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Texas Bicycling News and Blog Digest March 11th

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Cyclists believe driver deserves citation after fellow rider struck

by Drew Karedes / KHOU 11 News

LA MARQUE, Texas — The cycling community is voicing a lot of concern after an accident that left a 23-year-old injured from head to toe.
It happened Saturday morning on TX-146 in La Marque.
A group of riders were traveling from Market Square in downtown Houston to Galveston to train for the MS 150.
The accident brought the ride to a screeching halt 40 miles in.
“It was excruciating to say the least,” explained Greg Chapa. “From what I hear from witnesses, I was wrapped around the bike.”
Greg Chapa was the…

Keep Gateway Beautiful March 22nd

Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association

Sean Meredith of Bicycles Inc’s (Granbury Rd.) is organizing a FWMBA contingent of volunteers to clean up the east-side of mountain bike trail where it nears Interstate 35 during the Cowtown Clean-Up on Saturday, March 22 from 8am-11am. …

Emily Penn Rides to Cure FA

yourplano.dallasnews.com


Imagine hearing these words: “We’re so sorry, but you have a rare disease that is currently untreatable.”
That is what twenty-one year old Emily Penn of Murphy, Texas heard from her doctor a few weeks after she turned fifteen. The diagnosis was Friedreich’s ataxia (FA), a progressive, debilitating neuromuscular disease. A teen athlete, Emily learned that the trouble she was having with balance and coordination would progress over a short period of time to a life altering loss of mobility and a serious risk of life-shortening heart disease. An estimated 15,000 people worldwide live with FA, and 1 in 100 people are carriers, making FA the most common type of hereditary ataxia. There are no current treatments or cure.
Initially, Emily kept quiet about her diagnosis. “I was afraid; afraid that people would feel sorry for me,” she said. But she knew she had to face the challenges in front of her head on. After high school, Emily became involved with Ride Ataxia Dallas, a cycling event presented by Outback Steakhouse that raises awareness and funds for research to find a cure for FA. Through volunteering for rest stops and helping with the ride, she…

Beginner and Intermediate Group

El Paso Bicycle Club

The Beginner and Intermediate Group (B/IG) rider training program kicks off the 2014 season on March 29th with a ride for new riders. The first Tuesday evening ride will be on April 1st.
If you are just getting into cycling, want to learn more about the sport, or would like to meet new friends to ride with then the B/IG ride is for you. B/IG rides are designed to be both educational and fun. Each week before the ride a different cycling related topic is presented. Topics range from riding in a group (pace line) to bicycle maintenance and repair. Riding skills are discussed and practiced while out on the ride that follows.
The group will meet once a week around 5:45pm at Rio Plaza. For the ride that follows the presenation the group will break into two or three smaller groups of riders with similar ability to ride an…

Southside Mission Park Ride

San Antonio Wheelmen

Date:     03/16/2014
Time:     09:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location:     Mission San Jose
San Antonio, TX
Details:     Southside Mission Ride (S) [F to R]. Route of 27, 39, 51, and 61 miles. The routes begin at the parking lot of the Visitors Center at Mission San Jose and travel along the lower section of the Mission Trail past historic missions and the SA River before heading into the flat to slightly rolling terrain of southeast Bexar County. Take exit 137 from I-37 South, turn right on Hot Wells and continue 1.7 miles (road curves to the right after crossing RR tracks just past S. Presa), then turn left onto VFW Blvd. for 0.5 miles, left on Roosevelt for…

In Memoriam – Bill Reams, 1961-2014

Violet Crown


Much loved husband and father, friend, talented engineer, enthusiastic cyclist, racer, winner, club-member, teammate, former officer, wit, and all-around great guy.
Bill, a long-time Violet Crown member, passed on Sunday, March 9. He is survived by his beloved wife Linda, two wonderful children, Rachael and Ryan, and countless friends in the Austin and Denver cycling communities. Bill and his friend Ted Dunbar originated the B&TETA—Bill & Ted’s Excellent Training Adventure, now known as the Bagel Ride—in the ‘90s. He was an accomplished racer and…

