{"id":62680,"date":"2023-06-24T23:36:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T04:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=62680"},"modified":"2023-06-24T23:36:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T04:36:14","slug":"texas-bicycling-action-june-24-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/06\/24\/texas-bicycling-action-june-24-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Action &#8211; June 24, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/seguingazette.com\/alert\/walnut-springs-hike-bike-trail-officially-complete\/article_4f2f36f2-1238-11ee-95ed-3bc51d4abb2e.html\">Walnut Springs Hike, bike trail officially complete<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Felicia Frazar | seguingazette.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/seguingazette.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/8\/f2\/8f2a7be0-1238-11ee-ac41-8bf962b48d14\/649657be6d769.image.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For two years, Seguin residents Jack and Valerie Lanford watched as a portion of their backyard transformed into the last leg of the Walnut Springs Hike and Bike Trail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything came together,\u201d Valerie said. \u201cIt looks beautiful down here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple joined dozens of residents, outdoor enthusiasts and city officials as they officially opened the extension for public use. Seguin City Council was able to complete the $5.18 million project with assistance from the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and Texas Department of Transportation, Seguin City Manager Steve Parker said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a great project that had partnerships between TxDOT as well as the Alamo Area MPO that &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/kdhnews.com\/copperas_cove_herald\/copperas-cove-students-build-and-keep-bikes-thanks-to-texas-workforce\/article_6843f720-122b-11ee-97e9-2b2a73955257.html\">Copperas Cove students build and keep bikes thanks to Texas Workforce<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Thaddeus Imerman | kdhnews.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/kdhnews.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/9\/2c\/92cf94ea-122b-11ee-9c7e-1bcc985342ba\/649641f51a410.image.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Twenty Copperas Cove middle school students and adult mentors rushed with excitement Thursday morning as they were given the go-ahead to grab their tools and bicycles the children could put together \u2014 and keep.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Workforce Commission purchased the bikes thanks to a statewide grant called Jobs, Y\u2019all, according to Charley Ayres, director of industry-education partnerships for Central Texas Workforce Solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Students were selected based on certain criteria and turned wrenches and tightened bolts and screws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that once it\u2019s done, I\u2019m going to feel real proud of myself,\u201d said Kyleigh Weikum, an incoming &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9327848034\">SB250 Day 2 Freer, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Kevin Highfield | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p>Ran with the A group which was a reasonable pace. 22.7 average up to the rendevous at mile 102. Siouxsie ran great &#8211; perfect rig for the job &#8211; comfy ride but not slow\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/Lx47-qeOnvuNVaAcnA-SHbhN-hS18si5IKBHDfgosto-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/6QPuG9psYdj4IfTHNghh47N7V4uWHVv2miX8bHYpZ4g-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9326604419\">Veloharmony &#8211; Bethel &#8211; Gruppetto di Berraras back The Woodlands, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Thomas Anselmi | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/2Y5yDGPGrQlTohbLjwKPSfzgBdXqK2MXE6STo6M0vwE-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9326947858\">Almost&#8230;. San Antonio, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Mark Noblitt MTCCSA | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p>Had a hard stop today, so no century&#8230;.\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/4Q2S6YurpPzcZkaxOoCETHOY4586Qllrrbzt5o-D7Yc-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9327165219\">Listen to the wind blow Kendall County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Brent Wells | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p>This was another amazing ride put together by David Patterson who we are all very thankful to have back riding with us again!?\nWe had a fairly big group this morning, and the pace was fast, but \u201cfriendly\u201d in that no one intentionally got dropped. I\u2019m very thankful to chris meldner for doing a few extra miles with me toward the end. As always, I am ultimately thankful to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for saving me both spiritually and physically, and allowing me to not only return to this sport, that I love, but to finish another ride safely with some great friends\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/IX3-6hC1Q77dZdwDuWF6V_-BJ_K_pnp4hKmUlYAaJa8-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A quick pic of our rather large group, as we stopped to regroup at the top of a fairly steep climb.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9326900984\">Keegan\u2019s\/Braeswood Bayous Saturday Morning Ride Sugar Land, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Martha Morin | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/b1zSfaZjVNNOl5OXiWNvyHtZ0oKAoJ7LRGsfnO8ZYyA-2048x1152.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9327157902\">Gravel bike ? Road bike Comal County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Ivan Reid | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p>45mm tires trying to hang with a group of 20 people on road bikes is a rough combination\u2026 especially with rolling hills ? that was a workout for sure, but an epic ride with the SA crew as always\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/5TeJSKk0aRJKiyUmesoOz2Kaw7q1U928MQUNhtPC9TU-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9326972345\">Cypresswood Morning Ride Harris County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Michael St.Dizier Sr. | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/hvuv95cogvMerUX53LjuQIq24KZAgPukM3YSbmFSgMw-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9326735521\">Bellville with friends Austin County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Federica Arkadin | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p>I remembered why I used to live riding bikes\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/X4h2yuTcx71t6jxbP_kGC5vKRomZj_1wE_PSGDK3fvw-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9327517780\">Tour de Boerne Kendall County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Dolores Becho | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p>My absolute favorite ride.. Enjoyed the pretty scenery and comradeship with fellow cyclists..