Texas Bicycling News and Blog Digest April 5th
A Quick Chat with Heath Blackgrove
by Jeff Cutler      texasbikeracing.com
At age 12, Heath Blackgrove started racing bikes, and he’s never looked back. As part of his upbringing in New Zealand, his father brought Heath to races with him—and a love for cycling was nurtured, along with an understanding and respect for a healthy lifestyle.
These days, 21 years into his cycling career, Blackgrove says the best part of racing bikes is both people and places.
“There’s a great cycling community here, which I really love about this city (Austin).â€
“I met my wife through cycling and it’s what brought us to Texas and Austin,†he said. “There’s a great cycling community here, which I really love about this city.â€
But it took a while for Blackgrove to land in Texas. While traveling the world and cycling, he had the opportunity to spend 3.5 seasons racing in Europe, and along the way, was also able to win 12 national titles in New Zealand. These include road, time trial, and track, but his most memorable results were…
Bat City Cycling
Taco stop
Ride of Silence
Dallas Cycling Trail Riders and Weekend Pub Crawlers
Wednesday, May 21, 2014Â Â Â 7:00 PM
White Rock Lake Park
Dallas, Texas, Dallas, TX (map)
Ride of Silence happens all over the world as a way to honor cyclists who have been injured or killed on the road. It originally began right here in Dallas, Tx in 2003. I have found this to be a moving experience in the past. Everyone meets and cycles in absolute silence around the lake. At the end the cyclists line up in a formation facing each other and there is a brief closing ceremony. You can find out more about it on www.rideofsilence.org. Let’s meet on the west side of White Rock Lake, between Branchfield and…
Tour de Cure Training Ride
Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
Saturday April 12,: Ride begins at 9:00 a.m. We will meet at Rudy’s parking lot on hwy. 151 and West Over Hills Blvd. This scenic and somewhat hilly 30 mile optional training ride. It is also a good workout. Come and check out this new route that avoids the traffic on Talley Road and some of the hills of the previous ride. For Information contact Heidi Lynn at…
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Bike Event: Tour De TMED Bike Ride – Temple, TX: When: Sat Apr 26, 2014 8am to 10amÂ
CDTWhere: Temple Coll… http://t.co/2IFSPD124q— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) April 6, 2014
Tweets
If it's not raining in the morning, I'm riding. If it's raining, I'm watching Tour of Flanders.
— Jeff C. (@331miles) April 6, 2014
Good luck @lb_brandon @barrettbrandon tomorrow!LB ride that bike like you stole it & run like the wind! Barrett bike until ur legs fall off
— Brad Williams (@BW_Tri) April 6, 2014
My unnecessary bike throw for second. http://t.co/Od78pECDQz
— Dave Talley (@rdavidtalley) April 6, 2014
Event: Bike to Work Day (Austin) – When: Fri May 16, 2014 Where: Austin, TX, United States Event Status: confirme… http://t.co/gs2H0kmNi6
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) April 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/BikePaulie/status/452580954884698112
Getting a new jersey at the Texas Gran Fondo! pic.twitter.com/pDWv4McvIK
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) April 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/DuncansCityRide/status/452563406848270336
Remembering those we dedicated our rides to this morning. At mile 70 of 90 on our training ride. #beatcancer pic.twitter.com/5oxkRs8f0b
— Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) April 5, 2014
The @CobbCycling start ramp for the Tyler stage race pic.twitter.com/QtgOn2CW26
— ATC Racing (@ATCRacingTeam) April 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/danielcurtin/status/452512053073571840
https://twitter.com/VILLARREAL_14/status/452483091987062784
Kat Hunter wins. Kim jennimgs 2nd Louise Smyth 3rd Sheri Rothe 4th unofficial
— ATC Racing (@ATCRacingTeam) April 5, 2014
ICYMI: BikeTexas' @RobinStallings spoke to NPR about Texas being a great place to ride a bike: http://t.co/T7O6eEhZ92
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) April 5, 2014
Your Collegiate BMX National Champions, Marian University. pic.twitter.com/brJtGaWP05
— USAC Collegiate (@USACcollegiate) April 5, 2014
Camp day 3. Hang in' before we clock in and do work! #thinktrekteam #trainingcamp #mtscott http://t.co/ElDQaMts5v
— Mario Arroyave (@marroyave35) April 5, 2014
#GranFondo race in Fredericksburg, Texas today. Wish #me luck. #cycling. #meandmybicycle. http://t.co/iQmvNNLQvU
— Brenna Zinn (@BrennaZinn) April 5, 2014
Race day with @rickyrandall and the rest of the @MSUCyclingTeam @SCCCC @2Quik_Carbon. #racebikes #gofast pic.twitter.com/kcBP9HYSb2
— Anthony Sequera (@anthonygsequera) April 5, 2014
W123 tyler stage 1 starts at 8:20. Sammi and Kat up against rivals Sheri Rothe and Louise Smythe
— ATC Racing (@ATCRacingTeam) April 5, 2014