{"id":62475,"date":"2023-05-22T23:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T04:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=62475"},"modified":"2023-05-22T23:20:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T04:20:11","slug":"atlas-4000-chasing-watts-and-other-texas-bicycling-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/05\/22\/atlas-4000-chasing-watts-and-other-texas-bicycling-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlas 4000, Chasing Watts, and Other Texas Bicycling News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com\/sports\/more-200-riders-gather-lometa-atlas-4000\">More than 200 riders gather in Lometa for ATLAS 4000<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Hunter King | www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com\/sites\/lampasasdispatchrecord.com\/files\/styles\/article_420\/public\/58e844f628_Ar00601014.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>University of Texas students ride out with a smile on their face to start the trip to Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>The 20th year of the ATLAS 4000 cycling tour took off from Stoneledge Winery in Lometa on Saturday morning. The group from The University of Texas is riding across the country to Alaska, with periodic stops to provide education and funding for cancer research. About half the riders in Lometa were volunteers who are participating in 25mile and 50-mile stretches of the venture. Angel Pittman is &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/shoutout.wix.com\/so\/20OX172kN?languageTag=en&amp;cid=6b2046a7-7ba1-4eb6-a889-e0998db3c76a\">Alkek Velodrome Update<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Stuart Gardner, Program Director | shoutout.wix.com<\/h4>\n<p>We nearly got a night of racing in on Tuesday but again weather had other plans, this Tuesday is a week off but hopefully things will dry up for TNR on May 30th and our next big weekend on June 3rd &amp; 4th. The next 2 weeks of the YCL are also coming in June, registration is open! Check the Calendar for more!<\/p>\n<p>Facility\/Race Schedule Update<\/p>\n<p>HPARD has informed me that they will be getting us a new transformer however the timeline for this is not clear. Basically they have to be able to find one for a &#8216;reasonable price&#8217; and once they do they will arrange for it to be installed.<\/p>\n<p>While we wait I am going to start running a flexible race schedule so if a rider who has pre-registered and is not there the race they are in will be the last on the rotation and maybe a longer race will be up first so listen out for that on race nights! &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingwatts.com\/activities\/\">Upcoming Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Chasing Watts | chasingwatts.com<\/h4>\n<p>Tuesday Night Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles\nTuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>MCC Tue\/Thurs PM Ride\nTuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Justice League Tuesday Night Ride\nTuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>MCC Tuesday Morning Ride\nTuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday Night EH Ride\nTuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>Trek 15-30 Mile Shop ride\nTuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:10 PM<\/p>\n<p>Trek West U Bridges Tame Tuesday\nTuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>Cycling Addicks Tuesday Brittmoore -Hempstead Loop\nTuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>Morning SBux Crew (Tues) from Dulles\nTuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 8:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>PW &#8211; Tuesday\nTuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>The Boot ReBooted\nWednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>NWCC Hump Day Ride\nWednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 7:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>Trek Wed. Night\nWednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Sugar Land Wednesday Worlds\nWednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 6:15 PM<\/p>\n<p>CCC Gravel Wednesday Nights\nWednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>Active Cycling Ride\nWednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 5:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>NWCC Thursday Spring Creek Greenway\nThursday, May 25, 2023 @ 5:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>Beginners Ride | Trek West U\nThursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>MCC Thursday Morning Ride\nThursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>Trek West U Bridges\nThursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>MCC TUE\/THURS PM RIDE\nThursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Bridgeland Ride\nThursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>Thursday Night Shop Ride | Pearland Bicycles\nThursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>PW -Thursday Steady Pace\nThursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Look Pro Go Slow\nThursday, May 25, 2023 @ 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Urban West Thursday\nThursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>Morning SBux Crew (Thurs)\nThursday, May 25, 2023 @ 8:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>Richmond to Fulshear\nSaturday, May 27, 2023 @ 7:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>NWCC Zube park Rides\nSaturday, May 27, 2023 @ 7:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>CCC Road Ride\nSaturday, May 27, 2023 @ 7:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>UBG Saturday\nSaturday, May 27, 2023 @ 8:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>NWCC Coffee Ride\nSaturday, May 27, 2023 @ 7:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>Trek SL Sienna 47 mi\nSaturday, May 27, 2023 @ 7:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>R3 Ride 33!\nSaturday, May 27, 2023 @ 8:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>CA Century+ Ride Katy- Bellville\nSaturday, May 27, 2023 @ 6:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>Bike Medicine &#8211; Blue Agave Racing Training Ride Series\nSaturday, May 27, 2023 @ 8:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>Bike Medicine &#8211; Blue Agave Racing Traqining Ride Series\nSaturday, May 27, 2023 @ 8:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>JL Sunday 30 Miler from PJs\nSunday, May 28, 2023 @ 7:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>Monday 25 at Trek Katy (meeting at Old Chicago Pizza)\nSunday, May 28, 2023 @ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>CCC Gravel Chappell Hill 55 (with options)\nSunday, May 28, 2023 @ 7:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>Bike Medicine &#8211; Blue Agave Racing Training Ride Series\nSunday, May 28, 2023 @ 8:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>I Cycle Sunday 30+ Miler w\/Dan And Juan\nSunday, May 28, 2023 @ 8:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>UBG Sunday &#8211; 35-50 miles\nSunday, May 28, 2023 @ 7:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>Sunday Miles 2.0\nSunday, May 28, 2023 @ 7:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>May 2023 Century &#8211; Memorial Day Weekend\nSunday, May 28, 2023 @ 6:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>Morning SBux Crew (Memorial Day)\nMonday, May 29, 2023 @ 7:30 AM<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=651800\">&#8216;Excitement On a Well Beaten Path&#8217; Southern Tier East to West<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By S. Crocker | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n<h4>Sanderson TX &#8211; Marathon TX<\/h4>\n<p>Monday May 22, 2023\nI could tell the day was here by how bright it is on my tent. Fortunately no rain. (I couldn&#8217;t check because Verizon has no service out here and I&#8217;ve been without cellular for a couple days&#8230; the horror! Lol!)