtube.com<\/h4>\n<p>Prologue: 00:00\nRoute Map: 00:43\nWarming up with the group and heading out on Honea-Egypt Road: 02:00\nHeading South on FM 2854: 15:21\nHeading South on Honea-Egypt Road: 35:00<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Off Season Cycling   11122022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2gFGhrzrle0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These are the brave souls from our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cishouston?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cishouston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEMA_JDMS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AEMA_JDMS<\/a> Deady MS &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Milby_HS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Milby_HS<\/a> that rode 4 today&#39;s WOW ride. They said WHAT COLD Mr. Let&#39;s Roll!!! Gotta love these WOW kiddos. Even in cold weather our self-care &amp; mental health comes first. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EastEndDistrict?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EastEndDistrict<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SMO_Valero?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SMO_Valero<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rpena3kr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rpena3kr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5cDvuX2QJb\">pic.twitter.com\/5cDvuX2QJb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CISH \/ WOW \/ La Raza SA (@CishWow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CishWow\/status\/1592691660408115200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three of the jumps are now rideable, but not complete. Volunteer this Saturday to help finish building the jumps and fine-tune what gets built. We are able to source large rocks and dirt nearby, but we just need help moving it.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Fd3fccaP4\">https:\/\/t.co\/5Fd3fccaP4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; STORM (@STORM_MTB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STORM_MTB\/status\/1592722248439586816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/15\/texas-bicycling-news-november-15th-2022\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-fLE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60614"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60616,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60614\/revisions\/60616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}