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Texas Bicycling News Digest March 24th 2016

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Cyclists benefit programs in Fort Bend ISD

By Kim Moeller www.chron.com


On April 2, the Fort Bend Education Foundation will host its 13th annual bike ride, the Education Expedition.
Riders take off at 7:30 a.m. from Ken Hall Stadium, located at Hightower High School in Missouri City, to wind through quiet streets and into the countryside before looping back home. There are three routes to choose from, ranging from 11 to 79 miles.
Rest stops are themed and staffed by students and teacher volunteers from FBISD high schools vying for the “Best Rest Stop” award. Lunch will …

Best friends aim to build pump track at Park West

by Jessica Kuhn seguingazette.com


Best friends since the third grade, Seguin residents Carl Verow and Alan Elkey have now set out on an adventure like no other before — to build a BMX pump track.
“It’s a lifestyle,” Verow said. “I’ve been riding on BMX bikes since I was 16, and I just can’t seem to shake it.”
The two bike enthusiasts plan to build a track at Park West near the basketball court was approved by the Seguin Parks and Recreation Advisory Board after seeing a presentation from Verow and Elkey during a …

MSU Cycling Training Camp Day 3

by Bill Ash

Former Holliday student, rider for Texas 4000 for Cancer

www.archercountynews.com


Samantha Schade, a 2014 graduate of Holliday High School was selected among hundreds of students at the University of Texas at Austin to participate in the summer of 2017 with the Texas 4000 participants.
Texas 4000 was founded in 2004 by a UT student who was a cancer survivor. This student-founded organization has grown into a non-profit organization, and the longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world. Ms. Schade competed with other UT students for this opportunity. Her application was accepted at which time she was asked to participate in a group interview and an individual interview. While in high school, Samantha’s mother Debra …

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: BIKE RIDE ACROSS TEXAS 2

By Coleman Patterson, Ph.D. www.wheelbrothers.com


It was meant to be a one-time experience. However, the first Bike Ride Across Texas from El Paso to Texarkana proved to be an even more intense, real, and valuable learning laboratory than initially hoped for. The sense of accomplishment that came from successfully reaching each day’s destination and the final triumph of reaching the finish line in Texarkana proved to be an addictive feeling that wouldn’t go away. …

The Deuce: 3/26/16, 8:00am, 52 miles

by ronshome www.planobicycle.org

Today we are riding Marty’s “Dump Hill” route.
WEATHER:
The weather forecast says it will be 50°F (real feel 46°F) at 8am and 63°F at 11am. Winds are predicted to be ~10mph from the SSE.
SPRINT ZONES:
At mile 28.7, after we turn left onto Miles Rd, this sprint zone is about 1 mile long and traverses “Dump Hill”. We regroup on the right side of the road well before Castle Dr to allow cars to pass.
(Optional) At mile 38.6, after we turn left onto the frontage road for PGBT, we regroup 4 miles later at the Shell station after we turn left onto Renner.
RIDE PARAMETERS:
We target a Garmin rolling average of 17mph to 18mph.
We may go much faster at times and exceed 30mph, depending on wind and hills.
The goal is to keep the group effort smooth and consistent during the ride.
Here is the route.
The rest stop is at mile 32.5.
This is a DROP RIDE. If we get separated at a traffic signal, or if there is a mechanical issue, we will soft pedal or stop to regroup.
Please have a sag plan in place in case you have gotten in over your head.
SAFETY:
You are responsible for …

This weekend’s rides: Bee Creek! Red Horn!

by Thomas steinerranchcycling.com

First a brief update on our 2016 kits. Brandon has some cool design updates coming! Our next vendor will also be able to provide accessories and outerwear that conforms to the design (arm warmers, jackets, etc.). Start saving your pennies! More details will come in a month or so.
This weekend’s weather is looking good! Saturday let’s go check out some of the …

 

