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Texas Bicycling News January 14th 2017

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Irving’s Campion Trail: The Dallas Bike Ride You Never Saw Coming

by John Wachunas | www.spinlister.com


The modest city of Irving, Texas can easily get lost in the massive suburban sprawl surrounding the Big D. Unless, of course, you’ve come here for the cycling.
Unbeknownst to most Dallas visitors, the Campion Trail in Irving is poised to offer some of the best bike riding in North Texas. Its proposed 22+ mile pathway will eventually connect the West Fork and Elm Fork tributaries of the Trinity River, however even in its current disjointed state it still offers a formidable ride. The freshly laid concrete is …

A magical ride through USA and life

By TOM HALEY | www.rutlandherald.com


Imagine the scene: You’re pedaling your bicycle on a Texas highway and a car passes with the lyrics of “Against The Wind” by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band spilling out the window. It was one of the big hits of that year and a cyclist’s anthem if there …

COMPETITIVE MTB LOOP – 24 Hours in the Canyon

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TxDOT looks at improving Texas 6, Clay Road intersection

By Karen Zurawski | www.chron.com


Options to improve the intersection of Texas 6 at Clay Road will be presented by the Texas Department of Transportation during a Jan. 24 open house meeting at the Bear Creek Park Community Center, 3055 Bear Creek Drive, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
A legal notice says the open house is intended to present proposed project alternatives and to obtain comments.
“The study will evaluate the no-build alternative as well as build alternatives to …

Southern Tier Winter Tour

By David Hayes | www.crazyguyonabike.com

Day 19 – Vanderpool to Camp Wood TX: “Only” Is Relative
Friday January 13, 2017
It is “only” 38 miles or so from the Lost Maples area north of Vanderpool Texas to Camp Wood Texas, my desired stopping point for the night. At home, in a paceline riding the Germantown HS loop to include the Mt. Leopard extension (about 42 miles total), I could make it in no more than 3 hours, and most probably less.
But that word “only” leaves a lot out.
Getting on the road before dawn, I was full of dread for the day ahead. First, as I departed the Foxfire Cabins at dawn it was raining. And it kept raining off and on all morning. Now, that in and of itself isn’t too bad. But I also knew I had three of the steepest climbs I’d face during my entire trip ALL between Vanderpool and Camp Wood (see the attached pic of the Elevation Chart). So, “only” 38 miles might be a …

Day 20 – Camp Wood to Del Rio TX
Saturday January 14, 2017
Though I dreaded my planned ride yesterday (rain + wind + steep, long ascents), I figured I’d have a good chance of making it even if it was really tough.
However, when I started this morning I really thought I might not make it at all. Though I knew the rain would likely not last too long in the morning, and I also knew the wind would help me a bit in some places in addition to slowing me down in others (unlike the past three days in which it always was bad), I also knew this was my longest ride I’d be trying to get done so far. 78 miles.
Again, trying to plan out my ride days ahead was an important factor. Sure, I could have stopped in the tiny town of Bracketville after 48 miles today, but that posed one possible major problem. As I learned in Camp Wood, tiny little towns may give me no phone signal at all AND the wifi might be useless-to-nonexistant. The need for wifi/some sort of decent phone signal was important because I knew Sunday would be a rest day.
Now, remember, my original plan had me taking a rest day every 10 days. That, of course, is …

The University of Texas at Austin Cycling Team

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What an incredible week out in leakey, tx for some #basemiles at team training camp before road season begins! and a …

Masons grateful

Don Talley | tdn.com

Longview Masonic Lodge No. 263 members thank everyone who supported last year’s “Bikes for Books” program which promotes increased child literacy throughout the county.
The “Bikes for Books” program provided two bikes for second-grade readers at each Kelso, Woodland, Kalama and Longview elementary schools.
This program could not have realized its success without the support of school principals, second-grade teachers and a number of community leaders who helped in a number of ways including PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center (represented by Dave Collins), and the Woodland and …

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