Search for Missing Bicyclist Underway at Lake Grapevine

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Authorities from several agencies are searching for a missing bicyclist on the trails at Lake Grapevine’s Murrell Park. Flower Mound police say 30-year-old Wesley Andrew Hixson, of Roanoke, got separated from his riding partner on the North Shore Trial, he was last seen at 10 a.m. Saturday. “This trail is so rugged  you can be riding with someone and be separated from them because of the windy up and down turns,” said Flower Mound Police Capt. Richards Brooks. Police say Hixson crashed his mountain bike prior to…

 

Body of Missing Cyclist Found Monday Afternoon

By Ellen Bryan        www.nbcdfw.com

The body of missing cyclist Wesley Andrew Hixson, 30, was found just after 2 p.m. Monday, in a ravine northeast of Twin Coves Marina, Flower Mound police confirm.
Rescue crews had spent all weekend looking for the bicyclist, who disappeared Saturday, June 21, at Murrell Park in Grapevine.
Hixson’s friends said they were out biking on the trails when Hixson crashed.  The accident happened around 10 a.m.  According to police, …

 

Transportation trends, challenges emerge at Dallas conferences

By BRANDON FORMBY, Transportation Writer        www.dallasnews.com

North Texas is a car-loving region that’s also home to the nation’s longest light-rail network. And in the past week, Dallas has served as the epicenter for national discussions about how transportation solutions are devised and implemented.
A cadre of professors, architects, politicians and technology executives talked about how transportation works — or doesn’t — in cities during last week’s New Cities Summit and the ongoing U.S. Conference of Mayors.
And even though the country predominantly moves by automobile, many of the conversations focused on public transit and biking.
“The fact that we’ve given our soul to the car is…

Tour of Austin Cancelled

by Nicole Ortega        texasbikeracing.com

The 6th year of The Tour of Austin (TOA) has been recently and reluctantly cancelled. With plans to make this year grander by adding more vendors and having two days at Circuit of the Americas (COTA), things sounded promising during the beginning stages of organization. Having last year’s TOA pan out as a huge success, COTA was excited to host it once again. Although TOA has always struggled to attain sponsors, Andrew and Holly Willis were ready take this project on once again. They drew up an agreement and sent it out to COTA in May of 2013, where it went over well. Holly and Andrew were hopeful TOA had finally found a home after years of bouncing from venue to venue and losing money for the first three years.
They started having meetings to discuss details with COTA, but the holidays came around and progression started to slow down. An agreement had not been finalized just yet, and everyone was still…

Fit City

Hopped a train for the ride home today. Car is now packed … Six bikes and tons of humans!

 

USA Cycling announces Spring 2014 Collegiate Academic All-Star class

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USA Cycling is pleased to announce the inaugural spring class of Collegiate Academic All-Stars! The Spring 2014 class of riders is composed of 41 riders from 22 different schools. All collegiate cyclists face the challenge of balancing school while racing, and the Academic All-Star program seeks to recognize those that go above and beyond by achieving top grades in the classroom while also competing at USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships.
Many of the riders recognized in this year’s class not only competed at the 2014 CapTech USA Cycling Collegiate Road National
Championships, but also finished highly in the individual events with riders such as Allie Dragoo, Griffin Easter, Michelle Khare and Zack Noonan finishing on the podium in their respective Individual Omniums.  In addition to this, BMX athlete Felicia Stancil was the national champion at the 2014 USA Cycling Collegiate BMX National Championships. Congratulations to all of this the year’s all-stars! …
…Jessica Prinner – Midwestern State University …

 

1400 Miles video

The Violet Crown Sports Association

Here is a short video of the 1400 Miles ride that Davis Tucker spoke about at the June 2014 Violet Crown Club meeting. “Pushing Cadence,” a short documentary film, that tells the behind the scenes story of 1400 Miles. A Bike Ride from Austin to Denver to start the conversation between stubborn men about getting checked for…

Saturday June 28th [Scenic] and June 29th [Social/Ladies] Rides!

