Texas Bicycling News Digest July 23rd
2 women, 2 bikes 3,000 Miles to fight cancer
Story by Jana Eschbach / CBS 12 NEWS
TREASURE COAST, Fla. – A three thousand mile trek with 2 young women, all to spread their story of fighting ovarian cancer. Today Amber Hill and Jessica Terry have made it to the Treasure Coast, part of their east coast bike ride from Maine to Key West to raise awareness for ovarian cancer.
Both Texas women quit their jobs and jumped on a bike in May to pay homage to Amber’s mother Joy Hill, who died of Ovarian cancer in 2012.
Battling bug bites and humid, hot weather, the two are stopping at every state’s National Ovarian Cancer Coalition center along the way to share their stories with those who believe in fighting for a cure. â??We want to engage with as many…
2014 Texas 4000 Team Rolls Into Anchorage as Part of 4,000 Mile Cycling Trek
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Students Embark on 70-Day Ride Raising Funds to Fight Cancer
AUSTIN, TEXAS (July 22nd, 2014) — The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the Texas 4000 team, will be rolling into Anchorage on Friday, August 8, 2014 – after departing from Austin, Texas seventy days earlier. While in Anchorage, the 2014 Texas 4000 Team will celebrate and share Hope, Knowledge and Charity with friends and family before heading to home, school, or new jobs.
Seventy-nine, undergraduate and graduate, students from the University of Texas at Austin brave the rain, sleet, wind, snow, heat and will pedal over 4,500 miles in support of the fight against cancer. Along their journey, riders will volunteer at community events that contribute in the fight against cancer and visit with cancer survivors, patients, caregivers, and family members to make educational presentations about cancer prevention and early…
Bike Multiple Sclerosis Cactus Takes Place This Weekend in Texas
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The next Bike Multiple Sclerosis Cactus and Crude event, a bike run hosted by the National MS Society to raise awareness on this disease, will take place this weekend at the starting line in Midland, TX gathering 200 to 250 cyclists that will ride a total of 150 miles in two days.
The 2014 edition is an anniversary year for the event, and the organization is “trying to make a huge deal†of it, explained Lyndee Groce, development manager for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society South Central Lubbock to the Lubbock Avalanche Journal.
After 25 years of success, the event is already a symbol of the efforts to make MS known. “We do a big…
Glafira Ledezma Killed on Eastex Freeway by Fatal Bicycle Vs. Car Accident in Houston, TX
By Michael Grossman      www.texas-wrongful-death-lawyer.net
Police have identified the man who died last Sunday (July 20, 2014) after his bicycle was hit by a minivan. It happened along the access road for Eastex Freeway and the driver later identified as Glafira Ledezma.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said that Glafira Ledezma was riding his bike along the access road for the highway at about 9:00 p.m. on Sunday night, headed north.
As he crossed through the intersection with Lauder Road, his bike was hit by a passing…
San Antonio park police officer laid to rest
by Sharon Ko      www.kens5.com
SAN ANTONIO — A long time san antonio park police officer who died in a biking accident was laid to rest at the San Jose Burial Park.
Nearly two weeks ago, 63-year-old Douglas Rivers was biking, when he failed to turn and died after slamming into a tree.
The San Antonio Park Police Association said Rivers was an icon in the law enforcement community and a mentor to fellow officers. A close friend of Rivers said…
If Stories Come To You
by Omar C. Garcia      Go Beyond
Morales Barber Shop in Falfurrias, Texas?
I love stories — particularly personal accounts that give me a keyhole-sized peek into locked and dusty inner rooms of the storyteller’s life. Each of us have stories like that, stories that we once told and retold so many times until there was no one new to tell them to. These are the stories that eventually end up locked away until someone comes along who prompts us to rummage through old memories until we find them and then tell them anew.
