Texas Bicycling News and Blog Digest May 20th
8-year-old boy on bicycle hit by truck in Killeen
M. Clare Haefner | Herald staff writer      kdhnews.com
An 8-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition Monday after being hit by a vehicle while riding his bicycle.
Killeen Police Department officers responded to a crash in the 4200 block of Cessnock Drive at 6:11 p.m. Monday. Witnesses said the boy was riding his bicycle south in the 6400 block of Nessy Drive on the eastside of the roadway, when he…
Gran Fondo makes record donations
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LIGHTNING RELEASES: Houston, TX (5/19/2014) – The TWFG Insurance Services Gran Fondo: Texas TMCO charity bike ride has made it largest-ever donation to the Texas Medical Center Orchestra and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. On Sunday evening at a TMCO concert, co-founder Mark LeBlanc presented checks to the two charities totaling $74,000. “We are astounded by these donations†stated Ariela Alpert, President of the orchestra who plays first violin. “This will go far in helping us provide music to the infirmed who may not otherwise have an opportunity to hear good, live concert music.†The TMCO plays not only in grand concert halls such…
This Weekend!
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This weekend, join roughly a hundred plus of your closest rivals at Erwin park in McKinney Texas for one hell of a good time and one of the best races you’ll have all year!
Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day weekend (May 24, 25th) Lone Star XC is…
Volunteers help visually impaired children ride bikes
by SHELTON GREEN / KVUE News and Photojournalist MATT OLSENÂ Â Â Â Â Â www.khou.com
AUSTIN — Monday evening marked some bittersweet moments for dozens of young students enrolled at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
For three years now, volunteers with Social Cycling Austin have participated in a project they call “Lend Your Legs†allowing cyclists to volunteer by steering a tandem bicycle while a visually impaired youngster sits in the back and pedals too.
“I love being out here with everybody and it’s just a lot of fun watching the kids get what they don’t get otherwise. They have a blast out here,†said…
Midland hears comments on Trails Master Plan
By Rachael Gleason      www.mrt.com
Hikers, bikers and walkers filled Midland maps with colorful suggestions during a master planning session Monday night at Midland College.
The city aims to increase interconnectivity and mobility between neighborhoods by identifying key recreational corridors with its first Trails Master Plan.
About 25 residents and community leaders attended Monday’s session, placing stickers on amenities they liked and marking giant maps with suggestions for hike and bike routes and facilities.
Midland currently has one mile of trail for every 5,675 people, according to James Carrillo, vice president and…
How Do I Know I’m Improving?
Bike Noob
When I started cycling about six years ago, I was gratified by how quickly I seemed to improve. I built up the number of miles I could ride, I lost a little weight, I recovered from strenuous efforts faster.
But after several years of riding, I fell into a rut.
My long rides weren’t very long — it was rare that I roe for more than 40 miles. I found there was no way I could hang with the A riders in my club, and I was starting…
2014 Warda Race Report
Turnin’ Cranks
The Warda Race at Bluff Creek Ranch in Warda, Texas is the finale in the Texas State Championship series. This particular course is pretty flat and wide open. An all out hammerfest with only minor technical features. Not a course that plays to my strengths.
But it was still a chance to get out and ride my bike with some good and fast competition thrown in. With this being the finale, I had crunched the numbers and knew what I needed to do to defend my 4th place overall in the state series.
There was only one person I had to watch out for. Michael Adams would be bagging his 5th race of the season at Warda and thus, all of his points would count. Michael is a fast rider and I…
June 8 Gateway Park Fort Worth Fat Tire Festival Celebrating All Things Mountain Bike For $15
Durango Texas
A couple weeks ago I saw a flyer on the information sign at the Gateway Park Fort Worth Mountain Bike Association trail’s trail head announcing the June 8th 4th Annual FAT Tire Festival.
This was the first I’d heard of this festival, even though there have been three previous.
I don’t think I’ve ever been to a mountain bike festival of any sort, so I thought maybe I…
I Bike Richardson – Marianne Rogers
Bike Friendly Richardson
It’s time for another installment of the I Bike Richardson series, where we put a face on Richardson cyclists. We’d like to introduce Marianne Rogers. She took the time to answer a few questions about biking. Enjoy:
Name: Marianne Rogers
How long have you been riding?
I have ridden most of my life. We scaled it back when we had kids until they were old enough to join us!
How often do you ride?
I ride most days. I commute to work (from Plano to Richardson) 2 – 3 days per week, run errands on my bike, do dirt riding on occasion and…
Boneshaker plans family bike rides
By Pam LeBlanc      www.austin360.com
Boneshaker, an Austin non-profit working to get kids to “shake their bones and get moving every day,” is planning lots of bicycling activities in the next few months.
A Boneshaker “Kids to Parks” family ride is set for 8:45 a.m. Saturday starting at the Texas Rowing Center, 1541 West Cesar Chavez near Austin High School. Expect an on-the-bike scavenger hunt that includes stops at…
Austin B-Cycle adding new stations
By Pam LeBlanc      www.austin360.com
Four months after it opened, Austin B-Cycle is adding new stations and enlarging existing ones due to high usage.
Officials say they’ll add second stations at the Austin Convention Center and the Rainey District, and put in new stations on South Lamar Boulevard near Barton Springs Road and at restaurant row on Barton Springs Road.
Existing stations at Fourth Street and Congress Avenue, South Congress Avenue and…
Tweets
Don't forget to join us Wed for the Ride of Silence in Plano at the Tri Shop, or Dallas at White Rock Lake. 7PM http://t.co/Y7OOyhkHNl
— PBA Rides (@PBAGeneral) May 21, 2014
This Saturday Ladies! It's On! pic.twitter.com/gqi3PVvTjd
— Crazy Cat Cyclery (@CrazyCatCyclery) May 21, 2014
Ride of Silence is tmrw with cyclists worldwide to remember those we've lost on our streets. Join us Mem Park @ 6:30 http://t.co/7jnvg0np8m
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) May 20, 2014
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— Ernest Gonzalez (@EGHtown) May 19, 2014
UHD, where you at? #uhd #downtown #houston #biking http://t.co/6rgs2QkMu4
— Duc Hoang (@dustinduchoang) May 20, 2014
215+ hrs contributed by @DellHealth & @Barco teams to the @ShinerGASP event benefiting @BootCampaign. Way to go team! pic.twitter.com/PZveaKffaA
— Dell EMC Healthcare (@DellEMCHealth) May 20, 2014
#epcity Council unanimously approves creating a Bicycle Advisory Committee@velopaso @sbwhite
— Karla Walton (@karlareports) May 20, 2014
Unanimously approved
"@EPCityDev: @ElPasoTXGov council approves adoption of NACTO @velopaso http://t.co/olhaboRzZj"— VeloPaso (@velopaso) May 20, 2014
We had a blast at gourmandsatx last Friday for our #biketoworkday happy hour! Can we do that every… http://t.co/rhF9AY1Kpf
— Ghisallo Cycling Initiative (@GhisalloFound) May 20, 2014
Riding a bicycle on the @KatyTrail is a lot like playing a video game #dodgem' #Dallas pic.twitter.com/TCnBG9XZ1c
— Michael Johnson (@MJDrive) May 20, 2014
Week 11 Course is the @dawsonlupulbuiders Speed Loop Clockwise! #bikereg #pureaustin #nelos… http://t.co/O4WK1kuCfq
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) May 20, 2014
Event Reminder
2 Day Alert: KingRacingGroup Thursday Night Crits – Dallas, TX, May 22, 2014 05:30PM – Fair Park, Dallas, TX, United States(CST) http://
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) May 20, 2014