Steiner Ranch Cycling Club

Saturday we did the Triple B’s and had about 17 riders in attendance.  We all stuck together for most of the ride.  The group did split but it was because one group wanted to do more distance.  So we had a 55 mile group and a 45 mile group with it splitting pretty much down the middle.
Sunday was the Steiner Ranch Steakhouse ride.
Tour De Cure  Please make sure you join our Tour de Cure team which we do every year and it has been tons of fun.  Cycling, Food and Beer and all for a great cause: http://main.diabetes.org/goto/TeamBeef
Farmers Market  www.512MarketKitchen.com is a food delivery service that sources its ingredients from local farmers and it is prepared by an Austin chef.  The best part is that you can place your order online and pick it up each week on the way home at www.resolutefitness.com and pop it in the oven and you can feed your family for…

Independence Day Breakfast Ride

Plano Bicycle Association

Join us for a ride to Barbecs at White Rock Lake for breakfast on the 4th of July!
This is NOT an official PBA ride
Ride starts at the NW corner of 15th and Independence in Plano
We roll out of Plano at 7:00 AM
We stop for breakfast at Barbecs
Riders may choose to skip breakfast and ride back to Plano
A few riders need to bring cable locks
Barbecs only accepts cash (US Dollars)
Rolling Avg – 17.5-18.0 MPH

3nd Annual CPR Ride and Summer Picnic

BikeAustin

Come join us for the 3nd Annual CPR Ride and Summer Picnic, aka the Third Annual Memorial Ride and Picnic for the Formerly Late Stanton Truxillo. This ride and picnic, with a free, hands only CPR class at noon, was inspired by the life and brain saving CPR administered by a good Samaritan when ACA member Stanton Truxillo suffered a massive heart attack on an ACA ride on August 4, 2010.
The picnic will be from 10:00am to 2:00pm on Sunday, August 4th in the Martin Park Pavilion in southeast Austin next to the Martin Neighborhood Pool.  It will be a cook-out for $8.00 per person and the deadline for signing up is Friday, August 2nd. Directions to the park are: drive east on…

Another cyclist dies along Highway 21

Brazos Valley Cyclists

Sad news to report today – The Eagle has reported that another bicyclist has died from injuries after being hit by a pickup truck along San Jacinto Way, also known as Highway 21.
At the Bryan/College Station Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting earlier this month, one of the items provided to attendants was a map of accidents and fatalities in the Bryan/College Station area. Highway 21 stood out as a major problem in that regard, with 5 bicycle or pedestrian accidents over the…

Tweets

Public Hearing – Bicycle Use in DFW http://t.co/d0CunOPHxF

— Bike Friendly Cedars (@BikeCedars) June 24, 2014

RIP to this man. Sad day in the TX Cycling community. May the roads above be dirt, the way he would like it! pic.twitter.com/de0hCoivpZ

— Chris Degenaars (@ChrisDegenaars) June 24, 2014

https://twitter.com/FtWMntBikers/status/481267500265394177

EP Cyclists Ride Info
Posted by EP Cyclists Coordinator · June 15 · Edited
EP Cyclists Ride Schedule 06.24.2014 -… http://t.co/4IfMjTg15c

— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) June 24, 2014

Just completed a 10.14 miles Cycle Ride feeling Great #iSmoothRun

— JustOneFixie (@justonefixie) June 24, 2014

Spa day austinbikessvcstation @ Austinbikes http://t.co/0hpSdxaAjp

— David Wenger (@wengernation) June 24, 2014

https://twitter.com/BBQ44/status/481198252432191490

The monthly Critical Mass bike ride is this Friday! As usual, it starts and ends at Burnett Park. This is the… http://t.co/nnQxJKcaEz

— Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) June 23, 2014

@Texas4000 just stopped by! Thank you for all you do! Your support is appreciated! pic.twitter.com/5pX2rfO3ZH

— ImermanAngels (@ImermanAngels) June 23, 2014

TxDOT DFW Bicycle Meeting WEDNESDAY: Please Attend! http://t.co/UTiXQTi0qB

— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) June 23, 2014

So, I ride through UT campus to get to work, because it's a faster/easier/safer option than going around. Mondays are new orientation days.

— Su Wilcox (@cheekysu) June 23, 2014

club ride 6p.m. tuesday. see you at the high school. Bill v

— Tom Judson (@bikenacogdoches) June 23, 2014

https://twitter.com/JerryDusterhoff/status/481025196263219203

Event Reminders

2 Day Alert: Fort Worth Wednesday Night Crits 2014 , Jun 25, 2014 05:00PM – Gravel Road, Fort Worth, TX, United States(CST) http://zpr.i

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 23, 2014

2 Day Alert: The Memorial Park Criterium Series – Houston, TX, Jun 25, 2014 05:00PM – Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Houston, TX, United

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 23, 2014