\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/a_QQmGXqZ410X4-ntu1wSBHWCA67nzZS8he8S8sxlY4-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9326852906\">2023 Tour de Boerne Kendall County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Daniel Cruz | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/3j0e73nX8RvthGf4iN_gsNNmJSFXKpH8tLB2NIWU5Qc-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9326620501\">Morning Ride Bexar County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Roger Ramon | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/tAyuJOlRaHJFQTcN50CnAS0SY4GnxfvSDa3Zo9f2vgg-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9326617243\">Saturday Tribe Ride Fort Bend County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>William Mariano | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1165\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/-WpVPd8VXYdUtoAPHMeWy3aRBQOZFjXhBS21ccpEjv4-2048x1989.jpg?resize=1200%2C1165&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9326513976\">Its ? but enjoyed the suffering!! Harris County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Wayne Terry | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/nYj81zO0B3NsxdC9WiZQLmyZV9zGnqMHDLlKCjr8s9w-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9326422811\">Major Taylor SA Rolling ~ San Antonio, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Action Jackson | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"594\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/SwxLdsfIkjNW6OipdR15XEEoT-Ty20qOs4w_vXafVF0-2048x1013.jpg?resize=1200%2C594&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/9326668887\">SWCC Morning Ride Harris County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Active Cycling | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"676\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/snvVpzNMeEyQa03eXA4PDeLZd0GE_I7d_N8CW4JmZCg-2048x1153.jpg?resize=1200%2C676&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/mesquite-news.com\/bike-rodeo-encourages-children-to-wrangle-their-skills-with-tamusa-pd\/\">Bike Rodeo lets children wrangle their skills with TAMUSA PD<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Xochilt Garcia | mesquite-news.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"576\" width=\"865\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mesquite-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bike_Rodeo_04_Summer_2023_Amber_Esparza-865x576.jpg?resize=865%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Horns honked and bells rang as eight children on bicycles rode in a parade from Patriots\u2019 Casa to the Central Academic Building at Texas A&amp;M University-San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>The University Police Department hosted Bike Rodeo, a safety and handling training program for children ages 6 to 12 June 23.<\/p>\n<p>The participants were children, grandchildren and friends of A&amp;M-San Antonio staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t get to do this kind of event throughout the year,\u201d Officer Karen Tucker said. \u201cWe wanted to offer something to the campus community children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The young cyclists colored and &#8230;<\/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\">Pics from today&#39;s @TourdeBoerne ride. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Cspch8Lyu\">pic.twitter.com\/8Cspch8Lyu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/1672725683229843456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 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\">Sidewalks and bike lanes are * not * extra. The city must stop treating them like that. The sidewalk and bike lane on Waugh have been completely obstructed. This is ridiculous and dangerous. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZLpX2W9xoN\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZLpX2W9xoN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yuixvxxlkp\">pic.twitter.com\/Yuixvxxlkp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ?Prioritize people over cars #fatboyonabike (@gratifihouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gratifihouston\/status\/1672725792420401152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 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\">Rolling down Ave B ????? w\/<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RideSatx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RideSatx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/socialride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#socialride<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bgdb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bgdb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Juneteenth2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Juneteenth2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/satx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#satx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sWm8NICri7\">pic.twitter.com\/sWm8NICri7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pedal SATX (@Pedal_SATX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pedal_SATX\/status\/1672710371679911937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 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\">Check out my activity on Strava: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kz3hrZXrNj\">https:\/\/t.co\/Kz3hrZXrNj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8tRBAHoaS5\">pic.twitter.com\/8tRBAHoaS5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/1672661515038609408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 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\/06\/24\/texas-bicycling-action-june-24-2023\/\"><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-62680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-giY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62680","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=62680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62681,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62680\/revisions\/62681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}