{"id":65653,"date":"2024-08-01T21:50:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T02:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=65653"},"modified":"2024-08-01T21:51:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T02:51:01","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-and-action-thursday-august-1-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/08\/01\/texas-bicycling-news-and-action-thursday-august-1-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News and Action Thursday – August 1, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Video: Injured bicyclist rescued on hiking trail near Lake Texoma<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Garrett Stringfellow | www.kxii.com<\/h4>\n

SHERWOOD SHORES, Texas (KXII) – On Saturday, a man was rescued from the Cross Timbers Hiking Trail on Lake Texoma after he was injured in a bicycle accident.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe reported he was injured in his hip and wasn\u2019t able to get up,\u201d Sherwood Shores Volunteer Fire Chief Tim Bilderback said. \u201cFortunately, we were able to retrieve coordinates from the county of his phone, so we knew exactly where he was on a map.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though they knew where he was, Bilderback says that spot on the trail is hard to access.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a 13.6 mile long trail,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s very narrow \u2026 the best way is to come in by boat so that\u2019s why we partnered with Tow Boat US to take us in.\u201d<\/p>\n

While it took half an hour to find him, that actually ended up being the easy part.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were able to get him on \u2026<\/p>\n

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Texan cyclists stop in Whitehorse on 6,400-km charity ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Jake Howarth | www.yukon-news.com<\/h4>\n

Cyclists on three routes converged in Whitehorse prior to riding to the Alaska border together\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

Seventy-five Texans cycled through Whitehorse on July 25 on a 4,000-mile (6,437-kilometre) journey to raise funds for cancer research.<\/p>\n

Students from the University of Texas at Austin embarked on a 70-day ride from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska. Organized by the Texas 4000 for Cancer program, the event is touted by organizers as \u201cthe world\u2019s longest annual charity bike ride.\u201d<\/p>\n

Three teams of 25 cyclists pedalled across the United States, starting from Texas. They journeyed through the desert of the American Southwest, traversed the Rocky Mountains, and crossed the Ozark Mountains.<\/p>\n

All three teams met at \u2026<\/p>\n

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