Texas Bicycling News January 6th 2017
2017 USA Cycling Cyclo-Cross National Championships — Texas Style
The Texas Bicycle Racing Association | txbra.org
Congratulations to our Texas ladies, aka 2017 NATIONAL CYCLO-CROSS CHAMPIONS, Kim Chance, Cat Moore and Christina Gokey-Smith. Well done ladies!!
Community Bike Share Program, latest national trend in mobility, to be added to Edinburg’s growing transportation system, say local leaders
by admin | www.edinburgpolitics.com
Featured: The Edinburg Mayor and Edinburg City Council, on Tuesday, January 3, 2016, continued to build on the city’s growing transportation system by moving forward with another cutting-edge trend in mobility – a Community Bike Share Program. In general, a bike sharing program is defined as an innovative transportation program, ideal for short distance point-to-point trips providing users the ability to pick up a bicycle at any self-serve bike-station and return it to any other bike station located within the system’s service area. The station shown here is on the Edinburg Campus of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. …
Devon’s Light: A mother’s effort to keep bikers safe after teen son’s death
by Haley Bull | kfdm.com
Orange — Next month will mark one year since Devon Lestage, 19, was struck and killed while riding his bike. Now, his memory is living on through his mother’s efforts to save others from his same fate.
“He had a really good heart,” his mother, Chanda Foreman, said.
She is holding onto the teen’s memories, kept in pictures, a garden and now her fundraising.
“It’s like when he died a part of me died with him,” she said.
February 2016 the teen was riding his bike on the I-10 access road at Adams Bayou in Orange. Troopers said he …
BMX Flatland champion brings talents to Frank Erwin Center
www.texassports.com
Terry Adams relied on the bicycle to overcome childhood challenges like asthma and dyslexia. He discovered a talent for artistic cycling when he was 12 and turned that competitive passion into drive and ambition.
“If you want something bad enough, you can do whatever you want in this world,” Adams says. “You just need to believe.”
The 32-year-old Adams is a sponsored Red Bull athlete who …
Southern Tier Winter Tour
By David Hayes | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 12 – Brendan to LaGrange Texas: Lies and Damn Lies
Friday January 6, 2017
I totally was enthralled with the Tour de France this year. I’d never watched bike racing and found it to be totally awesome to see how the teams tried all sorts of tactics to de-throne Chris Froome and Team Sky. One thing I noticed while watching the three-week long spectacle was that the announcers used the phrase “had a mechanical” to describe when a rider’s bike broke in some fashion.
Well, today I had my first mechanical. I’d been really fortunate so far with no flats, but somewhere just after I began my journey this morning I picked up a tiny, tiny piece of metal…like maybe 2 or 3cm long and super-thin…in my tire. And, as any cyclist knows, it doesn’t take much. Now, when your bike tire goes flat, the effect is immediate and unmissable: you KNOW its flat.
Well, not so much on a trailer tire.
It wasn’t until about 8 miles into …
Weekend Update
by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com
Temperatures are expected to be in the 20s both Saturday and Sunday which is not fun for most. That said, there will be some hardcore folks that will ride from Cups & Cones Saturday at 8am (NOT the regular 8:30am). Feel free to freeze yer butt off and join them! There is no scheduled ride for Sunday.
If you want to get a group together to ride later in the …
Texas Bicycling from Twitter
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Come join EP Cyclists for our Saturday… https://t.co/IRexhIO8pE— EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) January 7, 2017
I spent the morning w/Tour de France cyclist Lawson Craddock.Story coming soon. pic.twitter.com/LYUks7wu9R
— Pam LeBlanc (@fitcityleblanc) January 6, 2017
2017 @USACycling Cross Nationals: Masters Men 40-44 Cat 1/2/3 RESULTS @VW #CXNats #VW4Cycling7 pic.twitter.com/Wu39irEQxR
— One2Go_Results (@One2Go_Results) January 6, 2017
2017 @USACycling Cross Nationals: Masters Men 50-54 RESULTS @VW #CXNats #VW4Cycling pic.twitter.com/Wu2tPoQ4EL
— One2Go_Results (@One2Go_Results) January 6, 2017
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It's going to be sunny for Saturday'sride! Sure it will be 25 degrees at roll out but, you guys, SUN! Come to Red H… pic.twitter.com/jY7lloAIMq
— Bat City Cycling (@batcity) January 6, 2017
GHORBA has a vacancy on the board for a Trails Director. We are looking for one motivated volunteer to fill this… https://t.co/gVTqxsZoBu
— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) January 6, 2017
2017 @USACycling Cross Nationals: Women 11-22 Non-championship RESULTS & LAP REPORT @VW #CXNats #VW4Cycling pic.twitter.com/ipZh9vlKUN
— One2Go_Results (@One2Go_Results) January 6, 2017
2017 @USACycling Cross Nationals: Men 11-22 Non-championship RESULTS @VW #CXNats #VW4Cycling pic.twitter.com/pyZgz4UWb5
— One2Go_Results (@One2Go_Results) January 6, 2017
New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event Liberty Freedom Ride – Liberty, TX https://t.co/QbDr7uSAPY
Our ride:
The Liberty Freedom Ride takes yo… https://t.co/TgkLeeMCLs— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 6, 2017
New Event Hill Country Ride for AIDS – Spicewood, TX https://t.co/ACvT2qSRRf
Welcome to #HCRA2017, the 18th anni… https://t.co/calwL0s20J
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 6, 2017
New Event Bicycle Sport Shop-South Lamar – Austin, TX Bicycle Sport Shop-South Lamar: 21 miles
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New Event Creedmoor Outing – Austin, TX Creedmoor Outing: 23, 34 or 45 mileshttps://t.co/gkZooeeKxQ March 02, 20… https://t.co/rNT9F01WDv
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 6, 2017
New Event Blazin' Saddle 75 – Granbury, TX Blazin' Saddle 75 at Granbury, TXhttps://t.co/NoPkyJrkva … https://t.co/dPTgWoiXqv
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 7, 2017
New Event RIDE THE CAR-FREE WALNUT CREEK TRAIL – Austin, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP s… https://t.co/aGHKfJIrqq
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 7, 2017