Long Promised Road

By Bob Elias www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day nineteen – Shepherd to New Waverly: Coming up short
Thursday March 24, 2016, 35 miles (56 km) – Total so far: 1,072 miles (1,725 km)
The thunder boomed last night as a fast moving cold front came through. We awoke to wet streets, chilly temps, and winds out of the NNW.
Strong winds. Like (once again) 20 plus. And, according to the map, the first 12 miles were straight into it. Since the clouds were supposed to move out quickly, and the day was forecast to rapidly warm, I lingered. If I were at home, I probably would have blown off the bike ride and watched a movie. Not really an option, so I slowly got ready to ride. It was almost eleven by the time I clipped in, but the roads were dry.
From Jump Street, it was very apparent that today, I just did not have it. If I were a starting pitcher, I would have given up five runs, not gotten out of the second inning, and left with the bases loaded. The kind of game where you feel like you don’t deserve to get your uniform washed, because you used it so little.
Just before the first town (Coldspring) a roadie came up on me and positively …

Southern Tier Biking Adventures

By Nate Beiler www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 28: Langtry to Sanderson
Thursday March 17, 2016, 64 miles (103 km) – Total so far: 1,881 miles (3,027 km)
Another day biking through the wide-open, desolate land of western Texas. This morning we packed up and left the community center lawn pretty quickly, and then made a few stops around town (post office and visitors center) before heading off for the day. …

Day 29: Sanderson to Marathon
Friday March 18, 2016, 57 miles (92 km) – Total so far: 1,938 miles (3,119 km)
This morning after packing up, we went to a nearby store for breakfast, and were joined by a few of the cyclists we met last evening. …

Day 30: Marathon to Alpine
Saturday March 19, 2016, 34 miles (55 km) – Total so far: 1,972 miles (3,174 km)
Thirty days on the road already! Today we did things a little differently. And by a miraculous sequence of events, everything somehow turned out as planned. My dad has been wanting (since the beginning of the trip) to figure out a way to see the Big Bend National Park, which is about 100 miles south of the route we’re taking. We were told that from where we were, to the park, however, is a pretty desolate stretch, and would be hard to do by bicycle. We figured it would add about 4-5 days at a minimum to our trip in order to swing down and see the park (more time than we would like). So a few days ago we decided that when we get to Alpine, we would rent a car and drive down to the park for a night or two. Today, what was supposed to be a short, easy morning ride into Alpine, turned into a cold (31 degrees this morning in Marathon), windy, and …

2nd stage on AC

By ron ziols www.crazyguyonabike.com

Alpine, TX: Where’s Bert
Wednesday March 23, 2016, 32 miles (51 km) – Total so far: 527 miles (848 km)
It was an easy day cycling 32 miles into Alpine today. Chilly start at 43F an rising to mid 60’s with a very mild wind. I climbed to 4500 and coasted to 4000+. I cycled into ‘Bubbas peddlers’ coming from the east. For $8500 if you’re elderly a support team of 19 – for 37 people – will carry your gear and make you two meals a day. Done in 57 days, coast2coast! You decide, options always. I go off AC route again tomorrow. …

Tom Goes West 2016

By Thomas King www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 24 – Evadale to Shepherd, TX. And Day 25 a Rest Day: Smells like Bananas
Thursday March 24, 2016, 68 miles (109 km) – Total so far: 1,181 miles (1,901 km)
An easy day. With the luxury of Deb being able to pick me up where I ended the day short of the town of Evadale, we stayed in Lumberton. So I rode out from Lumberton and made up the miles getting back to the route in Silsbee. From there it was 2 lane roads all day. Deb met me for a picnic lunch of leftober bbq brisket sandwiches at the crossroads of Thicket, TX. The Big Thicket National Preserve is near there and near everywhere around as it is BIG.
The wind was strong again but was neither a plus nor minus for my morning and the last 28 miles of the day it pushed me along so I rode extra miles still finishing by …

Southern Tier eastward 2016

By Luba Agranovich www.crazyguyonabike.com

Luba: half day
Friday March 25, 2016, 65 miles (105 km) – Total so far: 1,008 miles (1,622 km)
We did not have far to ride today, so we decided to spend morning in El Paso. University of Texas, located right next to our hotel, is very picturesque. The downtown El Paso is beautiful too. I did not realize before how big El Paso was. After lunch in a nondescript Mexican place started out of the city. At first we admired how much easier it was riding today than yesterday when entering the city. But then we hit the …

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