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Texas Bicycling News Digest April 15th 2016

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From wounded warriors to road warriors

BY CRYSTAL DOMINGUEZ www.tdtnews.com


Lakewood students in Temple welcome veterans on Texas Challenge path
Voices of hundreds of students cheering could be heard Thursday morning along West Adams Avenue, well before almost 150 cyclists rode into the parking lot at Lakewood Elementary School.
The United Healthcare Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge, a 490-mile bike ride fundraiser from Houston to Fort Worth, gives wounded soldiers and …

Living Safe: Riders and drivers

By Katherine Cabaniss www.yourhoustonnews.com

Thousands of bicycle enthusiasts will be riding in the annual spring MS150 event next week! My good friend, Sherry Williams of KHOU Channel 11 News, will be among them. In honor of Sherry’s ride, and all of the riders who will be pedaling across Texas next week, let’s talk about bike laws and the rules of the road!
Laws for road bikes should be as important to vehicle drivers as they are to the riders themselves. The rules of the road protect …

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Beginner Clinic has MOVED

Sunday, May 15, 2016, 9:30 AM

Katie Jackson Trail
5000 Haverwood Lane Dallas, TX

30 Participants Went

I am moving this clinic to the Katie Jackson Trail in North Dallas, because the trail steward at River Legacy says it will not be dry in time, and the Katie Jackson trail is open and should remain open for Sunday. I have changed the time to 9:30 to give people extra time to find it. Please arrive by 8:45 so you can gear up. We will meet at the Gaze…

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DORBA Women’s Clinic HAS MOVED to new location

Saturday, Jun 11, 2016, 8:30 AM

Big Cedar Wilderness Trail
7532 Saddleridge Dr Dallas, TX

21 Participants Went

This Clinic has MOVED to Big Cedar Wilderness Trail, in south Dallas County, because the trail originally planned, Harry Moss, is closed due to mud.Go to 7532 Saddleridge, Dallas Texas, park in the parking lot, and ride/walk down the hill past the trailhead, where the clinic will take place, on either side of the dirt road under the shade trees.B…

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CAN’d Aid building 63 bikes for kindergarteners

Wednesday, Apr 20, 2016, 10:45 AM

Oskar Blues Brewery
10420 Metric Blvd. Austin, TX

10 Mountain Bikers Went

Here is an opportunity to help get kids on bikes at the Elementary School that serves the area just north of St. John’s Ave:CAN’d Aid will be building 63 bikes for all kindergarteners at TA Brown Elementary on 4/20.  We’ll be at Oskar Blues Brewery (10420 Metric Blvd.) from 10:45am-12:45pm and are in need of some volunteers to help with the bike …

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Savage: Cycling lessons after accident turns surgeon into patient

By Dr. David Savage www.mystatesman.com

I am an orthopedic surgeon, and not long ago I became another cycling statistic in Austin. Since I’m usually the one who treats people with the broken bones, my recent experience and its fallout have been eye-opening. My current life is far from normal, and my compromised state gives me time to think about how motorists and cyclists may hope to better coexist here in Central Texas and beyond.
What happened to me? Late last month I went out for a training ride, as I have …

For Pflugerville cyclist, every peddle counts

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Before Pflugerville resident Amy Jann was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she was a high-level athlete with a lengthy résumé.
“At the time I was a marathoner. I was doing six or seven events a year, and I had over 100 marathons under my belt,” she said. “I went to the doctor in 2009 and it was, ‘Congratulations, you have MS.’ ”
The diagnosis — which can cause great physical pain and fatigue, along with other …

Bike for Little Heroes Ride draws hundreds

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Hundreds of people gathered at the Waller ISD Football Stadium Sunday for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) 7th Annual Operation Red, White and Bike for Little Heroes Ride.
Operation Red, White and Bike is a non-profit organization that raises funds to provide world-class bicycles to the little heroes — daughters, sons, or younger siblings of Purple Heart Recipients and soldiers killed in action.

Pop-pop T Goes West – Then East

By David Tatman www.crazyguyonabike.com

Austin to Camp Lost Pine (Warta): The Bridge was out.
Friday April 15, 2016, 77 miles (124 km) – Total so far: 1,831 miles (2,947 km)
Today we start our longest stretch of consecutive riding days. Tomorrow is even a longer riding day than today – 88 miles. You can start to see how the mental side of trip is beginning to impact people. The first part of the ride was physical but now everyone is pretty much in shape. However, we’ve been at this for over a month now with almost another month to go and even though most of the severe climbing is behind us, the average daily miles will increase. Who knows on the wind and road surfaces.
In addition, the weather is forecasted to go down hill for the next few days and we’ll be facing rain chances up to a 100% both riding and camping. The big storm over …

This weekend’s rides: Way out East! Red Horn!

by Thomas steinerranchcycling.com

The weather tomorrow looks decent, but Sunday is looking like it will be rained out. Therefore our Saturday ride will be fairly long so we can get our miles in. This route was provided by Max and is essentially a bigger dam loop that goes out to Manor. There are options to shorten the route if needed, but the planned/organized route will be the full …

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