{"id":65605,"date":"2024-07-19T22:42:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T03:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=65605"},"modified":"2024-07-19T22:42:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T03:42:32","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-friday-july-19-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/07\/19\/texas-bicycling-news-friday-july-19-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Friday &#8211; July 19, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/easttexasradio.com\/tour-de-paris-tomorrow-07-20\/\">Tour De Paris Tomorrow (07.20)<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>easttexasradio.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/easttexasradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tour-de-paris-3.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The 40th Annual Tour de Paris Bicycle Rally is Saturday morning, July 20, at 8:00, starting at the Love Civic Center. The Tour de Paris features multiple routes tailored to rider\u2019s skill levels. These include the 14 and 24-mile off-road on the Northeast Texas Trail and the 22, 35, 57, 68, and 80-mile county routes. Each route has rest stops and support. They finish at Love Civic Center with a hamburger and fruit smoothie. Interested parties wanting to register can do so at tourdeparis.org or call the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce at (903) 784-2501.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texarkanagazette.com\/news\/2024\/jul\/19\/photo-man-on-a-mission\/\">Man on a mission<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>by Stevon Gamble | www.texarkanagazette.com<\/h4>\n<p>Mark Townsend keeps an eye on the traffic as he pushes his bicycle onto Texas Boulevard on Friday morning, July 19, 2024, in Texarkana, Texas. Townsend, who said he has been to Mexico and is heading north, is pulling a small trailer that bears the message, \u201cJesus is comming [sic] soon.\u201d The Seattle native said it is \u201ctime for everybody to tighten up.\u201d (Staff photo by Stevon Gamble)\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wehco.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com\/imports\/adg\/photos\/207742673_Mark-Townsend-Jesus-is-Coming_t800.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Discover Austin Texas on a Bike | This Bike Tour Stops at Urban Sites\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G5dL9OK1bd8?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:\/\/communityimpact.com\/san-antonio\/new-braunfels\/environment\/2024\/07\/19\/new-braunfels-advances-dry-comal-creek-trail-plan\/\">New Braunfels advances Dry Comal Creek Trail plan<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Shaheryar Khan | communityimpact.com<\/h4>\n<p>New Braunfels is advancing on the Dry Comal Creek Trail master plan, a 5-6 mile multipurpose trail project designed for recreational opportunities and to connect key areas of the community.<\/p>\n<p>The details<\/p>\n<p>The trail project is a greenway extension organized into four phases based on location, topography and roads, according to official city documents.<\/p>\n<pre><code>Segment 1: Landa Park to Walnut Avenue (0.91 miles, 10\u2019 wide concrete trail).\nSegment 2: Little League Loop Field to Walnut Avenue\nSegment 3: Altgelt Lane to Loop 337\/Little League Loop Field\nSegment 4: Solms Park to Altgelt Lane\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Some of the trail amenities, according to city officials, include: \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcentv.com\/article\/traffic\/bellmead-fatal-bicycle-crash-investigation-july-14-2024\/500-21f46008-6da7-4a85-868d-9a3a84698dd3\">Bellmead Police investigating alcohol-related crash that killed a 67-year-old bicyclist<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.kcentv.com<\/h4>\n<p>The man that was killed has been identified as Dennis Welch, who died after being hit on Sunday, July 14.<\/p>\n<p>BELLMEAD, Texas \u2014 Three people were arrested in an alcohol-related crash in Bellmead that resulted in the death of a 67-year-old bicyclist, according to Bellmead Police.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, July 14, police say a crash involving a 14-year-old that was behind the wheel resulted in the death of Dennis Welch, 67. The 14-year-old, whose name was not released, had a 10-year-old passenger in the car at the time of the crash. The 14-year-old was taken into custody and charged, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>As police continued to investigate the crash, they arrested two other suspects, both from Bellmead. \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cycling in the Texas Hill Country\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0FU0f5CXXyY?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<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">?? Your input matters! Help shape the Bike Network Plan at our Open House. July 28, 2:30 PM. ?Southside Lions Park <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COSATransportation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COSATransportation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2vb17lsPi3\">pic.twitter.com\/2vb17lsPi3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; COSATransportation (@COSATranspo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COSATranspo\/status\/1814402616853438659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Save the date for I Love 11th Festival!<br>Saturday, December 7, 2024<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EeB9p03ljk\">https:\/\/t.co\/EeB9p03ljk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lECz9svaO7\">pic.twitter.com\/lECz9svaO7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Emmanuel N\u00fa\u00f1ez (@emmanume) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emmanume\/status\/1814106311866327342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cycling Art work <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RaqUbdzAeI\">pic.twitter.com\/RaqUbdzAeI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; jerald roll (@grandpajerald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grandpajerald\/status\/1814383484762239325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did some trail cleanup on Buffalo Bayou East today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xCJZm8RJHp\">pic.twitter.com\/xCJZm8RJHp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; -Nate (@inpersonnate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/inpersonnate\/status\/1814367610219237815?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bicycle World RGV and VORBA Present Showdown at the Arroyo Trs &#8211; 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