{"id":64839,"date":"2024-03-19T00:05:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T05:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=64839"},"modified":"2024-03-19T00:05:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T05:05:18","slug":"around-texas-bicycling-news-march-18-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/03\/19\/around-texas-bicycling-news-march-18-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Around Texas Bicycling News &#8211; March 18, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_WYykip1rfI\">Day 27 Southern Tier Bike Tour<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Al and Sandra on the AT | www.youtube.com<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Day 27 Southern Tier Bike Tour\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_WYykip1rfI?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<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/article\/news\/local\/off-duty-sapd-officer-crashes-his-bike-into-suv-critically-injuring-himself-police-say-san-antonio-texas-bicycle-downtown\/273-7f8b8aeb-6752-45d4-8f25-f186f755f10b\">Off-duty SAPD officer crashes his bike into SUV critically injuring himself, police say<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Author: Andrea Carden | www.kens5.com<\/h4>\n<p>Police say the officer was riding in downtown San Antonio when he passed through a red light and crashed into an SUV.<\/p>\n<p>SAN ANTONIO \u2014 An off-duty SAPD officer was critically injured after he crashed his bike into an SUV in downtown San Antonio last Wednesday, police say.<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio Police responded to the intersection of McCullough Avenue at North St. Mary\u2019s Street around 4:30 p.m. for reports of an accident involving a bicycle rider and a vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the 26-year-old officer was riding his bike southbound on North St Mary\u2019s Street approaching the intersection at McCullough Avenue when he passed through a red light and crashed into a white Dodge Durango.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/atxtoday.6amcity.com\/culture\/austin-bicycle-meals-austinites-homelessness\">Austin Bicycle Meals rallies cyclists to deliver meals to Austinites experiencing homelessness<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>London Gibson | atxtoday.6amcity.com<\/h4>\n<p>Since launching in Austin in 2021, the group has grown to distribute ~450 meals per month.\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/6amcity.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8e35bcd\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1024x577+0+0\/resize\/2000x1126!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fk1-prod-sixam-city.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F71%2Fc3%2Fdcdd883e4bd9b4a92a1b174d33bf%2Fabm-2023-0067.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Just under three years ago, Kelly Wourms and his girlfriend were making 50 sack lunches per week in his kitchen to distribute to people experiencing homelessness in Austin. Now, he works with fellow Austinites to distribute ~450 meals per month \u2014 via group bike rides.<\/p>\n<p>Wourms, the founder of Austin Bicycle Meals, learned the concept from a group of cyclists in Koreatown, Los Angeles. When he moved to Austin in 2021 (for that same girlfriend who helped him make sack lunches), he decided to launch the same concept in the Capital City. \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/news\/city-life\/ms-150-charity-bike-ride\/\">Ken Hoffman explains the easy way to ride the 40th anniversary MS 150<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Ken Hoffman | houston.culturemap.com<\/h4>\n<p>There\u2019s still time and limited space to sign up for the 40th anniversary Texas MS 150 charity bike ride from Houston to College Station, April 27-28. The MS 150 is limited to 13,000 riders, and you don\u2019t want to get shut out. The Texas pedal pusher is the largest, most successful, and money-makingest charity bike ride in the U.S. The goal this year is $9.4 million.<\/p>\n<p>Things have changed for the better \u2013 and by better I mean shorter. It was a longer and winding road when I pedaled my first MS 150. \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I spent some time biking around Houston with Betirri Be and Omar Kiggundu.<br><br>We had the chance to discuss the importance of the Columbia Tap Trail and their plans for Goal Park! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KvC5N1tXFz\">pic.twitter.com\/KvC5N1tXFz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rodney Ellis (@RodneyEllis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RodneyEllis\/status\/1769734140671250642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2024<\/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\">And please sign our petition in favor of continuous protection for walking AND bicycling on Shoal Creek between Lamar &amp; 34th St!