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Texas Bicycling News August 15th

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Santa Fe police recover pickup believed to have fatally struck teen on bicycle

By Deborah Wrigley        abc13.com

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SANTA FE, TX (KTRK) — Santa Fe police have recovered a pickup truck believed to have struck and killed a teenager on a bicycle Thursday night. The driver has yet to be found and questioned.
Douglas Bleimeyer, Jr., 16, was riding with a friend, both on their bikes, on FM 646 before midnight, when a dark-colored truck struck the victim, and kept on going. Michael Jordan, Bleimeyer’s friend, was a few feet ahead when he heard a loud bang, and then saw sparks, as …

A Most Uncomfortable Trip To Comfort, Texas

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One of our ambassadors, Adam Shepard has been riding bikes since the 1980s. While he is a Cat 4 racer, we can tell he knows riding is more than racing. He recently sent us this recap of a ride and we thought it so good that we wanted to share. It shows that you never know what you’re in for when you set out on a bike adventure. Enjoy.
In short – what I anticipated as an easy 200 mile weekend under supposed sunny skies turned into a rainy endurance test of will. But let’s get to the details.
“Moneymaker Mike,” my trusted companion and I started off from Austin before dawn with high hopes for a great trip to Comfort, a quaint little town in the heart of Texas.
Within 15 miles of the start, however the rain started coming down. We got wet and stayed wet for the rest of the day. Our progress was slowed by wet directions (my handlebar bag leaked) and the unexpected effort it took to push a 50 pound bike/load. We were …

TSC partners to co-host Raúl Alcalá Gran Fondo and Challenge on Aug. 23

www.themonitor.com


Texas Southmost College (TSC), in partnership with the City of Brownsville and the Mexican Consulate in Brownsville, will co-host the Raúl Alcalá Gran Fondo/Challenge Bike Ride at 7 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at the college’s International Technology, Education, and Commerce Center (ITECC), located at 301 Mexico Blvd. in Brownsville.
Founded by former Mexican Olympian and first the Mexican to compete in the Tour de France, professional cyclist Raúl Alcalá and his wife, Mercedes Martínez, the Gran Fondo/Challenge Bike Ride is a mass cycling event with cyclists riding together in a “peloton,” much …

First Meeting of the Fall

Texas A&M Cycling Team        amct.tamu.edu

Our first meeting of the year will be Thursday, September 10th, at 8pm in REC 255. Come find out about the best team in collegiate cycling! There will be FREE LAYNE’S provided for all who attend. The meeting is mainly informational, but we will have our gear to sell and we will be collecting dues. Please come grab a bite to eat and …

Bike Trail to Nowhere no more?

by texmogal        www.reddit.com

Here’s our chance to see the oft-revised plans for the northern portion of the city’s Walnut Creek Trail. Although it has been referred to as “the trail to nowhere,” on this sub, perhaps this is about to change? Here are the meeting details posted in today’s Statesman: Walnut Creek Trail meeting set Input will be collected from attendees at a community meeting about the Northern Walnut Creek Trail. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Covenant United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 4410 Duval Road. Representatives from the …

Bike Stolen from Downtown Whole Foods Parking Lot

by Troglodizzy        www.reddit.com

Hi All,
My GIANT Defy 3 was just stolen from the parking lot of the Whole Foods at Lavaca and 5th. The cable was cut (I hand’t brought my U-Lock since it was light outside and it was a quick in and out trip – I was literally only in there for 15 minutes). I’ve filed a police report and …

Trying To Roll My Wheels In Gateway Park With Dead Fish Before Town Talk

by Durango Texas        durangotexas.blogspot.com


It has been well over a month since I’ve rolled my mechanized wheels to Gateway Park to roll my non-mechanized wheels on Gateway Park’s trails.
The last time I did so I saw work had begun on new trail bridges and the removal of the long time boarded up boardwalk eyesores which …

Announcement of our new Annual Ride

San Antonio Wheelmen

The board is pleased to announce that the Wheelmen will be hosting its own annual fund raising ride commencing in the fall of 2016!
After deciding that we should conduct an annual ride, we concluded that our event should be tied to a worthwhile cause. We are pairing with Each One Teach One of San Antonio, a non-profit adult literacy program whose mission is to “improve the literacy levels of San Antonio’s adult population through individualized curricula and one-on-one tutoring”.
Why did we choose this particular organization? The board wanted to align the club with a local group that provides a much needed contribution to the overall good of the community. In addition to affecting illiterate individuals themselves in their …

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