I stopped in Falfurrias this afternoon on my way to visit my Dad in South Texas. This small town changed years ago when the highway department decided to reroute Highway 281 to the edge of town. When that happened many of the little businesses along the old…
Tour de Tolerance
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Sunday, August 24Â Â Â 7:30AM
The 8th annual Tour de Tolerance bicycling and running event, benefiting the El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center, is Sunday, Aug. 24, at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, One Ardovino Drive in Sunland Park, with 100K and 50K rides and 5K run/walk. The 100K begins at 7:30 a.m. (4.5 hour time limit enforced) with run/walk at 8 a.m. and 50K bike ride at 9 a.m. Information/registration: 351-0048, ext. 24 or tourdetolerance.com. Registration at raceadventuresunlimited.com
July 26 – August 10 [Ride Leader Vacation]
Steiner Ranch Cycling
Please note for the next three weekends there will be no updates to the website for upcoming bike rides but that does not mean that there are not going to be any rides. Just join the email group by clicking on the link on the side bar for up to the minute posts on ride options or just show up at Cups & Cones at 7:30am on Saturday and there will be people there. Also there will continue to be Coffee Shop and Babes on Bikes rides at…
Bike League’s Andy Clarke Visits North Texas
by Richard Wezensky      www.bikedfw.org
We are very fortunate to have a League of American Bicyclist board member, Gail Spann living in north Texas. Her dedication to cycling and bike education is an inspiration for many bicyclists, advocates and enthusiasts. This past weekend, she and her husband, Jim, hosted a visit from the League’s president, Andy Clarke, who came to talk to us about Bike Education and the Bike Friendly Communities Program in north Texas.
Given that our time with Andy was limited and wanting to keep this visit focused, we set up two meetings with just a few key instructors, advocates, industry leaders and city officials.
Bike Education:
The first meeting – which was held Sunday evening at Gail’s house – was about the current…
Tweets
Happy to get the win tonight at memorial park! Thanks @BikeBarnTX for organizing the event and bringing back the crits!
— Michael Pincus 🧢 (@pincus1) July 24, 2014
Hot and sweaty night for some #cyclocross #mtb riding at RCP. http://t.co/BfdQgfAyXY
— Logan DeBorde (@logandj) July 24, 2014
Yeah, new bike lane markings on Dittmar Rd! Buh, 6 weeks afterwards > TX chip'n seal still rough on bike @bikeaustin pic.twitter.com/6EP8Sn2HvQ
— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) July 24, 2014
Some of the riders from our earn-a-bike program at Boys & Girls Club! http://t.co/pecICdTS2J
— Ghisallo Cycling Initiative (@GhisalloFound) July 23, 2014
Ran into @Texas4000 on #BCHwy37 near Bob Quinn yesterday. Cycling #Texas to #Alaska to fight cancer pic.twitter.com/eIwJmD85oe
— BC Transportation (@TranBC) July 23, 2014
Four more days to complete Le Tour de B-cycle! Don't miss your chance to make history and win a commemorative… http://t.co/tyELiqkXPx
— San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) July 23, 2014
@velopaso EPDOT mentioned the bike lane issue, and made a point of saying they were within the guidelines (but not the spirit) #bike2budget
— Bike Hombre – STREETS ARE FOR PEOPLE (@sbwhite) July 23, 2014
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Diggin' some beach and cycling. @BikeBarnTX and @NWCCHouston pic.twitter.com/TxAmAGdHQj
— Tom Zizka (@TomZizkaFox26) July 23, 2014
All the bikes and bikers stopping for tasty ice cream at the Beekmans Ice Cream stand pic.twitter.com/dgV4tV6740
— Jim Cycle Across TX (@CycleXTexas) July 23, 2014
Check out the current standings in the @castellicycling Dog Days of Summer Mini Series at… http://t.co/8ACOwTtMwi
— Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) July 23, 2014
Great group night ride this evening – thanks to everyone that showed up! pic.twitter.com/IPHbWTfgGR
— HP Bicycle Club (@hpbikeclub) July 23, 2014
Event Reminder
2 Day Alert: ATRA: Friday Night Omnium Series – Houston, TX, Jul 25, 2014 07:00PM – Alkek Velodrome, Saums Road, Houston, TX, United Sta
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) July 24, 2014