{"id":61635,"date":"2023-02-22T23:01:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T05:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=61635"},"modified":"2023-02-22T23:01:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T05:01:25","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-february-22-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/02\/22\/texas-bicycling-news-february-22-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News &#8211; February 22, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesrecordnews.com\/story\/news\/local\/2023\/02\/21\/msu-cycling-team-eyes-championship-opportunities\/69917470007\/\">MSU cycling team raring to roll into championship opportunities<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Andy Newberry | www.timesrecordnews.com<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Day in the Life of a Mass Communication and Cycling Student\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XeZck5pkggs?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>MSU Texas cycling coach Pablo Cruz Trochez can\u2019t hide his excitement about the Spring 2023 season.<\/p>\n<p>He can\u2019t wait for the conference championships in April or the Collegiate Road Nationals in May. Cruz Trochez&#8217;s team is the reason for his optimism.<\/p>\n<p>Pavle and Dusan Kalaba lead a talented group of returnees from the fall mountain bike season. The brothers were first and second in the Hotter&#8217;N Hell Hundred last August and competed at nationals. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/neighborhood\/moco\/news\/article\/nichols-sawmill-magnolia-most-dangerous-road-plan-17788990.php\">Nichols Sawmill is one of Magnolia&#8217;s most dangerous roads, residents say, as mobility plan takes shape<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Michael Garcia | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/31\/45\/04\/23482645\/3\/ratio3x2_2400.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Brent Frenchak crosses Nichols Sawmill Road as he takes Helen Cooper and Alice Riley for a ride on his modified bike, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, in Magnolia. Frenchak does not feel that the city is safe for pedestrians and cyclists.Jason Fochtman\/Staff photographer<\/p>\n<p>Brent Frenchak has provided a bicycle service for older adults in the Magnolia area for seven years. Three days a week he travels on his customized bike, where a bench big enough to hold two people fits between two wheels.<\/p>\n<p>Before embarking on an hour-long journey around the city, Frenchak, 64, checks-in with his two passengers from Love On &#8216;Em Assisted Living, making sure they are comfortable and strapped-in.<\/p>\n<p>Alice Riley, 86, has been using his service for three years, and said she feels comfortable with Frenchak &#8216;behind-the-wheel.&#8217; &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilsoncountynews.com\/articles\/cyclists-take-a-break-in-floresville\/\">Cyclists take a break in Floresville<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.wilsoncountynews.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wilsoncountynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/2023-02-22\/4p1.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Riders with the Chain Reaction cycling club of San Antonio brave the cool temperatures Feb. 11 to ride into Floresville; their route took them a bit more than 60 miles that day, entering Floresville on U.S. 181 south. The group stopped at the H-E-B convenience store for a quick break and to wait for some stragglers. Watch for more cyclists on area roadways as the weather warms up!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8607043907\">Ying San Antonio, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Michael Eichman <em>MTCCSA<\/em> | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/4F1uV-1KyV1z8FZk2R818QN0eFjuepOl4_YhUFssCCM-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>##<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/8605997829\">Off-Roading it and Surprise Encounter w\/the One &amp; Only Chuck Lutz San Antonio, Texas<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Steve Wellington-USMES | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/df9RMVxCl0Rq69OgwJe5VdC5YPruW8X5Jq_UL3RLd6s-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saturday 2\/25\/2023 The Bagel Ride<br>8:30am ride start<br>Starts behind Little Woodrow&#39;s, 12601 Tech Ridge Blvd, Austin 78753<br>51mi (83km). Store stop at 24mi<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EjzGSEQ4qN\">https:\/\/t.co\/EjzGSEQ4qN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Bagel Ride (@thebagelride) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebagelride\/status\/1628390609865015297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New. Bike. 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