{"id":62508,"date":"2023-05-31T22:54:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T03:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=62508"},"modified":"2023-05-31T22:54:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T03:54:26","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-may-31-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/05\/31\/texas-bicycling-news-may-31-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News &#8211; May 31, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bicycling.com\/culture\/a44004164\/how-cycling-changed-me-daniel-barvin\/\">This Cyclist Is Competing in Unbound Gravel to Raise Awareness for Those at Risk of ALS<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Daniel Barvin, as told to Emily Shiffer | www.bicycling.com<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cAs long as I\u2019m able, I will eagerly chase after new cycling goals and embark on adventures.\u201d\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/ms150-2013-646cc9ec82198.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Name: Daniel Barvin\nAge: 35\nHometown: Houston, Texas\nOccupation: Vice president of operations and patient advocacy at Coya Therapeutics\nTime Cycling: 30 years\nReason for Cycling: I\u2019m cycling for those who have loved the sport, but were robbed of it due to ALS and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).<\/p>\n<p>I started cycling as a young child, inspired by my father\u2019s skills on the bike. Watching him effortlessly ride with no hands or navigate our bike trailer through challenging mountain biking trails inspired me to discover what the magic of two wheels could deliver.<\/p>\n<p>As an adult, my cycling journey began after I completed college. It was &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7amarillo.com\/news\/local\/24-hours-in-the-canyon-cancels-race-amid-rain-storms\">24 Hours in the Canyon cancels race amid rain storms<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>by Matthew Watkins | abc7amarillo.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abc7amarillo.com\/resources\/media\/403349c7-c439-4aee-ba8c-aa4b8d6a24cb-large16x9_24hoursinthecanyon.JPG?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) \u2014 The decision was made on Wednesday to cancel the 24 Hours in the Canyon fundraiser bicycle race at Palo Duro Canyon due to heavy rainfall with more in the forecast.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday morning, Palo Duro Canyon received an inch and a half of rain in about 45 minutes, leading to the closure of Palo Duro Canyon.<\/p>\n<p>The trails have been devastated by mudslides, rock falls and flash flooding, which officials say is not repairable before the weekend race.<\/p>\n<p>Packet pickup will &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2023\/05\/30\/stay-vigilant-suspects-wanted-after-5-robberies-reported-on-bike-trails-in-third-ward\/\">Video: \u2018Stay vigilant\u2019: Young men believed to be responsible for series of violent robberies on Third Ward bike trail<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Moriah Ballard | www.click2houston.com<\/h4>\n<p>HOUSTON \u2013 Houston police are asking for the public\u2019s help in the search for the suspects responsible for a series of robberies in the Third Ward area.<\/p>\n<p>According to Houston Police Department\u2019s Executive Assitant Chief Larry J. Satterwhite, at least five robberies have been reported on the Columbia Tap trail over the last two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The first one was reported on May 16, and the last was on May 29. Most of the robberies occurred in the evening and into the night, however, Satterwhite says one previously took place in broad daylight, around 10 a.m. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/scooters-and-e-bikes-return-to-dallas-after-3-year-hiatus\/3268134\/\">Scooters and E-Bikes Return to Dallas After 3-Year Hiatus<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.nbcdfw.com<\/h4>\n<p>Wednesday marks the complete return of scooters to the Dallas area. Here\u2019s how residents feel about their reappearance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/portableplayer\/?CID=1:8:3268134&#038;videoID=2218766915927&#038;origin=nbcdfw.com&#038;fullWidth=y\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwtx.com\/2023\/05\/31\/city-temple-plans-transform-historic-railroad-into-hike-bike-trail\/\">Video: City of Temple plans to transform historic railroad into hike and bike trail<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Ally Kadlubar | www.kwtx.com<\/h4>\n<p>TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) &#8211; The City of Temple is converting the historic Georgetown Railroad into a hike and bike trail that will eventually connect Belton and Temple.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s gone by a number of names over the years&#8230;the Katie Line, the Georgetown Railroad&#8230;It was the short line that connected Belton with the main line that\u2019s here in Temple,\u201d Jason Deckman, the Senior Transportation Planner for the City of Temple, said.<\/p>\n<p>Catherine Smith grew up in Temple, and she said she remembers a passenger train running back and forth between Belton and Temple.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember, after &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Strava Photos<\/h1>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9178764883\">Ranger Creek Solo San Antonio, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Mark Noblitt MTCCSA<\/h4>\n<p>Fun ride today! This route is a bit of a pilgrimage early in the season for me to check my climbing legs. One of these years, I likely won&#8217;t be able to do the monster climb fully seated, but that&#8217;s not this year. Lots of critters today &#8212; elk, antelolope, zebra, llamas, alpacas, oryx, and, for the first time in two years, the giraffes! Also got to pat a sweet, little ass&#8230;been years since I got to do that (see video).<\/p>\n<p>Papusas in Boerne were great!