<\/p>\n<p>Packed up the tent and gear and blazed a trail down to the quick stop. Lots of gas stations have a deli in them that specializes in tacos and this was true for this one as well.\nI bought 53 miles worth of breakfast tacos, biggest coffee they have, chugged the coffe and a taco then loaded the rest into the bags and hit the road.<\/p>\n<p>Today was mostly sun and desert scrub brush. Nice riding, but when you can see your destination for two hours, well, where the mystery in that? ?<\/p>\n<p>I actually watched a thunderstorm begin from scratch while riding across the big plane today. After I got into Marathon, it delivered!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/pics\/docs\/00\/02\/45\/92\/large\/20230522_124951.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>    <blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\" >      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/socialcyclingaustin\/comments\/13payiq\/thursday_night_social_ride_may_25th_2023\/\">Thursday Night Social Ride &#8211; May 25th 2023<\/a><br> by      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/SocialCyclingAustin\">u\/SocialCyclingAustin<\/a> in      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/socialcyclingaustin\/\">socialcyclingaustin<\/a>    <\/blockquote>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>    <blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\" >      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/socialcyclingaustin\/comments\/13pb19w\/saturday_morning_caffeine_cruise_may_27th_2023\/\">Saturday Morning Caffeine Cruise &#8211; May 27th 2023<\/a><br> by      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/SocialCyclingAustin\">u\/SocialCyclingAustin<\/a> in      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/socialcyclingaustin\/\">socialcyclingaustin<\/a>    <\/blockquote>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/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\">STOLEN &#8211; Black Vitus ESCARPE 29 VR in South Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HIezUQJcV6\">https:\/\/t.co\/HIezUQJcV6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dlekPpzUtC\">pic.twitter.com\/dlekPpzUtC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stolenbikesatx\/status\/1660770263519350784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2023<\/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\">STOLEN &#8211; Green Sunday in Houston, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gfY55U6yxN\">https:\/\/t.co\/gfY55U6yxN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JFCgXSoiWo\">pic.twitter.com\/JFCgXSoiWo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeindexstolen\/status\/1660770284889333764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2023<\/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\">Thanks for having us out Spider Mountain!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rideyourbike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rideyourbike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/doq0OHPqQn\">pic.twitter.com\/doq0OHPqQn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mellowjohnnys\/status\/1660803340886765572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2023<\/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\">Nobody bikes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Om0NFjr2zV\">https:\/\/t.co\/Om0NFjr2zV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; urbanist (@JRDNLTHMS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRDNLTHMS\/status\/1660826954331746304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2023<\/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\">A great ride to lunch for National Bike Month and bike to work day! Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNTtransit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNTtransit<\/a> for helping plan this. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikedenton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bikedenton<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lQUZ6l2GuN\">pic.twitter.com\/lQUZ6l2GuN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UNT Police Dept. (@UNTPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNTPolice\/status\/1659615284184109061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2023<\/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\">From the Wee-Chi-Tah Downshift yesterday (part of Tour de Dirt)  Thank you to race director Jimmy Young! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6dP6kjbsve\">pic.twitter.com\/6dP6kjbsve<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hotter&#39;n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100\/status\/1660643403065876487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2023<\/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\">So many great activities planned this week to support safe bicycling networks for all in Houston! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q6E623aMA4\">https:\/\/t.co\/q6E623aMA4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; LINK Houston (@LINK_Houston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LINK_Houston\/status\/1660678699509850113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2023<\/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\">A mobile bicycle repair service put the parking brake on and is setting up shop at a location at 502 Wichita Street. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q2UadBlHUr\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q2UadBlHUr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Times Record News (@timesrecordnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timesrecordnews\/status\/1660692024956182528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2023<\/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\">Great turnout for our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BikeToWorkDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BikeToWorkDay<\/a> event at City Hall this past Friday! ??<br><br>Thanks to everyone who participated, from those who biked to work to our special guest speakers and vendors. Until next year! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zO5cM383Gd\">pic.twitter.com\/zO5cM383Gd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ATX Transportation and Public Works (@austinmobility) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austinmobility\/status\/1660721654702415899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2023<\/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\/2023\/05\/22\/atlas-4000-chasing-watts-and-other-texas-bicycling-news\/\"><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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gfF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62475","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=62475"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62477,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62475\/revisions\/62477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}