{"id":62984,"date":"2023-08-09T00:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T05:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=62984"},"modified":"2023-08-09T00:10:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T05:10:03","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-august-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/08\/09\/texas-bicycling-news-august-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News &#8211; August 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbtx.com\/2023\/08\/08\/city-council-proclaim-day-honor-college-station-athlete\/\">City Council to proclaim a day in honor of College Station athlete<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Megan Calongne | www.kbtx.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gray-kbtx-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/hkCkR3cxj0K3JarlFCILwLKBo8Q%3D\/1200x675\/smart\/filters%3Aquality%2885%29\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/gray\/HBZN4C625BBC5JS5RLQSS476VU.png?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) &#8211; College Station leaders are set to celebrate a Brazos County athlete with a day in her honor.<\/p>\n<p>The City Council plans to proclaim Aug. 10 as \u2018Allison Dohrman Day\u2019 at the council meeting on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Dohrman represented the U.S. at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, competing alongside over 200 athletes.<\/p>\n<p>The College Station resident brought home silver and bronze medals in cycling.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/dropbartexas\/episodes\/Chasing-Watts-with-Scott-Minard-e27qr83\">Chasing Watts with Scott Minard<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Drop Bar, Texas: A cycling podcast By Paul Negrete | podcasters.spotify.com<\/h2>\n<p>Scott Minard and I met up at The Yellow Cup in Houston to talk about Chasing Watts, the app he co-created to help you find the best group rides near you. If your a ride creator, then Chasing Watts will also help you grow your ride. I also take a look around what\u2019s coming up on the Texas cycling calendar and share a bit about my recent vacation in El Paso and Durango.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/dropbartexas\/embed\/episodes\/Chasing-Watts-with-Scott-Minard-e27qr83\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/events\">Upcoming Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org<\/h4>\n<pre><code>Burleson and Beyond\nThu, August 10, 2023 7:30 AM\nSpokes Parking Lot, 155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX\nFort Davis 2023\nThu, August 10, 2023 8:00 AM\nFort Davis, Texas\nRusty Romp\nThu, August 10, 2023 8:00 AM\nBenbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126\nNo Wind No Hills\nSat, August 12, 2023 7:30 AM\n6240 U.S. 287 Frontage Rd, Arlington, TX 76001\nAnna May Daulton Joe Pool Lake - Rusty Chain Gang\nSat, August 12, 2023 8:00 AM\nGrand Prairie, Texas\nCresson Circuitous\nSun, August 13, 2023 7:30 AM\n9401 Altoona Street, Cresson, TX\n7:00 AM Start Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble\nTue, August 15, 2023 7:00 AM\n4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr \/>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hotter Than Hell Bicycle Race <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i7HYe5DjEP\">https:\/\/t.co\/i7HYe5DjEP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1689099868038430721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwtx.com\/2023\/08\/08\/trial-ex-waco-principal-charged-hit-and-run-death-baylor-student-postponed\/\">Trial of ex-Waco principal charged in hit-and-run death of Baylor student postponed<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Tommy Witherspoon | www.kwtx.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gray-kwtx-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/Q4yqwqc-J-7067rpjFvnJD43B10%3D\/1200x675\/filters%3Afocal%28348x355%3A358x345%29%3Aquality%2885%29\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/gray\/W5V4MQSXSRPXXILGGF3MECGB4M.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tammy Blankenship Harlan (left) is charged in the hit-and-run death of David Grotberg. (Jail photo\/courtesy photo)(KWTX)<\/p>\n<p>WACO, Texas (KWTX) &#8211; The trial of a Waco educator who was arrested in March 2019 in the 2016 hit-and-run death of a Baylor student was postponed Tuesday after the McLennan County District Attorney\u2019s Office filed an 11th hour amendment to the indictment against her.<\/p>\n<p>Tammy Renee Blankenship, a former school principal who worked at Midway schools, was set to stand trial Monday, Aug. 14 in Waco\u2019s 54th State District Court on manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid charges. She is charged with leaving the scene after hitting Baylor sophomore David Grotberg, 19, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, who was cycling on Franklin Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>However, prosecutors Tara Avants and Will Hix filed a motion on Monday, Aug. 7 to amend the indictment against Blankenship, and \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Texas Biking from X<\/h1>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saturday 8\/12\/2023 The Bagel Ride<br>7:00am ride start<br>Starts behind Little Woodrow&#39;s, 12601 Tech Ridge Blvd, Austin TX 78753<br>51mi (82km). Store stop at 24mi<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v0J60ESnOF\">https:\/\/t.co\/v0J60ESnOF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Bagel Ride (@thebagelride) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebagelride\/status\/1689090799034683392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 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\">Sad times on a bike, happy times on a bike <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x7thpiBbT6\">pic.twitter.com\/x7thpiBbT6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jay R. Jordan (@jayrjordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jayrjordan\/status\/1688906633831649280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 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\">?Reminder, this Saturday &#8211; Roll with the Council ????on the new Starwood Trail! Meet at 10 a.m. at Allen Elementary School and end up at the Star! Check out the route and more below. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FiynVDsebz\">https:\/\/t.co\/FiynVDsebz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; City of Frisco,Texas (@CityOfFriscoTx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityOfFriscoTx\/status\/1688940759213363200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 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\">?? Are YOU passionate about our Greenway Trails? ? Then consider becoming a Trail Watch Volunteer!<br><br>Volunteer Orientation:<br>?? Sat, Aug 12<br>? 10-11:30A | ? 18+<br>? 311 Roosevelt Ave<br><br>RSVP required BEFORE 8\/12:??<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fC1V1jDl94\">https:\/\/t.co\/fC1V1jDl94<\/a><br><br>Questions? Call (210) 207-8452<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrailWatch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrailWatch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uCDp9G6LrB\">pic.twitter.com\/uCDp9G6LrB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SAParksandRec (@SAParksandRec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAParksandRec\/status\/1688947322988716032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 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\">Tuesdays with Danny K. Generally an uphill affair.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rideyourbike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rideyourbike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tAzSfkRq5N\">pic.twitter.com\/tAzSfkRq5N<\/a><\/p>&mdash; mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mellowjohnnys\/status\/1688966047485857806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h1>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2023 Mission to Mission Charity Bike Tour &#8211; San Antonio, TX 2023 | ACTIVE <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wGkMTVJIYR\">https:\/\/t.co\/wGkMTVJIYR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Active?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Active<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/active?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@active<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1689001259489984513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 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\">Arbor Day Celebration 2023 &#8211; McAllen, TX 2023 | ACTIVE <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gK7Bnw7AZJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/gK7Bnw7AZJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Active?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Active<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/active?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@active<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1689002255490404352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 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\">Family Fun Bike Ride Fundraising Event | Happening next month<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gXbrPxbOJ3\">https:\/\/t.co\/gXbrPxbOJ3<\/a><br><br>Discovered on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allevents_in?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@allevents_in<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1689098364086870017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 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\/08\/09\/texas-bicycling-news-august-8-2023\/\"><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-62984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gnS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62984","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=62984"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62986,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62984\/revisions\/62986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}