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AXKix9VCag\">https:\/\/t.co\/AXKix9VCag<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Safe Streets Austin (@safestreetsatx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/safestreetsatx\/status\/1769732332338950644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2024<\/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=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4ZmdiP18Mo\">https:\/\/t.co\/4ZmdiP18Mo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1769950036710826096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.road-results.com\/race\/17531\">Pace Bend Crit Masters \u2022 Mar 8 2024 \u2022 Austin, TX<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.road-results.com<\/h4>\n<p>Categories\n\u00bb Men Cat 1-234 Master 40+ \t\u00bb Men Cat 1-234 Master 50+\n\u00bb Men Cat 1-234 Master 60+<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.road-results.com\/race\/17532\">Pace Bend Crit Masters \u2022 Mar 8 2024 \u2022 Austin, TX<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.road-results.com<\/h4>\n<p>Categories\n\u00bb Men Cat 1-234 Master 40+ \t\u00bb Men Cat 1-234 Master 50+\n\u00bb Men Cat 1-234 Master 60+<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.road-results.com\/race\/17533\">Pace Bend Crit Masters \u2022 Mar 8 2024 \u2022 Austin, TX<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.road-results.com<\/h4>\n<p>Categories\n\u00bb Men Cat 1-234 Master 40+ \t\u00bb Men Cat 1-234 Master 50+\n\u00bb Men Cat 1-234 Master 60+<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.road-results.com\/race\/17534\">Pace Bend Crit Masters \u2022 Mar 8 2024 \u2022 Austin, TX<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.road-results.com<\/h4>\n<p>Categories\n\u00bb Men Cat 1-234 Master 40+ \t\u00bb Men Cat 1-234 Master 50+\n\u00bb Men Cat 1-234 Master 60+<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.road-results.com\/race\/17570\">Driveway Series \u2022 Mar 14 2024 \u2022 Austin, TX<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.road-results.com<\/h4>\n<p>Categories\n\u00bb Men Cat 3\/4 \t\u00bb Men Cat 4\/5\n\u00bb Men Masters 40+ Cat 1\/2\/3\/4 \t\u00bb Men Pro\/Cat 1\/2\/3\n\u00bb Women Open<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/f7edd5_855ae437506e42d2a5cc8a8b11d1c55c~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fit\/w_1080%2Ch_2000%2Cal_c%2Cq_85\/f7edd5_855ae437506e42d2a5cc8a8b11d1c55c~mv2.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigcountryhomepage.com\/news\/txdot-expands-endthestreaktx-campaign-to-pedestrians-bicyclists-abilene-on-track-to-surpass-unprecedented-year-of-crash-fatalities\/\">TxDOT expands #EndTheStreakTX campaign to pedestrians &amp; bicyclists, Abilene on track to surpass \u2018unprecedented\u2019 year of crash fatalities<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>by: Karley Cross\t| www.bigcountryhomepage.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigcountryhomepage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/pedestrians.png?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ABILENE, Texas (KTAB\/KRBC) \u2013 You may have noticed a rise in pedestrian-involved wrecks on Abilene roads recently. It\u2019s a trend the entire state is feeling. In response, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has issued a campaign to urge all Texans to follow laws for safe driving, walking, and biking. TxDOT calls it: \u201cBe Safe. Drive Smart.\u201d \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twowheeledwanderer.com\/posts\/pedernales-falls-state-park-mountain-biking\/\">Mountain Biking at Pedernales Falls State Park: 1 Day to Hit the Best Trails<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>ByBecky Timbers | \/www.twowheeledwanderer.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.twowheeledwanderer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Pedernales-State-Park-Mountain-Biking.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On my first visit to Texas Hill Country, I really didn\u2019t know what to expect. I\u2019d heard good things about the mountain biking outside of Austin, but what \u2013 exactly \u2013 that entailed, I had no idea.<\/p>\n<p>One of my first destinations to ride was Pedernales State Park. I\u2019d booked a campsite for 4 nights as a basecamp and did a big day of riding on my first day there. I think my total mileage was 23 miles but with only about 1,100 ft of climbing (spoiler alert: Texas Hill Country has hills, not mountains).<\/p>\n<p>At first, I didn\u2019t really enjoy the trails at Pedernales, but that was before I got on Juniper Ridge Trail. 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