\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/_2OHuGEdXLKX8GVS6a4HzjZ49q9Q25rEQKZwU4tlIOM-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9177215636\">Gravel Metric Wilson County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Evan Baines <em>USMES<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/9cDgG-VZoxIDHFpO2G2Qv6NZwZPB_iilTBLiTYSPRDU-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9177094465\">Chevroid Lunch Ride Houston, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Peter Clark<\/h4>\n<p>We were four&#8230;mixed it up a bit&#8230;18 wheeler parked on a lampost at Center&#8230;rode Inverness with its fancy houses\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/3temNnEp0ennnvo0FExxgkALJ1QlIQTVdzOqkFC0f5A-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9176383238\">Gaddis Loop, I don\u2019t know what was different but this Wednesday ride seemed more fun than most. Getting a picture of this group is like herding cats.<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Charles Strebeck<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/8KjqIjaTfnxFq4aHJU6fY4PE56vrOEoUtZ3HcQCL-zg-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9176343780\">Mom\u2019s Ride Houston, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Sarah F<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"912\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/-pJa8Laum0B7BLeSHLxeOaKzJkFTHtGdqfS6AMchgxw-2048x1556.jpg?resize=1200%2C912&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/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\">This Sunday! Let&#39;s help Liam who was badly injured by a driver. Stude Park is at the corner of I-10 and Studemont &#8211; easily accessible by the White Oak Bayou path. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeHouston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fZYDYIr5rJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/fZYDYIr5rJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4aOZ10zlm6\">pic.twitter.com\/4aOZ10zlm6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Prioritize people over cars #fatboyonabike (@gratifihouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gratifihouston\/status\/1664046194589413379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 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\">After five cyclists were attacked in the past two weeks on a bike trail stretching through Third Ward, Houston Police Department officials plan to increase patrols and conduct undercover operations to take back control and promote safety along the trail. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k1mUYyRzmo\">https:\/\/t.co\/k1mUYyRzmo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonChron\/status\/1664047882717085697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 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\">?? Y&#39;all, this responsiveness from the city is AMAZING. Give city staff a huge shout-out for doing what needs to be done to keep bike lanes from being debris lanes!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BikeMonth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BikeMonth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tRqhdDL7HV\">https:\/\/t.co\/tRqhdDL7HV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Denton (@bikedenton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikedenton\/status\/1663935598745231361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 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\">? New Bike Day ?<br><br>Shop E-Bikes ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MQPOr85RbZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/MQPOr85RbZ<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BWRides?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BWRides<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8t69Vu8NPF\">pic.twitter.com\/8t69Vu8NPF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bicycle World (@BicycleWorldTx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BicycleWorldTx\/status\/1663976176249970688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 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 job to our Officers working Carry the Load last weekend! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UltimateVolunteers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UltimateVolunteers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ServingOurCommunity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ServingOurCommunity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DallasPD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DPDChiefGarcia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DPDChiefGarcia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DPDAnderson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DPDAnderson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1PfZ2jCijh\">pic.twitter.com\/1PfZ2jCijh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dallas Reserves (@DPDReserves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DPDReserves\/status\/1663979287874027544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 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\">Saturday 6\/3\/2023 The Bagel Ride<br>7:30am ride start<br>Starts behind Little Woodrow&#39;s, 12601 Tech Ridge Blvd, Austin 78753<br>56mi (89km). Store stop at 23mi<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oq439lNSHM\">https:\/\/t.co\/Oq439lNSHM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Bagel Ride (@thebagelride) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebagelride\/status\/1663965124804112385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h1>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Added to the Texbiker calendar <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wsx0zO6h1q\">https:\/\/t.co\/wsx0zO6h1q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1664030559671136256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 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\/31\/texas-bicycling-news-may-31-2023\/\"><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-62508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-ggc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62508","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=62508"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62509,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62508\/revisions\/62509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}