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Texas Bicycling News Digest May 21st

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BikeValet needs volunteers for Sunday Street on June 1

BikeHouston


BikeHouston will provide another BikeValet for everyone who comes to the Sunday Streets HTX at Washington Ave and Preston St on Sunday June 1, so the BikeValet team can use more volunteers to help out with taking care of all those bikes. Last time we parked over two hundred bikes so we…

Mayor Parker to support BikeHouston’s donation to Crime Stoppers in honor of HPD Hit & Run Department’s efforts

BikeHouston

On Thursday, May 29 at 1:30 PM, Houston Mayor Annise Parker is expected to issue a brief statement in recognition of BikeHouston’s donation of $2500 to Crime Stoppers of Houston. The donation has been made in honor of Houston police officer Yadira Estrada and the efforts of the hit-and-run department. Their investigation of the Chelsea Norman hit-and-run case began with a Crime Stoppers tip and ended in an arrest.  BikeHouston applauds the efforts of these two organizations and hopes to help solve remaining hit-and run cases with continued support from the public. The press conference will be used as an opportunity to highlight…

7:00AM – Harden Dental Team Ride

Corinth Cycling

When: Sat May 31, 2014 7am to 10am  CDT
Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: This is the weekly training ride for the Corinth Cycling/Harden Dental race team. This is a 62 mile loop on an established route. Expect a fast pace and be prepared to fix your own mechanicals. There are no stops on this ride. -7:30am- http://ridewithgps.com/routes/337788

2014 Texas Cup

The Texas Mountain Bike Racing Association

Camp Eagle Classic
Aug. 30th – 31st 2014
Camp Eagle
Rocksprings, TX
Bicycles Outback Blowout
September 7th 2014
Cameron Park
Waco, TX
Tyler Speedwaves
September 13th-14th 2014
Tyler State Park
Tyler, TX
21st Annual Piney Hills Classic
September 27-28 2014
Lincoln Parish Park
Ruston, LA
Dave Boyd Huntsville Classic
October 12th 2014
Huntsville State Park
Huntsville, TX

Rocky Tuesday. Barton Creek Greenbelt. Intermediate Pace. Insane Terrain.

Tuesday, Jun 3, 2014, 6:00 PM

Barton Creek Greenbelt – Regents Trailhead
3912 Travis Country Circle Austin, TX

6 Mountain Bikers Went

This is not a ride for beginners or even budding intermediates.  The terrain is rocky, dangerous, difficult.  This is a drop ride meaning that if you are unable to keep pace, you may be left behind.Route to be determined, but it will be very technically challenging.  It’s my day off so we will probably ride till dark. Bring a bail-out light just …

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Cyclists gather to honor fallen firefighters with Brotherhood Ride

By Jordan Overturf        www.theeagle.com


More than 40 Firefighters, law enforcement officers and emergency medical personnel hailing from Tucson to Boston are getting together on Thursday to embark on The Brotherhood Ride, a nine-day trek from Eunice, Louisiana, to Houston. The more than 800-mile journey is a fundraiser to help the families of 19 firefighters who died in Texas in 2013.
Bryan firefighter Matt Deemer and Brazos County volunteer firefighter Joe Dannenbaum will be among the pack on the ride to Bryan’s central fire station on May 28 to pay tribute to Lts. Eric Wallace and…

DORBA Dirt Day – Harry Moss

Sunday, Jun 1, 2014, 11:30 AM

Harry Moss Park
7610 Greenville Av. Dallas, TX

65 Participants Went

Harry Moss D3 coming at us!Join myself and the delightful Trail Steward Howard Kincaid for this fun, family friendly, social gathering to show off the Harry Moss trail.All skill levels are welcome. This trail is almost 6 miles long with most of the trail in the trees, providing for some tight and twisting areas …with some long flowing areas. D…

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West Texas Cycling Association ride for fallen cyclists in Ride of Silence

By BLAKE URSCH        lubbockonline.com


A ghost bike led the procession in a slow, silent vigil.
About 100 members of the West Texas Cycling Association lined up behind the all-white road bike, affixed atop a Jeep Cherokee, and waited to begin the Ride of Silence, an international event meant to honor cyclists killed while riding, Wednesday evening.
The riders gathered in a parking lot near the Texas Tech Credit Union at Texas Tech Parkway and…

Ride of Silence makes way through McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr in memory of fallen cyclists

by Karen Antonacci | The Monitor


McALLEN — As the commemorative strips of black fabric wound around their forearms waved in the wind, the cyclists weaved their way in near silence through McAllen, Edinburg and Pharr on Wednesday evening.
About 360 cyclists came out for the Ride of Silence, an annual May 21 event that honors cyclists injured or killed while riding and has spread to cities all over the…

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