New 94 and 65 mile routes are planned

Waggin’ Tril Bike Ride

The 94 and 65 mile routes have been established.  They both avoid the chip/seal road surface issues of past routes.
This year, the 40, 65, and 94 mile routes all follow the same course until the Brandon Rest Stop.  At that point the 40 mile route returns to Hillsboro as in the past.
The 65 mile route does a loop from Brandon, east on Hwy22 to Mertens, the South to Irene on FM 308.  At Irene, the route takes FM 1946 west to Bynum.  At Bynum you turn right on Hwy171 for just a bit and then take FM1243 north to Brandon to end the loop.  Once back at Brandon, you then go west on hwy 22 back to Outlets at Hillsboro.
The 94 mile route does a double loop at Brandon – an outer loop and an inner loop.  The outer loop takes…

March 15th and 16th Rides!

Steiner Ranch Cycling

NEXT WEEKENDS RIDES
TRIPLE B’s has been cancelled two weekends in a row due to weather so in an effort to ward off the bad weather gods Brice Shelton will be sponsoring a post ride Triple B’s beer sacrifice at his home which is a couple blocks away from Cups & Cones.  Maps and details will be handed out pre ride on Saturday before you all roll out from Cups & Cones.  If you want more details feel free to reach out to Brice Shelton or Thomas Lea.
Triple B’s – Saturday March 15th at 8:30am at Cups & Cones
The Triple B’s ride is approximately a 52 mile bike ride that will roll out from Cups & Cones at 8:30 am morning. The ride is scenic and it follows around the lake via lime creek and volente and there is about 2,100 feet of climbing.
We will bike out from Steiner Ranch and make the climb out to the 620 via the Steiner Ranch Steakhouse route then head down the 620 and make a left on Anderson Mill Rd. and then another left on 2769 (turns into Volente Rd) and head into Volente Village.  When we get to Volente Village we will make a right turn up the hill on Lime Creek Rd. towards the…

Grampies Go South

By Steve Miller and Dodie Miller

Day 66: Marathon to Marfa: Hell on Wheels
Tuesday March 11, 2014, 40 km (25 miles) – Total so far: 3,861 km (2,399 miles)
We were awakened by the sound of a wind roaring in (now normally a sentence like this would continue ïn the trees”, but here there are no trees, except at the campsite we did have one, so..) the tree (above our tent). Our first thought, after “Oh, my”, was Headwind or Tailwind? Someone got sent out to find out, and came back with the bad news. Later the weather network gave the direction as “W”. None of this hedging with “NNW” or anything like that. And it gave the speed as 20-30 mph. That’s 32-50 kph in Canada, eh!
The thought of sticking in Marathon briefly crossed our minds. Couldn’t do that, though. If we would stick or bail in the face of every adversity, we’d still be in Key West. At least, that’s what we told ourselves. So we dragged all our gear to the shelter of the adobe walled garden. Dodie found some embers alive from last night’s fire in the fireplace, and soon we had a warming blaze going, with the stock of mesquite kept by…

Charity bike ride season has arrived

By Pam LeBlanc        www.austin360.com

The Rosedale Ride celebrates its 20th year on March 22. Cyclists can choose from routes of 20, 40 and 60 miles or a 2-mile children’s ride.
When it started in 1994, the ride drew 50 participants. Today it’s grown to more than 1,200 riders, who pedal through the rolling countryside of eastern Travis County. The money they raise benefits the Rosedale School of Austin, which serves students ages 3 to 22 who have significant medical, physical and cognitive disabilities.
This year’s event, presented by Samsung Austin Semiconductor, starts at 8:30 a.m. March 22.
The annual Rosedale Silent Auction will precede the ride by two days. The auction, set for 5 to 8 p.m. March 20 at the Rosedale School, 2117 West 49th Street, will feature items from local…

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