Texas Bicycling News August 23rd 2016
Bicyclist, 85, hit, killed in north Houston
By Dale Lezon
www.chron.com
An 85-year-old bicyclist is dead after a car struck him in north Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.
The incident happened around 11 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of West 43rd Street near Shepherd.
The victim was riding his bicycle on the sidewalk when he rode onto the street, crossing lanes of traffic before the driver of a …
12 Hours of Erwin Park 9/10
Spinistry
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How about some overnight awesomeness at the almost legendary Erwin Park Mountain Bike Trail?!
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Mountain Bikes and Supplies
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Bid Date & Time: 08/25/16 10:00 AM
Owner Solic Number: B3161431 Status: bidding
Report: 7242746
Country : United States State: TX County: Dallas
Location: Park & Recreation
Scope: Matte viper red/15. 5-inch (27. 5 wheels) mountain bike frame: trek alpha silver butted-aluminum, g2 geometry, rims/wheels: bontrager at-550 2 each. See linked file.
Plans: From Owner. See linked file.
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Two Texas masters snared by RaceClean anti-doping program
By VeloNews.com
velonews.competitor.com
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) increased testing of masters amateur cyclists continues to produce results. This week, USADA announced that Kimberly Ciolli of Austin, Texas, and Robert Baatz of Lewisville, Texas accepted sanctions for failed anti-doping tests.
As of July, USA Cycling said that 113 tests have been conducted in the amateur ranks, compared to 45 tests for all of 2015.
Baatz was caught by …
Flood-Damaged Buffalo Bayou Banks, Trails in Terry Hershey Park to See Emergency Repairs
energycorridor.org
The tax day floods this spring that hit Houston with up to 18 inches of rain took their toll along the banks and hike and bike paths of Buffalo Bayou when the Army Corps of Engineers was forced to double its rate of storm water discharge from the reservoirs feeding Houston’s primary waterway. …
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